Doncic's 36 points spur Mavericks to NBA Finals with 124-103 toppling of Timberwolves in Game 5
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Luka Doncic was in his element, hitting shots from everywhere on the court, hushing the crowd and flashing those sly smiles as the Dallas Mavericks delivered a knockout performance.
Now one of the global sport's young superstars gets his first trip to the NBA Finals.
Doncic had a 20-point first quarter on his way to 36 points for his high this postseason, and the Mavericks beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-103 on Thursday night to breeze through the Western Conference finals in five games.
“He let his teammates know that it’s time and they’ve got to take it up a notch,” coach Jason Kidd said. “He sent the invites out, and they all came.”
Kyrie Irving also scored 36 points for the Mavericks, who built a 29-point halftime lead on 61% shooting to deflate the once-energized crowd before most fans got up for their first snack break. The Mavs went up by 36 in the third quarter, consistently keeping the Timberwolves offense all out of whack.
“I just had that utmost confidence when I was going to sleep last night and went to shootaround this morning," Irving said, “just feeling like we were going to play one of our best games.”
The Mavs, the No. 5 seed in the West, have a full week to rest before the NBA Finals begin in Boston on June 6 for the franchise's first appearance since winning the championship in 2011 when Kidd was playing for them. The Celtics will have had 10 days between games after sweeping Indiana in the Eastern Conference finals.
Anthony Edwards scored 28 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had 28 points and 12 rebounds for the third-seeded Wolves, who met their match with the defense-smashing duo of Doncic and Irving after stifling Phoenix in a first-round sweep and then dethroning defending champion Denver in a seven-game series.
“We never clicked all together as a team in this series, not even one game,” Edwards said. “The last two series, we were all clicking at one time, making shots and stuff. It wasn’t clicking at one time here.”
Irving improved to 15-1 in his career in closeout games in the playoffs.
Doncic set a defiant tone by starting 4 for 4, hitting rainbows from 28 and 31 feet as he turned to talk trash to the courtside fans with each swish.
“That gets me going," Doncic said. "Everybody knows that by now.”
He drained a 32-footer later in a first quarter as the Mavs closed on a 17-1 spurt, a run they pushed to 28-5 over a nine-minute stretch.
“I thought I set a good-enough screen, and I turned around and he's shooting from half court,” center Daniel Gafford said.
This was Doncic’s second 20-point quarter in his postseason career, following a 21-point fourth quarter in the Western Conference finals loss to Golden State in 2022. He was voted the MVP of the series.
Doncic, who shot 14 for 22 and grabbed 10 rebounds, and his savvy sidekick Irving, who has a championship ring from 2016 with Cleveland, were the superior stars in the series as this Wolves team found its first taste of a sustained postseason run to be a bitter - but perhaps ultimately beneficial - one.
“You can’t skip any steps. The West is going to be a monster next year as it continues to be every year. There was a lot of things we did well this year,” Wolvers coach Chris Finch said. “I’m super proud of our guys. Just building another layer of foundation to try to get where we want to go.”
Though he familiarly and persistently waved his arms at the officials almost every time a whistle didn’t go his way, the 25-year-old Doncic played with an unshakeable confidence and unflappable joy from start to finish. As he was taunted by the fans with a “Flopper!” chant when he shot free throws in the third quarter, Doncic smiled and mockingly mouthed the words along with them.
The Mavs got 7-foot-1 rookie Dereck Lively II back from the sprained neck that kept him out of the previous game, restoring the complete rim protection duo with Gafford that helped them disrupt Rudy Gobert in the post and just about everyone else who tried to attack the basket. Gafford had 11 points and nine rebounds, and Lively added nine points and eight rebounds.
Edwards, though he hit the 25-point mark for the 15th time in 27 career playoff games, had trouble finding his rhythm amid all the double-teams. The Wolves, for all their progress this season, were reminded they don’t yet have a championship offense despite his dynamic skills and clutch mentality.
They had several wince-inducing possessions in the decisive first half, with the coaches struggling to find a group that could play in sync together.
As the final seconds of the second quarter ticked away, Edwards drove to the lane and kicked the ball to the corner to Kyle Anderson, who swung it back to Towns on the wing and failed to find a look he liked. He passed back to Anderson, who tried to move closer and had the shot clock expire on him.
P.J. Washington, who had 12 points, flexed his arms in celebration of yet another stifling defensive sequence by the Mavs.
“They won the series. They earned the series. They deserve the series. Congrats to them and their entire staff. They were led by two world-class players that played at a world-class level,” Finch said.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Daniel Gafford vs. Rudy Gobert (Mike Conley gains possession) | |||
11:45 | Anthony Edwards misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
11:43 | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | |||
11:43 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point putback layup | 0-2 | |
11:28 | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point turnaround jump shot (P.J. Washington assists) | 2-2 | |
11:28 | Rudy Gobert defensive goaltending violation | |||
11:11 | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point driving layup (Mike Conley assists) | 2-4 | |
11:02 | +3 | Luka Doncic makes three point jump shot (Kyrie Irving assists) | 5-4 | |
10:47 | Jaden McDaniels misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
10:45 | Kyrie Irving defensive rebound | |||
10:41 | Jaden McDaniels blocks Kyrie Irving's two point running layup | |||
10:41 | Daniel Gafford offensive rebound | |||
10:38 | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point putback layup | 7-4 | |
10:24 | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | |||
10:21 | Anthony Edwards offensive rebound | |||
10:21 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point tip dunk | 7-6 | |
10:06 | +3 | Luka Doncic makes three point stepback jump shot | 10-6 | |
9:53 | Jaden McDaniels turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
9:45 | Jaden McDaniels blocks Kyrie Irving's two point driving layup | |||
9:45 | Mike Conley defensive rebound | |||
9:38 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point running layup | |||
9:35 | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | |||
9:27 | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point stepback jump shot | 12-6 | |
9:13 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | |||
9:11 | Kyrie Irving defensive rebound | |||
9:05 | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul) | |||
9:05 | +1 | P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-6 | |
9:05 | +1 | P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-6 | |
8:41 | Rudy Gobert misses two point floating jump shot | |||
8:40 | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | |||
8:40 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point putback layup | 14-8 | |
8:34 | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Dereck Lively II draws the foul) | |||
8:28 | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point driving floating jump shot | 16-8 | |
8:04 | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point driving layup | 16-10 | |
8:04 | Luka Doncic shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | |||
8:04 | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
8:03 | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | |||
7:55 | Luka Doncic misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
7:53 | Mike Conley defensive rebound | |||
7:30 | Kyle Anderson misses two point driving reverse layup | |||
7:29 | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | |||
7:26 | Derrick Jones Jr. misses two point running alley-oop dunk | |||
7:24 | P.J. Washington offensive rebound | |||
7:21 | Kyrie Irving misses three point jump shot | |||
7:20 | Derrick Jones Jr. offensive rebound | |||
7:20 | Derrick Jones Jr. misses two point tip layup | |||
7:17 | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | |||
7:03 | Derrick Jones Jr. blocks Rudy Gobert's two point layup | |||
7:03 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
7:03 | Rudy Gobert technical foul (Double) | |||
7:03 | Derrick Jones Jr. technical foul (Double) | |||
7:03 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
6:53 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
6:50 | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | |||
6:35 | Luka Doncic turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Edwards steals) | |||
6:32 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point running layup | 16-12 | |
6:32 | Kyrie Irving shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | |||
6:32 | Anthony Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
6:30 | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | |||
6:18 | Luka Doncic misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
6:16 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
6:10 | +3 | Mike Conley makes three point jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 16-15 | |
5:59 | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point pullup jump shot | 18-15 | |
5:43 | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point layup (Kyle Anderson assists) | 18-17 | |
5:43 | Dereck Lively II shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | |||
5:43 | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 18-18 | |
5:25 | +2 | Dereck Lively II makes two point alley-oop dunk (Luka Doncic assists) | 20-18 | |
4:59 | Rudy Gobert misses two point hook shot | |||
4:57 | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | |||
4:52 | Kyrie Irving misses two point running layup | |||
4:49 | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | |||
4:46 | Mike Conley misses three point running jump shot | |||
4:43 | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | |||
4:38 | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point running dunk (Josh Green assists) | 22-18 | |
4:20 | Mike Conley misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
4:19 | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | |||
4:17 | Rudy Gobert turnover (lost ball) (Josh Green steals) | |||
4:08 | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point stepback jump shot | 24-18 | |
3:49 | P.J. Washington personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | |||
3:36 | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving layup | |||
3:35 | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | |||
3:27 | P.J. Washington turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Anderson steals) | |||
3:20 | Naz Reid misses two point running finger roll layup | |||
3:19 | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | |||
3:18 | Rudy Gobert misses two point putback layup | |||
3:17 | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | |||
3:02 | +3 | Luka Doncic makes three point pullup jump shot | 27-18 | |
2:35 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point jump shot | |||
2:32 | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | |||
2:24 | +3 | Luka Doncic makes three point pullup jump shot | 30-18 | |
2:23 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
2:11 | Anthony Edwards misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
2:10 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
2:00 | Jump ball. Naz Reid vs. Daniel Gafford (Timberwolves gains possession) | |||
1:56 | Timberwolves turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
1:34 | Jaden Hardy turnover (lost ball) (Nickeil Alexander-Walker steals) | |||
1:29 | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (bad pass) (Josh Green steals) | |||
1:27 | Luka Doncic misses three point running jump shot | |||
1:24 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
1:14 | Kyle Anderson turnover (lost ball) (Luka Doncic steals) | |||
1:11 | Naz Reid shooting foul (Daniel Gafford draws the foul) | |||
1:11 | Daniel Gafford misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
1:11 | Mavericks offensive rebound | |||
1:11 | +1 | Daniel Gafford makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-18 | |
0:53 | Daniel Gafford shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | |||
0:53 | Anthony Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
0:53 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
0:53 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-19 | |
0:30 | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point dunk | 33-19 | |
0:19 | Naz Reid misses two point driving layup | |||
0:16 | Maxi Kleber defensive rebound | |||
0:01 | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point driving layup (Luka Doncic assists) | 35-19 | |
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:40 | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point stepback jump shot | 37-19 | |
11:20 | Mike Conley turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
11:11 | +3 | Maxi Kleber makes three point jump shot (Kyrie Irving assists) | 40-19 | |
10:52 | +2 | Mike Conley makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 40-21 | |
10:42 | +2 | Josh Green makes two point driving layup | 42-21 | |
10:22 | Mike Conley misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
10:19 | Naz Reid offensive rebound | |||
10:18 | Dante Exum shooting foul (Mike Conley draws the foul) | |||
10:18 | +1 | Mike Conley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 42-22 | |
10:18 | +1 | Mike Conley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-23 | |
10:02 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker shooting foul (Kyrie Irving draws the foul) | |||
10:02 | +1 | Kyrie Irving makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 43-23 | |
10:02 | +1 | Kyrie Irving makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 44-23 | |
9:42 | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | |||
9:40 | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | |||
9:35 | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Kyrie Irving draws the foul) | |||
9:26 | Dereck Lively II turnover (bad pass) (Mike Conley steals) | |||
9:18 | Kyle Anderson misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
9:15 | Dante Exum defensive rebound | |||
8:52 | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point driving layup | 46-23 | |
8:43 | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point stepback jump shot | 46-26 | |
8:31 | Maxi Kleber turnover (traveling) | |||
8:17 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving layup | 46-28 | |
8:03 | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point driving floating jump shot | 48-28 | |
7:40 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point bank jump shot | 48-30 | |
7:30 | Mike Conley shooting foul (Dereck Lively II draws the foul) | |||
7:30 | +1 | Dereck Lively II makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 49-30 | |
7:30 | Dereck Lively II misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
7:28 | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | |||
7:16 | Dereck Lively II shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | |||
7:16 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 49-31 | |
7:16 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 49-32 | |
6:58 | Derrick Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
6:55 | Daniel Gafford offensive rebound | |||
6:48 | Luka Doncic misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
6:45 | Naz Reid defensive rebound | |||
6:34 | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
6:32 | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | |||
6:20 | Derrick Jones Jr. misses two point driving layup | |||
6:18 | Mike Conley defensive rebound | |||
6:07 | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | |||
6:05 | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | |||
5:57 | +3 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes three point running jump shot (Luka Doncic assists) | 52-32 | |
5:35 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving layup (Anthony Edwards assists) | 52-34 | |
5:18 | Naz Reid blocks P.J. Washington's three point jump shot | |||
5:18 | Mike Conley defensive rebound | |||
5:18 | Derrick Jones Jr. personal foul (Mike Conley draws the foul) | |||
5:18 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
5:03 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point cutting layup (Kyle Anderson assists) | 52-36 | |
4:53 | Daniel Gafford offensive foul (Kyle Anderson draws the foul) | |||
4:53 | Daniel Gafford turnover (offensive foul) | |||
4:44 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
4:43 | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | |||
4:42 | Kyle Anderson personal foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | |||
4:30 | Kyle Anderson personal foul (Dereck Lively II draws the foul) | |||
4:30 | Dereck Lively II misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
4:30 | Mavericks offensive rebound | |||
4:30 | +1 | Dereck Lively II makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 53-36 | |
4:15 | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | |||
4:12 | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | |||
3:56 | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot (Kyrie Irving assists) | 56-36 | |
3:42 | Naz Reid turnover (lost ball) (Luka Doncic steals) | |||
3:30 | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point bank jump shot (Dereck Lively II assists) | 58-36 | |
3:11 | Derrick Jones Jr. shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | |||
3:11 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 58-37 | |
3:11 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 58-38 | |
2:58 | Luka Doncic misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
2:57 | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | |||
2:44 | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (bad pass) (P.J. Washington steals) | |||
2:39 | P.J. Washington misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
2:37 | Naz Reid defensive rebound | |||
2:29 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | |||
2:27 | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | |||
2:24 | Naz Reid flagrant 1 (Dereck Lively II draws the foul) | |||
2:24 | Mavericks 60 second timeout | |||
2:24 | Dereck Lively II misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2 | |||
2:24 | Mavericks offensive rebound | |||
2:24 | +1 | Dereck Lively II makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2 | 59-38 | |
2:15 | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 61-38 | |
1:57 | Jordan McLaughlin misses three point jump shot | |||
1:56 | Kyle Anderson offensive rebound | |||
1:56 | Dereck Lively II blocks Kyle Anderson's two point tip layup | |||
1:55 | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | |||
1:43 | +3 | Luka Doncic makes three point jump shot (Derrick Jones Jr. assists) | 64-38 | |
1:21 | Jordan McLaughlin misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
1:19 | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | |||
0:59 | +3 | Kyrie Irving makes three point jump shot | 67-38 | |
0:43 | +2 | Kyle Anderson makes two point jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 67-40 | |
0:29 | Anthony Edwards shooting foul (Kyrie Irving draws the foul) | |||
0:29 | +1 | Kyrie Irving makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 68-40 | |
0:29 | +1 | Kyrie Irving makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 69-40 | |
0:05 | Timberwolves turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
0:02 | Luka Doncic misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
0:00 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:47 | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point alley-oop dunk (Luka Doncic assists) | 71-40 | |
11:23 | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point layup (Mike Conley assists) | 71-42 | |
11:05 | Anthony Edwards shooting foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | |||
11:05 | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 72-42 | |
11:05 | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 73-42 | |
10:51 | Rudy Gobert turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
10:37 | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point driving floating jump shot | 75-42 | |
10:37 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
10:23 | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point pullup jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 75-44 | |
10:13 | Kyrie Irving misses three point jump shot | |||
10:10 | P.J. Washington offensive rebound | |||
9:59 | Rudy Gobert shooting foul (Daniel Gafford draws the foul) | |||
9:59 | +1 | Daniel Gafford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 76-44 | |
9:59 | +1 | Daniel Gafford makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 77-44 | |
9:49 | Daniel Gafford shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | |||
9:49 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 77-45 | |
9:49 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 77-46 | |
9:29 | P.J. Washington turnover (bad pass) (Rudy Gobert steals) | |||
9:23 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point running jump shot | |||
9:19 | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | |||
9:14 | Kyrie Irving misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
9:11 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
9:03 | Anthony Edwards misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
9:00 | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | |||
8:49 | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot (Derrick Jones Jr. assists) | 80-46 | |
8:35 | Daniel Gafford blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's two point driving layup | |||
8:34 | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | |||
8:33 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point putback layup | |||
8:32 | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | |||
8:16 | Luka Doncic turnover (bad pass) (Mike Conley steals) | |||
8:12 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point running jump shot | |||
8:10 | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | |||
7:54 | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point driving floating jump shot | 82-46 | |
7:54 | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | |||
7:54 | Luka Doncic misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
7:50 | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | |||
7:45 | +3 | Jaden McDaniels makes three point jump shot (Rudy Gobert assists) | 82-49 | |
7:28 | Luka Doncic misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
7:26 | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | |||
7:22 | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point running pullup jump shot | 82-52 | |
7:13 | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | |||
7:03 | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point stepback jump shot | 84-52 | |
6:49 | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | |||
6:48 | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | |||
6:47 | Dereck Lively II blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's two point putback layup | |||
6:46 | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | |||
6:43 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point putback layup | 84-54 | |
6:29 | +3 | Kyrie Irving makes three point stepback jump shot | 87-54 | |
6:18 | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point pullup jump shot | 87-57 | |
6:00 | Kyrie Irving misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
5:58 | Derrick Jones Jr. offensive rebound | |||
5:49 | Josh Green misses three point jump shot | |||
5:46 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
5:41 | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point running pullup jump shot | 87-60 | |
5:41 | Mavericks 60 second timeout | |||
5:22 | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point pullup jump shot | 89-60 | |
5:02 | Dereck Lively II shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | |||
5:02 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
5:02 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
5:02 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 89-61 | |
4:49 | Kyrie Irving misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
4:47 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
4:37 | Anthony Edwards misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
4:37 | Mavericks defensive rebound | |||
4:23 | Kyrie Irving misses three point jump shot | |||
4:21 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
4:14 | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 89-64 | |
3:53 | Luka Doncic turnover (lost ball) (Karl-Anthony Towns steals) | |||
3:49 | Dereck Lively II blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's three point running pullup jump shot | |||
3:46 | Kyrie Irving defensive rebound | |||
3:35 | Luka Doncic turnover (bad pass) (Nickeil Alexander-Walker steals) | |||
3:32 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point running layup (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 89-66 | |
3:08 | +3 | Kyrie Irving makes three point jump shot (Dereck Lively II assists) | 92-66 | |
2:49 | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
2:48 | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | |||
2:44 | Kyrie Irving misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
2:40 | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | |||
2:30 | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point driving layup (Kyle Anderson assists) | 92-68 | |
2:30 | Kyrie Irving shooting foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | |||
2:30 | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 92-69 | |
2:20 | +3 | Jaden Hardy makes three point jump shot (Dereck Lively II assists) | 95-69 | |
2:07 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses two point driving layup | |||
2:07 | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | |||
1:49 | Josh Green misses three point jump shot | |||
1:47 | Mavericks offensive rebound | |||
1:34 | Jaden Hardy misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
1:33 | Timberwolves defensive rebound | |||
1:33 | Daniel Gafford personal foul (Loose ball) (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | |||
1:31 | Maxi Kleber personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | |||
1:31 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 95-70 | |
1:31 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 95-71 | |
1:10 | Anthony Edwards blocks Maxi Kleber's two point driving layup | |||
1:08 | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | |||
1:00 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving finger roll layup (Anthony Edwards assists) | 95-73 | |
0:41 | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point pullup jump shot | 97-73 | |
0:31 | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | |||
0:28 | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | |||
0:08 | Jaden Hardy misses three point jump shot | |||
0:05 | Naz Reid defensive rebound | |||
0:01 | Anthony Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Maxi Kleber steals) | |||
0:00 | Maxi Kleber misses three point jump shot | |||
0:00 | Mavericks offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:38 | Kyle Anderson misses three point jump shot | |||
11:36 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
11:36 | Timberwolves turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
11:17 | +2 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point driving layup (Kyrie Irving assists) | 99-73 | |
10:58 | +3 | Kyle Anderson makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 99-76 | |
10:30 | P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot | |||
10:26 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
10:19 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point pullup jump shot | 99-78 | |
10:05 | Kyle Anderson blocks Kyrie Irving's two point driving floating jump shot | |||
10:01 | Dante Exum offensive rebound | |||
9:57 | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point cutting layup (P.J. Washington assists) | 101-78 | |
9:45 | Naz Reid turnover (bad pass) (P.J. Washington steals) | |||
9:40 | P.J. Washington misses two point running reverse layup | |||
9:38 | Kyrie Irving offensive rebound | |||
9:36 | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point tip layup | 103-78 | |
9:36 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
9:23 | Naz Reid misses two point cutting layup | |||
9:21 | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | |||
9:08 | Naz Reid shooting foul (Daniel Gafford draws the foul) | |||
9:08 | +1 | Daniel Gafford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 104-78 | |
9:08 | +1 | Daniel Gafford makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 105-78 | |
8:54 | +2 | Kyle Anderson makes two point floating jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 105-80 | |
8:33 | Daniel Gafford offensive foul (Jaden McDaniels draws the foul) | |||
8:33 | Daniel Gafford turnover (offensive foul) | |||
8:25 | Naz Reid misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
8:23 | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | |||
8:09 | +3 | Kyrie Irving makes three point stepback jump shot | 108-80 | |
7:55 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point bank jump shot | 108-82 | |
7:55 | Derrick Jones Jr. shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | |||
7:55 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 108-83 | |
7:31 | Dante Exum misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
7:30 | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | |||
7:21 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving finger roll layup | 108-85 | |
7:06 | Kyrie Irving misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
7:06 | Dereck Lively II offensive rebound | |||
7:06 | Naz Reid personal foul (Dereck Lively II draws the foul) | |||
6:55 | +3 | Luka Doncic makes three point pullup bank jump shot | 111-85 | |
6:33 | +3 | Jaden McDaniels makes three point jump shot (Naz Reid assists) | 111-88 | |
6:08 | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point driving finger roll layup | 113-88 | |
5:49 | P.J. Washington personal foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | |||
5:36 | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point driving layup | 113-90 | |
5:18 | Kyrie Irving misses three point jump shot | |||
5:14 | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | |||
5:04 | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | |||
5:04 | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | |||
5:04 | Luka Doncic shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | |||
5:04 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 113-91 | |
5:04 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 113-92 | |
4:47 | Luka Doncic misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
4:43 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
4:34 | Mavericks 60 second timeout | |||
4:34 | Naz Reid turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
4:21 | P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot | |||
4:19 | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | |||
4:05 | Kyle Anderson misses three point jump shot | |||
4:02 | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | |||
3:41 | +2 | Dereck Lively II makes two point cutting dunk (Kyrie Irving assists) | 115-92 | |
3:24 | Kyle Anderson misses three point jump shot | |||
3:21 | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | |||
3:02 | +2 | Dereck Lively II makes two point cutting dunk (Luka Doncic assists) | 117-92 | |
3:02 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
2:42 | Josh Minott misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
2:37 | Dwight Powell defensive rebound | |||
2:33 | A.J. Lawson misses three point running jump shot | |||
2:29 | Leonard Miller defensive rebound | |||
2:19 | +2 | Luka Garza makes two point cutting layup (Josh Minott assists) | 117-94 | |
2:05 | +2 | Jaden Hardy makes two point driving layup | 119-94 | |
1:53 | Josh Minott misses three point jump shot | |||
1:51 | Dante Exum defensive rebound | |||
1:39 | +2 | Jaden Hardy makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 121-94 | |
1:24 | +2 | Luka Garza makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 121-96 | |
1:15 | Dwight Powell offensive foul (Josh Minott draws the foul) | |||
1:15 | Dwight Powell turnover (offensive foul) | |||
1:06 | Jordan McLaughlin misses two point pullup bank jump shot | |||
1:05 | Luka Garza offensive rebound | |||
1:05 | +2 | Luka Garza makes two point putback layup | 121-98 | |
0:50 | +2 | Dwight Powell makes two point alley-oop dunk (Dante Exum assists) | 123-98 | |
0:42 | +2 | Wendell Moore Jr. makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 123-100 | |
0:35 | Wendell Moore Jr. shooting foul (A.J. Lawson draws the foul) | |||
0:35 | A.J. Lawson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
0:35 | Mavericks offensive rebound | |||
0:35 | +1 | A.J. Lawson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 124-100 | |
0:29 | +3 | Wendell Moore Jr. makes three point pullup bank jump shot | 124-103 | |
0:05 | Mavericks turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
0:01 | Wendell Moore Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
0:00 | Leonard Miller offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Min. Per Game | ||
Pts. Per Game | ||
Ast. Per Game | ||
Reb. Per Game | ||
Field Goal % | ||
Three Point % | ||
Free Throw % |
Leonard Miller offensive rebound | 0:00 |
Wendell Moore Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | 0:01 |
Mavericks turnover (shot clock violation) | 0:05 |
+ 3 | Wendell Moore Jr. makes three point pullup bank jump shot | 0:29 |
+ 1 | A.J. Lawson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:35 |
Mavericks offensive rebound | 0:35 |
A.J. Lawson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:35 |
Wendell Moore Jr. shooting foul (A.J. Lawson draws the foul) | 0:35 |
+ 2 | Wendell Moore Jr. makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 0:42 |
+ 2 | Dwight Powell makes two point alley-oop dunk (Dante Exum assists) | 0:50 |
+ 2 | Luka Garza makes two point putback layup | 1:05 |
Team Stats | ||
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Points | 124 | 103 |
Field Goals | 46-84 (54.8%) | 38-89 (42.7%) |
3-Pointers | 15-34 (44.1%) | 10-32 (31.3%) |
Free Throws | 17-23 (73.9%) | 17-21 (81.0%) |
Total Rebounds | 52 | 47 |
Offensive | 9 | 13 |
Defensive | 36 | 28 |
Team | 7 | 6 |
Assists | 19 | 17 |
Steals | 7 | 8 |
Blocks | 5 | 5 |
Turnovers | 12 | 11 |
Fouls | 20 | 18 |
Technicals | 1 | 1 |
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Team Stats | |||
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Mavericks 4-1 | 106.0 PPG | 43.1 RPG | 21.1 APG |
Timberwolves 1-4 | 107.5 PPG | 42.4 RPG | 23.9 APG |
Key Players | |||||
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L. Doncic PG | 28.9 PPG | 9.5 RPG | 8.1 APG | 44.6 FG% |
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A. Edwards SG | 27.6 PPG | 7.0 RPG | 6.5 APG | 48.1 FG% |
Top Scorers | |||||
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L. Doncic PG | 36 PTS | 10 REB | 5 AST | ||
A. Edwards SG | 28 PTS | 9 REB | 6 AST |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
K. Irving | 36 | 4 | 5 | 14/27 | 4/10 | 4/4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +17 | 50 |
L. Doncic | 36 | 10 | 5 | 14/22 | 6/10 | 2/3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | +22 | 54 |
P. Washington | 12 | 7 | 2 | 4/9 | 2/5 | 2/2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | +17 | 23 |
D. Gafford | 11 | 9 | 0 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 5/6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | +26 | 19 |
D. Jones Jr. | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2/6 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +11 | 12 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
K. Irving | 36 | 4 | 5 | 14/27 | 4/10 | 4/4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +17 | 50 |
L. Doncic | 36 | 10 | 5 | 14/22 | 6/10 | 2/3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | +22 | 54 |
P. Washington | 12 | 7 | 2 | 4/9 | 2/5 | 2/2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | +17 | 23 |
D. Gafford | 11 | 9 | 0 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 5/6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | +26 | 19 |
D. Jones Jr. | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2/6 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +11 | 12 |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
D. Lively II | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 3/6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -1 | 25 |
J. Hardy | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3/5 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
M. Kleber | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +8 | 4 |
D. Powell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 2 |
J. Green | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1/3 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 6 |
A. Lawson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
D. Exum | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
M. Morris | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T. Hardaway Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
A. Fudge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
B. Williams | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
G. Brown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
O. Prosper | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 124 | 45 | 19 | 46/84 | 15/34 | 17/23 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 36 | +105 | 207 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
K. Towns | 28 | 12 | 2 | 9/20 | 1/6 | 9/10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -14 | 43 |
A. Edwards | 28 | 9 | 6 | 10/18 | 4/6 | 4/6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -20 | 50 |
R. Gobert | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4/8 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -23 | 15 |
J. McDaniels | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3/6 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -13 | 10 |
M. Conley | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2/5 | 1/3 | 2/2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -17 | 16 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
K. Towns | 28 | 12 | 2 | 9/20 | 1/6 | 9/10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -14 | 43 |
A. Edwards | 28 | 9 | 6 | 10/18 | 4/6 | 4/6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -20 | 50 |
R. Gobert | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4/8 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -23 | 15 |
J. McDaniels | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3/6 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -13 | 10 |
M. Conley | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2/5 | 1/3 | 2/2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -17 | 16 |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
K. Anderson | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3/9 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -13 | 17 |
L. Garza | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
W. Moore Jr. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 5 |
N. Reid | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2/10 | 0/4 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -14 | 9 |
J. McLaughlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
J. Minott | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 2 |
L. Miller | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 2 |
N. Alexander-Walker | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
T. Warren | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
D. Nix | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
M. Morris | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Clark | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 103 | 41 | 17 | 38/89 | 10/32 | 17/21 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 28 | -105 | 180 |