Minnesota Timberwolves @ Dallas Mavericks
- Klay Thompson misses 22-foot jumper
- Dereck Lively II makes 4-foot alley oop dunk shot (Luka Doncic assists)
- Luka Doncic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dereck Lively II assists)
- Luka Doncic misses running pullup jump shot
- Kyrie Irving misses driving floating jump shot
- Klay Thompson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Luka Doncic makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot
- Luka Doncic makes 15-foot step back jumpshot
- Kyrie Irving misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Kyrie Irving makes 8-foot two point shot
- Kyrie Irving makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Luka Doncic misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Kyrie Irving misses running pullup jump shot
- Luka Doncic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Quentin Grimes assists)
- Quentin Grimes misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Edwards blocks Daniel Gafford 's 5-foot layup
- Spencer Dinwiddie misses 2-foot two point shot
- Quentin Grimes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)
- Kyrie Irving makes driving layup
- Kyrie Irving misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Spencer Dinwiddie misses driving floating jump shot
- Dereck Lively II misses tip shot
- Josh Minott blocks Dereck Lively II 's 6-foot layup
- Klay Thompson makes 23-foot three pointer (Luka Doncic assists)
- Klay Thompson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Maxi Kleber assists)
- Klay Thompson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Luka Doncic misses tip shot
- Klay Thompson misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Luka Doncic makes 11-foot two point shot
- P.J. Washington misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Luka Doncic misses 16-foot two point shot
- Kyrie Irving makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot
- Kyrie Irving makes 25-foot three pointer (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)
- Daniel Gafford misses driving layup
- Quentin Grimes misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Spencer Dinwiddie misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kyrie Irving misses 17-foot two point shot
- Kyrie Irving misses 24-foot three point shot
- Kyrie Irving misses driving floating jump shot
- Rudy Gobert blocks Kyrie Irving 's 21-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Dereck Lively II misses 8-foot two point shot
- Spencer Dinwiddie misses running pullup jump shot
- Spencer Dinwiddie misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Klay Thompson misses 14-foot step back jumpshot
- Kyrie Irving misses driving floating jump shot
- Dereck Lively II makes tip shot
- Quentin Grimes makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
- Kyrie Irving makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
- Kyrie Irving makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
- P.J. Washington misses driving floating jump shot
- P.J. Washington makes two point shot
- Klay Thompson misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Kyrie Irving makes 24-foot three pointer
- Kyrie Irving makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Quentin Grimes assists)
- Naji Marshall makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot
- Quentin Grimes misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Naji Marshall misses driving floating jump shot
- Spencer Dinwiddie misses 25-foot three point shot
- P.J. Washington misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Spencer Dinwiddie misses two point shot
- Naji Marshall misses driving floating jump shot
- Quentin Grimes makes driving layup
- Quentin Grimes makes layup (P.J. Washington assists)
- Maxi Kleber makes 22-foot pullup jump shot (P.J. Washington assists)
- Kyrie Irving makes two point shot
- Kyrie Irving makes two point shot
- Jaden McDaniels blocks Kyrie Irving 's 27-foot running pullup jump shot
- P.J. Washington makes two point shot
- Dereck Lively II makes dunk
- Klay Thompson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dereck Lively II assists)
- P.J. Washington misses 10-foot two point shot
- Maxi Kleber makes 25-foot three point jumper (Klay Thompson assists)
- Rudy Gobert blocks Dereck Lively II 's 1-foot layup
- Kyrie Irving makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
- Kyrie Irving misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kyrie Irving makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
- Kyrie Irving misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Kyrie Irving makes 8-foot two point shot
- Klay Thompson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- P.J. Washington makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
- P.J. Washington misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Klay Thompson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dereck Lively II assists)
- Kyrie Irving misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Klay Thompson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Quentin Grimes misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Quentin Grimes misses 9-foot jumper
- Maxi Kleber misses 21-foot two point shot
- Rudy Gobert makes 1-foot dunk (Anthony Edwards assists)
- Julius Randle misses 12-foot two point shot
- Mike Conley misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jaden McDaniels misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Edwards makes 26-foot three pointer (Julius Randle assists)
- Jaden McDaniels misses two point shot
- Jaden McDaniels misses tip shot
- Klay Thompson blocks Jaden McDaniels's two point shot
- Julius Randle makes 22-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
- Jaden McDaniels makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists)
- Anthony Edwards makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Jaden McDaniels assists)
- Anthony Edwards makes driving layup
- Anthony Edwards misses 12-foot step back jumpshot
- Anthony Edwards misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
- Rudy Gobert makes dunk (Anthony Edwards assists)
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Kyrie Irving blocks Naz Reid 's 2-foot two point shot
- Naz Reid misses 6-foot two point shot
- Anthony Edwards misses 23-foot pullup jump shot
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses running pullup jump shot
- Josh Minott misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Julius Randle makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
- Naz Reid makes driving layup (Julius Randle assists)
- Josh Minott makes 2-foot two point shot (Julius Randle assists)
- Julius Randle misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
- Donte DiVincenzo makes 28-foot three point jumper (Julius Randle assists)
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot (Julius Randle assists)
- Donte DiVincenzo misses 24-foot three point shot
- Josh Minott misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Naz Reid makes driving layup
- Donte DiVincenzo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Naz Reid assists)
- Donte DiVincenzo makes 22-foot three point jumper (Naz Reid assists)
- Anthony Edwards makes 25-foot three pointer
- Anthony Edwards makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot
- Julius Randle misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Mike Conley misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Rudy Gobert misses 4-foot two point shot
- Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Mike Conley misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Mike Conley makes 23-foot three point jumper (Julius Randle assists)
- Rudy Gobert makes dunk (Jaden McDaniels assists)
- Rudy Gobert makes layup (Julius Randle assists)
- Rudy Gobert makes alley oop dunk shot (Mike Conley assists)
- Julius Randle misses 7-foot pullup jump shot
- Mike Conley makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot
- Julius Randle makes 11-foot two point shot
- Julius Randle makes 9-foot two point shot
- Mike Conley makes 3-foot two point shot
- Anthony Edwards makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot
- Rudy Gobert makes dunk (Julius Randle assists)
- Jaden McDaniels makes 22-foot three point jumper (Mike Conley assists)
- Anthony Edwards makes 27-foot three pointer
- Julius Randle makes 24-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
- Daniel Gafford blocks Julius Randle 's 8-foot two point shot
- Anthony Edwards misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
- Anthony Edwards misses 8-foot pullup jump shot
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 24-foot three pointer (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
- Donte DiVincenzo makes 1-foot two point shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
- Anthony Edwards makes driving layup
- Anthony Edwards misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes two point shot
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Edwards misses 22-foot pullup jump shot
- Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Julius Randle misses 10-foot two point shot
- Donte DiVincenzo misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Dereck Lively II blocks Donte DiVincenzo 's 1-foot driving layup
- Naz Reid misses driving layup
- Naz Reid makes 4-foot two point shot (Mike Conley assists)
- Mike Conley makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
- P.J. Washington blocks Anthony Edwards 's 3-foot driving layup
- Donte DiVincenzo misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Edwards makes driving layup
- Jaden McDaniels misses driving layup
- Dereck Lively II blocks Donte DiVincenzo 's 7-foot driving layup
- Anthony Edwards misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Quentin Grimes blocks Julius Randle 's 5-foot hook shot
- Donte DiVincenzo misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Edwards misses 22-foot pullup jump shot
- Klay Thompson blocks Anthony Edwards 's 14-foot pullup jump shot
- Julius Randle makes 5-foot two point shot
- Mike Conley misses 6-foot two point shot
- Mike Conley misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Edwards makes 11-foot two point shot
- Anthony Edwards makes 2-foot two point shot
TIMBERWOLVES
MAVERICKS
| TIME | PLAY | MIN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Rudy Gobert vs. Dereck Lively II (P.J. Washington gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:44 | Klay Thompson misses 22-foot jumper | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:42 | Mike Conley defensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:30 | Rudy Gobert makes 1-foot dunk (Anthony Edwards assists) | 2 | 0 | |
| 11:16 | Dereck Lively II makes 4-foot alley oop dunk shot (Luka Doncic assists) | 2 | 2 | |
| 10:54 | Julius Randle misses 12-foot two point shot | 2 | 2 | |
| 10:51 | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | 2 | 2 | |
| 10:44 | Luka Doncic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dereck Lively II assists) | 2 | 5 | |
| 10:20 | Mike Conley misses 23-foot three point jumper | 2 | 5 | |
| 10:18 | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | 2 | 5 | |
| 10:14 | Kyrie Irving out of bounds bad pass turnover | 2 | 5 | |
| 10:02 | P.J. Washington personal foul | 2 | 5 | |
| 9:55 | Jaden McDaniels misses 22-foot three point jumper | 2 | 5 | |
| 9:52 | Klay Thompson defensive rebound | 2 | 5 | |
| 9:45 | Luka Doncic misses running pullup jump shot | 2 | 5 | |
| 9:43 | Julius Randle defensive rebound | 2 | 5 | |
| 9:34 | Anthony Edwards makes 26-foot three pointer (Julius Randle assists) | 5 | 5 | |
| 9:21 | Kyrie Irving misses driving floating jump shot | 5 | 5 | |
| 9:20 | Dereck Lively II offensive rebound | 5 | 5 | |
| 9:15 | Klay Thompson misses 24-foot three point jumper | 5 | 5 | |
| 9:13 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | 5 | 5 | |
| 9:03 | Jaden McDaniels misses two point shot | 5 | 5 | |
| 9:00 | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | 5 | 5 | |
| 9:00 | Jaden McDaniels misses tip shot | 5 | 5 | |
| 9:00 | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | 5 | 5 | |
| 8:59 | Klay Thompson blocks Jaden McDaniels's two point shot | 5 | 5 | |
| 8:59 | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | 5 | 5 | |
| 8:55 | Luka Doncic makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot | 5 | 8 | |
| 8:39 | Julius Randle makes 22-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists) | 8 | 8 | |
| 8:22 | Luka Doncic makes 15-foot step back jumpshot | 8 | 10 | |
| 8:01 | Jaden McDaniels makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 10 | 10 | |
| 7:49 | Kyrie Irving misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot | 10 | 10 | |
| 7:47 | Julius Randle defensive rebound | 10 | 10 | |
| 7:41 | Daniel Gafford enters the game for Klay Thompson | 10 | 10 | |
| 7:41 | Quentin Grimes enters the game for Dereck Lively II | 10 | 10 | |
| 7:34 | Anthony Edwards makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 13 | 10 | |
| 7:19 | Luka Doncic bad pass (Rudy Gobert steals) | 13 | 10 | |
| 7:13 | Daniel Gafford shooting foul | 13 | 10 | |
| 7:13 | Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 2 | 14 | 10 | |
| 7:13 | Julius Randle makes free throw 2 of 2 | 15 | 10 | |
| 7:03 | Rudy Gobert personal foul | 15 | 10 | |
| 6:52 | Kyrie Irving makes 8-foot two point shot | 15 | 12 | |
| 6:35 | Anthony Edwards makes driving layup | 17 | 12 | |
| 6:24 | Kyrie Irving makes 24-foot three point jumper | 17 | 15 | |
| 6:08 | Anthony Edwards misses 12-foot step back jumpshot | 17 | 15 | |
| 6:07 | Mavericks defensive team rebound | 17 | 15 | |
| 6:07 | Mavericks Full timeout | 17 | 15 | |
| 6:07 | Naz Reid enters the game for Mike Conley | 17 | 15 | |
| 6:07 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker enters the game for Julius Randle | 17 | 15 | |
| 5:46 | Luka Doncic misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot | 17 | 15 | |
| 5:43 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | 17 | 15 | |
| 5:32 | Anthony Edwards misses 14-foot pullup jump shot | 17 | 15 | |
| 5:28 | Quentin Grimes defensive rebound | 17 | 15 | |
| 5:24 | Kyrie Irving misses running pullup jump shot | 17 | 15 | |
| 5:22 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | 17 | 15 | |
| 5:08 | Rudy Gobert makes dunk (Anthony Edwards assists) | 19 | 15 | |
| 4:46 | Luka Doncic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Quentin Grimes assists) | 19 | 18 | |
| 4:26 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 22-foot three point jumper | 19 | 18 | |
| 4:25 | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | 19 | 18 | |
| 4:16 | Luka Doncic bad pass (Anthony Edwards steals) | 19 | 18 | |
| 4:09 | Kyrie Irving blocks Naz Reid 's 2-foot two point shot | 19 | 18 | |
| 4:09 | Timberwolves offensive team rebound | 19 | 18 | |
| 4:09 | Maxi Kleber enters the game for Kyrie Irving | 19 | 18 | |
| 4:09 | Spencer Dinwiddie enters the game for P.J. Washington | 19 | 18 | |
| 4:09 | Donte DiVincenzo enters the game for Jaden McDaniels | 19 | 18 | |
| 3:59 | Donte DiVincenzo bad pass (Luka Doncic steals) | 19 | 18 | |
| 3:51 | Quentin Grimes misses 22-foot three point jumper | 19 | 18 | |
| 3:51 | Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound | 19 | 18 | |
| 3:36 | Naz Reid misses 6-foot two point shot | 19 | 18 | |
| 3:35 | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | 19 | 18 | |
| 3:25 | Anthony Edwards blocks Daniel Gafford 's 5-foot layup | 19 | 18 | |
| 3:22 | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | 19 | 18 | |
| 3:10 | Rudy Gobert out of bounds bad pass turnover | 19 | 18 | |
| 3:10 | Dereck Lively II enters the game for Daniel Gafford | 19 | 18 | |
| 3:10 | Julius Randle enters the game for Rudy Gobert | 19 | 18 | |
| 2:59 | Luka Doncic bad pass (Naz Reid steals) | 19 | 18 | |
| 2:37 | Anthony Edwards misses 23-foot pullup jump shot | 19 | 18 | |
| 2:34 | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | 19 | 18 | |
| 2:27 | Spencer Dinwiddie misses 2-foot two point shot | 19 | 18 | |
| 2:25 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound | 19 | 18 | |
| 2:20 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses running pullup jump shot | 19 | 18 | |
| 2:18 | Quentin Grimes defensive rebound | 19 | 18 | |
| 2:04 | Quentin Grimes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 19 | 21 | |
| 2:03 | Timberwolves Full timeout | 19 | 21 | |
| 2:03 | Kyrie Irving enters the game for Luka Doncic | 19 | 21 | |
| 2:03 | Josh Minott enters the game for Anthony Edwards | 19 | 21 | |
| 1:49 | Josh Minott misses 23-foot three point jumper | 19 | 21 | |
| 1:46 | Quentin Grimes defensive rebound | 19 | 21 | |
| 1:32 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker shooting foul | 19 | 21 | |
| 1:32 | (01:32) [Mavericks] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Mavericks] retain their timeout | 19 | 21 | |
| 1:32 | Mavericks Coach's Challenge | 19 | 21 | |
| 1:32 | Kyrie Irving makes driving layup | 19 | 23 | |
| 1:32 | Kyrie Irving makes free throw 1 of 1 | 19 | 24 | |
| 1:22 | Julius Randle makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 22 | 24 | |
| 1:08 | Kyrie Irving misses 24-foot three point jumper | 22 | 24 | |
| 1:04 | Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound | 22 | 24 | |
| 57.0 | Naz Reid makes driving layup (Julius Randle assists) | 24 | 24 | |
| 37.1 | Spencer Dinwiddie misses driving floating jump shot | 24 | 24 | |
| 33.2 | Dereck Lively II offensive rebound | 24 | 24 | |
| 33.2 | Dereck Lively II misses tip shot | 24 | 24 | |
| 32.1 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound | 24 | 24 | |
| 27.0 | Josh Minott makes 2-foot two point shot (Julius Randle assists) | 26 | 24 | |
| 12.1 | Josh Minott blocks Dereck Lively II 's 6-foot layup | 26 | 24 | |
| 10.0 | Josh Minott defensive rebound | 26 | 24 | |
| 0.1 | Julius Randle misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot | 26 | 24 | |
| 0.1 | Timberwolves offensive team rebound | 26 | 24 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 26 | 24 | |
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Game Information
American Airlines Center
2:30 PM, December 25, 2024Coverage: ABC/ESPN+/ESPN
Dallas, TX
Attendance: 20,341
- Referees:
- Kevin Cutler
- David Guthrie
- Natalie Sago
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W5 |
| Denver | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2 | W2 |
| Utah | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2 | W1 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2.5 | L1 |
| Portland | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2.5 | W1 |
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W4 |
| Memphis | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2 | L1 |
| Houston | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.5 | W1 |
| Dallas | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3 | L1 |
| New Orleans | 0 | 3 | .000 | 3.5 | L3 |

