Timberwolves
Minnesota
Western Conference
Northwest
25
52
77
1678
2417
21
4
19
71
29
41
18
16
89
35
6
41
4
20
8
16
18
78
4
55
11
20
1919
124
6
24
24
100
1210
14
1224
11
93
22
55
2713
6060
38
02
5
1518
76
5
111
91
82
67
01
68
02
44
31
42
2315
6060
5
1
20
19
12
63
2
2
100
12
1
13
1
9
2
5
27
60
5
1
20
19
4
21
4
4
100
10
4
14
1
3
2
5
13
60
3
0
0
15
7
47
11
9
82
6
0
6
0
4
3
4
23
60
8
2
25
18
6
33
1
1
100
7
1
8
2
4
1
2
15
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Karl-Anthony
Towns
Karl-Anthony Towns
True
44
5
13
38
0
3
0
1
1
100
3
18
21
9
1
3
6
3
11
-4
double
Andrew
Wiggins
Andrew Wiggins
True
41
12
21
57
1
3
33
5
5
100
0
4
4
2
2
0
2
0
30
3
none
Ricky
Rubio
Ricky Rubio
True
34
2
7
29
1
4
25
4
4
100
0
2
2
5
1
0
2
3
9
7
none
Zach
LaVine
Zach LaVine
True
30
4
11
36
2
7
29
1
1
100
0
3
3
1
1
0
3
5
11
-7
none
Gorgui
Dieng
Gorgui Dieng
True
23
3
7
43
0
0
0
2
2
100
1
2
3
1
1
0
1
1
8
4
none
Shabazz
Muhammad
Shabazz Muhammad
False
16
0
4
0
0
2
0
1
2
50
1
2
3
1
1
0
0
0
1
-19
none
Adreian
Payne
Adreian Payne
False
14
2
4
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
0
1
1
2
4
1
none
Nemanja
Bjelica
Nemanja Bjelica
False
14
1
3
33
0
1
0
1
1
100
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
3
3
-21
none
Tyus
Jones
Tyus Jones
False
13
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
2
50
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
-17
none
Tayshaun
Prince
Tayshaun Prince
False
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
3
none
Damjan
Rudež
Damjan Rudež
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Greg
Smith
Greg Smith
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
5
April
2016
Tuesday
Oracle Arena
Oakland
Warriors
Golden State
False
Mavericks
Dallas
Western Conference
Southwest
39
38
77
2089
1884
40
14
35
83
32
39
17
10
59
29
15
44
4
19
6
10
17
88
4
1111
43
4
2320
86
4
27
24
89
39
25
64
12
54
20
32
2219
6060
135
61
45
2020
99
5
62
31
50
710
44
754
01
64
22
32
2720
6060
11
4
36
23
8
35
2
2
100
3
2
5
1
5
2
3
22
60
11
3
27
20
6
30
7
4
57
9
5
14
2
4
0
2
19
60
13
6
46
20
9
45
6
3
50
7
4
11
0
6
2
3
27
60
5
1
20
20
9
45
2
1
50
10
4
14
1
4
2
2
20
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wesley
Matthews
Wesley Matthews
True
36
6
14
43
6
13
46
1
2
50
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
19
-2
none
J.J.
Barea
J.J. Barea
True
34
8
19
42
3
7
43
2
4
50
0
3
3
6
1
0
1
1
21
5
none
Dirk
Nowitzki
Dirk Nowitzki
True
33
4
18
22
2
10
20
3
4
75
0
4
4
1
0
0
1
2
13
4
none
Justin
Anderson
Justin Anderson
True
23
4
4
100
0
0
0
1
1
100
3
7
10
1
1
1
0
1
9
7
none
Zaza
Pachulia
Zaza Pachulia
True
22
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
4
9
1
1
0
3
5
2
4
none
Devin
Harris
Devin Harris
False
31
5
13
38
3
6
50
3
4
75
0
2
2
3
2
0
0
1
16
16
none
Salah
Mejri
Salah Mejri
False
19
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
5
0
0
2
0
2
0
-1
none
Raymond
Felton
Raymond Felton
False
18
1
6
17
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
0
1
3
1
2
4
none
David
Lee
David Lee
False
17
3
4
75
0
0
0
0
2
0
3
3
6
3
0
0
1
3
6
9
none
Dwight
Powell
Dwight Powell
False
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
none
JaVale
McGee
JaVale McGee
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Charlie
Villanueva
Charlie Villanueva
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Deron
Williams
Deron Williams
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
6
April
2016
Wednesday
American Airlines Center
Dallas
Rockets
Houston
True
The Dallas Mavericks ( 39 - 38 ) helped their push for the playoffs on Sunday with an 88 - 78 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves ( 25 - 51 ) . Dallas holds just a half - game lead over the Utah Jazz for seventh place in the Western Conference and a one - game lead over the Houston Rockets for playoff berth . The Mavericks earned a much - needed win in Minnesota on Sunday , finishing with a double - digit win over the struggling Timberwolves . Point guard J.J. Barea led the team with 21 points , also tacking on six assists en route to the victory . Barea 's backcourt partner Wesley Matthews , meanwhile , scored 19 points including six makes from three - point territory . Three-point shooting in general provided an edge to the Mavericks , who hit 14 shots from deep in comparison to just four for the Wolves . Dallas will have a tough road ahead , facing matchups against the Rockets and Jazz with major playoff implications . After a league - worst finish in 2014 - 15 , the Timberwolves are preparing to close the book on a season that has shown promise for the struggling franchise . A big part of the team 's improvement in the wins column has been odds - on Rookie of the Year favorite Karl-Anthony Towns . Towns exploded for a career - high 21 rebounds on Sunday , and was just a single assist away from his first career triple - double . Reigning Rookie of the Year Andrew Wiggins , meanwhile , led the game with 30 points . The sophomore has seen a big improvement to his scoring game , establishing himself as the team 's primary option on offense . Unlike Dallas , the team struggled from three - point territory , hitting just four of 24 shots taken from beyond the arc . The Mavericks will host the Rockets on Wednesday , while Minnesota will visit Golden State on Tuesday .
The Dallas Mavericks (39 - 38) helped their push for the playoffs on Sunday with an 88 - 78 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves (25 - 51). Dallas holds just a half - game lead over the Utah Jazz for seventh place in the Western Conference and a one - game lead over the Houston Rockets for playoff berth. The Mavericks earned a much - needed win in Minnesota on Sunday, finishing with a double - digit win over the struggling Timberwolves. Point guard J.J. Barea led the team with 21 points, also tacking on six assists en route to the victory. Barea's backcourt partner Wesley Matthews, meanwhile, scored 19 points including six makes from three - point territory. Three-point shooting in general provided an edge to the Mavericks, who hit 14 shots from deep in comparison to just four for the Wolves. Dallas will have a tough road ahead, facing matchups against the Rockets and Jazz with major playoff implications. After a league - worst finish in 2014 - 15, the Timberwolves are preparing to close the book on a season that has shown promise for the struggling franchise. A big part of the team's improvement in the wins column has been odds - on Rookie of the Year favorite Karl-Anthony Towns. Towns exploded for a career - high 21 rebounds on Sunday, and was just a single assist away from his first career triple - double. Reigning Rookie of the Year Andrew Wiggins, meanwhile, led the game with 30 points. The sophomore has seen a big improvement to his scoring game, establishing himself as the team's primary option on offense. Unlike Dallas, the team struggled from three - point territory, hitting just four of 24 shots taken from beyond the arc. The Mavericks will host the Rockets on Wednesday, while Minnesota will visit Golden State on Tuesday.
The Dallas Mavericks (39 - 38) helped their push for the playoffs on Sunday with an 88 - 78 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves (25 - 51). Dallas holds just a half - game lead over the Utah Jazz for seventh place in the Western Conference and a one - game lead over the Houston Rockets for playoff berth. The Mavericks earned a much - needed win in Minnesota on Sunday, finishing with a double - digit win over the struggling Timberwolves. Point guard J.J. Barea led the team with 21 points, also tacking on six assists en route to the victory. Barea's backcourt partner Wesley Matthews, meanwhile, scored 19 points including six makes from three - point territory. Three-point shooting in general provided an edge to the Mavericks, who hit 14 shots from deep in comparison to just four for the Wolves. Dallas will have a tough road ahead, facing matchups against the Rockets and Jazz with major playoff implications. After a league - worst finish in 2014 - 15, the Timberwolves are preparing to close the book on a season that has shown promise for the struggling franchise. A big part of the team's improvement in the wins column has been odds - on Rookie of the Year favorite Karl-Anthony Towns. Towns exploded for a career - high 21 rebounds on Sunday, and was just a single assist away from his first career triple - double. Reigning Rookie of the Year Andrew Wiggins, meanwhile, led the game with 30 points. The sophomore has seen a big improvement to his scoring game, establishing himself as the team's primary option on offense. Unlike Dallas, the team struggled from three - point territory, hitting just four of 24 shots taken from beyond the arc. The Mavericks will host the Rockets on Wednesday, while Minnesota will visit Golden State on Tuesday.
<GAME> <DATE> 3 April 2016 <DAY> Sunday <STADIUM> Target Center <CITY> Minneapolis <HOME> <TEAM> Timberwolves <CITY> Minnesota <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 78 <WINS-LOSSES> 25 52 <QTRS> 27 13 23 15 <TEAM-AST> 20 <3PT> 4 <TEAM-FG> 29 <TEAM-FT> 16 <TEAM-REB> 41 <TEAM-TO> 16 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 5 April 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Tuesday <NEXT-STADIUM> Oracle Arena <NEXT-CITY> Oakland <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Golden State <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Warriors <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Mavericks <CITY> Dallas <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 88 <WINS-LOSSES> 39 38 <QTRS> 22 19 27 20 <TEAM-AST> 19 <3PT> 14 <TEAM-FG> 32 <TEAM-FT> 10 <TEAM-REB> 44 <TEAM-TO> 10 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 6 April 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Wednesday <NEXT-STADIUM> American Airlines Center <NEXT-CITY> Dallas <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Houston <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Rockets <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Andrew Wiggins <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 41 <PTS> 30 <FG> 12 21 57 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 5 5 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Zach LaVine <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 11 36 <FG3> 2 7 29 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Karl-Anthony Towns <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 44 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 13 38 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 21 <AST> 9 <STL> 1 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 18 <OREB> 3 <TO> 6 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Ricky Rubio <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 9 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gorgui Dieng <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Adreian Payne <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nemanja Bjelica <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyus Jones <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 1 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Shabazz Muhammad <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 1 <FG> 0 4 0 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Greg Smith <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Damjan Rudež <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tayshaun Prince <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 8 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> J. J. Barea <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 21 <FG> 8 19 42 <FG3> 3 7 43 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 3 <AST> 6 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Wesley Matthews <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 19 <FG> 6 14 43 <FG3> 6 13 46 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Devin Harris <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 16 <FG> 5 13 38 <FG3> 3 6 50 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dirk Nowitzki <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 13 <FG> 4 18 22 <FG3> 2 10 20 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Justin Anderson <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 4 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 10 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 3 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> David Lee <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 4 75 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Raymond Felton <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 6 17 <FG3> 0 4 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Zaza Pachulia <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 9 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 5 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Deron Williams <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Charlie Villanueva <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> JaVale McGee <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dwight Powell <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 3 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Salah Mejri <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 3 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none