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West Finals - Game 1DAL leads series 1-0

Mavs outlast Wolves in back-and-forth Game 1

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Biggest takeaways from Mavericks-Timberwolves Game 1 of the West finals

Our NBA insiders break down their biggest takeaways from Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.

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Kyrie switches hands for the finger-roll finish

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Luka to SVP on Kyrie: 'I'm really glad he's on our team'

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KAT in disbelief after his rim-rattler is waved off

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Legler: Luka's late-game heroics 'best I've seen'

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Kyrie calls Game 1 win a 'great testament' to the Mavs

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Karl-Anthony Towns punches home the putback flush

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Ouch! Kyrie accidentally hits teammate in face with loose ball

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    Callahan: Panthers' depth the difference vs. Rangers in Game 1

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    Alexis Lafreniere's 5-hole own goal makes it 2-0 Panthers

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    Rangers fans leave after Panthers' empty-net goal

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    Matthew Tkachuk fires Panthers into the lead vs. Rangers

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    Sergei Bobrovsky makes back-to-back saves to repel Rangers

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