The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Dallas Mavericks 136-121 on May 16, 2021 at Target Center.
Final · Target Center
Top performers
- Kristaps Porzingis led the Mavericks with 18 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assists.
- Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves with 30 points, 0 rebounds and 4 assists.
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristaps Porzingis | 26 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-10 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Luka Doncic | 21 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6-13 | 2-7 | 4-5 | 1 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 24 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-7 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 1 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 28 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6-9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jalen Brunson | 27 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-12 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 2 |
| Josh Richardson | 22 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-14 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Nicolo Melli | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Josh Green | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1 |
| Boban Marjanovic | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 |
| Willie Cauley-Stein | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Team | 193 | 113 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 41-80 | 16-35 | 15-18 | 13 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | 38 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10-21 | 5-9 | 5-5 | 1 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 31 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 1-4 | 10-11 | 6 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 36 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8-19 | 3-9 | 4-5 | 0 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 32 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8-13 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Naz Reid | 17 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-7 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 24 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Josh Okogie | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Ricky Rubio | 20 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 230 | 134 | 37 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 48-88 | 17-39 | 21-25 | 19 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Mavericks · 2020-21 season · Previous May 14, 2021: TOR 110, DAL 114 · Next May 22, 2021: DAL 113, LAC 103
- Timberwolves · 2020-21 season · Previous May 15, 2021: BOS 124, MIN 108 · Next Oct 4, 2021: NO 114, MIN 117