Minnesota Timberwolves 105, Dallas Mavericks 99 — Recap

December 25, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Minnesota Timberwolves 105, Dallas Mavericks 99. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 26-24 DAL; Q2 MIN 31-16 DAL; Q3 MIN 33-28 DAL; Q4 MIN 15-31 DAL.

Top performers (box score): Kyrie Irving (DAL) 39 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 threes on 14-of-27 shooting; Anthony Edwards (MIN) 26 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 threes on 11-of-24 shooting; Julius Randle (MIN) 23 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 threes on 6-of-13 shooting; Rudy Gobert (MIN) 14 points, 10 rebounds, null assists on 6-of-7 shooting; Luka Doncic (DAL) 14 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 5-of-9 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DAL

Kyrie Irving

39 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 5 3PM · 14-27 FG

Scoring · MIN

Anthony Edwards

26 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 4 3PM · 11-24 FG

Scoring · MIN

Julius Randle

23 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST, 3 3PM · 6-13 FG

Season highs

Julius Randle · Season-high 8 assists

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	31	33	15		105
DAL	24	16	28	31		99

🧮 How They Scored

MINDAL

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

54.7%Effective FG%55.0%

9.8%Turnover %12.5%

20.5%Offensive rebound %22.4%

0.151Free-throw rate0.113

Box Score

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Anthony Edwards G	39	26	8	5	2	1	4	11-24	4-7	—	+8
Rudy Gobert C	39	14	10	—	1	2	1	6-7	—	2-2	+8
Jaden McDaniels F	35	5	6	2	2	1	—	2-7	1-2	—	+4
Julius Randle F	34	23	10	8	—	—	3	6-13	3-5	8-10	+5
Mike Conley G	26	10	2	3	1	—	—	4-9	1-5	1-1	+1
Donte DiVincenzo G	25	11	3	1	—	—	1	4-10	3-7	—	—
Naz Reid F-C	22	6	2	2	1	—	1	3-6	—	—	-3
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	15	8	3	2	1	—	—	3-7	2-4	—	+1
Josh Minott F	5	2	2	—	—	1	—	1-3	0-2	—	+6

Dallas Mavericks

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
P.J. Washington F	40	7	7	2	1	1	1	3-8	1-4	—	-3
Kyrie Irving G	37	39	5	2	—	1	2	14-27	5-14	6-6	-4
Dereck Lively II C	30	6	10	3	1	2	2	3-7	—	—	+6
Klay Thompson G	29	12	4	1	2	2	2	4-12	4-10	—	+2
Quentin Grimes G	24	10	7	2	—	1	—	4-9	2-5	—	-10
Maxi Kleber F	23	5	2	1	—	—	1	2-3	1-1	—	+10
Luka Doncic F-G	16	14	5	2	1	—	3	5-9	3-5	1-1	-6
Naji Marshall F	14	4	2	—	—	—	1	1-3	—	2-2	-7
Daniel Gafford F	13	—	—	—	—	1	—	0-2	—	—	-9

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Anthony Edwards	Bench	39	26	54.2	32.2	+7.8	15.5
Julius Randle	Bench	34	23	66.1	27.3	+10.6	19.0
Rudy Gobert	Bench	39	14	88.8	10.8	+7.9	12.4
Donte DiVincenzo	Bench	25	11	55.0	19.3	-5.9	8.0
Mike Conley	Bench	26	10	53.0	16.1	+4.5	7.8
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	15	8	57.1	20.0	+3.1	13.6
Naz Reid	Bench	22	6	50.0	14.6	-7.0	6.7
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	35	5	35.7	9.2	+4.4	4.3
Josh Minott	Bench	5	2	33.3	21.4	+35.0	10.6
Leonard Miller	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jaylen Clark	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rob Dillingham	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Terrence Shannon Jr.	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Kyrie Irving	Bench	37	39	65.8	37.5	-4.0	20.1
Luka Doncic	Bench	16	14	74.2	34.3	-11.8	18.8
Klay Thompson	Bench	29	12	50.0	22.2	+7.6	8.5
Quentin Grimes	Bench	24	10	55.6	16.7	-14.4	13.2
P.J. Washington	Bench	40	7	43.8	10.5	-2.4	5.7
Dereck Lively II	Bench	30	6	42.9	14.3	+14.0	8.7
Maxi Kleber	Bench	23	5	83.3	7.7	+25.9	3.7
Naji Marshall	Bench	14	4	51.5	17.9	-22.3	3.0
Dwight Powell	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Daniel Gafford	Bench	13	—	0.0	7.4	-37.5	-6.0
Jaden Hardy	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Olivier-Maxence Prosper	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0