Beaten by 2 small points in Dallas on Monday, the Wolves, after a setback against Phoenix in stride on Wednesday, were keen to recover and it was done with success 116-95 on the Mavericks Friday night at Target Center. Karl-Anthony Towns led his troops with 20 points at 7/10 and 9 rebounds and 6 other players passed the 10-point mark, including Jordan McLaughlinauthor of a season record with 16 points at 6/8.
Back after a missed game for a sore ankle, Luka Doncic has compiled 24 points (8/18), 10 rebounds and 8 assists in vain for Dallas, which fails to take 4th place in the Western Conference at Jazz. Team that causes the most turnovers in the NBA (71 straight games at least 10), Minnesota has benefited from the aggressive defenses of Beverley, Edwards and Prince on Doncic. Dallas finished 10/43 from 3-point range, including 1/11 for Reggie Bullock and 4/12 for Jalen Brunson. Spencer Dinwiddie finished 11 points at 4/10.
The Wolves bench contributed 47 points in the game (38 for Dallas), but Malik Beasley went out on injury (ankle sprain). In the lead 61-50 at the break, the Wolves – ahead of up to 25 points – passed a 28-17 to the Mavs (38.9% success in the match) in the 3rd.
