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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mavericks | 25 | 25 | 38 | 17 | 105 |
 Timberwolves | 27 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 111 |
DALTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 36-8243.9% | 12-4129.3% | 21-2295.5% | 41 | 27 | 10 |
| MIN | 36-7746.8% | 15-3444.1% | 24-3177.4% | 37 | 26 | 9 |
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 Timberwolves111| 38 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | +6 | −2.5 | ||||||||
| 35 | 22 | 8-16 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +1.4 | |||||
| 34 | 24 | 6-15 | 1-3 | 11-13 | 0 | +6 | +2.3 | |||||||
| 31 | 10 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 5-6 | +11 | +0.3 | ||||||||
| 30 | 13 | 4-13 | 4-12 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −0.9 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | 12 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −2.6 | |||||
| 21 | 8 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | −3 | +1.7 | ||||||
| 18 | 16 | 6-9 | 2-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +6.7 | ||||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −0.8 | ||
| Team | 111 | 36-7746.8% | 15-3444.1% | 37 | 26 | 9 | 22 | 24-3177.4% | 6 | 6 | 3 | |||
Bench 36 points on 13 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Jake Layman and Jordan McLaughlin (coach’s decision).
Dallas Mavericks105| 41 | 28 | 10-19 | 4-13 | 4-5 | 0 | +8 | +7.7 | |||||||
| 39 | 18 | 6-13 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −2.7 | |||||
| 37 | 23, Season high (his best before, 17) | 9-13 | 3-5 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −6 | +6.9 | ||||||
| 23 | 13 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 0 | 9-9 | 0 | +10 | −0.2 | ||||||
| 20 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −2.5 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | +1.0 | |||||
| 20 | 3 | 1-7 | 1-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −8.3 | |||||
| 17 | 4 | 2-8 | 0-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5.8 | ||||
| 10 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −1.5 | ||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.4 | |
| Team | 105 | 36-8243.9% | 12-4129.3% | 41 | 27 | 10 | 25 | 21-2295.5% | 7 | 5 | 2 | |||
Bench 17 points on 6 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Boban Marjanovic (coach’s decision).
Timberwolves111Mavericks105ClickTap 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.
The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Dallas Mavericks 111-105 for their fourth straight win.
Naz Reid’s free throw put the Timberwolves ahead for good with 9:38 left in the fourth quarter.
The Mavericks got within 94-93 on Dorian Finney-Smith’s driving layup with 8:38 to play, but D'Angelo Russell answered with a 15-foot pull-up jumper, and the Mavericks got no closer than 105-103.
During clutch time, the Timberwolves outscored the Mavericks 11-5.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 24 points (7 during a 13-0 run in the first quarter) and 6 assists. Russell added 22 points, and Jaylen Nowell scored 16 points (8 in the third quarter) on 6 for 9 shooting off the bench.
For the Mavericks, Tim Hardaway Jr. had 28 points and 6 assists, and Finney-Smith added 23 points on 9 for 13 shooting.
The Timberwolves shot 46.8% from the field and 44.1% from 3 to the Mavericks’ 43.9% and 29.3%. The Mavericks forced 9 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions.
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).
87 points from the field on 77 shots: 5.1 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 | 11-20 | 55.0% | 65% |
| In the paint | 6-13 | 46.2% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 4-10 | 40.0% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 5-11 | 45.5% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-23 | 43.5% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Powell | 30 | 8 | 3-6 | −3 |
| Maxi Kleber | 12 | 2 | 1-5 | −3 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 8 | 2 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Moses Brown | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 8 | 3-8 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 20 | 8 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 19 | 2 | 1-2 | −3 |
| Jalen Brunson | 8 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Trey Burke | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 12 | 5-10 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Burke | 12 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Sterling Brown | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Maxi Kleber | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 10 | 4-5 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 12 points on 34 possessions. He usually scores about 9 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
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Highest Leverage Moments
Towns 27' 3PT Jump Shot (24 PTS) (Russell 3 AST)
Q4 1:45
18.8%
73→92
McDaniels 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Towns 6 AST)
Q4 4:29
16.5%
68→85
Brunson 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Hardaway Jr. 4 AST)
Q3 2:59
14.9%
77→62
S. Brown 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Kleber 3 AST)
Q3 0:14
14.7%
58→43
Beasley 26' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Towns 5 AST)
Q4 6:32
13.6%
68→82
