The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Dallas Mavericks 104-96 on Oct 7, 2023 in the preseason at Etihad Arena.
Final · Etihad Arena
Top performers
- Karl-Anthony Towns led the Timberwolves with 14 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.
- Jaden Hardy led the Mavericks with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 2 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 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 5-5 | 3 |
| Naz Reid | 16 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-8 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Anthony Edwards | 17 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-9 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 1 |
| Leonard Miller | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Rudy Gobert | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Luka Garza | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Wendell Moore Jr. | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Mike Conley | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Vit Krejci | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Josh Minott | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Kyle Anderson | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 184 | 94 | 33 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 34-70 | 14-26 | 12-16 | 18 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden Hardy | 23 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9-21 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Luka Doncic | 19 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5-12 | 2-7 | 6-7 | 0 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Grant Williams | 20 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Josh Green | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1 |
| Olivier-Maxence Prosper | 20 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-10 | 0-5 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Dereck Lively II | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| A.J. Lawson | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Richaun Holmes | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 169 | 72 | 38 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 26-75 | 12-40 | 8-11 | 10 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Timberwolves · 2023-24 season · Previous Oct 5, 2023: DAL 99, MIN 111 · Next Oct 14, 2023: MIN 121, NY 112
- Mavericks · 2023-24 season · Previous Oct 5, 2023: DAL 99, MIN 111