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In a rematch of last season’s Western Conference Finals, the Mavericks once again beat the Timberwolves behind Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic
Kyrie Irving scored 35 points on 13-for-23 shooting as the Dallas Mavericks held on for a 120-114 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Minneapolis on Tuesday night, October 29 (Wednesday, October 30, Manila time).
Luka Doncic finished with 24 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists for Dallas, which earned its second win in as many nights.
PJ Washington had 17 points and 8 rebounds and Daniel Gafford added 14 points for the Mavericks.
Anthony Edwards scored 37 points on 12-for-20 shooting to lead Minnesota, which ended a two-game winning streak.
Julius Randle finished with 20 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, and Naz Reed contributed 14 points and 9 rebounds off the bench.
The Timberwolves allowed 20 tackles, while Dallas had just 9.
KYRIE IRVING IS DOING A SHOW 🤩
35 PTS
6 3 in the afternoon
4 REB
5 ASTThe @dallasmavs secure the road W in a rematch of last WCF season! #KiaTipOff24 pic.twitter.com/FJUSYPfGAq
— NBA (@NBA) October 30, 2024
Minnesota trailed 99-87 after Gafford hit a layup with 8:37 left.
The Timberwolves responded by scoring 20 of the next 30 points to pull within 109-107 with 4:04 to play. Rudy Gober had a rebound, was fouled on a putback attempt and made two free throws to cut the deficit to two.
Moments later, Irving buried a 3-pointer to extend Dallas’ lead to 112-107.
Doncic pushed the lead to 8 points with a 32-foot 3-pointer with 1:04 left. He lofted a shot from near the logo as the shot clock neared zero.
Edwards hit a 3-pointer to put Minnesota up 118-114 with 26 seconds left, but Dallas held off the Timberwolves’ rally from there.
The Mavericks led 93-82 late in the third quarter.
Edwards hit a floater to cut the Timberwolves’ deficit to 74-73 with 5:45 left in the third.
Dallas closed the period on a 19-9 run to grab a double-digit lead. Spencer Dinwiddie and Quentin Grimes started the flurry with back-to-back 3-pointers.
The Mavericks led 61-59 at halftime. Both teams shot better than 50 percent before the break, and Edwards had 24 points — all of which came in the first quarter.
The Timberwolves led by as many as 10 points in the first half when Reed drained a three to put Minnesota on top 42-32 with 8:46 left.
Dallas responded with a 29-17 run to grab a two-point lead.
Gafford ended the first half with a go-ahead goal with 43.8 seconds left. – Rappler.com