Mavericks vs Timberwolves: head-to-head
43 meetings since 2015-16
Dallas Mavericks21wins
Minnesota Timberwolves22Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Mavericks and the Timberwolves have met 43 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Timberwolves lead the series 22-21, close to an even split.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Mavericks won 0 and the Timberwolves won 6. The most recent game, on March 30, 2026, ended Timberwolves 124-94.
The home team won 23 of the 43 games (53%). These matchups averaged 217.2 total points, with a typical winning margin of 11.2 points; 13 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Timberwolves in 2025-26, Mavericks in 2019-20, Timberwolves in 2017-18, Mavericks in 2015-16. They have also met 5 times in the playoffs (2023-24), with the Mavericks winning 4 and the Timberwolves 1. Their next meeting is scheduled for November 12, 2026 in Minnesota.
Next meetings
| Nov 12, 2026 | Mavericks @ Timberwolves | 8:00 PM EST | MIN 80% |
| Mar 24, 2027 | Mavericks @ Timberwolves | 8:00 PM EDT | |
| Apr 4, 2027 | Timberwolves @ Mavericks | 3:00 PM EDT |
Probability from today's Elo ratings (home court included); the frozen pre-game figure appears on the game page 7 days before tip-off.
Biggest wins
| Mavericks | MIN 101 – 128 DAL · 2016-02-28 |
| Timberwolves | DAL 87 – 121 MIN · 2024-01-31 |
2025-26 DAL 0 – 4 MIN
| 2026-03-30 | MIN 124 – 94 DAL | Final |
| 2026-02-20 | DAL 111 – 122 MIN | Final |
| 2026-01-28 | MIN 118 – 105 DAL | Final |
| 2025-11-17 | DAL 96 – 120 MIN | Final |
2024-25 DAL 1 – 2 MIN
| 2025-01-22 | MIN 115 – 114 DAL | Final |
| 2024-12-25 | MIN 105 – 99 DAL | Final |
| 2024-10-29 | DAL 120 – 114 MIN | Final |
2023-24 DAL 5 – 4 MIN
| 2024-05-30 · playoffs | DAL 124 – 103 MIN | Final |
| 2024-05-28 · playoffs | MIN 105 – 100 DAL | Final |
| 2024-05-26 · playoffs | MIN 107 – 116 DAL | Final |
| 2024-05-24 · playoffs | DAL 109 – 108 MIN | Final |
| 2024-05-22 · playoffs | DAL 108 – 105 MIN | Final |
| 2024-01-31 | DAL 87 – 121 MIN | Final |
| 2024-01-07 | MIN 108 – 115 DAL | Final |
| 2023-12-28 | DAL 110 – 118 MIN | Final |
| 2023-12-14 | MIN 119 – 101 DAL | Final |
2022-23 DAL 1 – 2 MIN
| 2023-02-13 | MIN 124 – 121 DAL | Final |
| 2022-12-21 | DAL 104 – 99 MIN | Final |
| 2022-12-19 | DAL 106 – 116 MIN | Final |
2021-22 DAL 2 – 2 MIN
| 2022-03-25 | DAL 95 – 116 MIN | Final |
| 2022-03-21 | MIN 108 – 110 DAL | Final |
| 2021-12-21 | MIN 102 – 114 DAL | Final |
| 2021-12-19 | DAL 105 – 111 MIN | Final |
2020-21 DAL 2 – 1 MIN
| 2021-05-16 | DAL 121 – 136 MIN | Final |
| 2021-03-24 | DAL 128 – 108 MIN | Final |
| 2021-02-08 | MIN 122 – 127 DAL | Final |
2019-20 DAL 3 – 0 MIN
| 2020-03-01 | DAL 111 – 91 MIN | Final |
| 2020-02-24 | MIN 123 – 139 DAL | Final |
| 2019-12-04 | MIN 114 – 121 DAL | Final |
2018-19 DAL 2 – 1 MIN
| 2019-04-03 | MIN 110 – 108 DAL | Final |
| 2019-01-11 | DAL 119 – 115 MIN | Final |
| 2018-10-20 | MIN 136 – 140 DAL | Final |
2017-18 DAL 0 – 4 MIN
| 2018-03-30 | MIN 93 – 92 DAL | Final |
| 2017-12-10 | DAL 92 – 97 MIN | Final |
| 2017-11-17 | MIN 111 – 87 DAL | Final |
| 2017-11-04 | DAL 99 – 112 MIN | Final |
2016-17 DAL 1 – 2 MIN
| 2017-02-24 | DAL 84 – 97 MIN | Final |
| 2017-01-15 | MIN 87 – 98 DAL | Final |
| 2017-01-09 | DAL 92 – 101 MIN | Final |
2015-16 DAL 4 – 0 MIN
| 2016-04-03 | DAL 88 – 78 MIN | Final |
| 2016-02-28 | MIN 101 – 128 DAL | Final |
| 2016-01-20 | MIN 94 – 106 DAL | Final |
| 2016-01-10 | DAL 93 – 87 MIN | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.