Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Dallas Mavericks

Dec 14, 2023

FINAL

18-5MinnesotaT-wolves

119

15-9DallasMavericks

101

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	26	33	28	32	119
DAL	30	30	22	19	101

Game Recap

The Timberwolves defeated the Mavericks, 119-101. Naz Reid led Minnesota with 27 points (career-high seven 3PT FG) and six rebounds as Karl-Anthony Towns (21 points, 17 rebounds) and Anthony Edwards (nine points, 11 assists) totaled 30 points as Minnesota outscored Dallas 60-41 in the second half. Luka Doncic led Dallas with 39 points, 13 assists, and six rebounds. Minnesotas win snaps a 4-game win streak for Dallas as they improve to 18-5 while the Mavericks move to 15-9.

Player Stats

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3Jaden McDanielsSF	23	5-9	0-2	1-1	2	1	0	1	0	3	+7	11
32Karl-Anthony TownsPF	31	8-14	1-3	4-5	17	2	0	0	3	1	+11	21
27Rudy GobertC	29	3-4	0-0	2-6	12	5	3	1	2	4	+11	8
5Anthony EdwardsSG	34	3-19	0-3	3-6	2	11	2	0	5	2	+20	9
10Mike ConleyPG	29	5-9	2-4	2-2	2	3	1	0	1	2	+7	14
9Nickeil Alexander-Walker	20	5-6	3-4	0-0	1	1	0	1	1	2	+20	13
11Naz Reid	31	8-14	7-11	4-4	6	3	1	0	2	2	+16	27
1Kyle Anderson	18	3-7	0-1	0-0	2	2	2	1	1	2	+4	6
23Troy Brown Jr.	14	2-4	1-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	-2	5
6Jordan McLaughlin	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	-1	0
8Josh Minott	1	1-1	0-0	1-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	3
18Shake Milton	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	2
7Wendell Moore Jr.	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-1	0

TOTAL	-	44-8850.0%	14-3145.2%	17-2568.0%	45	30	9	4	15	19	-	119

MAVERICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
55Derrick Jones Jr.SF	30	1-8	1-6	0-0	4	0	2	0	0	3	-25	3
3Grant WilliamsPF	36	2-11	1-7	0-0	3	1	1	0	1	3	-14	5
2Dereck Lively IIC	31	7-9	0-0	1-2	6	0	1	2	2	3	-12	15
0Dante ExumSG	28	5-6	2-3	2-2	4	4	0	0	2	2	+7	14
77Luka DoncicPG	39	15-27	2-7	7-7	6	13	2	0	8	2	-12	39
10Tim Hardaway Jr.	31	4-15	0-7	2-3	4	0	0	0	2	2	-30	10
88Markieff Morris	13	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	3	-6	2
20Richaun Holmes	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-4	0
18Olivier-Maxence Prosper	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	2
1Jaden Hardy	12	2-4	1-2	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	-1	5
7Dwight Powell	7	0-0	0-0	4-4	4	0	0	0	0	1	+4	4
36Greg Brown III	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	+1	0
9A.J. Lawson	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	2
38Dexter Dennis	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	39-8347.0%	7-3221.9%	16-1888.9%	34	21	6	2	15	19	-	101

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMINDAL

(11:57) Jump Ball Lively II vs. Gobert: Tip to Exum
(11:37) MISS Jones Jr. 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(11:33) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:11) Edwards Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:11) Williams STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (10:50) Williams 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Doncic 1 AST)
03
+2 (10:39) Conley Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
23
+2 (10:28) Doncic 6' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
25
(10:28) McDaniels S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Schwab)
+1 (10:28) Doncic Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
26
(10:17) Towns Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(10:17) Lively II STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:11) Lively II 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Doncic 2 AST)
28
(9:59) MISS Towns 6' Driving Layup
(9:59) Lively II BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:58) MAVERICKS Rebound
+2 (9:48) Doncic 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (5 PTS)
210
(9:36) MISS Edwards 18' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:34) Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:33) MISS McDaniels 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:32) Timberwolves Rebound
(9:27) MISS Edwards 18' Step Back Jump Shot
(9:25) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:14) Doncic 28' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (8 PTS)
213
(9:12) Timberwolves Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(8:54) MISS McDaniels 5' Driving Layup
(8:52) Lively II REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:46) Doncic 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (11 PTS)
216
(8:46) McDaniels S.FOUL (P2.T2) (B.Schwab)
+1 (8:46) Doncic Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)
217
+2 (8:32) Edwards 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Conley 1 AST)
417
(8:19) MISS Doncic 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:15) Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(8:06) MISS Edwards 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(8:02) Jones Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:54) Doncic 12' Step Back Jump Shot (14 PTS)
419
+2 (7:41) Conley 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Gobert 1 AST)
619
(7:18) MISS Williams 3PT Jump Shot
(7:14) Conley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:01) Towns 18' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS) (Conley 2 AST)
819
(6:48) MISS Doncic 10' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(6:46) Doncic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:39) MISS Jones Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:36) Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (6:27) Edwards 5' Turnaround Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1019
(6:27) Jones Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Schwab)
(6:27) MISS Edwards Free Throw 1 of 1
(6:25) Lively II REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:13) MISS Williams 3PT Jump Shot
(6:09) Lively II REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(6:06) MISS Lively II 4' Turnaround Hook Shot
(6:04) Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+3 (5:54) Alexander-Walker 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Edwards 1 AST)
1319
(5:53) MAVERICKS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(5:40) MISS Williams 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:36) Conley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:31) MISS Reid 3PT Running Jump Shot
(5:28) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:28) Williams S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Goble)
(5:28) MISS Towns Free Throw 1 of 2
(5:28) Timberwolves Rebound
+1 (5:28) Towns Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
1419
(5:17) Doncic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(5:17) Reid STEAL (1 STL)
(5:11) Edwards Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T3)
(5:11) Jones Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(5:07) MISS Hardaway Jr. 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(5:05) Timberwolves Rebound
(4:49) MISS Edwards 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:45) Hardaway Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:34) Lively II 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Doncic 3 AST)
1421
(4:24) Towns OFF.Foul (P1) (C.Blair)
(4:24) Towns Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T4)
(4:08) MISS Williams 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:04) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(3:49) MISS Edwards 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:47) Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:39) MISS Doncic 12' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:39) Alexander-Walker BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:38) MAVERICKS Rebound
(3:38) Doncic T.FOUL (P0.T2) (J.Goble)
+1 (3:38) Towns Free Throw Technical (4 PTS)
1521
+3 (3:30) Jones Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Doncic 4 AST)
1524
+3 (3:11) Reid 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Edwards 2 AST)
1824
+2 (2:51) Doncic 8' Floating Jump Shot (16 PTS)
1826
(2:39) Morris P.FOUL (P1.T3) (C.Blair)
+3 (2:29) Reid 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Alexander-Walker 1 AST)
2126
(2:13) Doncic Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P2.T2)
(2:00) Edwards OFF.Foul (P1) (J.Goble)
(2:00) Edwards Offensive Foul Turnover (P3.T5)
(1:49) MISS Doncic 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(1:49) Anderson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:45) Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:40) MISS Edwards 2' Driving Layup
(1:40) Timberwolves Rebound
(1:40) Hardaway Jr. L.B.FOUL (P1.T4) (B.Schwab)
+2 (1:35) Gobert 1' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Anderson 1 AST)
2326
+2 (1:22) Exum 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
2328
(1:08) Jones Jr. S.FOUL (P2.PN) (C.Blair)
(1:08) MISS Gobert Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:08) Timberwolves Rebound
+1 (1:08) Gobert Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
2428
(0:59) Hardaway Jr. Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(0:59) Anderson STEAL (1 STL)
(0:57) Anderson Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T6)
+2 (0:48) Hardaway Jr. 15' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Exum 1 AST)
2430
+2 (0:31) Anderson 7' Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Edwards 3 AST)
2630
(0:31) Timberwolves Violation: Delay of game Violation
(0:11) MISS Hardaway Jr. 5' Driving Layup
(0:07) Anderson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:02) MISS Brown Jr. 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) Exum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

DAL

119Points101

44-88(50.0%)Field Goal(%)39-83(47.0%)

14-31(45.2%)3-Point(%)7-32(21.9%)

17-25(68.0%)Free Throw(%)16-18(88.9%)

45(12)Rebounds(Offensive)34(4)

30Assists21

9Steals6

4Blocks2

15Turnovers15

19Fouls19

54Pts In The Paint58

14Fast Break Pts14

16Pts Off Turnovers15

56Bench Pts25

22Largest Lead15

Game Details

Thursday, December 14, 2023 · 8:30 PM

American Airlines Center · Dallas, TX

attendance: 20,177 (100.9%)