Timberwolves
Minnesota
Western Conference
Northwest
12
26
38
3545
3547
16
6
38
71
40
56
21
15
71
33
9
42
4
30
11
18
24
101
4
65
32
49
2017
138
7
54
43
80
86
02
88
01
98
53
17
3321
6060
41
01
2
1915
109
6
57
35
61
118
61
179
30
76
03
55
2324
6060
6
3
50
20
13
65
5
4
80
8
0
8
0
9
5
1
33
60
5
2
40
17
8
47
4
3
75
6
2
8
1
8
3
7
21
60
4
0
0
19
10
53
5
3
60
11
6
17
3
7
0
5
23
60
1
1
100
15
9
60
7
5
71
8
1
9
0
6
3
5
24
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
37
15
19
79
2
3
67
2
2
100
1
10
11
4
1
3
3
4
34
1
double
Andrew
Wiggins
Andrew Wiggins
True
35
5
11
45
0
1
0
3
6
50
3
1
4
0
0
0
3
3
13
2
none
Ricky
Rubio
Ricky Rubio
True
30
3
9
33
0
2
0
7
7
100
0
5
5
15
5
0
3
4
13
9
double
Zach
LaVine
Zach LaVine
True
28
2
7
29
1
4
25
0
0
0
0
6
6
5
1
0
2
2
5
-4
none
Gorgui
Dieng
Gorgui Dieng
True
25
5
8
62
0
0
0
2
4
50
2
3
5
0
0
0
1
1
12
2
none
Nemanja
Bjelica
Nemanja Bjelica
False
29
1
2
50
1
2
50
0
0
0
1
4
5
2
1
0
0
5
3
8
none
Shabazz
Muhammad
Shabazz Muhammad
False
20
5
9
56
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
11
17
none
Kris
Dunn
Kris Dunn
False
17
1
3
33
0
1
0
1
2
50
0
1
1
3
2
1
4
2
3
0
none
Tyus
Jones
Tyus Jones
False
11
3
3
100
1
1
100
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
7
3
none
Cole
Aldrich
Cole Aldrich
False
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
7
none
Brandon
Rush
Brandon Rush
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Adreian
Payne
Adreian Payne
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Jordan
Hill
Jordan Hill
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
11
January
2017
Wednesday
Target Center
Minneapolis
Rockets
Houston
True
Mavericks
Dallas
Western Conference
Southwest
11
27
38
3093
3462
28
13
46
78
36
46
9
7
78
20
5
25
2
24
3
14
21
92
4
39
15
38
1819
811
45
20
20
100
76
10
86
01
59
01
64
1927
6060
106
43
41
2516
107
4
16
05
31
34
40
74
10
73
02
04
2422
6060
3
1
33
18
8
44
2
2
100
7
1
8
0
5
0
6
19
60
9
5
56
19
11
58
0
0
0
6
0
6
1
9
1
4
27
60
10
4
40
25
10
40
1
0
0
3
4
7
1
7
0
0
24
60
6
3
50
16
7
44
6
5
83
4
0
4
0
3
2
4
22
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
1
7
14
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
5
0
0
2
3
2
0
none
Harrison
Barnes
Harrison Barnes
True
33
13
23
57
4
5
80
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
1
3
30
2
none
Deron
Williams
Deron Williams
True
33
5
9
56
1
3
33
0
0
0
1
1
2
7
1
0
3
2
11
0
none
Dirk
Nowitzki
Dirk Nowitzki
True
31
8
16
50
5
10
50
5
7
71
0
5
5
4
0
0
0
5
26
-20
none
Andrew
Bogut
Andrew Bogut
True
17
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
4
2
0
1
2
3
2
-2
none
Seth
Curry
Seth Curry
False
30
3
6
50
2
3
67
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
1
3
0
8
8
none
Devin
Harris
Devin Harris
False
14
2
5
40
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
4
-11
none
J.J.
Barea
J.J. Barea
False
14
0
4
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
0
0
1
1
0
-11
none
Salah
Mejri
Salah Mejri
False
10
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
none
Dorian
Finney-Smith
Dorian Finney-Smith
False
6
1
1
100
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
3
0
none
Dwight
Powell
Dwight Powell
False
5
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
-7
none
Justin
Anderson
Justin Anderson
False
5
1
2
50
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
-4
none
12
January
2017
Thursday
Mexico City Arena
Mexico City
Suns
Phoenix
False
It 's been a rough , potentially final year for Dirk Nowitzki , who has spent majority of this season nursing a sore Achilles . But Monday night against the Timberwolves , the Mavericks organization saw the Nowitzki they had grown so accustomed to seeing for the 18 years he has been with the franchise . The German finished with a season - high 26 points on top of five rebounds and four assists in 31 minutes . It was a performance Nowitzki had n't had since the very first game of this season , when he scored 22 points and eight rebounds in 38 minutes . On top of that , Monday 's performance was just the second time this season where he was able to shoot over 50 percent from the field . In the end , the good news for the Mavericks is that while his performance against Minnesota feels like an outlier as of now , Nowitzki appears to be trending in the right direction , having scored in double figures in five straight games . The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Dallas Mavericks , 101 - 92 , at Target Center on Monday . The Timberwolves ( 12 - 26 ) put an end to a four - game losing streak with Monday 's victory , and it was thanks in large part to the monster performance put on by Karl-Anthony Towns . After scoring 20 points in the first quarter and outscoring the entire Mavericks ( 11 - 27 ) team by himself , Towns finished with a game - high 34 points , 11 rebounds , four assists and three blocks in 37 minutes . The big man 's night was made even easier with Ricky Rubio shining as a facilitator , notching a double - double of his own with 13 points and 15 assists on top of five rebounds and five steals . The two helped the Timberwolves lead wire - to - wire Thursday , as the team overall shot a very impressive 56 percent from the field . As for the Mavericks , the loss leaves them alone at the very bottom of the Western Conference , but the defeat did n't come without a pair of great performances from their stars in the frontcourt . Harrison Barnes led the way with a team - high 30 points , while veteran Dirk Nowtizki posted 26 points , five rebounds and four assists in 31 minutes . Unfortunately for Dallas , they failed to get any other significant contributions elsewhere , with the other 10 Mavericks players who played combining to score just 36 points . And while Dallas managed to shoot an impressive 46 percent from behind the arc , their inability to get to the free throw line ended up hurting them , as they shot just 7 - of - 9 from the charity stripe . Up next , the Timberwolves will stay home Wednesday to play the Rockets , while the Mavericks will head home to take on the Suns on Thursday .
It's been a rough, potentially final year for Dirk Nowitzki, who has spent majority of this season nursing a sore Achilles. But Monday night against the Timberwolves, the Mavericks organization saw the Nowitzki they had grown so accustomed to seeing for the 18 years he has been with the franchise. The German finished with a season - high 26 points on top of five rebounds and four assists in 31 minutes. It was a performance Nowitzki hadn't had since the very first game of this season, when he scored 22 points and eight rebounds in 38 minutes. On top of that, Monday's performance was just the second time this season where he was able to shoot over 50 percent from the field. In the end, the good news for the Mavericks is that while his performance against Minnesota feels like an outlier as of now, Nowitzki appears to be trending in the right direction, having scored in double figures in five straight games.
It's been a rough, potentially final year for Dirk Nowitzki, who has spent majority of this season nursing a sore Achilles. But Monday night against the Timberwolves, the Mavericks organization saw the Nowitzki they had grown so accustomed to seeing for the 18 years he has been with the franchise. The German finished with a season - high 26 points on top of five rebounds and four assists in 31 minutes. It was a performance Nowitzki hadn't had since the very first game of this season, when he scored 22 points and eight rebounds in 38 minutes. On top of that, Monday's performance was just the second time this season where he was able to shoot over 50 percent from the field. In the end, the good news for the Mavericks is that while his performance against Minnesota feels like an outlier as of now, Nowitzki appears to be trending in the right direction, having scored in double figures in five straight games. The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Dallas Mavericks, 101 - 92, at Target Center on Monday. The Timberwolves (12 - 26) put an end to a four - game losing streak with Monday's victory, and it was thanks in large part to the monster performance put on by Karl-Anthony Towns. After scoring 20 points in the first quarter and outscoring the entire Mavericks (11 - 27) team by himself, Towns finished with a game - high 34 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and three blocks in 37 minutes. The big man's night was made even easier with Ricky Rubio shining as a facilitator, notching a double - double of his own with 13 points and 15 assists on top of five rebounds and five steals. The two helped the Timberwolves lead wire - to - wire Thursday, as the team overall shot a very impressive 56 percent from the field. As for the Mavericks, the loss leaves them alone at the very bottom of the Western Conference, but the defeat didn't come without a pair of great performances from their stars in the frontcourt. Harrison Barnes led the way with a team - high 30 points, while veteran Dirk Nowtizki posted 26 points, five rebounds and four assists in 31 minutes. Unfortunately for Dallas, they failed to get any other significant contributions elsewhere, with the other 10 Mavericks players who played combining to score just 36 points. And while Dallas managed to shoot an impressive 46 percent from behind the arc, their inability to get to the free throw line ended up hurting them, as they shot just 7 - of - 9 from the charity stripe. Up next, the Timberwolves will stay home Wednesday to play the Rockets, while the Mavericks will head home to take on the Suns on Thursday.
<GAME> <DATE> 9 January 2017 <DAY> Monday <STADIUM> Target Center <CITY> Minneapolis <HOME> <TEAM> Timberwolves <CITY> Minnesota <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 101 <WINS-LOSSES> 12 26 <QTRS> 33 21 23 24 <TEAM-AST> 30 <3PT> 6 <TEAM-FG> 40 <TEAM-FT> 15 <TEAM-REB> 42 <TEAM-TO> 18 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 11 January 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Wednesday <NEXT-STADIUM> Target Center <NEXT-CITY> Minneapolis <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Houston <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Rockets <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Mavericks <CITY> Dallas <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 92 <WINS-LOSSES> 11 27 <QTRS> 19 27 24 22 <TEAM-AST> 24 <3PT> 13 <TEAM-FG> 36 <TEAM-FT> 7 <TEAM-REB> 25 <TEAM-TO> 14 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 12 January 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Thursday <NEXT-STADIUM> Mexico City Arena <NEXT-CITY> Mexico City <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Phoenix <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Suns <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> Karl-Anthony Towns <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 34 <FG> 15 19 79 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 11 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 10 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Ricky Rubio <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 13 <FG> 3 9 33 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 7 7 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 15 <STL> 5 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Andrew Wiggins <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 13 <FG> 5 11 45 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 3 6 50 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 3 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gorgui Dieng <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 8 62 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Shabazz Muhammad <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 9 56 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyus Jones <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 3 100 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Zach LaVine <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kris Dunn <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 1 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nemanja Bjelica <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jordan Hill <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> Adreian Payne <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> Brandon Rush <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> Cole Aldrich <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Harrison Barnes <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 30 <FG> 13 23 57 <FG3> 4 5 80 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dirk Nowitzki <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 26 <FG> 8 16 50 <FG3> 5 10 50 <FT> 5 7 71 <REB> 5 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Deron Williams <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 9 56 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 7 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Seth Curry <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Devin Harris <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dorian Finney-Smith <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 6 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Justin Anderson <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 5 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 1 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-7 <MIN> 5 <PTS> 2 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <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-8 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Andrew Bogut <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Wesley Matthews <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-10 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 7 14 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> J. J. Barea <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 4 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none