Dallas Mavericks @ Minnesota Timberwolves
38-11, 17-7 Away
98
38-11, 17-7 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DAL | 23 | 18 | 32 | 25 | 98 |
MIN | 34 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 100 |
30-20, 20-5 Home
100
30-20, 20-5 Home
Shot Chart
- Kevin Garnett missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Radoslav Nesterovic made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Anthony Peeler made 21 ft Jumper.
- Anthony Peeler missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Radoslav Nesterovic made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Anthony Peeler.
- Troy Hudson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made Layup. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Kevin Garnett made 20 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Kevin Garnett missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Radoslav Nesterovic made Layup. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Troy Hudson missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Kendall Gill made Layup. Assisted by Radoslav Nesterovic.
- Kendall Gill made Layup. Assisted by Radoslav Nesterovic.
- Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot.
- Kevin Garnett made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Anthony Peeler.
- Anthony Peeler made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Kendall Gill made Two Point Shot.
- Kevin Garnett missed Layup. Blocked by Shawn Bradley.
- Kendall Gill missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed Layup. Blocked by Dirk Nowitzki.
- Kevin Garnett missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Marc Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Troy Hudson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kendall Gill made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Trent.
- Troy Hudson missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Kevin Garnett missed 23 ft Jumper.
- Radoslav Nesterovic made Two Point Shot.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Anthony Peeler missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Radoslav Nesterovic missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Anthony Peeler missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Gary Trent made Layup.
- Gary Trent missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed Layup.
- Kevin Garnett missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Anthony Peeler made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Kevin Garnett missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Radoslav Nesterovic missed Layup.
- Anthony Peeler missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed Layup.
- Kevin Garnett missed Layup. Blocked by Evan Eschmeyer.
- Radoslav Nesterovic made Layup. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Radoslav Nesterovic made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Kendall Gill missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
- Anthony Peeler missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed Layup.
- Kendall Gill made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot.
- Kevin Garnett made Jumper. Assisted by Kendall Gill.
- Kendall Gill missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Gary Trent made Layup. Assisted by Igor Rakocevic.
- Anthony Peeler made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Gary Trent made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Gary Trent missed 8 ft Jumper. Blocked by Adrian Griffin.
- Igor Rakocevic missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Gary Trent made Layup. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Gary Trent missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
- Troy Hudson missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Kevin Garnett missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Peeler.
- Michael Finley missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Steve Nash missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Dirk Nowitzki made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Finley.
- Raef Lafrentz made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.
- Steve Nash missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Raef Lafrentz missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Dirk Nowitzki made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Finley.
- Steve Nash made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
- Michael Finley missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Dirk Nowitzki made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Nash.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Shawn Bradley made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Michael Finley.
- Michael Finley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Raja Bell missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Nick Van Exel made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Finley.
- Nick Van Exel made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
- Nick Van Exel missed 28 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Nick Van Exel missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Adrian Griffin made 6 ft Jumper.
- Walt Williams missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Steve Nash missed Layup.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 17 ft Jumper. Blocked by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Dirk Nowitzki made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.
- Steve Nash made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Van Exel.
- Dirk Nowitzki made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Nash.
- Steve Nash made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Evan Eschmeyer.
- Michael Finley missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Shawn Bradley missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Michael Finley missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Steve Nash missed Layup.
- Steve Nash missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Walt Williams missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Steve Nash missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Evan Eschmeyer missed Layup. Blocked by Radoslav Nesterovic.
- Antoine Rigaudeau made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Nash.
- Steve Nash missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Steve Nash made Layup. Assisted by Shawn Bradley.
- Michael Finley missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Steve Nash made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
- Michael Finley made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Raja Bell missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Michael Finley missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Evan Eschmeyer missed Layup. Blocked by Radoslav Nesterovic.
- Michael Finley missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Michael Finley made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Evan Eschmeyer.
- Dirk Nowitzki made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.
- Michael Finley made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Evan Eschmeyer.
- Dirk Nowitzki made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Finley.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Evan Eschmeyer missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
- Dirk Nowitzki made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Van Exel.
- Nick Van Exel missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Eduardo Najera missed Layup. Blocked by Radoslav Nesterovic.
- Michael Finley missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Adrian Griffin made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Michael Finley.
- Michael Finley made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dirk Nowitzki.
- Michael Finley made 27 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Van Exel.
- Nick Van Exel made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
- Nick Van Exel missed 12 ft Jumper. Blocked by Kevin Garnett.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Michael Finley made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Eduardo Najera.
- Eduardo Najera made Layup. Assisted by Nick Van Exel.
- Michael Finley made 19 ft Two Point Shot.
- Nick Van Exel missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Michael Finley missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Nick Van Exel made 18 ft Jumper.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Nick Van Exel missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Raef Lafrentz made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Van Exel.
- Dirk Nowitzki made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.
- Raef Lafrentz made Layup. Assisted by Dirk Nowitzki.
- Dirk Nowitzki made Two Point Shot.
- Michael Finley missed Layup.
- Raef Lafrentz made Dunk. Assisted by Dirk Nowitzki.
- Dirk Nowitzki made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.
- Nick Van Exel missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Michael Finley missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
MAVERICKS
TIMBERWOLVES
| TIME | PLAY | DAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter. | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball. Raef Lafrentz vs. Kevin Garnett. Troy Hudson gains possession. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:48 | | Kevin Garnett missed 7 ft Jumper. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:48 | | Minnesota Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:48 | | Radoslav Nesterovic Loose Ball Foul | 0 | 0 |
| 11:38 | | Michael Finley missed 20 ft Jumper. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:37 | | Anthony Peeler Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:26 | | Kevin Garnett missed 8 ft Jumper. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:26 | | Raef Lafrentz Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:19 | | Steve Nash missed 12 ft Jumper. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:18 | | Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:07 | | Wally Szczerbiak made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Troy Hudson. | 0 | 2 |
| 10:53 | | Dirk Nowitzki made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Finley. | 3 | 2 |
| 10:40 | | Radoslav Nesterovic made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak. | 3 | 4 |
| 10:27 | | Raef Lafrentz made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash. | 5 | 4 |
| 10:17 | | Wally Szczerbiak missed 15 ft Jumper. | 5 | 4 |
| 10:15 | | Michael Finley Defensive Rebound. | 5 | 4 |
| 10:06 | | Michael Finley Offensive Foul | 5 | 4 |
| 10:06 | | Michael Finley Foul | 5 | 4 |
| 9:55 | | Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Troy Hudson. | 5 | 6 |
| 9:45 | | Wally Szczerbiak Shooting Foul | 5 | 6 |
| 9:45 | | Dirk Nowitzki made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 6 | 6 |
| 9:45 | | Dirk Nowitzki made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 7 | 6 |
| 9:29 | | Anthony Peeler made 21 ft Jumper. | 7 | 8 |
| 9:18 | | Dirk Nowitzki Out of Bounds | 7 | 8 |
| 9:08 | | Troy Hudson Lost Ball. Stolen by Raja Bell. | 7 | 8 |
| 9:00 | | Steve Nash missed 17 ft Jumper. | 7 | 8 |
| 8:59 | | Anthony Peeler Defensive Rebound. | 7 | 8 |
| 8:48 | | Anthony Peeler missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper. | 7 | 8 |
| 8:47 | | Radoslav Nesterovic Offensive Rebound. | 7 | 8 |
| 8:47 | | Raef Lafrentz Shooting Foul | 7 | 8 |
| 8:47 | | Radoslav Nesterovic made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 7 | 9 |
| 8:47 | | Radoslav Nesterovic missed Free Throw 2 of 2. | 7 | 9 |
| 8:47 | | Raja Bell Defensive Rebound. | 7 | 9 |
| 8:33 | | Raef Lafrentz missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper. | 7 | 9 |
| 8:33 | | Wally Szczerbiak Defensive Rebound. | 7 | 9 |
| 8:29 | | Radoslav Nesterovic made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Anthony Peeler. | 7 | 11 |
| 8:18 | | Dirk Nowitzki made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Finley. | 10 | 11 |
| 7:58 | | Troy Hudson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper. | 10 | 11 |
| 7:58 | | Raja Bell Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 11 |
| 7:56 | | Raja Bell Traveling | 10 | 11 |
| 7:46 | | Kevin Garnett made Layup. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak. | 10 | 13 |
| 7:46 | | Raef Lafrentz Shooting Foul | 10 | 13 |
| 7:46 | | Shawn Bradley enters the game for Raef Lafrentz. | 10 | 13 |
| 7:46 | | Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 1. | 10 | 14 |
| 7:37 | | Steve Nash made 12 ft Two Point Shot. | 12 | 14 |
| 7:16 | | Kevin Garnett made 20 ft Jumper. | 12 | 16 |
| 7:09 | | Michael Finley missed 22 ft Jumper. | 12 | 16 |
| 7:07 | | Radoslav Nesterovic Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 16 |
| 7:03 | | Wally Szczerbiak made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Troy Hudson. | 12 | 19 |
| 6:41 | | Dirk Nowitzki made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Nash. | 14 | 19 |
| 6:26 | | Dirk Nowitzki Shooting Foul | 14 | 19 |
| 6:26 | | Radoslav Nesterovic made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 14 | 20 |
| 6:26 | | Radoslav Nesterovic made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 14 | 21 |
| 6:05 | | Wally Szczerbiak Shooting Foul | 14 | 21 |
| 6:05 | | Dirk Nowitzki made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 15 | 21 |
| 6:05 | | Kendall Gill enters the game for Wally Szczerbiak. | 15 | 21 |
| 6:05 | | Dirk Nowitzki made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 16 | 21 |
| 5:52 | | Kevin Garnett missed 18 ft Jumper. | 16 | 21 |
| 5:50 | | Michael Finley Defensive Rebound. | 16 | 21 |
| 5:30 | | Dirk Nowitzki missed 19 ft Jumper. | 16 | 21 |
| 5:28 | | Kendall Gill Defensive Rebound. | 16 | 21 |
| 5:18 | | Radoslav Nesterovic made Layup. Assisted by Kevin Garnett. | 16 | 23 |
| 5:00 | | Shawn Bradley made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Michael Finley. | 18 | 23 |
| 4:50 | | Minnesota Full Timeout. | 18 | 23 |
| 4:33 | | Troy Hudson missed 21 ft Jumper. | 18 | 23 |
| 4:33 | | Minnesota Offensive Rebound. | 18 | 23 |
| 4:33 | | 24 second | 18 | 23 |
| 4:20 | | Michael Finley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper. | 18 | 23 |
| 4:20 | | Troy Hudson Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 23 |
| 4:15 | | Kendall Gill made Layup. Assisted by Radoslav Nesterovic. | 18 | 25 |
| 4:15 | | Kendall Gill made Layup. Assisted by Radoslav Nesterovic. | 18 | 27 |
| 4:15 | | Michael Finley Shooting Foul | 18 | 27 |
| 4:15 | | Nick Van Exel enters the game for Steve Nash. | 18 | 27 |
| 4:15 | | Kendall Gill missed Free Throw 1 of 1. | 18 | 27 |
| 4:13 | | Michael Finley Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 27 |
| 3:49 | | Raja Bell missed 6 ft Jumper. | 18 | 27 |
| 3:48 | | Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 27 |
| 3:39 | | Troy Hudson Offensive Foul | 18 | 27 |
| 3:39 | | Troy Hudson Foul | 18 | 27 |
| 3:29 | | Dirk Nowitzki missed 18 ft Jumper. | 18 | 27 |
| 3:27 | | Radoslav Nesterovic Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 27 |
| 3:16 | | Troy Hudson Bad Pass. Stolen by Shawn Bradley. | 18 | 27 |
| 3:06 | | Igor Rakocevic enters the game for Troy Hudson. | 18 | 27 |
| 3:00 | | Nick Van Exel made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Finley. | 21 | 27 |
| 2:39 | | Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot. | 21 | 29 |
| 2:24 | | Dirk Nowitzki Bad Pass. Stolen by Kevin Garnett. | 21 | 29 |
| 2:17 | | Kevin Garnett made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Anthony Peeler. | 21 | 31 |
| 1:58 | | Michael Finley Lost Ball | 21 | 31 |
| 1:58 | | Dallas Full Timeout. | 21 | 31 |
| 1:46 | | Anthony Peeler made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett. | 21 | 34 |
| 1:30 | | Shawn Bradley Offensive Foul | 21 | 34 |
| 1:30 | | Shawn Bradley Foul | 21 | 34 |
| 1:30 | | Marc Jackson enters the game for Radoslav Nesterovic. | 21 | 34 |
| 1:30 | | Walt Williams enters the game for Michael Finley. | 21 | 34 |
| 1:19 | | Marc Jackson Lost Ball. Stolen by Nick Van Exel. | 21 | 34 |
| 1:07 | | Nick Van Exel Bad Pass. Stolen by Marc Jackson. | 21 | 34 |
| 1:02 | | Kendall Gill made Two Point Shot. | 21 | 36 |
| 57.4 | | Nick Van Exel made 6 ft Two Point Shot. | 23 | 36 |
| 44.2 | | Kevin Garnett missed Layup. Blocked by Shawn Bradley. | 23 | 36 |
| 43.0 | | Minnesota Offensive Rebound. | 23 | 36 |
| 43.0 | | Adrian Griffin enters the game for Raja Bell. | 23 | 36 |
| 41.6 | | Kendall Gill Bad Pass. Stolen by Dirk Nowitzki. | 23 | 36 |
| 28.6 | | Nick Van Exel missed 28 ft Three Point Jumper. | 23 | 36 |
| 25.4 | | Kendall Gill Defensive Rebound. | 23 | 36 |
| 1.5 | | Kendall Gill missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper. | 23 | 36 |
| 0.3 | | Shawn Bradley Defensive Rebound. | 23 | 36 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter. | 23 | 36 | |
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Game Information
Target Center
12:00 AM, 12 February 2003
Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 15,145
- Referees:
- Dick Bavetta
- Michael Smith
- Scott Foster
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