Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving delight NBA fans as Mavs win against Anthony Edwards and the T-Wolves | News, results, highlights, statistics and rumors

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Anthony Edwards didn't seem to miss a beat in the first quarter. But Kyrie Irving and Luka Dončić were undeniable.

The former led the Dallas Mavericks with 35 points to go, five assists and four balls in a 120-114 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday.

N.B.A @N.B.A

Kyrie (32 PTS) shatters upon impact on the ground 😮‍💨
Mavs lead by 5 in game 4 against TNT… pic.twitter.com/niUwLZcMZW

Dončić, meanwhile, flirted with a triple-double and had 24 points, nine assists and eight rebounds.

Oh, and what about the dagger?

Edwards was incredible in the first 12 minutes, scoring 24 points. From then on, however, he cooled off a bit, perhaps in part because he fell hard to the ground at some point in the first half.

Julius Randle (20 points, seven rebounds, seven assists) tried to pick up some of the deficit, but the Wolves simply didn't have consistent answers to Irving's scoring and Dončić's playmaking, even though Dončić himself seemed to have to shake off a leg injury.

This duo received a lot of love on social media after the win:

John Hollinger @Johnhollinger

Luka fires off a Long Dagger 3 and then immediately starts yelling F-bombs at some fans on the sidelines. He and Kyrie were in too much trouble.

Tim MacMahon @espn_macmahon

Familiar sight: Mavs taking all sorts of clutch shots in Minnesota. And Luka Doncic yells – this time at a fan – after taking a hard step back 3.

Shea Serrano @Shea Serrano

Kyrie Irving sees Julius Randle guarding him and hears the death sirens of Kill Bill

Jon Krawczynski @Jon Krawczynski

The Mavs are fucking killers, man. You just can't make a mistake against them, otherwise Kyrie or Luka will bury you

Josh Eberley 🇨🇦 @Josh Eberley

Kyrie, a wizard

Tim Cato @tim_cato

Of course there are better players, but I'm not sure how many people in the world have honed their basketball skills better than Kyrie Irving

Dan Devine @YourManDevine

At least Minnesota had a good defensive player out there for Luka back then. That's something.

Isaac Harris @IsaacLHarris

These fans must hate Luka so much

MFFL Moe @MFFLMoe

Luka is such a cold ass

Minnesota fans are getting tired of seeing the duo of Irving and Dončić. The pair defeated the Timberwolves during last season's Western Conference Finals, ending the series in five games. Dončić averaged 32.4 points, 9.6 rebounds and 8.2 assists in the series, while Irving added 27 points per game.

The Wolves didn't do themselves any great favors with 20 turnovers on Tuesday night, but were able to compensate somewhat with 33 assists and 19 of 39 shots from three assists. Ultimately, however, the same thing that ended their 2023-24 season proved to be a problem at the start of this season: They simply had no answers for Luka and Kyrie.

Very few teams do that on defense.

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