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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mavericks | 26 | 35 | 32 | 27 | 120 |
 Timberwolves | 34 | 25 | 23 | 32 | 114 |
DALTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 45-9348.4% | 16-3941.0% | 14-1877.8% | 40 | 25 | 9 |
| MIN | 39-7750.6% | 19-3948.7% | 17-2665.4% | 42 | 33 | 20 |
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Dallas Mavericks120| 40 | 24 | 10-27 | 1-8 | 3-4 | 0 | +3 | −3.7 | |||||||
| 39 | 35 | 13-23 | 6-8 | 3-5 | 0 | +4 | +9.6 | |||||||
| 32 | 17 | 7-13 | 3-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +3 | +4.5 | ||||||
| 30 | 7 | 2-7 | 2-7 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −4.8 | ||||
| 21 | 14 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | +1 | +6.4 | |||||||
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| 27 | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +3 | +2.3 | ||||||||
| 18 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −4.3 | ||||||
| 16 | 4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +1.0 | |||||
| 12 | 9 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +1.1 | ||||
| 4 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −0.1 | ||||
| Team | 120 | 45-9348.4% | 16-3941.0% | 40 | 25 | 9 | 21 | 14-1877.8% | 12 | 12 | 2 | |||
Bench 23 points on 7 for 17 shooting
Did not play: Brandon Williams, Kessler Edwards, Markieff Morris, Dwight Powell and Olivier-Maxence Prosper (coach’s decision).
Minnesota Timberwolves114| 37 | 37 | 12-20 | 7-13 | 6-12 | 0 | 0 | −8 | +5.4 | ||||||
| 35 | 20 | 7-13 | 3-3 | 3-4 | 0 | −4 | +4.6 | |||||||
| 35 | 13 | 6-11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −1.2 | ||||||
| 31 | 7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −4.8 | ||||||
| 22 | 9 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.3 | ||||||
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| 26 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −2.9 | ||||||
| 26 | 14 | 5-8 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −1.1 | ||||||
| 24 | 11 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | +4 | +1.4 | |||||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −1.1 | ||
| Team | 114 | 39-7750.6% | 19-3948.7% | 42 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 17-2665.4% | 11 | 5 | 2 | |||
Bench 28 points on 10 for 22 shooting
Did not play: PJ Dozier, Terrence Shannon Jr., Rob Dillingham, Daishen Nix, Josh Minott and Luka Garza (coach’s decision).
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Kyrie Irving scored 35 points (8 during a 10-0 run in the third quarter), and the Dallas Mavericks went on a 22-6 run in the third quarter to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 120-114.
The Timberwolves went on a 20-7 run to lead 69-61 with 9:33 left in the third quarter. Irving’s pull-up 3-pointer put the Mavericks ahead for good with 7:18 left in the quarter. He scored 8 points and Quentin Grimes made 2 3-pointers during the run. The Mavericks led 83-75 with 2:33 left in the quarter and by as many as 13.
The Timberwolves got within 109-107 on Rudy Gobert’s 2 free throws with 3:04 to play, but Irving answered with a pull-up 3-pointer, and the Timberwolves got no closer than 112-109.
Naji Marshall’s 2 free throws with 12.6 seconds left made it 120-114 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Mavericks outscored the Timberwolves 14-9. Luka Dončić scored 5 of the Mavericks’ 14 on 2 for 5 shooting.
Dončić had 24 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists.
For the Timberwolves, Anthony Edwards scored 37 points (24 in the first quarter) on 12 for 20 shooting, and Julius Randle added 20 points and 7 assists.
The Timberwolves committed 20 turnovers to the Mavericks’ 10.
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).
106 points from the field on 92 shots: 8.5 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 14-20 | 70.0% | 66% |
| In the paint | 12-26 | 46.2% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 3-8 | 37.5% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-9 | 33.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 13-30 | 43.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 24 | 15 | 5-5 | +6 |
| Anthony Edwards | 11 | 3 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 8 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Julius Randle | 8 | 12 | 5-8 | +9 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 3 | 1-4 | −5 |
The tracking credits him with 35 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 28 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels | 37 | 8 | 3-4 | −9 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 7 | 7 | 3-5 | +4 |
| Anthony Edwards | 7 | 2 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Mike Conley | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 7 | 3-14 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 33 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Randle | 27 | 8 | 3-4 | +2 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 7 | 5 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Anthony Edwards | 6 | 2 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Naz Reid | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 55 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.
MIN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Dončić 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (21 PTS) (Washington 3 AST)
Q4 1:58
13.6%
27→13
Irving 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (35 PTS)
Q4 2:31
13.2%
34→21
Washington 1' Alley Oop Dunk (17 PTS) (Dončić 8 AST)
Q4 3:52
13.1%
34→21
Reid 4' Cutting Layup Shot (12 PTS) (Conley 6 AST)
Q4 11:06
12.8%
15→27
Dončić 14' Fadeaway Jumper (15 PTS)
Q4 10:48
12.8%
27→14
