The Dallas Mavericks stole Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals on Wednesday night, riding 63 combined points from Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center.
It's not the first time Minnesota has lost at home this postseason (it dropped Games 3 and 4 in the second round to Denver), but it does invoke a concerning trend for the Wolves. In NBA playoff history, the team that wins Game 1 of a series goes on to win 77.7 percent of the time, including 77.4 percent of the time in the Conference Finals.