Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Dallas Mavericks

Dec 15, 2001

FINAL

50-32MinnesotaT-wolves

117

57-25DallasMavericks

125

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	27	33	22	35	117
DAL	25	32	33	35	125

Player Stats

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
21Kevin GarnettSF	40	8-13	0-1	7-8	5	5	0	2	2	3	-5	23
32Joe SmithPF	34	6-10	0-0	3-4	13	1	2	1	1	2	-3	15
8Rasho NesterovicC	21	6-11	0-0	0-0	6	1	0	1	2	3	-1	12
7Terrell BrandonSG	33	4-16	0-0	0-0	5	8	2	0	1	4	-3	8
10Wally SzczerbiakPG	44	10-15	2-4	5-7	5	5	1	0	1	5	-9	27
4Chauncey Billups	14	2-5	1-2	1-1	1	6	0	0	1	4	-5	6
20Gary Trent	25	6-11	0-0	1-1	5	1	0	0	1	2	-9	13
42Sam Mitchell	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-2	2
44Anthony Peeler	21	5-9	1-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	3	-3	11
William Avery	— did not play —												— did not play —
Dean Garrett	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Loren Woods	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	48-9152.7%	4-944.4%	17-2181.0%	41	28	5	4	10	26	-	117

MAVERICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
5Juwan HowardSF	42	6-10	0-0	7-8	6	0	0	0	4	3	+11	19
41Dirk NowitzkiPF	43	7-15	2-4	5-7	15	6	1	0	1	2	+10	21
42Evan EschmeyerC	19	0-4	0-0	2-2	4	1	0	0	1	3	+8	2
4Michael FinleySG	46	10-18	3-5	7-8	2	6	0	0	2	1	+8	30
13Steve NashPG	38	9-17	3-7	4-4	5	7	0	0	4	2	+3	25
14Eduardo Najera	15	3-4	0-0	4-4	4	1	1	1	0	4	0	10
10Tim Hardaway	21	6-10	3-5	1-2	2	6	0	0	0	3	+8	16
7Adrian Griffin	12	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	1	2	1	0	2	-8	2
44Shawn Bradley	— did not play —												— did not play —
1Donnell Harvey	— did not play —												— did not play —
6Danny Manning	— did not play —												— did not play —
16Wang Zhi-zhi	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-8052.5%	11-2152.4%	30-3585.7%	40	28	4	2	12	20	-	125

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMINDAL

(12:00) Jump Ball Howard vs. Garnett: Tip to Eschmeyer
(11:49) Eschmeyer OFF.Foul (P1)
(11:49) Eschmeyer Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (11:35) Garnett 12' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Szczerbiak 1 AST)
20
(11:17) MISS Finley 23' Jump Shot
(11:13) Nesterovic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:08) MISS Szczerbiak 3PT Jump Shot
(11:05) Nowitzki REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:02) MISS Howard Slam Dunk
(11:02) Garnett BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:00) MAVERICKS Rebound
(10:54) MISS Nash 13' Jump Shot
(10:52) Szczerbiak REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:34) Nesterovic 4' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Garnett 1 AST)
40
(10:20) Nash Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(10:04) MISS Brandon 19' Jump Shot
(10:02) Smith REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:02) Smith OFF.Foul (P1)
(10:02) Smith Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:55) MISS Eschmeyer Layup
(9:54) Nesterovic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (9:45) Smith Slam Dunk (2 PTS)
60
+3 (9:31) Nash 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Finley 1 AST)
63
(9:18) MISS Garnett 12' Turnaround Jump Shot
(9:18) Nesterovic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(9:18) Eschmeyer L.B.FOUL (P2.T1)
+2 (9:11) Nesterovic 7' Turnaround Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Szczerbiak 2 AST)
83
(8:56) MISS Finley Driving Layup
(8:54) Eschmeyer REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:53) Nesterovic S.FOUL (P1.T1)
+1 (8:53) Eschmeyer Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
84
+1 (8:53) Eschmeyer Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
85
(8:42) Szczerbiak 3 Second Violation Turnover (P1.T2)
+3 (8:32) Nash 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS)
88
(8:22) Garnett Traveling Turnover (P1.T3)
+2 (7:59) Finley 16' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
810
(7:52) MISS Brandon 19' Jump Shot
(7:49) Howard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:43) MISS Finley Driving Layup
(7:42) Nesterovic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (7:29) Szczerbiak 20' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Brandon 1 AST)
1010
(7:14) Brandon P.FOUL (P1.T2)
+2 (7:07) Howard Slam Dunk (2 PTS)
1012
(6:50) MISS Brandon 14' Jump Shot
(6:47) Eschmeyer REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:34) MISS Nash 6' Running Jump Shot
(6:31) Eschmeyer REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(6:30) MISS Eschmeyer Layup
(6:30) Nesterovic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:28) Howard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:16) MISS Finley 20' Jump Shot
(6:14) Garnett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (6:09) Szczerbiak 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Brandon 2 AST)
1312
(5:53) Howard Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(5:53) Smith STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:37) Szczerbiak 16' Jump Shot (7 PTS)
1512
(5:28) MAVERICKS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(5:27) MISS Eschmeyer Layup
(5:27) Smith BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:25) Smith REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:10) MISS Nesterovic 18' Jump Shot
(5:08) Nowitzki REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:58) Howard OFF.Foul (P1)
(4:58) Howard Foul Turnover (P2.T4)
(4:47) MISS Nesterovic 10' Jump Shot
(4:44) Nowitzki REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:26) Nowitzki OFF.Foul (P1)
(4:26) Nowitzki Foul Turnover (P1.T5)
(4:15) Eschmeyer S.FOUL (P3.T2)
+1 (4:15) Garnett Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1612
+1 (4:15) Garnett Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1712
+3 (4:02) Nowitzki 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Finley 2 AST)
1715
(3:47) MISS Garnett 11' Jump Shot
(3:45) Nowitzki REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (3:38) Nowitzki Driving Layup (5 PTS)
1717
(3:31) MISS Brandon 15' Jump Shot
(3:29) Nash REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:19) MISS Nash 23' Jump Shot
(3:16) Smith REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (3:03) Brandon Driving Layup (2 PTS)
1917
(2:49) MISS Nash 3PT Jump Shot
(2:45) Brandon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:38) MISS Nesterovic 8' Jump Shot
(2:35) Nash REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:29) Nesterovic S.FOUL (P2.T3)
(2:29) Timberwolves Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (2:29) Finley Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1918
+1 (2:29) Finley Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1919
+2 (2:12) Trent Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Garnett 2 AST)
2119
+2 (1:56) Nowitzki 21' Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Najera 1 AST)
2121
+2 (1:40) Garnett 10' Turnaround Jump Shot (6 PTS)
2321
(1:28) MISS Howard 9' Jump Shot
(1:24) Trent REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:08) Howard P.FOUL (P2.T3)
(1:05) Billups Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(1:05) Najera STEAL (1 STL)
(1:03) Billups S.FOUL (P1.T4)
+1 (1:03) Najera Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2322
+1 (1:03) Najera Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2323
+2 (0:43) Garnett Layup (8 PTS) (Billups 1 AST)
2523
(0:33) MISS Nowitzki 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:30) Najera REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (0:30) Najera Layup (4 PTS)
2525
+2 (0:18) Trent Layup (4 PTS) (Billups 2 AST)
2725
(0:00) MISS Nowitzki 19' Jump Shot
(0:00) Smith REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

DAL

117Points125

48-91(52.7%)Field Goal(%)42-80(52.5%)

4-9(44.4%)3-Point(%)11-21(52.4%)

17-21(81.0%)Free Throw(%)30-35(85.7%)

41(13)Rebounds(Offensive)40(9)

28Assists28

5Steals4

4Blocks2

10Turnovers12

26Fouls20

62Pts In The Paint44

14Fast Break Pts27

10Pts Off Turnovers18

117Bench Pts125

7Largest Lead13

Game Details

Saturday, December 15, 2001 · 8:30 PM

American Airlines Center · Dallas, TX

attendance: 19,485 (97.4%)