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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 25 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 114 |
 Mavericks | 30 | 23 | 27 | 41 | 121 |
MINTeam statsDAL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 37-8941.6% | 17-3844.7% | 23-2688.5% | 44 | 23 | 12 |
| DAL | 46-9250.0% | 11-3729.7% | 18-2378.3% | 45 | 24 | 8 |
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Dallas Mavericks121| 32 | 22 | 8-22 | 1-8 | 5-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −7.0 | |||||
| 29 | 19 | 7-15 | 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | −15 | +1.3 | |||||
| 26 | 7 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −4.8 | |||
| 25 | 24 | 9-9 | 2-2 | 0 | 4-5 | −1 | +15.1 | |||||||
| 24 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | −7 | +0.2 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 8 | 3-8 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +14 | −2.4 | ||||||
| 26 | 12 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0 | +11 | +2.7 | |||||||
| 18 | 16 | 7-8 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +21 | +9.1 | ||||
| 17 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +21 | 0.0 | ||||
| 15 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +19 | −2.7 | ||||
| Team | 121 | 46-9250.0% | 11-3729.7% | 45 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 18-2378.3% | 13 | 5 | 5 | |||
Bench 45 points on 18 for 33 shooting
Did not play: J.J. Barea, Courtney Lee and Boban Marjanovic (coach’s decision).
Minnesota Timberwolves114| 37 | 26 | 10-19 | 3-5 | 3-4 | +7 | +9.2 | ||||||||
| 32 | 26 | 7-24 | 3-8 | 9-11 | 0 | −8 | −3.0 | |||||||
| 28 | 11 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 0 | 2-2 | −14 | +5.5 | |||||||
| 28 | 22 | 8-13 | 6-10 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +8 | +7.4 | ||||||
| 27 | 7 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +6 | −4.0 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 3 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −5.7 | |||||
| 21 | 8 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −23 | +1.4 | ||
| 12 | 7 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +2.5 | ||||
| 11 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −4.6 | ||||
| 11 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −2.3 | |||
| 6 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +4 | −0.7 | ||||||
| Team | 114 | 37-8941.6% | 17-3844.7% | 44 | 23 | 12 | 21 | 23-2688.5% | 15 | 5 | 7 | |||
Bench 22 points on 6 for 18 shooting
Did not play: Noah Vonleh and Jordan McLaughlin (coach’s decision).
Mavericks121Timberwolves114ClickTap 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.
Dwight Powell scored 24 points (14 in the paint), and the Dallas Mavericks went on a 15-6 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 121-114 for their fourth straight win.
The Timberwolves led 93-91 when Jalen Brunson’s 3-pointer put the Mavericks ahead for good with 7:00 left. He made 2 3-pointers as they took a 106-99 lead with 4:37 left.
During clutch time, the Mavericks outscored the Timberwolves 10-1. Luka Dončić scored 4 of the Mavericks’ 10 on 1 for 3 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line.
Dončić had 22 points and 6 assists. Powell and Dončić set each other up for 6 baskets and 13 points.
For the Timberwolves, Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 points (14 in the third quarter), 9 rebounds and 7 assists, and Andrew Wiggins added 26 points and 3 blocks but shot 7 for 24. Robert Covington scored 22 points on 8 for 13 shooting. The Timberwolves had 3 20-point scorers.
The Mavericks shot 50.0% from the field to the Timberwolves’ 41.6% and outscored them 45-22 off the bench. The Timberwolves forced 9 turnovers, about 5 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Mavericks outscored the Timberwolves 35-18 in 11 minutes with Curry, Wright, Jackson, Kleber and Brunson on the floor together.
Dallas MavericksMinnesota TimberwolvesPS, 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).
103 points from the field on 92 shots: 8.0 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 18-24 | 75.0% | 64% |
| In the paint | 8-16 | 50.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 9-15 | 60.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 2-5 | 40.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-32 | 28.1% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 32 | 13 | 6-6 | +8 |
| Robert Covington | 6 | 5 | 1-1 | +4 |
| Josh Okogie | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Andrew Wiggins | 4 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 7 | 7 | 3-3 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 54 possessions. He usually scores about 8 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Okogie | 31 | 11 | 4-7 | −3 |
| Treveon Graham | 11 | 2 | 1-4 | −3 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 7 | 5 | 2-6 | +2 |
| Andrew Wiggins | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 3 | 1-6 | −3 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 30 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Covington | 26 | 6 | 3-6 | 0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 12 | 7 | 3-4 | +4 |
| Josh Okogie | 6 | 5 | 1-1 | +3 |
| Keita Bates-Diop | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 6 | 1 | 0-3 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 56 possessions. He usually scores about 14 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.
DAL win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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50/50
DAL
Highest Leverage Moments
Bates-Diop 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Towns 5 AST)
Q4 7:55
18.4%
58→40
Brunson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS)
Q4 7:00
18.4%
40→58
Brunson 15' Step Back Jump Shot (6 PTS)
Q4 7:36
15.4%
40→55
Towns 9' Turnaround Fadeaway (26 PTS) (Culver 6 AST)
Q4 7:19
15.4%
55→40
Kleber 26' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Curry 3 AST)
Q4 5:54
14.9%
62→77
