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The Mavericks are looking to lock up a spot in the NBA Finals. Dallas will host the Minnesota Timberwolves tonight in Game Four of the Western Conference Finals at the American Airlines Center. The Mavs hold a 3-0 series lead and come off a 116-107 win in Game Three on Sunday. Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving scored 33 points apiece in the team's fifth straight win. A win would clinch the Mavs a spot in the Finals for the first time since 2011.
The Mavericks are facing some injury uncertainty entering Game Four of the Western Conference Finals. Dallas rookie center Dereck Lively the Second is being listed as doubtful for Tuesday's contest due to a sprained neck. However, fellow big man Maxi Kleber, who has been sidelined since May 3rd because of a shoulder injury, has been upgraded to questionable. Lively suffered the neck injury when Minnesota's Karl-Anthony Towns inadvertently kneed him in the back of the head during Game Three on Sunday. The rookie has averaged 8.5 points and 7.1 rebounds per game throughout the Mavs' postseason run.