Dallas Mavericks @ Minnesota Timberwolves
DAL leads series 3-0
57-25, 27-14 Away
115
57-25, 27-14 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DAL | 40 | 27 | 30 | 18 | 115 |
MIN | 28 | 29 | 22 | 23 | 102 |
50-32, 29-12 Home
102
50-32, 29-12 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Dirk Nowitzki made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
- Chauncey Billups missed Jumper.
- Radoslav Nesterovic missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Radoslav Nesterovic made Layup. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
- Steve Nash missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Raef LaFrentz made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.
- Dirk Nowitzki made 27 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.
- Michael Finley missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made Layup. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Raef LaFrentz made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
- Dirk Nowitzki made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Raef LaFrentz.
- Kevin Garnett missed Jumper.
- Chauncey Billups made Layup. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Dirk Nowitzki made 18 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Nash.
- Steve Nash missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot.
- Chauncey Billups made 20 ft Jumper.
- Dirk Nowitzki made 15 ft Two Point Shot.
- Chauncey Billups made 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Steve Nash made 10 ft Jumper.
- Dirk Nowitzki made Layup. Assisted by Steve Nash.
- Chauncey Billups missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Steve Nash made 19 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Steve Nash missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Greg Buckner made Tip Shot.
- Steve Nash missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Chauncey Billups missed Layup.
- Nick Van Exel missed Layup.
- Michael Finley made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.
- Nick Van Exel missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Anthony Peeler made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Michael Finley made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kevin Garnett made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
- Michael Finley made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nick Van Exel.
- Nick Van Exel missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Steve Nash made Two Point Shot.
- Kevin Garnett missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Anthony Peeler missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Greg Buckner missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 16 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
- Michael Finley made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kevin Garnett missed Layup. Blocked by Shawn Bradley.
- Kevin Garnett made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Steve Nash missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Nick Van Exel missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Jumper.
- Nick Van Exel missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Anthony Peeler missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Two Point Shot.
- Steve Nash missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Radoslav Nesterovic made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Anthony Peeler.
- Shawn Bradley made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.
- Chauncey Billups missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Dirk Nowitzki made 15 ft Two Point Shot.
- Radoslav Nesterovic missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Chauncey Billups missed Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Joe Smith made Tip Shot.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Greg Buckner missed Tip Shot.
- Anthony Peeler made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
- Michael Finley missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Nick Van Exel missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Nick Van Exel made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Finley.
- Anthony Peeler missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Nick Van Exel missed 5 ft Jumper.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed Tip Shot.
- Dirk Nowitzki made Layup.
- Chauncey Billups missed 28 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Steve Nash made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Radoslav Nesterovic.
- Eduardo Najera made 18 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
- Chauncey Billups missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Anthony Peeler made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Radoslav Nesterovic.
- Steve Nash missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Chauncey Billups missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Dirk Nowitzki made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Anthony Peeler missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 6 ft Jumper. Blocked by Raef LaFrentz.
- Michael Finley made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Radoslav Nesterovic made Layup. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Anthony Peeler made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Shawn Bradley missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Shawn Bradley missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Steve Nash missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Anthony Peeler made Two Point Shot.
- ZhiZhi Wang missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Radoslav Nesterovic missed 11 ft Hook Shot.
- Michael Finley missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Steve Nash made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by ZhiZhi Wang.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Chauncey Billups made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Peeler.
- ZhiZhi Wang made 19 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Nash.
- Kevin Garnett missed 8 ft Jumper.
- ZhiZhi Wang missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Chauncey Billups missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Nick Van Exel missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Michael Finley made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Nash.
- Robert Pack missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Michael Finley made 16 ft Two Point Shot.
- Joe Smith missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Michael Finley made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by ZhiZhi Wang.
- Gary Trent missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Chauncey Billups made 20 ft Jumper.
- Nick Van Exel missed Layup.
- Kevin Garnett missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made Hook Shot.
- Steve Nash missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Gary Trent made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Nick Van Exel missed Layup.
- Michael Finley missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Dirk Nowitzki made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.
- Felipe Lopez made 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Nick Van Exel missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Felipe Lopez missed Layup.
- Kevin Garnett missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Michael Finley missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Anthony Peeler made 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Anthony Peeler missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Gary Trent made Layup.
- Steve Nash missed Layup.
- Michael Finley made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Michael Finley missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Michael Finley missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Anthony Peeler missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed Layup.
- Nick Van Exel missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Eduardo Najera missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed Layup.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Michael Finley missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Eduardo Najera made Layup.
- Chauncey Billups missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Steve Nash made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Van Exel.
- Dirk Nowitzki made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Michael Finley.
- Chauncey Billups missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Eduardo Najera made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.
- Anthony Peeler missed 21 ft Jumper.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | DAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter. | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball. Raef LaFrentz vs. Kevin Garnett. Chauncey Billups gains possession. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:42 | | Wally Szczerbiak missed 16 ft Jumper. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:41 | | Dirk Nowitzki Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:33 | | Dirk Nowitzki made 6 ft Two Point Shot. | 2 | 0 |
| 11:15 | | Chauncey Billups missed Jumper. | 2 | 0 |
| 11:14 | | Wally Szczerbiak Offensive Rebound. | 2 | 0 |
| 11:07 | | Radoslav Nesterovic missed 6 ft Jumper. | 2 | 0 |
| 11:07 | | Dirk Nowitzki Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 0 |
| 11:00 | | Radoslav Nesterovic Shooting Foul | 2 | 0 |
| 11:00 | | Dirk Nowitzki made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 3 | 0 |
| 11:00 | | Dirk Nowitzki made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 4 | 0 |
| 10:41 | | Radoslav Nesterovic made Layup. Assisted by Chauncey Billups. | 4 | 2 |
| 10:21 | | Steve Nash missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper. | 4 | 2 |
| 10:18 | | Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 2 |
| 10:11 | | Kevin Garnett Bad Pass | 4 | 2 |
| 9:59 | | Raef LaFrentz made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash. | 7 | 2 |
| 9:40 | | Eduardo Najera Shooting Foul | 7 | 2 |
| 9:40 | | Joe Smith missed Free Throw 1 of 2. | 7 | 2 |
| 9:40 | | Minnesota Offensive Rebound. | 7 | 2 |
| 9:40 | | Joe Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 7 | 3 |
| 9:27 | | Radoslav Nesterovic Illegal Defense Foul | 7 | 3 |
| 9:27 | | Steve Nash made Technical Free Throw. | 8 | 3 |
| 9:19 | | Dirk Nowitzki made 27 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash. | 11 | 3 |
| 9:11 | | Steve Nash Personal Foul | 11 | 3 |
| 8:56 | | Wally Szczerbiak Bad Pass. Stolen by Dirk Nowitzki. | 11 | 3 |
| 8:49 | | Michael Finley missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper. | 11 | 3 |
| 8:48 | | Radoslav Nesterovic Defensive Rebound. | 11 | 3 |
| 8:34 | | Kevin Garnett made Layup. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak. | 11 | 5 |
| 8:34 | | Dirk Nowitzki Shooting Foul | 11 | 5 |
| 8:34 | | Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 1 of 1. | 11 | 5 |
| 8:33 | | Dirk Nowitzki Defensive Rebound. | 11 | 5 |
| 8:14 | | Raef LaFrentz made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. | 14 | 5 |
| 8:00 | | Kevin Garnett made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups. | 14 | 7 |
| 7:45 | | Wally Szczerbiak Shooting Foul | 14 | 7 |
| 7:45 | | Michael Finley made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 15 | 7 |
| 7:45 | | Michael Finley made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 16 | 7 |
| 7:35 | | Kevin Garnett Traveling | 16 | 7 |
| 7:22 | | Dirk Nowitzki made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Raef LaFrentz. | 19 | 7 |
| 7:15 | | Minnesota Full Timeout. | 19 | 7 |
| 7:05 | | Kevin Garnett missed Jumper. | 19 | 7 |
| 7:05 | | Dirk Nowitzki Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 7 |
| 6:52 | | Michael Finley Lost Ball. Stolen by Wally Szczerbiak. | 19 | 7 |
| 6:48 | | Chauncey Billups made Layup. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak. | 19 | 9 |
| 6:33 | | Dirk Nowitzki made 18 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Nash. | 21 | 9 |
| 6:13 | | Kevin Garnett Lost Ball. Stolen by Dirk Nowitzki. | 21 | 9 |
| 6:07 | | Steve Nash missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper. | 21 | 9 |
| 6:05 | | Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound. | 21 | 9 |
| 6:01 | | Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot. | 21 | 11 |
| 5:50 | | Steve Nash Bad Pass | 21 | 11 |
| 5:50 | | Sam Mitchell enters the game for Joe Smith. | 21 | 11 |
| 5:39 | | Chauncey Billups made 20 ft Jumper. | 21 | 13 |
| 5:15 | | Dirk Nowitzki made 15 ft Two Point Shot. | 23 | 13 |
| 5:05 | | Chauncey Billups made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. | 23 | 16 |
| 4:56 | | Steve Nash made 10 ft Jumper. | 25 | 16 |
| 4:45 | | Raef LaFrentz Shooting Foul | 25 | 16 |
| 4:45 | | Radoslav Nesterovic missed Free Throw 1 of 2. | 25 | 16 |
| 4:45 | | Minnesota Offensive Rebound. | 25 | 16 |
| 4:45 | | Radoslav Nesterovic made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 25 | 17 |
| 4:33 | | Dirk Nowitzki made Layup. Assisted by Steve Nash. | 27 | 17 |
| 4:33 | | Radoslav Nesterovic Shooting Foul | 27 | 17 |
| 4:33 | | Dirk Nowitzki made Free Throw 1 of 1. | 28 | 17 |
| 4:24 | | Chauncey Billups missed 12 ft Jumper. | 28 | 17 |
| 4:24 | | Dirk Nowitzki Defensive Rebound. | 28 | 17 |
| 4:13 | | Steve Nash made 19 ft Jumper. | 30 | 17 |
| 3:49 | | Wally Szczerbiak missed 6 ft Jumper. | 30 | 17 |
| 3:47 | | Kevin Garnett Offensive Rebound. | 30 | 17 |
| 3:47 | | Dirk Nowitzki Shooting Foul | 30 | 17 |
| 3:47 | | Greg Buckner enters the game for Eduardo Najera. | 30 | 17 |
| 3:47 | | Joe Smith enters the game for Radoslav Nesterovic. | 30 | 17 |
| 3:47 | | Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 30 | 18 |
| 3:47 | | Anthony Peeler enters the game for Sam Mitchell. | 30 | 18 |
| 3:47 | | Nick Van Exel enters the game for Dirk Nowitzki. | 30 | 18 |
| 3:47 | | Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 2 of 2. | 30 | 18 |
| 3:46 | | Michael Finley Defensive Rebound. | 30 | 18 |
| 3:27 | | Steve Nash missed 6 ft Jumper. | 30 | 18 |
| 3:26 | | Greg Buckner Offensive Rebound. | 32 | 18 |
| 3:26 | | Greg Buckner made Tip Shot. | 32 | 18 |
| 3:11 | | Raef LaFrentz Shooting Foul | 32 | 18 |
| 3:11 | | Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 1 of 2. | 32 | 18 |
| 3:11 | | Minnesota Offensive Rebound. | 32 | 18 |
| 3:11 | | Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 2 of 2. | 32 | 18 |
| 3:10 | | Michael Finley Defensive Rebound. | 32 | 18 |
| 2:58 | | Steve Nash missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper. | 32 | 18 |
| 2:56 | | Anthony Peeler Defensive Rebound. | 32 | 18 |
| 2:49 | | Chauncey Billups missed Layup. | 32 | 18 |
| 2:48 | | Nick Van Exel Defensive Rebound. | 32 | 18 |
| 2:43 | | Nick Van Exel missed Layup. | 32 | 18 |
| 2:41 | | Steve Nash Offensive Rebound. | 32 | 18 |
| 2:39 | | Michael Finley made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash. | 35 | 18 |
| 2:30 | | Minnesota 20 Second Timeou. | 35 | 18 |
| 2:30 | | Dallas Full Timeout. | 35 | 18 |
| 2:30 | | ZhiZhi Wang enters the game for Raef LaFrentz. | 35 | 18 |
| 2:30 | | Gary Trent enters the game for Joe Smith. | 35 | 18 |
| 2:30 | | Shawn Bradley enters the game for Steve Nash. | 35 | 18 |
| 2:15 | | Greg Buckner Shooting Foul | 35 | 18 |
| 2:15 | | Gary Trent made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 35 | 19 |
| 2:15 | | Gary Trent made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 35 | 20 |
| 2:00 | | Nick Van Exel missed 14 ft Jumper. | 35 | 20 |
| 1:57 | | Anthony Peeler Defensive Rebound. | 35 | 20 |
| 1:53 | | Anthony Peeler made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. | 35 | 23 |
| 1:31 | | Michael Finley made 10 ft Two Point Shot. | 37 | 23 |
| 1:21 | | Kevin Garnett made 13 ft Two Point Shot. | 37 | 25 |
| 1:05 | | Michael Finley made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nick Van Exel. | 39 | 25 |
| 51.0 | | ZhiZhi Wang Personal Foul | 39 | 25 |
| 51.0 | | Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 39 | 26 |
| 51.0 | | Felipe Lopez enters the game for Wally Szczerbiak. | 39 | 26 |
| 51.0 | | Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 39 | 27 |
| 33.2 | | Gary Trent Illegal Defense Foul | 39 | 27 |
| 33.2 | | Michael Finley made Technical Free Throw. | 40 | 27 |
| 23.7 | | Nick Van Exel missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper. | 40 | 27 |
| 21.5 | | Chauncey Billups Defensive Rebound. | 40 | 27 |
| 3.9 | | Michael Finley Personal Foul | 40 | 27 |
| 3.9 | | Chauncey Billups made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 40 | 28 |
| 3.9 | | Dirk Nowitzki enters the game for Shawn Bradley. | 40 | 28 |
| 3.9 | | Steve Nash enters the game for ZhiZhi Wang. | 40 | 28 |
| 3.9 | | Robert Pack enters the game for Gary Trent. | 40 | 28 |
| 3.9 | | Chauncey Billups missed Free Throw 2 of 2. | 40 | 28 |
| 3.3 | | Dirk Nowitzki Defensive Rebound. | 40 | 28 |
| 0.4 | | Dirk Nowitzki Lost Ball. Stolen by Kevin Garnett. | 40 | 28 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter. | 40 | 28 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Minneapolis, MN
Referee:Dick Bavetta
Referee:Jess Kersey
Referee:Bill Spooner
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 27 | 13 | .675 | - | L2 |
| Houston | 23 | 14 | .622 | 2.5 | W1 |
| Memphis | 17 | 22 | .436 | 9.5 | W1 |
| Dallas | 15 | 25 | .375 | 12 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 10 | 33 | .233 | 18.5 | W1 |
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 34 | 7 | .829 | - | W4 |
| Denver | 27 | 13 | .675 | 6.5 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 14 | .659 | 7 | W2 |
| Portland | 19 | 22 | .463 | 15 | L2 |
| Utah | 14 | 26 | .350 | 19.5 | L1 |
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