MINNEAPOLIS ? When it wasn't Dirk Nowitzki, it was Michael Finley. When it wasn't Finley, it was Steve Nash. And when it wasn't Nash, it was even Eduardo Najera.

In the end, the Mavericks finished their series against Minnesota the way they began it, with their Big Three shouldering the load, with shots falling from too many angles from too many weapons, and with another victory, this time a 115-102 triumph.

Minnesota was simply outmanned, outgunned and outright swept.

The Mavericks' Game 3 scrapping past the Timberwolves on Sunday secured the franchise's first playoff series sweep. They advance to the second round for the second consecutive year, with a Game 1 reservation already set for 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. The opponent and place will be determined by the outcome of the Sacramento-Utah series, which the Kings lead 2-1.