Mavericks
TimberwolvesThe Minnesota Timberwolves routed the Dallas Mavericks 133-94 on Thursday, November 12, at Target Center in Minneapolis, MN.
The Timberwolves led 67-52 at halftime. They did the most damage in the third quarter, winning it 36-17.
Top performers
Bones Hyland led the Timberwolves with 24 points on 7-of-10 shooting, including 5 3-pointers, with 8 assists. LaMelo Ball added 22 points and 9 assists. For the Mavericks, Zaccharie Risacher had 22 points on 9-of-14 shooting, including 4 3-pointers, with 6 rebounds. Naji Marshall added 13 points.
- Bones Hyland (MIN): 24 PTS, 3 REB, 8 AST, 7-10 FG, 23 MIN
- LaMelo Ball (MIN): 22 PTS, 3 REB, 9 AST, 8-14 FG, 25 MIN
- Zaccharie Risacher (DAL): 22 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 9-14 FG, 25 MIN
- Ayo Dosunmu (MIN): 18 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 8-15 FG, 27 MIN
- Jaden McDaniels (MIN): 16 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 7-12 FG, 25 MIN
- Jonathan Kuminga (MIN): 14 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 6-11 FG, 24 MIN
Context
The Timberwolves improved to 9-3 with their fifth straight win, while the Mavericks fell to 7-5. It was the teams' first meeting of the season. Our Elo model made the Timberwolves 80% favorites before tip-off.
Up next: the Timberwolves host the Bulls on Saturday, Nov 14; the Mavericks visit the Cavaliers on Saturday, Nov 14.
Attendance: 17,856 at Target Center. Officials: James Capers, Sean Corbin and Brent Haskill.