The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Dallas Mavericks 129-127 on Dec 17, 2020 in the preseason at American Airlines Center.
Final · American Airlines Center
Top performers
- Karl-Anthony Towns led the Timberwolves with 20 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.
- Luka Doncic led the Mavericks with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.
Minnesota Timberwolves box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 27 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8-14 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 5 |
| Malik Beasley | 24 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-13 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Anthony Edwards | 26 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-15 | 3-8 | 4-4 | 3 |
| Naz Reid | 26 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5-15 | 0-4 | 4-6 | 4 |
| Josh Okogie | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Ricky Rubio | 23 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 2 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 168 | 84 | 38 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 31-68 | 10-27 | 12-17 | 20 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Dallas Mavericks box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Doncic | 27 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6-18 | 0-6 | 8-9 | 4 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 25 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-8 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 26 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5-7 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Josh Richardson | 27 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Boban Marjanovic | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| James Johnson | 17 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Jalen Brunson | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-9 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Josh Green | 19 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Willie Cauley-Stein | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 172 | 85 | 32 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 30-70 | 13-29 | 12-13 | 16 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Timberwolves · 2020-21 season · Previous Dec 14, 2020: MEM 123, MIN 104 · Next Dec 23, 2020: DET 101, MIN 111
- Mavericks · 2020-21 season · Previous Dec 14, 2020: DAL 128, MIL 112 · Next Dec 23, 2020: DAL 102, PHX 106