National Basketball Association
Dallas 110, Minnesota 108
When: 8:30 PM ET, Monday, March 21, 2022
Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Officials:
#54 Ray Acosta, #11 Derrick Collins, #4 Sean Wright
Attendance:
20077
By Field Level Media
Dwight Powell scored 22 points and grabbed eight rebounds and the Dallas Mavericks held on for a 110-108 win over the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night.
Spencer Dinwiddie added 20 points while shooting 7 of 12 from the field for the Mavericks. Luka Doncic shot only 5 of 17 but posted a double-double with 15 points and 10 assists.
Karl-Anthony Towns, who was questionable to play because of a forearm injury, led Minnesota with 22 points and eight rebounds. Anthony Edwards had 19 points, D'Angelo Russell scored 18 and Taurean Prince chipped in 17 off the bench.
Dallas (44-28) snapped a two-game skid and moved 2 1/2 games in front of Minnesota (42-31) in the Western Conference standings as both teams look to secure a spot in the top six.
The Timberwolves trailed for the majority of the fourth quarter, but Patrick Beverley finally evened the score at 99-99 on a 3-pointer with 4:36 remaining. Beverley's basket capped a 7-0 run by Minnesota that included two free throws by Jaylen Nowell and a layup by Towns.
Thirty-five seconds later, Beverley assisted on a dunk by Malik Beasley that put the Timberwolves on top 101-100. That marked Minnesota's first lead since midway through the second quarter.
Dallas regained a 104-103 advantage on a basket by Doncic with 2:09 to play.
A 3-pointer by Dorian Finney-Smith increased Dallas' lead to 107-103 with 1:14 remaining.
The Timberwolves pulled within 107-105 on a dunk by Towns with one minute to go, but they quickly fell behind by five points on a 3-pointer by Reggie Bullock with 40.6 seconds left.
The Mavericks led 86-81 entering the fourth quarter.
A 30-foot, step-back jumper by Donic made it 82-70 in favor of Dallas with 2:51 remaining in the third quarter.
The Timberwolves finished the quarter on an 11-4 run to close the deficit to five points. Edwards drained a 3-pointer to start the run.
Dallas led 60-54 at the half.
A 3-pointer by Prince gave Minnesota a 36-34 lead with 7:51 to go before the break.
The Mavericks responded with a 9-0 run thanks to three free throws by Powell, a jump shot by Jalen Brunson, two free throws by Dinwiddie and a dunk by Powell.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Minnesota |
|
Dallas |
Karl-Anthony Towns 22 |
Scoring |
Dwight Powell 22 |
Patrick Beverley 4 |
Assists |
Luka Doncic 10 |
Karl-Anthony Towns 8 |
Rebounds |
Spencer Dinwiddie 8 |
Anthony Edwards 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Dwight Powell 6 |
Patrick Beverley 2 |
Steals |
Dwight Powell 2 |
Patrick Beverley 1 |
Blocks |
Josh Green 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Minnesota
|
108 |
39.6 |
13-36 |
23-29 |
21 |
50 |
3 |
9 |
9 |
Dallas
|
110 |
48.2 |
14-46 |
16-21 |
27 |
47 |
3 |
5 |
12 |
Upcoming Games
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Dallas will play their next game at home against Houston. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .568 after a win and .679 after a loss.
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Minnesota will play their next game at home against Phoenix. The Timberwolves have a W/L % of .643 after a win and .484 after a loss.