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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mavericks | 29 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 104 |
 Timberwolves | 31 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 99 |
DALTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 34-7545.3% | 13-3933.3% | 23-2785.2% | 39 | 17 | 13 |
| MIN | 42-8549.4% | 8-3026.7% | 7-1070.0% | 39 | 23 | 13 |
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.
Dallas Mavericks104| 41 | 19 | 6-13 | 4-8 | 3-3 | 0 | +1 | −1.7 | |||||||
| 37 | 25 | 8-16 | 1-5 | 8-9 | 0 | +7 | +8.2 | |||||||
| 36 | 21 | 6-13 | 4-10 | 0 | 5-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.3 | ||||
| 35 | 8 | 3-8 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −5.2 | ||||||
| 27 | 12 | 5-12 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 0 | +2 | −2.7 | |||||||
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| 21 | 10 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | +3 | +3.3 | ||||||
| 20 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −5.1 | ||||
| 12 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −4.0 | ||||
| 11 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.3 | |||
| Team | 104 | 34-7545.3% | 13-3933.3% | 39 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 23-2785.2% | 7 | 6 | 3 | |||
Bench 19 points on 6 for 13 shooting
Did not play: Theo Pinson and JaVale McGee (coach’s decision).
Minnesota Timberwolves99| 38 | 19 | 9-11 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-3 | −2 | +9.1 | |||||||
| 38 | 23 | 11-21 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 0 | −3 | −3.0 | |||||||
| 38 | 8 | 4-13 | 0-7 | 0-0 | 0 | −5 | −6.7 | |||||||
| 36 | 21, Season high (his best before, 20) | 8-13 | 3-5 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −4 | +5.3 | ||||||
| 32 | 10 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −4.8 | |||||
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| 26 | 4 | 2-12 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0 | −1 | −12.4 | |||||||
| 14 | 6 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −1.1 | |||||
| 13 | 6 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +1.0 | |||||
| 5 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −2.1 | ||||
| Team | 99 | 42-8549.4% | 8-3026.7% | 39 | 23 | 13 | 24 | 7-1070.0% | 8 | 7 | 4 | |||
Bench 18 points on 6 for 19 shooting
Did not play: Luka Garza, Matt Ryan, Josh Minott and Nathan Knight (coach’s decision).
Mavericks104Timberwolves99ClickTap 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.
Luka Dončić had 25 points and 10 assists, and the Dallas Mavericks went on a 15-4 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 104-99.
The Timberwolves led 85-82 with 6:59 left in the fourth quarter. Tim Hardaway Jr.’s corner 3-pointer put the Mavericks ahead for good with 6:12 left. He made 2 3-pointers and Reggie Bullock Jr. made 2 3-pointers, both on passes from Dončić during the run. The Mavericks led 97-89 with 4:00 left.
The Timberwolves got within 100-97 on Jaden McDaniels’ 3-pointer with 26 seconds to play, but Dončić answered with 2 free throws, and the Timberwolves got no closer.
During clutch time, the Mavericks outscored the Timberwolves 12-0. Bullock scored 6 of the Mavericks’ 12 on 2 for 2 shooting.
Hardaway scored 21 points.
For the Timberwolves, Anthony Edwards scored 23 points (14 in the paint), and D'Angelo Russell went 0 for 7 from 3. Austin Rivers scored 21 points (10 in the second quarter) on 8 for 13 shooting. Rudy Gobert had 19 points and 15 rebounds on 9 for 11 shooting.
The Mavericks went 23 for 27 at the line to the Timberwolves’ 7 for 10. The Timberwolves outscored the Mavericks 52-28 in the paint.
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).
81 points from the field on 74 shots: 2.2 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 | 8-13 | 61.5% | 67% |
| In the paint | 6-11 | 54.5% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 7-12 | 58.3% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 7-13 | 53.8% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 6-26 | 23.1% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels | 25 | 7 | 2-3 | −4 |
| Anthony Edwards | 22 | 8 | 3-7 | −2 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 9 | 10 | 4-4 | +6 |
| Rudy Gobert | 7 | 3 | 1-4 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 6 | 3-5 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 34 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 34 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Angelo Russell | 20 | 3 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Austin Rivers | 12 | 9 | 2-3 | +6 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 11 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Jaylen Nowell | 10 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 2 | 1-6 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 64 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Rivers | 26 | 6 | 2-2 | −1 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 15 | 5 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Anthony Edwards | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 5 | 2-5 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 21 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
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Highest Leverage Moments
Bullock 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Doncic 9 AST)
Q4 4:58
16.4%
40→24
Rivers 3PT Jump Shot (19 PTS) (Russell 7 AST)
Q4 3:14
15.7%
14→29
Hardaway Jr. 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Bullock 1 AST)
Q4 6:43
15.5%
68→53
Hardaway Jr. 3PT Jump Shot (20 PTS)
Q4 6:12
15.3%
53→37
Gobert Layup (14 PTS) (Nowell 1 AST)
Q4 11:41
14.2%
44→58
