It wasn't always pretty, but the Minnesota Timberwolves snapped their two-game losing streak with a 115-114 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday
Offense was hard to come by for the Mavericks after the Wolves started sending multiple bodies at Kyrie Irving when he had the ball. After five quick points from the Mavs, a 7-0 run from the Wolves opened the lead up to 12 on Nickeil Alexander-Walker's second three-pointer of the quarter,
We all know of Klay Thompson by this point; the 6 feet 6 inches tall shooting guard plays for the Dallas Mavericks. In college, Klay played for Washington State, growing into an elite shooter.
Jaden McDaniels scored a career-high 27 points, including the clinching free throw with 3 seconds to play, and Anthony Edwards added 21 as the Minnesota Timberwolves outlasted the short-handed Dallas Mavericks 115-114.
The shorthanded Mavericks converted on just 6 of 24 from beyond the arc. Irving led the way with 38 points and nine assists, and PJ Washington added a season-high 28 points and eight rebounds on 11 of 20 from the field. Daniel Gafford was the only other double-digit scorer for the Mavericks with a double-double of 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Mavericks star Kyrie Irving passed another huge scoring milestone with a bucket against the Timberwolves on Wednesday night.
The Minnesota Timberwolves picked up a close 115-114 win against the Dallas Mavericks in the American Airlines Center in Dallas. This was an uncomfortable win for the Timberwolves, as the Mavericks suited up with seven players on the injury list.
Luka Doncic received an injury update from head coach Jason Kidd before the Mavericks' game against the Timberwolves.
Cade Cunningham had 32 points, nine rebounds and seven assists to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 107-96 win over the Houston Rockets on Monday.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 54 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Utah Jazz, 123-114, on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila). Gilgeous-Alexander made 17 of 35 field goals and 17 of 18 free throws to surpass his previous career best of 45 points.
The injury depleted Mavericks couldn’t overcome their lack of available players to pull out a desperately needed win against a relatively bad Minnesota team depsite a season-high from PJ Washington.
Eight players are on the injury report for the Mavericks' game against the Timberwolves, including Klay Thompson and Dereck Lively II.