Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Dallas Mavericks

Oct 7, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	29	24	28	23	104
DAL	20	23	27	26	96

Game Recap

The Timberwolves defeated the Mavericks, 104-96. Naz Reid (14 points, three rebounds) and Karl-Anthony Towns (14 points, three rebounds, two assists, two steals) combine for 28 points for the Timberwolves in the victory, while Jaden Hardy led all scorers with 22 points and eight rebounds for the Mavericks in the losing effort.

Player Stats

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Nickeil Alexander-WalkerSF	16	2-6	2-4	0-0	2	0	1	1	0	3	-3	6
32Karl-Anthony TownsPF	17	4-9	1-3	5-5	3	2	2	1	2	3	+2	14
27Rudy GobertC	16	3-3	0-0	1-2	5	0	0	1	0	0	+16	7
5Anthony EdwardsSG	17	4-9	2-3	3-4	2	3	0	1	1	1	+3	13
10Mike ConleyPG	7	1-1	1-1	1-1	2	1	0	0	1	0	+5	4
1Kyle Anderson	17	1-4	0-1	0-0	0	2	0	1	1	0	+12	2
11Naz Reid	15	6-8	2-2	0-0	3	1	1	0	2	1	+9	14
18Shake Milton	15	2-3	0-0	0-0	1	3	0	1	1	1	+14	4
23Troy Brown Jr.	14	1-4	0-2	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	2	+11	2
6Jordan McLaughlin	12	1-3	1-3	0-0	2	4	1	0	1	1	-3	3
7Wendell Moore Jr.	17	2-7	1-2	1-2	2	1	1	1	1	2	0	6
55Luka Garza	8	3-7	1-3	0-0	5	1	0	0	0	1	-8	7
8Josh Minott	16	2-4	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	3	-6	4
37Matt Ryan	10	0-6	0-2	0-0	2	2	0	0	2	2	-6	0
3Trevor Keels	5	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-10	0
33Leonard Miller	13	4-8	2-3	0-0	1	1	2	1	4	3	-1	10
27Vit Krejci	7	1-1	1-1	1-2	2	1	0	0	0	0	-3	4
12Daishen Nix	5	0-2	0-1	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	0	+3	0
22Tyrese Martin	3	2-3	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	0	+5	4
TOTAL	-	39-9043.3%	14-3145.2%	12-1675.0%	46	25	9	8	18	23	-	104

MAVERICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8Josh GreenSF	22	2-6	2-3	0-1	3	0	1	0	2	1	+1	6
3Grant WilliamsPF	20	2-7	2-7	0-0	4	3	0	0	0	3	-3	6
2Dereck Lively IIC	22	1-2	0-0	0-0	4	0	1	3	3	3	-14	2
1Jaden HardySG	22	9-21	4-10	0-0	8	2	1	0	6	1	-13	22
77Luka DoncicPG	18	5-12	2-7	6-7	5	6	2	0	4	0	-1	18
10Tim Hardaway Jr.	17	3-8	2-6	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	8
20Richaun Holmes	7	0-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	2	-6	0
42Maxi Kleber	13	1-1	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	0	-11	2
18Olivier-Maxence Prosper	19	2-10	0-5	1-2	6	1	0	0	0	0	-4	5
0Dante Exum	19	2-3	0-0	1-1	2	5	0	0	3	1	-12	5
7Dwight Powell	7	0-0	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	2	+11	2
55Derrick Jones Jr.	10	1-3	0-1	1-1	1	0	1	1	0	0	-2	3
38Dexter Dennis	14	2-7	1-3	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	1	+4	5
Jordan Walker	7	2-3	1-2	1-2	1	2	0	0	1	1	+6	6
9A.J. Lawson	7	1-3	0-1	0-0	3	0	1	1	0	0	+3	2
36Greg Brown III	7	2-5	0-1	0-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	+3	4
11Joe Wieskamp	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0
14Mike Miles Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	35-9437.2%	14-4630.4%	12-1770.6%	51	19	8	6	20	15	-	96

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMINDAL

(11:58) Jump Ball D. Lively II vs. R. Gobert: Tip to L. Doncic
+3 (11:41) L. Doncic 3PT pullup (3 PTS) (G. Williams 1 AST)
03
(11:23) MISS N. Alexander-Walker 24' 3PT
(11:20) J. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:17) J. Green bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
+3 (11:05) K. Towns 3PT (3 PTS) (A. Edwards 1 AST)
33
(10:48) MISS G. Williams 3PT
(10:46) D. Lively II REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:32) DAL shot clock Team TURNOVER
+2 (10:15) K. Towns driving finger roll Layup (5 PTS) (M. Conley 1 AST)
53
(10:08) MISS G. Williams 3PT
(10:05) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(9:47) MISS A. Edwards 13' pullup Shot
(9:45) TEAM defensive REBOUND
+3 (9:31) G. Williams 3PT (3 PTS) (L. Doncic 1 AST)
56
(9:16) MISS N. Alexander-Walker driving Layup
(9:13) J. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:02) MISS L. Doncic 24' pullup 3PT
(8:59) A. Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:51) M. Conley step out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:40) MISS J. Green 7' pullup Shot
(8:37) D. Lively II REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(8:35) MISS J. Hardy 8' floating Shot
(8:32) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:23) MISS K. Towns driving Layup
(8:21) J. Hardy REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:18) MISS J. Hardy running Layup - blocked
(8:18) A. Edwards BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:15) N. Alexander-Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:12) M. Conley 24' 3PT running pullup (3 PTS) (A. Edwards 2 AST)
86
+2 (7:57) D. Lively II alley-oop DUNK (2 PTS) (L. Doncic 2 AST)
88
(7:40) MISS A. Edwards 17' Jump Shot
(7:34) L. Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:22) D. Lively II lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(7:22) K. Towns STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:16) R. Gobert running DUNK (2 PTS) (K. Towns 1 AST)
108
(6:55) N. Alexander-Walker shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Doncic 2 FT)
(6:55) DAL Timeout
+1 (6:55) L. Doncic Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
109
+1 (6:55) L. Doncic Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
1010
(6:45) D. Lively II defensive-3-second technical FOUL (1 Tech)
+1 (6:45) M. Conley technical Free Throw 1 of 1 (4 PTS)
1110
(6:41) MISS K. Towns 26' 3PT
(6:37) J. Hardy REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (6:16) J. Green 3PT (3 PTS) (L. Doncic 3 AST)
1113
(6:16) A. Edwards shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Green 1 FT)
(6:16) MISS J. Green Free Throw 1 of 1
(6:13) M. Conley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:58) K. Towns 7' turnaround Hook (7 PTS)
1313
(5:46) MISS L. Doncic 26' step back 3PT
(5:41) M. Conley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:28) A. Edwards 12' turnaround fadeaway bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1513
(5:13) MISS T. Hardaway Jr. 11' pullup bank Shot
(5:11) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (5:01) N. Alexander-Walker 3PT (3 PTS) (K. Towns 2 AST)
1813
(4:38) K. Towns personal FOUL (1 PF)
(4:27) MISS T. Hardaway Jr. 24' 3PT
(4:23) R. Holmes REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(4:20) MISS G. Williams 25' 3PT
(4:17) K. Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:12) J. Green shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Edwards 2 FT)
+1 (4:12) A. Edwards Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1913
(4:12) MISS A. Edwards Free Throw 2 of 2
(4:10) R. Holmes REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(4:03) A. Edwards kicked ball VIOLATION
(4:01) MISS T. Hardaway Jr. 26' 3PT
(3:57) M. Kleber REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:55) MISS L. Doncic 3PT
(3:53) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(3:53) K. Towns loose ball personal FOUL (2 PF)
(3:53) MIN Timeout
+2 (3:40) M. Kleber 9' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (L. Doncic 4 AST)
1915
(3:25) R. Holmes shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Edwards 2 FT)
+1 (3:25) A. Edwards Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
2015
+1 (3:25) A. Edwards Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
2115
(3:04) MISS J. Green 24' 3PT
(3:02) N. Alexander-Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:50) A. Edwards lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(2:50) L. Doncic STEAL (1 STL)
(2:41) N. Alexander-Walker personal FOUL (2 PF) (Doncic 2 FT)
(2:41) MISS L. Doncic Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:41) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (2:41) L. Doncic Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
2116
+2 (2:23) K. Anderson driving reverse Layup (2 PTS) (A. Edwards 3 AST)
2316
+2 (1:57) O. Prosper 9' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2318
+3 (1:34) A. Edwards 25' 3PT (8 PTS) (N. Reid 1 AST)
2618
+2 (1:23) L. Doncic driving floating bank Jump Shot (8 PTS)
2620
(1:04) R. Holmes shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Gobert 2 FT)
+1 (1:04) R. Gobert Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2720
(1:04) MISS R. Gobert Free Throw 2 of 2
(1:03) L. Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:50) L. Doncic bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:31) MISS N. Reid 7' turnaround Shot
(0:28) L. Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:25) MISS O. Prosper 3PT
(0:22) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (0:01) A. Edwards 10' turnaround fadeaway bank Jump Shot (10 PTS)
2920
(0:00) MISS L. Doncic 56' 3PT
(0:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

DAL

104Points96

39-90(43.3%)Field Goal(%)35-94(37.2%)

14-31(45.2%)3-Point(%)14-46(30.4%)

12-16(75.0%)Free Throw(%)12-17(70.6%)

46(13)Rebounds(Offensive)51(15)

25Assists19

9Steals8

8Blocks6

18Turnovers20

23Fouls15

44Pts In The Paint38

18Fast Break Pts17

19Pts Off Turnovers24

60Bench Pts42

19Largest Lead3

Game Details

Saturday, October 7, 2023 · 12:00 PM

American Airlines Center · Dallas, TX

attendance: 12,009 (60.0%)

tv: NBA TV