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Mavs-Wolves primer: Game 1s are tough, but Luka has reason to smile

MINNEAPOLIS – Anyone who has some Zyrtec that works on people allergic to Game 1 of an NBA playoff series, please get in touch with the Mavericks pronto.

They will begin the Western Conference finals against the Minnesota Timberwolves Wednesday night at Target Center and the Mavericks have yet to prove they can bounce into a series and take charge early.

In fact, they’ve never won Game 1 under Jason Kidd. They started down 0-1 three times in 2022. And in this year’s playoffs, they lost Game 1 in both the first round against the Los Angeles Clippers and the conference semifinals against Oklahoma City.