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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 26 | 33 | 28 | 32 | 119 |
 Mavericks | 30 | 30 | 22 | 19 | 101 |
MINTeam statsDAL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 44-8850.0% | 14-3145.2% | 17-2568.0% | 45 | 30 | 15 |
| DAL | 39-8347.0% | 7-3221.9% | 16-1888.9% | 34 | 21 | 15 |
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Minnesota Timberwolves119| 35 | 9 | 3-19 | 0-3 | 3-6 | 0 | +20 | −13.0 | |||||||
| 31 | 21 | 8-14 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | +11 | +5.2 | ||||||
| 30 | 8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-6 | +11 | +3.5 | ||||||||
| 29 | 14 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +0.5 | ||||||
| 24 | 11 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | +7 | −1.3 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 27, Season high (his best before, 25) | 8-14 | 7-11, Career high (his best before, 4) | 4-4 | 0 | +16 | +9.2 | |||||||
| 20 | 13 | 5-6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | +20 | +3.4 | |||||||
| 18 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +4 | −1.2 | |||||||
| 15 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.9 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −0.8 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +0.7 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +1.4 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +0.3 | ||
| Team | 119 | 44-8850.0% | 14-3145.2% | 45 | 30 | 15 | 19 | 17-2568.0% | 12 | 9 | 4 | |||
Bench 56 points on 20 for 33 shooting
Dallas Mavericks101| 39 | 39 | 15-27 | 2-7 | 7-7 | 0 | −12 | +9.4 | |||||||
| 36 | 5 | 2-11 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −12.0 | ||||||
| 32 | 15 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | −12 | +2.1 | |||||||
| 30 | 3 | 1-8 | 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −25 | −8.3 | ||||
| 28 | 14 | 5-6 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +2.6 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | 10 | 4-15 | 0-7 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −30 | −12.5 | ||||
| 13 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −2.2 | ||||
| 13 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0.0 | |||
| 7 | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +1.6 | |||
| 3 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +0.5 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.6 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +0.3 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +0.8 | |
| Team | 101 | 39-8347.0% | 7-3221.9% | 34 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 16-1888.9% | 4 | 6 | 2 | |||
Bench 25 points on 9 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Dexter Dennis (coach’s decision).
Timberwolves119Mavericks101ClickTap 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.
Naz Reid scored 27 points (21 on 7 3-pointers), and the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied from 15 points down in the first quarter to beat the Dallas Mavericks 119-101.
The Timberwolves trailed 17-2 with 8:46 left in the first quarter. They outscored the Mavericks 117-84 the rest of the way.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points and 17 rebounds.
For the Mavericks, Luka Dončić had 39 points (12 during a 14-0 run in the first quarter) and 13 assists, and Tim Hardaway Jr. went 0 for 7 from 3.
The Timberwolves shot 50.0% from the field and 45.2% from 3 to the Mavericks’ 47.0% and 21.9%. The Mavericks got 4 offensive rebounds, about 5 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Timberwolves outscored the Mavericks 56-25 off the bench. The Timberwolves outscored the Mavericks 22-8 in 7 minutes with Towns, Alexander-Walker, Reid, Edwards and McDaniels on the floor together.
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. The Timberwolves’ chance bottomed out at 5.5% (1st quarter, 8:46 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
102 points from the field on 87 shots: 6.5 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 18-28 | 64.3% | 66% |
| In the paint | 9-21 | 42.9% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 3-8 | 37.5% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 5-9 | 55.6% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-22 | 40.9% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Williams | 16 | 0 | 0-1 | −5 |
| Dereck Lively II | 13 | 3 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Markieff Morris | 11 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 5 | 7 | 2-2 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 12 | 4-7 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 63 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Williams | 34 | 8 | 4-7 | −4 |
| Dereck Lively II | 10 | 0 | 0-2 | −3 |
| Luka Dončić | 6 | 6 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Markieff Morris | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 5 | 2-3 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dante Exum | 25 | 8 | 3-3 | +3 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 10 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Luka Dončić | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Grant Williams | 6 | 3 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 0 | 0-4 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 59 possessions. He usually scores about 11 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
Doncic 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (11 PTS)
Q1 8:46
18.8%
73→92
Conley 26' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Gobert 3 AST)
Q3 5:47
16.0%
56→40
Conley 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Gobert 1 AST)
Q1 7:41
14.1%
93→79
Doncic 12' Step Back Jump Shot (14 PTS)
Q1 7:54
11.0%
82→93
Alexander-Walker 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Anderson 2 AST)
Q3 2:43
10.9%
40→30
