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Anthony Edwards seemingly couldn’t miss in the first quarter. But Kyrie Irving and Luka Dončić were not to be denied.

The former led the Dallas Mavericks with 35 points to go with five assists and four boards in Tuesday’s 120-114 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

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Kyrie (32 PTS) goes on the glass as it hits the floor
Mavs lead by 5 in 4th on TNT… pic.twitter.com/niUwLZcMZW

Dončić flirted with a triple-double while finishing with 24 points, nine assists and eight rebounds.

Oh, and how’s this for the dagger?

Edwards was incredible through the first 12 minutes, scoring 24 points. He cooled off a bit from there, though perhaps partially affected by a hard fall to the floor at one point in the first half.

Julius Randle (20 points, seven rebounds, seven assists) tried to pick up some of that slack, but the Wolves simply didn’t have any consistent answers to Irving’s scoring and Dončić’s play, although Dončić himself had to shake what appeared to be a leg injury.

This duo received their fair share of love on social media after the win:

John Hollinger @johnhollinger

Luka drains a long dagger 3 and then immediately starts yelling F-bombs at some fans along the sidelines. He and Kyrie have been at odds too much.

Tim McMahon @espn_macmahon

Familiar sight: Mavs make all kinds of clutch shots in Minnesota. And Luka Doncic roars — this time to a fan — after shooting a hard step back 3.

Shea Serrano @SheaSerrano

kyrie irving sees julius randle guard him and hears the death sirens of kill bill

Jon Krawczynski @Jon Krawczynski

The Mavs are bloody killers. You just can’t make a mistake against them or Kyrie or Luka will bury you

Josh Eberley @Josh Eberley

Kyrie a magician

Tim Cato @tim_cato

of course there are better players, but I’m not sure how many people alive have perfected basketball skills more than Kyrie Irving has

Dan Devine @YourManDevine

Well, at least back then Minnesota had a good defensive guard on Luka out there. That’s something.

Isaac Harris @IsaacLHarris

those fans must hate luka so much

MFFL Moe @MFFLMoe

Luka such a cold ass mfer

Minnesota fans are getting tired of seeing the Irving and Dončić duo. The pair torched the Timberwolves during last season’s Western Conference Finals, ending the streak in five games. Dončić averaged 32.4 points, 9.6 rebounds and 8.2 assists in that series, while Irving added 27 points per game.

The Wolves didn’t do themselves many favors Tuesday night, committing 20 turnovers, though they somewhat made up for it with 33 assists and 19-of-39 shooting from three. Ultimately though, the same thing that ended their 2023-24 season proved to be a problem early in this campaign – they simply had no answers for Luka and Kyrie.

In their defense, few teams do.