Minnesota Timberwolves 119, Dallas Mavericks 101 — Recap

December 14, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Minnesota Timberwolves 119, Dallas Mavericks 101. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 26-30 DAL; Q2 MIN 33-30 DAL; Q3 MIN 28-22 DAL; Q4 MIN 32-19 DAL.

Top performers (box score): Luka Doncic (DAL) 39 points, 6 rebounds, 13 assists, 2 threes on 15-of-27 shooting; Naz Reid (MIN) 27 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 7 threes on 8-of-14 shooting; Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN) 21 points, 17 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-14 shooting; Dereck Lively II (DAL) 15 points, 6 rebounds, null assists on 7-of-9 shooting; Dante Exum (DAL) 14 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 5-of-6 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DAL

Luka Doncic

39 PTS, 6 REB, 13 AST, 2 3PM · 15-27 FG

Scoring · MIN

Naz Reid

27 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 7 3PM · 8-14 FG

Scoring · MIN

Karl-Anthony Towns

21 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST, 1 3PM · 8-14 FG

Season highs

Naz Reid · Season-high 27 pointsKarl-Anthony Towns · Season-high 17 reboundsAnthony Edwards · Season-high 11 assistsNaz Reid · Season-high 7 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

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

🧮 How They Scored

MINDAL

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

57.2%Effective FG%50.6%

13.8%Turnover %14.3%

29.3%Offensive rebound %11.1%

0.301Free-throw rate0.220

Box Score

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Anthony Edwards G	35	9	2	11	2	—	5	3-19	0-3	3-6	+20
Naz Reid F-C	31	27	6	3	1	—	2	8-14	7-11	4-4	+16
Karl-Anthony Towns C	31	21	17	2	—	—	3	8-14	1-3	4-5	+11
Rudy Gobert C	30	8	12	5	3	1	2	3-4	—	2-6	+11
Mike Conley G	29	14	2	3	1	—	1	5-9	2-4	2-2	+7
Jaden McDaniels F	24	11	2	1	—	1	—	5-9	0-2	1-1	+7
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	20	13	1	1	—	1	1	5-6	3-4	—	+20
Kyle Anderson F	18	6	2	2	2	1	1	3-7	0-1	—	+4
Josh Minott F	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	1-1	—	1-1	-1
Wendell Moore Jr. G	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1
Jordan McLaughlin G	2	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1

Dallas Mavericks

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Luka Doncic F-G	39	39	6	13	2	—	8	15-27	2-7	7-7	-12
Grant Williams F	36	5	3	1	1	—	1	2-11	1-7	—	-14
Dereck Lively II C	32	15	6	—	1	2	2	7-9	—	1-2	-12
Tim Hardaway Jr. G	32	10	4	—	—	—	2	4-15	0-7	2-3	-30
Derrick Jones Jr. F-G	30	3	4	—	2	—	—	1-8	1-6	—	-25
Dante Exum G	28	14	4	4	—	—	2	5-6	2-3	2-2	+7
Jaden Hardy G	13	5	2	1	—	—	—	2-4	1-2	—	-1
Dwight Powell F-C	7	4	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	4-4	+4
Olivier-Maxence Prosper F	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	1-1	—	—	+1
AJ Lawson G	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	1-1	—	—	+1

🔬 Advanced Stats

Minnesota TimberwolvesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Naz Reid	Bench	31	27	85.7	23.1	+25.6	24.9
Karl-Anthony Towns	Bench	31	21	64.8	24.1	+15.0	21.6
Mike Conley	Bench	29	14	70.9	15.7	+7.8	10.1
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	20	13	108.3	13.2	+41.2	18.3
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	24	11	58.3	15.8	+14.0	6.6
Anthony Edwards	Bench	35	9	20.8	29.2	+24.8	-1.9
Rudy Gobert	Bench	30	8	60.2	12.9	+21.1	12.4
Kyle Anderson	Bench	18	6	42.9	17.4	+10.5	9.0
Josh Minott	Bench	2	3	104.2	25.0	-25.0	27.3
Jordan McLaughlin	Bench	2	—	0.0	0.0	-25.0	9.1
Wendell Moore Jr.	Bench	2	—	0.0	0.0	-25.0	-9.1

Dallas MavericksTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Luka Doncic	Bench	39	39	64.8	42.0	-16.3	24.2
Dereck Lively II	Bench	32	15	75.9	16.4	-16.1	9.7
Dante Exum	Bench	28	14	101.7	14.5	+13.3	15.8
Tim Hardaway Jr.	Bench	32	10	30.6	24.3	-44.1	-1.8
Grant Williams	Bench	36	5	22.7	15.0	-15.9	-2.4
Jaden Hardy	Bench	13	5	62.5	14.3	-9.1	10.3
Dwight Powell	Bench	7	4	113.6	11.8	+25.0	34.1
Derrick Jones Jr.	Bench	30	3	18.8	11.8	-33.4	-0.8
AJ Lawson	Bench	2	2	100.0	25.0	+25.0	18.2
Olivier-Maxence Prosper	Bench	3	2	100.0	12.5	0.0	12.5