Timberwolves 105-99 Mavericks (Dec 25, 2024) Box Score

Minnesota Timberwolves

15-14, 7-8 away

105

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	26	31	33	15	105
DAL	24	16	28	31	99

Dallas Mavericks

19-11, 10-5 home

Minnesota Timberwolves

starters
Julius RandleJ. Randle#30
Jaden McDanielsJ. McDaniels#3
Rudy GobertR. Gobert#27
Mike ConleyM. Conley#10
Anthony EdwardsA. Edwards#5
bench
Josh MinottJ. Minott#8
Naz ReidN. Reid#11
Donte DiVincenzoD. DiVincenzo#0
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerN. Alexander-Walker#9
Leonard MillerL. Miller#33
Jesse EdwardsJ. Edwards#14
PJ DozierP. Dozier#35
Jaylen ClarkJ. Clark#22
Terrence Shannon Jr.T. Shannon Jr.#00
Rob DillinghamR. Dillingham#4
team

MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
34	6-13	3-5	8-10	2	8	10	8	0	0	3	2	+5	23
35	2-7	1-2	0-0	3	3	6	2	2	1	0	3	+4	5
39	6-7	0-0	2-2	2	8	10	0	1	2	1	3	+8	14
26	4-9	1-5	1-1	0	2	2	3	1	0	0	2	+1	10
39	11-24	4-7	0-0	1	7	8	5	2	1	4	0	+8	26
MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
5	1-3	0-2	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	+6	2
22	3-6	0-0	0-0	0	2	2	2	1	0	1	1	-3	6
25	4-10	3-7	0-0	0	3	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	11
15	3-7	2-4	0-0	0	3	3	2	1	0	0	2	+1	8
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
	40-86	14-32	11-13	8	38	46	23	8	5	10	14		105
	46.5%	43.8%	84.6%

Dallas Mavericks

starters
P.J. WashingtonP.J. Washington#25
Dereck Lively IID. Lively II#2
Kyrie IrvingK. Irving#11
Luka DoncicL. Doncic#77
Klay ThompsonK. Thompson#31
bench
Maxi KleberM. Kleber#42
Naji MarshallN. Marshall#13
Daniel GaffordD. Gafford#21
Spencer DinwiddieS. Dinwiddie#26
Quentin GrimesQ. Grimes#5
Markieff MorrisM. Morris#88
Olivier-Maxence ProsperO. Prosper#8
Dwight PowellD. Powell#7
Jazian GortmanJ. Gortman#00
Jaden HardyJ. Hardy#1
team

MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
40	3-8	1-4	0-0	2	5	7	2	1	1	1	1	-3	7
30	3-7	0-0	0-0	4	6	10	3	1	2	2	3	+6	6
37	14-27	5-14	6-6	1	4	5	2	0	1	2	1	-4	39
16	5-9	3-5	1-1	1	4	5	2	1	0	3	1	-6	14
29	4-12	4-10	0-0	0	4	4	1	2	2	2	0	+2	12
MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23	2-3	1-1	0-0	0	2	2	1	0	0	1	3	+10	5
14	1-3	0-0	2-2	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	-7	4
13	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	-9	0
14	0-7	0-4	2-2	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	-9	2
24	4-9	2-5	0-0	3	4	7	2	0	1	0	1	-10	10
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
	36-87	16-43	11-11	11	32	43	15	6	8	12	13		99
	41.4%	37.2%	100.0%

+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court

2:05

Mavericks' fourth-quarter comeback falls short as Timberwolves hold on

2:05

Anthony Edwards fired up after clutch bucket

0:35

Klay passes Reggie Miller in all time 3-pointers list

0:19

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Mavericks
120
Timberwolves
114

Game 1

10/29

Timberwolves
105
Mavericks
99

Game 2

12/25

Timberwolves
115
Mavericks
114

Game 3

1/22

American Airlines Center

2:30 PM, December 25, 2024Coverage: ABC/ESPN+/ESPN

Dallas, TX

Line: DAL -5.5

Over/Under: 222.5

Attendance: 20,341

Referees:
Kevin Cutler
David Guthrie
Natalie Sago

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	68	14	.829	-	W4
Denver	50	32	.610	18	W3
Minnesota	49	33	.598	19	W3
Portland	36	46	.439	32	W1
Utah	17	65	.207	51	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	52	30	.634	-	L3
Memphis	48	34	.585	4	W1
Dallas	39	43	.476	13	L1
San Antonio	34	48	.415	18	W1
New Orleans	21	61	.256	31	L7

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