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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 35 | 15 | 28 | 24 | 102 |
 Mavericks | 34 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 114 |
MINTeam statsDAL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 36-7945.6% | 13-4032.5% | 17-2085.0% | 39 | 26 | 17 |
| DAL | 42-8648.8% | 11-3432.4% | 19-2382.6% | 44 | 30 | 10 |
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Dallas Mavericks114| 41 | 19 | 7-15 | 3-9 | 2-2 | 0 | +22 | +0.2 | |||||||
| 40 | 28 | 10-18 | 3-8 | 5-8 | 0 | +9 | +6.2 | |||||||
| 33 | 12 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +19 | +3.6 | |||||
| 32 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | +11 | −6.6 | |||||||
| 21 | 15 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +6.5 | ||||||
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| 22 | 8 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.2 | |||||
| 22 | 7 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | −8 | +2.3 | |||||||
| 16 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +10 | +0.3 | |||||
| 8 | 10 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −0.3 | |||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −1.0 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +1.0 | ||
| Team | 114 | 42-8648.8% | 11-3432.4% | 44 | 30 | 10 | 22 | 19-2382.6% | 10 | 11 | 3 | |||
Bench 35 points on 14 for 31 shooting
Did not play: Willie Cauley-Stein (personal).
Minnesota Timberwolves102| 39 | 11 | 4-8 | 0-3 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | −7 | 0.0 | ||||||
| 38 | 26 | 9-14 | 3-4 | 5-5 | 0 | −15 | +8.8 | |||||||
| 36 | 14 | 4-18 | 1-11 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −5.1 | ||||||
| 35 | 22 | 8-15 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −19 | −1.5 | |||||
| 11 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −2.4 | |||||
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| 24 | 8 | 4-8 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −4.4 | |||||
| 18 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −2.6 | |||||
| 18 | 11 | 4-6 | 3-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +2.4 | |||||
| 13 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +8 | −0.7 | |||||
| 8 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −3.6 | |||
| Team | 102 | 36-7945.6% | 13-4032.5% | 39 | 26 | 17 | 22 | 17-2085.0% | 9 | 4 | 5 | |||
Bench 29 points on 11 for 24 shooting
Did not play: McKinley Wright IV, Rayjon Tucker and Chris Silva (coach’s decision).
Mavericks114Timberwolves102ClickTap 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.
Jalen Brunson scored 28 points, and the Dallas Mavericks closed the fourth quarter on a 22-8 run to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 114-102.
The Timberwolves went on a 19-4 run to lead 94-92 with 7:50 left in the fourth quarter. Dorian Finney-Smith’s corner 3-pointer put the Mavericks ahead for good with 6:00 left. Brunson scored 8 points and Finney-Smith made 2 3-pointers during the run.
Dwight Powell had 15 points and 8 rebounds.
For the Timberwolves, Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 points (12 in the first quarter), 14 rebounds and 7 assists, and D'Angelo Russell went 1 for 11 from 3. Malik Beasley scored 22 points (10 in the second quarter) with 6 3-pointers.
The Timberwolves forced 11 turnovers, about 5 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Mavericks outscored the Timberwolves 20-7 in 6 minutes with Chriss, Finney-Smith, Ntilikina, Brown 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).
95 points from the field on 85 shots: 5.9 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 16-22 | 72.7% | 65% |
| In the paint | 9-15 | 60.0% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 6-15 | 40.0% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 5-10 | 50.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 6-24 | 25.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels | 24 | 13 | 4-7 | +6 |
| Leandro Bolmaro | 13 | 6 | 2-2 | +2 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 12 | 8 | 4-8 | +4 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 11 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 0 | 0-2 | −5 |
The tracking credits him with 29 points on 77 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels | 21 | 5 | 2-6 | +2 |
| Malik Beasley | 11 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 11 | 5 | 2-5 | +3 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 9 | 3 | 1-3 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 23 | 4 | 2-2 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 11 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 18 | 4 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Naz Reid | 11 | 6 | 2-3 | +4 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 7 | 5 | 1-1 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 44 possessions. He usually scores about 6 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
MIN
50/50
DAL
Highest Leverage Moments
Finney-Smith 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) (S. Brown 3 AST)
Q4 6:00
19.1%
43→62
Russell 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (12 PTS)
Q4 8:34
17.6%
58→40
S. Brown 18' Pullup Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Finney-Smith 4 AST)
Q4 7:28
15.4%
40→55
Nowell 10' Turnaround Fadeaway (6 PTS)
Q4 7:50
14.3%
54→40
Marjanovic 4' Turnaround Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Finney-Smith 3 AST)
Q4 8:07
13.5%
40→54
