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Towns leads Timberwolves in 121-87 win over Mavs team missing Doncic and Irving
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Karl-Anthony Towns had 29 points and nine rebounds for the Minnesota Timberwolves in a 121-87 victory over the depleted Dallas Mavericks, who played Wednesday night without stars Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.
Rudy Gobert scored 17 points and Naz Reid added 12 points for the West-leading Wolves (34-14). They endured a sluggish start until Towns sparked their surge with two 3-pointers in the last 35 seconds of the first half to give them the lead for good. Towns, who had 11 points in the third quarter, went 4 for 6 from 3-point range and is shooting a career-best 44.2% from deep.
“I just wanted it to translate to winning," Towns said. "That’s what’s really good about this year.”
Doncic (sprained right ankle) and Irving (sprained right thumb) both sat for the third game this season, and the Mavericks have lost all three. They've played without at least one of them 26 times in 48 games.
Josh Green had 18 points and Tim Hardaway Jr. added 14 points for the Mavericks. They shot just 6 for 29 from 3-point range against the NBA's best scoring defense. This was the fewest points allowed by the Wolves this season.
“I wouldn’t say we ran out of gas. I would say we got hit and we didn’t hit back,” Green said.
This low-profile Mavericks lineup gave the Wolves a bit of a breather after a four-game road trip they finished with a statement win at Oklahoma City, but for the fans in Minnesota who wanted to see Doncic the injury report was quite the buzz kill. The four-time first-team All-NBA pick also sat out the Dec. 28 game here because of soreness in his left quadriceps. Irving didn't play in that one, either.
With rookie Dereck Lively II (broken nose), guard Dante Exum (right knee bursitis) and forward Derrick Jones Jr. (sprained left wrist) also out, the Mavericks played without their entire optimal starting lineup and five of their top six scorers.
Irving has missed five straight games and played only 27 times this season. Doncic, the NBA leader in minutes per game (37.5), has been playing through his injury for the most part. This was his fifth absence related to the ankle this season.
“Hopefully they get healthy soon, but at the end of the day, we can’t be down whether the guys sit or not,” Green said. “We have to go into every game with the same mindset.”
Doncic, who scored 146 points in the last three games, helped Dallas erase a 16-point deficit and beat Orlando on Monday night. The Mavericks (26-22) are hardly in the safe zone for the playoffs, though, with five losses in their last seven games. They entered the evening in seventh place in the conference.
Anthony Edwards, who was fined $40,000 by the league earlier in the day for criticizing the officiating in Oklahoma City, had a quiet nine points for the Wolves without a single shot attempt after the first quarter. Mike Conley, who missed four of the previous five games with left hamstring soreness, returned to action with 10 points in 25 minutes. His 3-pointer early in the fourth quarter capped a 22-3 run.
“It looked like a very typical Mike Conley game," coach Chris Finch said. “He did a great job of running the show, communicating with all the guys, keeping us well organized and then hitting big shots.”
The Wolves were able to empty their bench down the stretch, even giving G-Leaguer Luka Garza five minutes. He had eight points.
UP NEXT
Mavericks: Host Milwaukee on Saturday night.
Timberwolves: Host Orlando on Friday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Richaun Holmes vs. Rudy Gobert (Karl-Anthony Towns gains possession) | ||
| 11:35 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point pullup jump shot | 0-2 |
| 11:21 |  | +2 | Josh Green makes two point cutting dunk (Richaun Holmes assists) | 2-2 |
| 11:07 | | Rudy Gobert turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:54 | | Grant Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:51 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 10:42 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving finger roll layup | 2-4 |
| 10:30 | | Rudy Gobert blocks Jaden Hardy's two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 10:27 | | Mike Conley defensive rebound | ||
| 10:14 | | Jaden McDaniels misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:11 | | Jaden Hardy defensive rebound | ||
| 10:09 | | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Jaden Hardy draws the foul) | ||
| 10:02 | | Grant Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:59 | | Mike Conley defensive rebound | ||
| 9:44 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:42 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 9:42 | | Richaun Holmes personal foul (Loose ball) (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 9:31 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point cutting dunk (Anthony Edwards assists) | 2-6 |
| 9:21 | | Jaden Hardy turnover (bad pass) (Mike Conley steals) | ||
| 9:15 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:12 | | Josh Green defensive rebound | ||
| 9:06 | | +2 | Josh Green makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 4-6 |
| 8:49 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point turnaround jump shot | 4-8 |
| 8:23 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:20 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 8:10 | | Grant Williams shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 8:10 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-9 |
| 8:10 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-10 |
| 7:57 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:54 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 7:49 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:46 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:37 | | Grant Williams misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:33 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 7:25 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:23 | | Mavericks defensive rebound | ||
| 7:10 | | +2 | Seth Curry makes two point driving floating jump shot (Grant Williams assists) | 6-10 |
| 7:10 | | Mike Conley shooting foul (Seth Curry draws the foul) | ||
| 7:10 | | +1 | Seth Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 7-10 |
| 6:57 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point cutting dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 7-12 |
| 6:33 | | +2 | Seth Curry makes two point pullup jump shot | 9-12 |
| 6:18 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:16 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 6:14 | | Rudy Gobert misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:12 | | Richaun Holmes defensive rebound | ||
| 6:06 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:03 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 5:48 | | Richaun Holmes blocks Rudy Gobert's two point jump shot | ||
| 5:47 | | Seth Curry defensive rebound | ||
| 5:45 | | +2 | Josh Green makes two point running dunk (Seth Curry assists) | 11-12 |
| 5:45 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:30 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 11-14 |
| 5:14 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:10 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 5:00 | | Olivier-Maxence Prosper shooting foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | ||
| 5:00 | | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-15 |
| 5:00 | | Naz Reid misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:58 | | Olivier-Maxence Prosper defensive rebound | ||
| 4:40 | | Naz Reid personal foul (Dwight Powell draws the foul) | ||
| 4:37 | | Anthony Edwards shooting foul (Dwight Powell draws the foul) | ||
| 4:37 | | Dwight Powell misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:37 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 4:37 | | Dwight Powell misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:35 | | Olivier-Maxence Prosper offensive rebound | ||
| 4:33 | | Seth Curry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:31 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 4:28 | | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point running pullup jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 11-18 |
| 4:12 | | +2 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point stepback jump shot (Dwight Powell assists) | 13-18 |
| 3:54 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:51 | | Olivier-Maxence Prosper defensive rebound | ||
| 3:32 | | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Olivier-Maxence Prosper draws the foul) | ||
| 3:32 | | +1 | Olivier-Maxence Prosper makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-18 |
| 3:32 | | +1 | Olivier-Maxence Prosper makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-18 |
| 3:18 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:15 | | Dwight Powell defensive rebound | ||
| 3:04 | | Seth Curry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:01 | | Dwight Powell offensive rebound | ||
| 2:58 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:54 | | Seth Curry offensive rebound | ||
| 2:49 | | Seth Curry misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:45 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 2:26 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:23 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 2:21 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point putback layup | 15-20 |
| 1:58 | | +3 | Maxi Kleber makes three point jump shot (Seth Curry assists) | 18-20 |
| 1:39 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving floating jump shot (Kyle Anderson assists) | 18-22 |
| 1:16 | | Naz Reid blocks Maxi Kleber's two point driving layup | ||
| 1:14 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 1:10 | | Maxi Kleber blocks Naz Reid's two point driving layup | ||
| 1:09 | | Mavericks defensive rebound | ||
| 1:09 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:49 | | Dwight Powell turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 0:43 | | A.J. Lawson personal foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | ||
| 0:30 | | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:27 | | A.J. Lawson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:15 | | +2 | Josh Green makes two point pullup jump shot (Dwight Powell assists) | 20-22 |
| 0:06 | | Maxi Kleber personal foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 0:06 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-23 |
| 0:06 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-24 |
| 0:01 | | Rudy Gobert shooting foul (Dwight Powell draws the foul) | ||
| 0:01 | | Dwight Powell misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:01 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | +1 | Dwight Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-24 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | | A.J. Lawson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:40 | | Grant Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 11:39 | | Grant Williams misses two point putback layup | ||
| 11:36 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 11:31 | | Jaden Hardy shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 11:31 | | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:31 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 11:31 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-25 |
| 11:17 | | +2 | Jaden Hardy makes two point pullup jump shot | 23-25 |
| 11:03 | | Josh Green shooting foul (Kyle Anderson draws the foul) | ||
| 11:03 | | Kyle Anderson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:03 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 11:03 | | +1 | Kyle Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-26 |
| 10:53 | | Jaden Hardy misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:49 | | Richaun Holmes offensive rebound | ||
| 10:47 | | +2 | Richaun Holmes makes two point hook shot | 25-26 |
| 10:33 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point driving floating jump shot (Kyle Anderson assists) | 25-28 |
| 10:20 | | Josh Green turnover (bad pass) (Jordan McLaughlin steals) | ||
| 10:09 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:07 | | Mavericks defensive rebound | ||
| 9:51 | | Jaden Hardy turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:44 | | Josh Green personal foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 9:28 | | +2 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes two point pullup jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 25-30 |
| 9:19 | | Jaden McDaniels kicked ball violation | ||
| 9:08 | | +2 | A.J. Lawson makes two point cutting layup (Josh Green assists) | 27-30 |
| 8:54 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:51 | | Richaun Holmes defensive rebound | ||
| 8:45 | | +3 | Josh Green makes three point jump shot (A.J. Lawson assists) | 30-30 |
| 8:27 | | Jordan McLaughlin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:24 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 8:24 | | A.J. Lawson shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 8:24 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:24 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 8:24 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:22 | | Richaun Holmes defensive rebound | ||
| 8:00 | | +3 | Jaden Hardy makes three point stepback jump shot | 33-30 |
| 7:45 | | +3 | Naz Reid makes three point jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 33-33 |
| 7:34 | | Josh Green misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:33 | | Richaun Holmes offensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | +2 | Richaun Holmes makes two point tip layup | 35-33 |
| 7:33 | | Naz Reid shooting foul (Richaun Holmes draws the foul) | ||
| 7:33 | | +1 | Richaun Holmes makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 36-33 |
| 7:16 | | Jordan McLaughlin misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:12 | | Jaden Hardy defensive rebound | ||
| 7:02 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:59 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 6:52 | | Jaden McDaniels offensive foul (Charge) (Olivier-Maxence Prosper draws the foul) | ||
| 6:52 | | Jaden McDaniels turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:52 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:36 | | Dwight Powell turnover (lost ball) (Jordan McLaughlin steals) | ||
| 6:24 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point cutting layup (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 36-35 |
| 6:02 | | Dwight Powell turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:48 | | Jordan McLaughlin misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 5:45 | | Maxi Kleber defensive rebound | ||
| 5:31 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot (Seth Curry assists) | 39-35 |
| 5:12 | | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:10 | | Seth Curry defensive rebound | ||
| 5:05 | | Mike Conley blocks Seth Curry's two point running layup | ||
| 5:05 | | Timberwolves defensive rebound | ||
| 4:51 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving finger roll layup | 39-37 |
| 4:35 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:34 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 4:30 | | Rudy Gobert blocks Richaun Holmes's two point floating jump shot | ||
| 4:26 | | Richaun Holmes offensive rebound | ||
| 4:20 | | Richaun Holmes misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:17 | | Mike Conley defensive rebound | ||
| 4:13 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 39-39 |
| 3:53 | | +2 | Richaun Holmes makes two point cutting dunk (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists) | 41-39 |
| 3:35 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (traveling) | ||
| 3:17 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. turnover (traveling) | ||
| 3:01 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point turnaround hook shot | 41-41 |
| 2:41 | | Maxi Kleber turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 2:40 | | Maxi Kleber personal foul (Loose ball) (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 2:40 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:40 | | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:40 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 2:40 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-42 |
| 2:20 | | +3 | Josh Green makes three point jump shot (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists) | 44-42 |
| 2:05 | | +2 | Mike Conley makes two point pullup jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 44-44 |
| 1:42 | | Seth Curry turnover (traveling) | ||
| 1:25 | | Richaun Holmes personal foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 1:25 | | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:25 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 1:25 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 44-45 |
| 1:12 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:08 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 0:59 | | Grant Williams shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 0:59 | | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:59 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 0:59 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 44-46 |
| 0:51 | | Rudy Gobert personal foul (Richaun Holmes draws the foul) | ||
| 0:43 | | Rudy Gobert personal foul (Richaun Holmes draws the foul) | ||
| 0:43 | | +1 | Richaun Holmes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 45-46 |
| 0:43 | | +1 | Richaun Holmes makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 46-46 |
| 0:34 | | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 46-49 |
| 0:13 | | +2 | Grant Williams makes two point pullup jump shot | 48-49 |
| 0:01 | | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 48-52 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point jump shot (Richaun Holmes assists) | 51-52 |
| 11:28 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:25 | | Josh Green defensive rebound | ||
| 11:09 | | Jaden Hardy misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:06 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 10:47 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:46 | | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | ||
| 10:43 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point putback layup | 51-54 |
| 10:43 | | Jaden Hardy shooting foul (Jaden McDaniels draws the foul) | ||
| 10:43 | | +1 | Jaden McDaniels makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 51-55 |
| 10:26 | | Mike Conley personal foul (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 10:24 | | Grant Williams offensive foul (Mike Conley draws the foul) | ||
| 10:24 | | Grant Williams turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:05 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point driving floating jump shot (Mike Conley assists) | 51-57 |
| 9:46 | | +2 | Jaden Hardy makes two point driving layup | 53-57 |
| 9:33 | | Rudy Gobert turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:19 | | Grant Williams misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:17 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 8:57 | | Mike Conley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:53 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:48 | | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 8:36 | | +2 | Josh Green makes two point driving floating jump shot | 55-57 |
| 8:22 | | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point pullup jump shot (Mike Conley assists) | 55-60 |
| 8:13 | | Josh Green misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:11 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 7:59 | | Richaun Holmes blocks Rudy Gobert's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:56 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:42 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:39 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 7:31 | | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 55-63 |
| 7:31 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:14 | | Jaden Hardy turnover (bad pass) (Karl-Anthony Towns steals) | ||
| 7:00 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point cutting dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 55-65 |
| 6:44 | | +2 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Dwight Powell assists) | 57-65 |
| 6:26 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (bad pass) (Tim Hardaway Jr. steals) | ||
| 6:22 | | +2 | Josh Green makes two point running finger roll layup (Jaden Hardy assists) | 59-65 |
| 6:13 | | Dwight Powell personal foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 6:07 | | Mike Conley misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:05 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 6:05 | | Dwight Powell personal foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 5:58 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point cutting dunk (Anthony Edwards assists) | 59-67 |
| 5:38 | | Josh Green misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:35 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 5:28 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point pullup jump shot | 59-69 |
| 5:15 | | Jaden McDaniels technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 5:15 | | +1 | Seth Curry makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 60-69 |
| 5:04 | | Dwight Powell offensive foul (Nickeil Alexander-Walker draws the foul) | ||
| 5:04 | | Dwight Powell turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:53 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:50 | | Mavericks defensive rebound | ||
| 4:50 | | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Loose ball) (Maxi Kleber draws the foul) | ||
| 4:42 | | Rudy Gobert personal foul (Dwight Powell draws the foul) | ||
| 4:35 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker personal foul (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 4:35 | | +1 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 61-69 |
| 4:35 | | +1 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 62-69 |
| 4:23 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (lost ball) (Tim Hardaway Jr. steals) | ||
| 4:18 | | +2 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point running layup | 64-69 |
| 4:11 | | +3 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 64-72 |
| 3:54 | | +2 | Seth Curry makes two point stepback jump shot | 66-72 |
| 3:54 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker shooting foul (Seth Curry draws the foul) | ||
| 3:54 | | +1 | Seth Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 67-72 |
| 3:35 | | +2 | Kyle Anderson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 67-74 |
| 3:21 | | Olivier-Maxence Prosper misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:21 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 3:12 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving finger roll layup (Kyle Anderson assists) | 67-76 |
| 3:12 | | Maxi Kleber shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 3:12 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 67-77 |
| 2:57 | | Seth Curry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:53 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 2:44 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving finger roll layup (Anthony Edwards assists) | 67-79 |
| 2:43 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:29 | | Seth Curry turnover (bad pass) (Naz Reid steals) | ||
| 2:28 | | Naz Reid misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 2:26 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 2:26 | | Maxi Kleber personal foul (Loose ball) (Nickeil Alexander-Walker draws the foul) | ||
| 2:26 | | +1 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 67-80 |
| 2:26 | | +1 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 67-81 |
| 2:12 | | Josh Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:08 | | A.J. Lawson offensive rebound | ||
| 2:08 | | Jaden Hardy misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:07 | | Timberwolves defensive rebound | ||
| 1:54 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (traveling) | ||
| 1:35 | | A.J. Lawson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:32 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 1:20 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (lost ball) (Jaden Hardy steals) | ||
| 1:17 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker shooting foul (A.J. Lawson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:17 | | A.J. Lawson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:17 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 1:17 | | +1 | A.J. Lawson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 68-81 |
| 1:03 | | Naz Reid misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 0:59 | | Kyle Anderson offensive rebound | ||
| 0:55 | | Josh Green shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 0:55 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 68-82 |
| 0:55 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 68-83 |
| 0:42 | | Jaden Hardy misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:39 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 0:32 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:28 | | Naz Reid offensive rebound | ||
| 0:23 | | Naz Reid misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 0:20 | | Maxi Kleber defensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Jaden Hardy draws the foul) | ||
| 0:01 | | +1 | Jaden Hardy makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 69-83 |
| 0:01 | | +1 | Jaden Hardy makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 70-83 |
| 0:01 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 11:45 | | Mike Conley turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:25 | | Grant Williams misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:22 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 11:05 | | +2 | Kyle Anderson makes two point driving hook shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 70-85 |
| 10:46 | | Jaden Hardy turnover (discontinue dribble) | ||
| 10:35 | | Josh Green personal foul (Mike Conley draws the foul) | ||
| 10:23 | | +2 | Mike Conley makes two point driving floating jump shot | 70-87 |
| 10:02 | | Maxi Kleber turnover (traveling) | ||
| 9:49 | | Maxi Kleber shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 9:49 | | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:49 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 9:49 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 70-88 |
| 9:39 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker personal foul (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 9:29 | | Josh Green misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:27 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:17 | | Kyle Anderson turnover (bad pass) (Grant Williams steals) | ||
| 9:11 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:08 | | Mike Conley defensive rebound | ||
| 8:52 | | +3 | Naz Reid makes three point jump shot (Mike Conley assists) | 70-91 |
| 8:32 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:29 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 8:17 | | +3 | Mike Conley makes three point jump shot (Naz Reid assists) | 70-94 |
| 8:16 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:03 | | +2 | Jaden Hardy makes two point pullup jump shot (Richaun Holmes assists) | 72-94 |
| 7:36 | | Rudy Gobert misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 7:33 | | Richaun Holmes defensive rebound | ||
| 7:27 | | Jaden Hardy misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:23 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 7:05 | | +2 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 72-96 |
| 6:51 | | A.J. Lawson misses two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 6:49 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 6:43 | | +3 | Mike Conley makes three point pullup jump shot (Naz Reid assists) | 72-99 |
| 6:16 | | Mavericks turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 6:03 | | Richaun Holmes shooting foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | ||
| 6:03 | | Naz Reid misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:03 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 6:03 | | Naz Reid misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:01 | | Richaun Holmes defensive rebound | ||
| 5:54 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker shooting foul (Brandon Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 5:54 | | +1 | Brandon Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 73-99 |
| 5:54 | | +1 | Brandon Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 74-99 |
| 5:44 | | +3 | Naz Reid makes three point jump shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 74-102 |
| 5:23 | | Naz Reid shooting foul (Olivier-Maxence Prosper draws the foul) | ||
| 5:23 | | +1 | Olivier-Maxence Prosper makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 75-102 |
| 5:23 | | +1 | Olivier-Maxence Prosper makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 76-102 |
| 5:05 | | A.J. Lawson blocks Luka Garza's two point driving hook shot | ||
| 5:03 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 5:00 | | Shake Milton misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:57 | | Olivier-Maxence Prosper defensive rebound | ||
| 4:54 | | +2 | Olivier-Maxence Prosper makes two point running layup | 78-102 |
| 4:54 | | Shake Milton shooting foul (Olivier-Maxence Prosper draws the foul) | ||
| 4:54 | | Olivier-Maxence Prosper misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:52 | | Troy Brown Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:41 | | Troy Brown Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:36 | | Jordan McLaughlin offensive rebound | ||
| 4:35 | | +2 | Shake Milton makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 78-104 |
| 4:15 | | Brandon Williams misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:11 | | Jordan McLaughlin defensive rebound | ||
| 4:04 | | Troy Brown Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:01 | | Richaun Holmes defensive rebound | ||
| 3:49 | | Jaden Hardy turnover (bad pass) (Jordan McLaughlin steals) | ||
| 3:44 | | +2 | Shake Milton makes two point running layup (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 78-106 |
| 3:29 | | Brandon Williams misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:26 | | Jordan McLaughlin defensive rebound | ||
| 3:05 | | +2 | Troy Brown Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot | 78-108 |
| 2:48 | | +2 | Richaun Holmes makes two point turnaround hook shot (Jaden Hardy assists) | 80-108 |
| 2:37 | | +3 | Luka Garza makes three point jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 80-111 |
| 2:23 | | Jaden Hardy misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:20 | | Wendell Moore Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 2:13 | | +2 | Wendell Moore Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot | 80-113 |
| 1:55 | | +2 | Brandon Williams makes two point driving floating jump shot | 82-113 |
| 1:55 | | Luka Garza shooting foul (Brandon Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 1:55 | | +1 | Brandon Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 83-113 |
| 1:41 | | +2 | Luka Garza makes two point turnaround jump shot (Troy Brown Jr. assists) | 83-115 |
| 1:29 | | +2 | Jaden Hardy makes two point cutting layup (Brandon Williams assists) | 85-115 |
| 1:19 | | Richaun Holmes shooting foul (Luka Garza draws the foul) | ||
| 1:19 | | +1 | Luka Garza makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 85-116 |
| 1:19 | | Luka Garza misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:17 | | Luka Garza offensive rebound | ||
| 1:15 | | Luka Garza misses two point putback layup | ||
| 1:14 | | Mavericks defensive rebound | ||
| 0:59 | | A.J. Lawson misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 0:57 | | Wendell Moore Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:53 | | +2 | Luka Garza makes two point running dunk (Troy Brown Jr. assists) | 85-118 |
| 0:44 | | Wendell Moore Jr. personal foul (Olivier-Maxence Prosper draws the foul) | ||
| 0:44 | | Olivier-Maxence Prosper misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:44 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 0:44 | | Olivier-Maxence Prosper misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:42 | | Troy Brown Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:32 | | +3 | Troy Brown Jr. makes three point stepback jump shot | 85-121 |
| 0:21 | | Jaden Hardy misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:18 | | Richaun Holmes offensive rebound | ||
| 0:15 | | +2 | Jaden Hardy makes two point stepback jump shot (Brandon Williams assists) | 87-121 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
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+ 2 | Jaden Hardy makes two point stepback jump shot (Brandon Williams assists) | 0:15 |
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Richaun Holmes offensive rebound | 0:18 |
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Jaden Hardy misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 0:21 |
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+ 3 | Troy Brown Jr. makes three point stepback jump shot | 0:32 |
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Troy Brown Jr. defensive rebound | 0:42 |
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Olivier-Maxence Prosper misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:44 |
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Mavericks offensive rebound | 0:44 |
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Olivier-Maxence Prosper misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:44 |
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Wendell Moore Jr. personal foul (Olivier-Maxence Prosper draws the foul) | 0:44 |
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+ 2 | Luka Garza makes two point running dunk (Troy Brown Jr. assists) | 0:53 |
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Wendell Moore Jr. defensive rebound | 0:57 |
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| Points | 87 | 121 |
| Field Goals | 31-76 (40.8%) | 45-80 (56.3%) |
| 3-Pointers | 6-29 (20.7%) | 13-30 (43.3%) |
| Free Throws | 19-26 (73.1%) | 18-30 (60.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 41 | 58 |
| Offensive | 9 | 9 |
| Defensive | 22 | 36 |
| Team | 10 | 13 |
| Assists | 18 | 31 |
| Steals | 4 | 6 |
| Blocks | 4 | 4 |
| Turnovers | 16 | 10 |
| Fouls | 24 | 24 |
| Technicals | 0 | 2 |
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| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Green | 18 | 2 | 1 | 8/13 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -19 | 21 |
| J. Hardy | 15 | 2 | 2 | 6/14 | 1/5 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | -23 | 17 |
| T. Hardaway Jr. | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5/16 | 2/10 | 2/2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -32 | 22 |
| R. Holmes | 11 | 10 | 3 | 4/6 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | -21 | 29 |
| G. Williams | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/7 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -17 | 5 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Green | 18 | 2 | 1 | 8/13 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -19 | 21 |
| J. Hardy | 15 | 2 | 2 | 6/14 | 1/5 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | -23 | 17 |
| T. Hardaway Jr. | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5/16 | 2/10 | 2/2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -32 | 22 |
| R. Holmes | 11 | 10 | 3 | 4/6 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | -21 | 29 |
| G. Williams | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/7 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -17 | 5 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| S. Curry | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3/8 | 0/3 | 3/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -11 | 16 |
| O. Prosper | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 4/7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -12 | 10 |
| B. Williams | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 3/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -10 | 9 |
| M. Kleber | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -11 | 4 |
| A. Lawson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1/5 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 8 |
| D. Powell | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -9 | 5 |
| M. Morris | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Irving | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Exum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Jones Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Lively II | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. Doncic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| G. Brown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 87 | 31 | 18 | 31/76 | 6/29 | 19/26 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 22 | -170 | 146 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Towns | 29 | 9 | 4 | 11/15 | 4/6 | 3/5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | +14 | 44 |
| R. Gobert | 17 | 6 | 0 | 5/9 | 0/0 | 7/12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +18 | 23 |
| J. McDaniels | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5/10 | 0/4 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +12 | 20 |
| M. Conley | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4/6 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +25 | 21 |
| A. Edwards | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3/5 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | +18 | 22 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Towns | 29 | 9 | 4 | 11/15 | 4/6 | 3/5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | +14 | 44 |
| R. Gobert | 17 | 6 | 0 | 5/9 | 0/0 | 7/12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +18 | 23 |
| J. McDaniels | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5/10 | 0/4 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +12 | 20 |
| M. Conley | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4/6 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +25 | 21 |
| A. Edwards | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3/5 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | +18 | 22 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Reid | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 1/4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | +23 | 26 |
| N. Alexander-Walker | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3/7 | 1/5 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 15 |
| L. Garza | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3/5 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
| K. Anderson | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +14 | 13 |
| T. Brown Jr. | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +7 | 11 |
| S. Milton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 4 |
| W. Moore Jr. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +8 | 4 |
| J. McLaughlin | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0/3 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 16 |
| D. Nix | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Minott | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. Miller | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Clark | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 121 | 45 | 31 | 45/80 | 13/30 | 18/30 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 36 | +170 | 228 |
