DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks are heading to the Western Conference Finals. Now they know their opponent.
The Minnesota Timberwolves came from behind to beat the defending champion Denver Nuggets in Game 7 of the Western Conference Semifinals on Sunday night. Led by Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns, the upstart Timberwolves were down by 20 points when they charged back and upset Denver and MVP Nikola Jokic.
So now the stage is set. The one team in the Mavericks' path to their first NBA Finals berth since 2011 is Minnesota.
Since the Timberwolves finished with a better regular season than the Mavericks -- and thus, the third seed in the west -- Minnesota will have home-court advantage, hosting games 1, 2, 5 and 7 (those last two being if-necessary).
All seven games will air on TNT, which has the exclusive rights to the Western Conference Finals.
Here's the full schedule:
Mavs Game 1 | Wednesday, May 22 at 7:30 p.m. | Target Center, Minneapolis
Mavs Game 2 | Friday, May 24 at 7:30 p.m. | Target Center, Minneapolis
Mavs Game 3 | Sunday, May 26 at 7 p.m. | American Airlines Center, Dallas
Mavs Game 4 | Tuesday, May 28 at 7:30 p.m. | American Airlines Center, Dallas
Mavs Game 5 | Thursday, May 30 at 7:30 p.m. | Target Center, Minneapolis *
Mavs Game 6 | Saturday, June 1 at 7:30 p.m. | American Airlines Center, Dallas *
Mavs Game 7 | Monday, June 3 at 7:30 p.m. | Target Center, Minneapolis *
*If necessary
