The Dallas Mavericks have progressed to their first second-round playoff series since they won the 2011 Championship. Despite missing Luka Doncic for the first three games of the series, the Mavericks fought admirably while being led by Jalen Brunson. The Utah Jazz couldn’t match up to the Mavs on both ends and have been eliminated in the first round in two of the last three seasons.
The Utah Jazz went down in a heap of smoke after terrible late-game possessions that saw Mike Conley called for a traveling violation, followed by Bojan Bogdanovic missing a wide-open three that would have stretched this to a Game 7.
Fans have gone in on the Jazz, with their sloppy late-game play and confirmation through another playoff exit that Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert no longer work as teammates. People are calling for the end of the experiment, meaning we may have seen the last game of the Mitchell-Gobert duo for the Jazz.
Moving on! Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks rally to eliminate Utah Jazz, advance to second round for first time 2011 🏀🏆#dAllasIN #MFFLs
https://t.co/JiIefKot6J pic.twitter.com/4rd4HAeWyF
— SportsDay Mavs (@dmn_mavericks) April 29, 2022
Luka Doncic has won his first playoff series.
That’s the tweet. pic.twitter.com/422dYUF48X
— StatMuse (@statmuse) April 29, 2022
Luka Doncic has reached 500 playoff points in 16 career games, the fewest needed since Michael Jordan 📈
MJ did it in 14 games! pic.twitter.com/jPDD3vuHeH
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) April 29, 2022
Mitchell leaving and Gobert going to the raptors https://t.co/rtRpW44N01
— Ahmed A (@Zman416) April 29, 2022
Rudy Gobert's day:
• Stung by his own bee
• Eliminated from the playoffs pic.twitter.com/rXUAq2Aeq4
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) April 29, 2022
Donovan Mitchell when the Jazz start talking about their plans for next season pic.twitter.com/amTYKD0Akv
— The Home of FAIR PLAY™ (@FanaticsBook) April 29, 2022
https://twitter.com/2sixty5media/status/1519897034500677632https://twitter.com/NotBryceLmao/status/1519897457110491142https://twitter.com/bobbykaralla/status/1519897291200634880
Donovan Mitchell be going through it every year pic.twitter.com/TXMrMjVb0X
— Wemar (@HappySpursFan) April 29, 2022
Donovan Mitchell when he sees Mike Conley in the Jazz locker room:#Jazz #Mavs
https://t.co/smhWsBX2sE
— Jay Shah (@TheJayShah3) April 29, 2022
https://twitter.com/FadeAwayLeBron/status/1519896129919401985
"Bye bye!" 👋
Luka had to let Jazz fans know after the win https://t.co/QSDZqzhCfh
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 29, 2022
This duo just ended the Jazz pic.twitter.com/u66qlOoACo
— Isaac Harris (@IsaacLHarris) April 29, 2022
While the Jazz head into a possible rebuild, the Dallas Mavericks will now take on the Phoenix Suns in a seven-game series in the second round. The Suns are the best team in the league but dropped two games in their first-round series against the New Orleans Pelicans. The Suns secured qualification earlier tonight when they won their Game 6.
The Mavericks will look to pounce early in the series, especially with Devin Booker still working his way back from a hamstring injury. If Dallas can steal home court in the first two games of the series, they will put themselves in a strong position to make a run to the Conference Finals.
The other side of the West is awaiting the results of the Memphis vs. Minnesota series, as the Golden State Warriors wait to find out who they will face in their second round. The Mavericks may have ended the Jazz as we know it, but Phoenix is going to be a very tall task.
