DALLAS — Naz Reid rating 19 of his season-high 27 factors within the first half, Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 factors and a season-high 17 rebounds, and the Minnesota Timberwolves shook off an early 15-point deficit to beat Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks 119-101 on Thursday evening.
The Wolves (18-5) took the lead for good halfway via the third interval and led by as many as 22. They prevented their first shedding streak of the season and matched Boston for the NBA’s greatest file.
Minnesota was coming off a 121-107 loss at New Orleans on Monday.
“They refocus fast,” Wolves coach Chris Finch stated. “They don’t really let one performance bleed into the next.”
Doncic had 39 factors and 13 rebounds for the Mavericks, who had received 4 in row. It was the ninth consecutive recreation with not less than 30 factors for Doncic, who entered second within the NBA in scoring at 32.0 factors.
Minnesota, which got here in permitting the second-fewest factors within the league at 105.9 per recreation, held Dallas to its third-lowest scoring recreation of the season and worst recreation taking pictures behind the arc (21.9% on 7 of 32).
PHOTOS: Naz Reid, Timberwolves shake off sluggish begin, beat Luka Doncic and Mavs 119-101
Anthony Edwards, the Wolves’ main scorer, returned to the lineup after lacking three of the earlier 5 video games with a proper hip pointer. Averaging 24.4 factors coming in, he scored 9.
Reid hit a career-best seven 3-pointers, tying a franchise file for a reserve. It was the third time this season somebody aside from Edwards or Towns led Minnesota in scoring.
“You love to see all the guys trying to get me the ball,” Reid stated. “I think with the firepower on this team, anybody can have a crazy night like that.”
The Mavericks performed their third consecutive recreation with out Kyrie Irving, who has a foot damage.
Dallas led 60-59 at halftime with Doncic scoring 26 factors on 9-of-15 taking pictures. The Mavericks shot 51.1% within the first half, hitting 6 of 18 3-pointers. In the second half, they shot 42.1%, making 1 of 14 behind the arc.
Doncic was 2 of seven on 3-pointers, and Tim Hardaway Jr. was 0 of seven.
“It’s just one of those nights,” Dallas coach Jason Kidd stated. “We got great looks. Minnesota’s the best team in the league. We thought we were playing well. Give them credit.”
Doncic was assessed a technical foul within the first half and stated he was instructed, “I can’t clap. I’m serious. It’s crazy, man.”
Doncic additionally had a first-half 3-pointer taken off the board at halftime when it was decided he was out of bounds.
“If the refs don’t call it, they can go back and check?” he stated. “That’s the first time I saw that.”
UP NEXT
Timberwolves: Host Indiana on Saturday.
Mavericks: At Portland on Saturday.
