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Jaden McDaniels goes for career-high 27 points as Wolves outlast Mavs 115-114
DALLAS (AP) Jaden McDaniels scored a career-high 27 points, including the clinching free throw with 3 seconds to play, and Anthony Edwards added 21 as the Minnesota Timberwolves outlasted the short-handed Dallas Mavericks 115-114 on Wednesday night.
Two free throws by Mike Conley gave Minnesota a 114-111 lead with 11.8 seconds left. After Kyrie Irving missed a 3-pointer, McDaniels grabbed the rebound and made one of two free throws for a four-point lead. Irving hit a running 3 at the buzzer.
Irving scored 36 points and P.J. Washington Jr. added a season-high 30 points for the Mavericks, who are 4-11 since superstar Luka Doncic was sidelined with a calf strain early in their Christmas Day loss to the Wolves.
The Mavericks announced before the game that center Dereck Lively II has a stress fracture in his right ankle and will be re-evaluated in a month. Guard Klay Thompson (left ankle sprain) was one of four other Dallas regulars out because of injury or illness.
The teams are tied for seventh place in the Western Conference at 23-21.
Six Timberwolves scored in double figures. Conley’s 18 points were a season best.
Timberwolves: While Dallas had the crowded inactive list, Minnesota used fewer players - eight to the Mavericks’ nine - with seven playing more than 26 minutes each.
Mavericks: Irving surpassed 18,000 career points, the 81st NBA player to do so.
After Irving’s 3-pointer pulled the Mavericks within 101-100 with 5:45 to play and brought the crowd to its feet, McDaniels hit a right-corner 3, rebounded a miss by Spencer Dinwiddie and fed Edwards for a driving basket and a 106-100 lead.
Dallas outscored Minnesota 66-48 in the paint without its starting center.
The Mavericks play at Oklahoma City on Thursday. The Timberwolves host Denver on Saturday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Rudy Gobert vs. Daniel Gafford (Anthony Edwards gains possession) | ||
| 11:44 |  | Rudy Gobert misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 11:41 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 11:38 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point running finger roll layup | 0-2 |
| 11:13 | | Olivier-Maxence Prosper shooting foul (Julius Randle draws the foul) | ||
| 11:13 | | +1 | Julius Randle makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 1-2 |
| 11:13 | | +1 | Julius Randle makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 2-2 |
| 11:13 | | +1 | Julius Randle makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 3-2 |
| 11:03 | | Mike Conley personal foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul) | ||
| 10:58 | | Julius Randle personal foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul) | ||
| 10:50 | | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul (Kyrie Irving draws the foul) | ||
| 10:50 | | +1 | Kyrie Irving makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-3 |
| 10:50 | | +1 | Kyrie Irving makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3-4 |
| 10:27 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:25 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 10:15 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point fadeaway bank jump shot (Kyrie Irving assists) | 3-6 |
| 9:59 | | Julius Randle misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:57 | | Quentin Grimes defensive rebound | ||
| 9:48 | | P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:48 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 9:46 | | Mike Conley personal foul (Loose ball) (Olivier-Maxence Prosper draws the foul) | ||
| 9:40 | | Olivier-Maxence Prosper misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:35 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 9:29 | | Julius Randle misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:27 | | Quentin Grimes defensive rebound | ||
| 9:22 | | Kyrie Irving misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:18 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 9:04 | | Jaden McDaniels turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:54 | | P.J. Washington misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:51 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 8:49 | | Kyrie Irving shooting foul (Jaden McDaniels draws the foul) | ||
| 8:49 | | Jaden McDaniels misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:49 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 8:49 | | +1 | Jaden McDaniels makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-6 |
| 8:35 | | Rudy Gobert blocks P.J. Washington's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:34 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 8:23 | | Quentin Grimes misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:22 | | Olivier-Maxence Prosper offensive rebound | ||
| 8:15 | | Jaden McDaniels blocks Daniel Gafford's two point reverse layup | ||
| 8:15 | | Timberwolves defensive rebound | ||
| 7:59 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point cutting dunk (Rudy Gobert assists) | 6-6 |
| 7:44 | | P.J. Washington misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:41 | | Mike Conley defensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | P.J. Washington shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 7:33 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-6 |
| 7:33 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-6 |
| 7:17 | | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point pullup bank jump shot | 8-8 |
| 7:01 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:00 | | Mavericks defensive rebound | ||
| 6:45 | | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul (Maxi Kleber draws the foul) | ||
| 6:45 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:45 | | Maxi Kleber misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:45 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 6:45 | | +1 | Maxi Kleber makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-9 |
| 6:24 | | Julius Randle turnover (bad pass) (Maxi Kleber steals) | ||
| 6:09 | | Kyrie Irving turnover (lost ball) (Julius Randle steals) | ||
| 5:52 | | +3 | Mike Conley makes three point jump shot (Rudy Gobert assists) | 11-9 |
| 5:22 | | Quentin Grimes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:20 | | Mike Conley defensive rebound | ||
| 5:11 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point alley-oop dunk (Anthony Edwards assists) | 13-9 |
| 4:48 | | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point driving finger roll layup | 13-11 |
| 4:33 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:31 | | Maxi Kleber defensive rebound | ||
| 4:21 | | Kyrie Irving misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:19 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 4:02 | | Kyrie Irving shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 4:02 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-11 |
| 4:02 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-11 |
| 3:47 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:45 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 3:33 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point jump shot (Rob Dillingham assists) | 17-11 |
| 3:17 | | +2 | Kessler Edwards makes two point reverse layup (Daniel Gafford assists) | 17-13 |
| 2:57 | | Daniel Gafford blocks Naz Reid's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:55 | | Olivier-Maxence Prosper defensive rebound | ||
| 2:53 | | +2 | Olivier-Maxence Prosper makes two point running finger roll layup | 17-15 |
| 2:53 | | Naz Reid defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 2:53 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:34 | | Rob Dillingham misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:31 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 2:20 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point cutting dunk (Brandon Williams assists) | 17-17 |
| 2:05 | | Rob Dillingham misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:02 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 1:49 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point hook shot (Brandon Williams assists) | 17-19 |
| 1:24 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:21 | | Kessler Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 1:10 | | +2 | Brandon Williams makes two point driving floating jump shot | 17-21 |
| 0:46 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:44 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 0:39 | | Rob Dillingham personal foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul) | ||
| 0:39 | | +1 | P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-22 |
| 0:39 | | P.J. Washington misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:37 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 0:23 | | Julius Randle misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:20 | | Kessler Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:39 | | Daniel Gafford misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 11:38 | | Julius Randle defensive rebound | ||
| 11:32 | | +2 | Julius Randle makes two point running finger roll layup | 19-22 |
| 11:26 | | Spencer Dinwiddie turnover (bad pass) (Jaden McDaniels steals) | ||
| 11:24 | | Jaden McDaniels turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Williams steals) | ||
| 11:19 | | Naz Reid shooting foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul) | ||
| 11:19 | | +1 | P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-23 |
| 11:19 | | +1 | P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-24 |
| 11:03 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:58 | | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | ||
| 10:58 | | Jaden McDaniels misses two point tip layup | ||
| 10:58 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 10:47 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point driving finger roll layup (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 19-26 |
| 10:32 | | +3 | Julius Randle makes three point jump shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 22-26 |
| 10:19 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point cutting dunk (Quentin Grimes assists) | 22-28 |
| 10:01 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:59 | | Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound | ||
| 9:39 | | +2 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes two point driving floating jump shot | 22-30 |
| 9:26 | | Jaden McDaniels misses two point alley-oop dunk | ||
| 9:25 | | Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound | ||
| 9:17 | | Jaden McDaniels blocks Spencer Dinwiddie's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:14 | | Julius Randle defensive rebound | ||
| 9:07 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point cutting dunk (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 24-30 |
| 8:47 | | Quentin Grimes misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 8:44 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 8:40 | | Daniel Gafford shooting foul (Julius Randle draws the foul) | ||
| 8:40 | | +1 | Julius Randle makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-30 |
| 8:40 | | +1 | Julius Randle makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-30 |
| 8:18 | | Naz Reid shooting foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul) | ||
| 8:18 | | +1 | P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-31 |
| 8:18 | | P.J. Washington misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:16 | | Julius Randle defensive rebound | ||
| 8:10 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point driving finger roll layup | 28-31 |
| 7:54 | | +3 | Maxi Kleber makes three point jump shot | 28-34 |
| 7:38 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point driving floating jump shot (Mike Conley assists) | 30-34 |
| 7:27 | | P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:24 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 7:20 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point running finger roll layup | 32-34 |
| 7:20 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:08 | | +2 | Maxi Kleber makes two point driving layup (Kyrie Irving assists) | 32-36 |
| 6:52 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point driving floating jump shot (Julius Randle assists) | 34-36 |
| 6:43 | | Maxi Kleber misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:40 | | Mike Conley defensive rebound | ||
| 6:19 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point driving floating jump shot (Julius Randle assists) | 36-36 |
| 6:04 | | Olivier-Maxence Prosper misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:02 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 5:50 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point turnaround hook shot | 38-36 |
| 5:31 | | +2 | Maxi Kleber makes two point pullup jump shot (Kyrie Irving assists) | 38-38 |
| 5:23 | | +2 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes two point driving dunk (Mike Conley assists) | 40-38 |
| 5:23 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:07 | | Maxi Kleber turnover (bad pass) (Naz Reid steals) | ||
| 5:03 | | Quentin Grimes shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 5:03 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-38 |
| 5:03 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-38 |
| 4:48 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point hook shot (Kyrie Irving assists) | 42-40 |
| 4:48 | | Rudy Gobert defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 4:30 | | +2 | Mike Conley makes two point driving floating jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 44-40 |
| 4:15 | | +2 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes two point pullup jump shot | 44-42 |
| 4:01 | | +3 | Mike Conley makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 47-42 |
| 3:45 | | +3 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes three point pullup jump shot | 47-45 |
| 3:31 | | Kyrie Irving shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 3:31 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 48-45 |
| 3:31 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 49-45 |
| 3:11 | | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point pullup jump shot (Daniel Gafford assists) | 49-47 |
| 2:50 | |