That's it, we have a first-round pick in the NBA Finals - and this is the Golden State Warriors, who defeated the Dallas Mavericks 110: 120 to return to prestigious status for the sixth time in the last eight seasons.
It was a game of runs that opened in the second quarter, so the Warriors ran away with a 17-point lead, with whom they went down to the half with a lot of confidence.
Golden State had so far managed to stop Dallas star Luca Doncic, who came up in the second half with just 6 points, and saw the host run away to a plus 25.
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But then the Slovenian woke up, and on the way to a 28-point game, he ran his team to 0:15, so for the final quarter the teams went up with Golden State leading by just 8 points.
Dallas had hoped for a comeback from the movies, but here it's over.
The Warriors were calm, Clay Thompson rained 8 threes en route to 32 points and made sure the Mavericks finished the season with 1: 4 in the series.
Kerry stops Doncic.
The Slovenian woke up too late, Photo: USA TODAY Sports
Andrew Wiggins also excelled on the winning side with 19 points and 10 rebounds, Drymond Green added 17 points and 9 assists, and Steph Kerry - who was named MVP of the series, could afford to play in low gear and settle for 15 points.
Now Golden State will wait at least until tomorrow (Saturday) to find out who from the East will face her for the title, where Boston leads Miami 2: 3 in the Finals Series.
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