Very little that happened in the regular season series between these two teams matters heading into the Conference Finals
The Dallas Mavericks and Minnesota Timberwolves are set to play in the Western Conference Finals, starting on Wednesday night. Minnesota won the season series 3-1, but a closer look at those games reveals that you can't take much away from those games.
This will be a series of two elite defenses: Minnesota had the best defensive rating in the NBA throughout the regular season, while Dallas had the best defensive rating in the NBA for the last 20 games of the regular season. If Dallas takes the same defensive approach with Minnesota as they did Oklahoma City, Anthony Edwards will likely have to settle for mid-range jumpers and be the main scorer. In the playoffs, on mid-range attempts and 78/154 on any shot when he has to take 3+ dribbles. I expect Dallas to try to wear out the clock on defense. If they can get Minnesota in late-clock situations, Edwards isn't as lethal there yet, shooting 21/53 with less than 7 seconds on the shot clock.
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