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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mavericks | 24 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 92 |
 Timberwolves | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 97 |
DALTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 37-8145.7% | 11-3135.5% | 7-977.8% | 33 | 23 | 10 |
| MIN | 36-7250.0% | 7-1936.8% | 18-2378.3% | 45 | 19 | 18 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Minnesota Timberwolves97| 41 | 22 | 9-17 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +4.5 | ||||||
| 38 | 28 | 10-15 | 2-4 | 6-6 | 0 | +9 | +7.7 | |||||||
| 36 | 9 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6.6 | ||||||
| 36 | 10 | 3-12 | 0-3 | 4-8 | 0 | −3 | −11.6 | |||||||
| 34 | 6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −1 | −4.1 | ||||||
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| 24 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||
| 20 | 16 | 5-9 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +2.1 | |||||
| 12 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −1.8 | ||||
| Team | 97 | 36-7250.0% | 7-1936.8% | 45 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18-2378.3% | 9 | 7 | 2 | |||
Bench 22 points on 8 for 15 shooting
Did not play: Aaron Brooks, Marcus Georges-Hunt, Shabazz Muhammad, Nemanja Bjelica and Cole Aldrich (coach’s decision).
Dallas Mavericks92| 38 | 14 | 6-17 | 2-8 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −3.3 | ||||
| 34 | 16 | 6-9 | 3-5 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +2.5 | ||||||
| 33 | 10 | 5-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −4.2 | ||||||
| 32 | 19 | 8-15 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +2.3 | |||||||
| 25 | 10 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | −4 | −0.7 | |||||||
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| 22 | 16 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +3.1 | |||||
| 18 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −11 | −0.8 | |||||
| 16 | 5 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −5.8 | |||||
| 13 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −3.7 | |||||
| 8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −1.4 | ||||||
| Team | 92 | 37-8145.7% | 11-3135.5% | 33 | 23 | 10 | 22 | 7-977.8% | 6 | 6 | 5 | |||
Bench 23 points on 8 for 21 shooting
Did not play: Johnathan Motley and Jeff Withey (coach’s decision).
Timberwolves97Mavericks92ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 28 points (14 in the paint) and 12 rebounds, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Dallas Mavericks 97-92.
Jimmy Butler III’s 17-foot fadeaway answered J.J. Barea’s 9-foot floater and put the Timberwolves back ahead for good with 1:46 left in the fourth quarter.
The Mavericks got within 93-92 on Barea’s 2 free throws with 24 seconds to play, but Jamal Crawford answered with 2 free throws, and the Mavericks got no closer.
Andrew Wiggins’ turnaround jumper with 1:12 left made it 93-90, and Taj Gibson’s 2 free throws with 8.2 seconds left put it away at 97-92.
During clutch time, the Timberwolves outscored the Mavericks 12-10. Wiggins scored 4 of the Timberwolves’ 12 on 2 for 3 shooting and 0 for 2 at the line.
Butler had 22 points and 8 rebounds.
For the Mavericks, Harrison Barnes scored 19 points (9 in the third quarter).
The Timberwolves went 18 for 23 at the line to the Mavericks’ 7 for 9.
Minnesota TimberwolvesDallas MavericksPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
79 points from the field on 72 shots: 7.4 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 12-19 | 63.2% | 63% |
| In the paint | 8-18 | 44.4% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 9-16 | 56.3% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 1-1 | 100.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 6-18 | 33.3% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxi Kleber | 27 | 12 | 6-10 | +5 |
| Salah Mejri | 11 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Dwight Powell | 8 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Wesley Matthews | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 2 | 1-1 | −3 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 70 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Matthews | 43 | 8 | 4-8 | −1 |
| Maxi Kleber | 7 | 4 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Harrison Barnes | 5 | 3 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Devin Harris | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 7 | 3-6 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Harris | 19 | 9 | 4-6 | +4 |
| Wesley Matthews | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Antonius Cleveland | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Dwight Powell | 4 | 0 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 4 | 5 | 2-3 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 36 possessions. He usually scores about 8 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
MIN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
DAL
50/50
MIN
Highest Leverage Moments
Barea 9' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (14 PTS)
Q4 2:00
24.9%
62→37
Butler 17' Turnaround Fadeaway (22 PTS)
Q4 1:46
24.9%
37→62
Matthews 25' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Barea 4 AST)
Q4 2:41
23.3%
82→59
Wiggins 6' Turnaround Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Towns 4 AST)
Q4 1:12
19.1%
66→85
Nowitzki 26' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Barea 2 AST)
Q4 7:04
19.1%
62→43
