Mavericks-Timberwolves Preview

By BRETT HUSTON
Posted Mar 07 2011 1:00AM

Almost under the radar considering they're not even leading their own division, the Dallas Mavericks had won 18 of 19 games before a last-second loss.

Even playing for the woeful Minnesota Timberwolves, Kevin Love hasn't been able to sneak up on anyone.

Love can tie Moses Malone's post-merger record for consecutive double-doubles at 51 Monday night against the visiting Mavericks, who look to bounce back by beating Minnesota for a 17th time in 18 tries.

There's been little reason for contending teams to pay much attention to the Timberwolves (15-49), but Love has attracted plenty of interest - and earned a trip to his first All-Star game - for his stunning string of double-doubles.

The streak hit 50 in Saturday's 103-96 loss at Washington, putting Love just a game shy of tying Malone's post-NBA/ABA merger record of 51 straight double-doubles, set in 1978-79.

He's approaching Malone's mark in style. Love had 20 points and 21 rebounds against the Wizards, his third straight 20-20 game and his 11th this season.

The rest of the league has combined for 16 20-20 efforts.

"Yeah, it's kind of normal now," teammate Michael Beasley told the NBA's official website. "I'm like, whatever. Tell me (he has) 40-40 and I'll get excited."

While a double-double for Love seems like a given - he has one in 59 of 64 games - the Mavericks beating the Timberwolves has been even more certain of late.

Dallas (45-17) has won 16 of 17 in the series since Jan. 7, 2006, and the games have been especially lopsided at the Target Center. The Mavericks have won eight straight in Minneapolis by an average of 17.1 points, while their home wins have come by 6.4 points per game.

Dallas beat the Timberwolves 100-86 at American Airlines Center on Dec. 1 despite shooting just 41.4 percent. Love had 12 points and 15 boards in the loss.

That victory came in the midst of the Mavericks' 12-game winning streak from Nov. 20-Dec. 11. They've had some other lengthy streaks lately - though it hasn't helped them get within shouting distance of Southwest- and league-leading San Antonio (51-12).

Dallas won 10 straight Jan. 22-Feb. 9 before losing at the buzzer in Denver, then reeled off eight more consecutive wins again heading into Sunday's visit from Memphis.

It took what was essentially another buzzer-beater to knock off the Mavericks again and keep them 5 1/2 games behind the Spurs. Dirk Nowitzki gave Dallas a one-point lead with 3.1 seconds to play, but Zach Randolph's high-arching 17-footer with 0.3 seconds left gave the Grizzlies a 104-103 win.

The Mavericks led by 17 points at the half, making it the four times in their last nine losses that they've squandered a double-digit lead.

"That's what happens sometimes if you give up big leads all the time - at some point, it's going to come back to bite you and today (it did)," Nowitzki said.

Aside from its dominance against Minnesota, Dallas should be confident in its ability to bounce back. The Mavs have lost consecutive games just twice with Nowitzki in the lineup this season, and are 8-2 when the former MVP plays on the second night of a back-to-back.

The Mavericks' loss Sunday dropped them to 34-3 when they score 100 points or more. Minnesota allows an NBA-worst 107.3 points per game and is 5-41 when its opponent hits triple digits.

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Nowitzki overcomes fouls to lead Mavs over Wolves

By JON KRAWCZYNSKI
Posted Mar 08 2011 12:09AM

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Dirk Nowitzki couldn't get in a rhythm for most of three quarters because of foul trouble, so seldom-used veteran Brian Cardinal stepped right in and knocked down shots in the building he used to call home.

The Dallas Mavericks didn't miss a beat with their MVP candidate on the bench, the strongest sign yet that they could be a dangerous team in the playoffs.

Nowitzki overcame foul trouble to score 25 points in 27 minutes and Cardinal scored a season-high 12 points to help the Mavericks outlast the Minnesota Timberwolves in a 108-105 victory on Monday night.

"Without Cardinal, I don't think we'd have won the game," Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said. "His activity, rebounds, loose balls, deflections, shot-making completely turned the game around."

Nowitzki picked up his fourth foul early in the third quarter. So the Mavericks turned to Cardinal, an 11th-year pro who just keeps finding a way to stick on a roster thanks to nights like this. He had played a grand total of 9:17 in his last five games, including three where he didn't see the floor at all.

All he did was hit four of his first five 3s and pester Kevin Love on defense to give the Mavericks a much-needed boost.

"It was exciting to be out there playing," said Cardinal, who spent the previous two seasons in Minnesota. "I've got a good relationship with quite a few of those guys over there and people within the organization. It was fun to go out there and play and compete against them."

Love had 23 points and 17 rebounds for Minnesota. He posted his 51st double-double in a row, which is tied with Moses Malone in 1978-79 for the longest streak since the NBA-ABA merger in 1976. Malone had his streak over two seasons, so Love's is the longest single-season streak.

"I'd be jumping for joy if we were winning and everybody was playing great, including myself," Love said. "I'm just going out there and playing hard and it is just kind of happening for me. But it is kind of an afterthought because we aren't winning."

Michael Beasley added 20 points and nine rebounds for the worst team in the Western Conference, who gave the powerful Mavericks all they could handle.

Sluggish for much of the night, the Mavericks missed their first 10 3-pointers. Nowitzki played just 14 minutes in the first three quarters, but used a 10-0 run bridging the end of the third and start of the fourth quarter to take control. Jason Terry's two free throws gave them a 94-87 lead with 5:30 to play.

The young Wolves responded with an 8-0 run of their own and took a two-point lead with 2:15 to play before the veteran Mavericks finished them off. Terry hit a 3-pointer in transition and the Mavericks went 11 for 12 at the free-throw line down the stretch.

Jason Kidd had 13 points and nine assists and Terry finished with 11 points for the Mavs, who made 12 of 35 3-pointers and missed Tyson Chandler for the third straight game because of a sprained right ankle.

The Mavericks, who pride themselves on the defense, were still stinging after blowing an 18-point halftime lead at home against Memphis on Sunday. The Grizzlies scored 41 points in the third quarter and won the game on Zach Randolph's fallaway 17-footer just before the buzzer.

Perhaps looking more at Minnesota's record, and a little heavy-legged on the second night of a back-to-back, the Mavericks trailed 30-22 after one quarter.

When Nowitzki went to the bench with his fourth foul just over two minutes into the third quarter, Minnesota outscored the Mavericks 15-0 toward the end of the period to take an 80-70 lead.

Target Center, which has so often been whisper-quiet during another long, cold, miserable winter in Minnesota, was about as loud as it has gotten all season in the third quarter when Love extended his streak. He received a standing ovation and loud chants of "M-V-P! M-V-P!" as he shot free throws.

Wishful thinking, of course, but Love's incredible consistency has been one of the few bright spots for the Wolves this season.

"It felt great to have the crowd on their feet, such a great ovation," Love said. "It's one of those moments where you pinch yourself to see if it's real.

"The Target Center, all the fans, the Twin Cities, all of Minnesota have great all year. They've had our backs. I can't imagine what it's going to be like when we really start winning and turn that corner."

Notes: Former Timberwolves player Corey Brewer, traded to New York just before the deadline, waived and signed with Dallas last week, got a nice ovation from the crowd when he entered the game in the first quarter. "I really didn't want to leave," Brewer said. "The best-case scenario for me would have been to sign my extension (in Minnesota), but I didn't get one, so I am in a good situation and I am happy." ... Timberwolves G Wayne Ellington hit a half-court shot at the final buzzer.

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Mavericks-Timberwolves notebook

By Jim Beilby, for NBA.com
Posted Monday March 7, 2011 11:44PM

THE FACTS: You could hardly blame the Dallas Mavericks for looking past their game against the woeful Minnesota Timberwolves to upcoming games against the Hornets, Knicks, and Lakers. Dallas had won 18 of its last 20 games and had not lost in Minnesota since Jan. 4, 2006. While Minnesota kept it interesting throughout the game and even led by 11 in the second quarter, ultimately Dallas had too much firepower in its 108-105 win. Dirk Nowitzki led all scorers with 25 points, but he only played 29 minutes due to foul trouble. It was the little-used backup Brian Cardinal that came in for Dirk and provided a spark. He had 12 points on 4-for-8 shooting from beyond the arc and made a big difference with his physical play and tough defense.

QUOTABLE: "Without (Brian) Cardinal, I don't think we would have won the game. His activity, rebounds, deflections, shotmaking really turned the game around. Because we were down and we won the second quarter and that wouldn't have happened if he wasn't in there. ... I don't remember the last time he has played significant minutes, so to keep himself ready for this kind of situation and go in their and hit four threes and make plays defensively and play they heck out of the game, it says what kind of pro he is."
-- Dallas coach Rick Carlisle

THE STAT: Minnesota lost by three points and missed 10 free throws. Michael Beasley missed five free throws himself.

TURNING POINT: The Wolves went on a 15-0 run late in the third quarter and built a 10-point lead, 80-70. Nowitzki responded with a 3-pointer to close the third quarter and the Mavericks tied the game, scoring on each of the first three possessions of the fourth quarter. From that point on, Dallas kept it close enough to do what it needed at the end to get the victory.

NOTABLE: With 23 points and 17 rebounds, Kevin Love tied a 32-year-old NBA record with his 51st straight double-double. He tied the record with a 3-point shot with 7:35 to play in the third quarter and received a standing ovation from the Target Center crowd. Moses Malone had 51 straight double-doubles from Dec. 29, 1978 to Oct. 19, 1979. This is the longest streak since the NBA-ABA merger in 1976.

UP NEXT: For the Wolves, Wednesday vs. Indiana, Friday vs. Utah, Sunday @ Golden State. For the Mavericks, Wednesday @ New Orleans, Thursday vs. New York, Saturday vs. L.A. Lakers.

• Mavericks: Butler, Chandler, Jones
• Timberwolves: Telfair

• Mavericks: --
• Timberwolves: Beasley

• Lead Changes: 11
• Times Tied: 8

• Arena: Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
• Officials: #17 Joe Crawford, #7 Kevin Fehr, #52 Pat Fraher
• Attendance: 13288
• Duration: 2:16

Dallas Mavericks (46-17)		Minnesota Timberwolves (15-50)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Milicic vs Haywood (Love gains possession)
	11:50 [MIN 2-0]	Beasley Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Johnson (1 AST)
Stojakovic Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:50
	11:50 [MIN 3-0]	Beasley Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed	11:34
	11:33	Love Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:12 [MIN 5-0]	Milicic Jump Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Stojakovic Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:57 [DAL 2-5]
	10:39 [MIN 7-2]	Beasley Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Milicic (1 AST)
Stojakovic 3pt Shot: Missed	10:26
	10:24	Team Rebound
	10:10	Beasley Jump Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:09
Beaubois Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Kidd (1 AST)	10:03 [DAL 4-7]
	09:49	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
Beaubois Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:48
Haywood Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	09:29
	09:20	Love Jump Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:19
Stojakovic Layup Shot: Missed Block: Milicic (1 BLK)	09:12
Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:11
Haywood Layup Shot: Missed Block: Love (1 BLK)	09:09
	09:08	Love Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:59	Ridnour Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Kidd (1 ST)
Beaubois Layup Shot: Missed Block: Beasley (1 BLK)	08:56
Stojakovic Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	08:55
Stojakovic Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:53 [DAL 6-7]
	08:38	Love Jump Shot: Missed
	08:37	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	08:34	Johnson Layup Shot: Missed
	08:32	Love Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:32 [MIN 9-6]	Love Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Beaubois (1 AST)	08:20 [DAL 8-9]
	07:59	Milicic Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Stojakovic (1 ST)
Kidd Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	07:56
	07:43	Ridnour 3pt Shot: Missed
Stojakovic Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:42
	07:39	Johnson Violation:Defensive Goaltending
Beaubois Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Kidd (2 AST)	07:39 [DAL 10-9]
	07:19 [MIN 11-10]	Johnson Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Love (1 AST)
Nowitzki Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (4 PTS)	07:03 [DAL 12-11]
	06:44	Love 3pt Shot: Missed
Beaubois Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:43
	06:39	Ridnour Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Haywood Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	06:39 [DAL 13-11]
Haywood Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	06:39 [DAL 14-11]
	06:27	Beasley Jump Shot: Missed
	06:26	Milicic Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	06:22	Beasley Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Kidd (2 ST)
Stojakovic 3pt Shot: Missed	06:16
	06:15	Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:51	Beasley Jump Shot: Missed
	05:50	Team Rebound
	05:47	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:40 [MIN 13-14]	Beasley Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Love (2 AST)
Nowitzki Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:40
	05:40	Beasley Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	05:40
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	05:15
Beaubois Substitution replaced by Terry	05:09
Stojakovic Substitution replaced by Brewer	05:09
Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Marion	05:09
	04:58 [MIN 15-14]	Beasley Floating Jump shot: Made (9 PTS)
Terry Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Ridnour (1 ST)	04:44
	04:40 [MIN 17-14]	Ridnour Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Terry Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	04:24
	04:24	Milicic Substitution replaced by Pekovic
	04:11 [MIN 19-14]	Love Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Pekovic (1 AST)
Haywood Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Terry (1 AST)	03:54 [DAL 16-19]
	03:45 [MIN 22-16]	Love 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Ridnour (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:36
	03:36	Ridnour Substitution replaced by Flynn
	03:36	Johnson Substitution replaced by Webster
Marion Running Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Terry (2 AST)	03:25 [DAL 18-22]
Haywood Substitution replaced by Mahinmi	03:10
	02:59 [MIN 24-18]	Pekovic Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Webster (1 AST)
Terry Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	02:43 [DAL 20-24]
	02:22	Pekovic Layup Shot: Missed Block: Mahinmi (1 BLK)
	02:20	Love Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	02:18	Love Jump Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:17
Marion Jump Shot: Missed	02:01
	02:00	Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:52	Webster 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:52	Team Rebound
Mahinmi Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	01:52
	01:52	Love Substitution replaced by Tolliver
	01:45 [MIN 26-20]	Flynn Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Terry Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Beasley (1 ST)	01:36
	01:20	Beasley Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	01:20
	01:20	Pekovic Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
Kidd Substitution replaced by Barea	01:20
Brewer Substitution replaced by Nowitzki	01:20
	01:20	Beasley Substitution replaced by Ellington
Marion Jump Shot: Missed	01:03
	01:02	Webster Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:54.9	Flynn 3pt Shot: Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:53.9
	00:36.4	Tolliver Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	00:36.4 [DAL 21-26]
Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	00:36.4 [DAL 22-26]
	00:27.9 [MIN 28-22]	Flynn Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Barea 3pt Shot: Missed	00:04.9
	00:03.9	Tolliver Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:00.3 [MIN 30-22]	Ellington Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Tolliver (1 AST)
End of 1st Quarter
Dallas Mavericks (46-17)		Minnesota Timberwolves (15-50)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Marion Jump Shot: Missed	11:40
	11:39	Pekovic Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:30	Pekovic Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	11:14 [DAL 24-30]
	10:58	Flynn 3pt Shot: Missed
Mahinmi Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:56
Terry 3pt Shot: Missed	10:38
	10:36	Team Rebound
Mahinmi Substitution replaced by Brewer	10:26
	10:13	Webster 3pt Shot: Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:12
Brewer Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Barea (1 AST)	10:09 [DAL 26-30]
	10:00	Tolliver Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	09:59
	09:59	Flynn Substitution replaced by Ridnour
Barea Running Jump Shot: Missed	09:46
	09:44	Pekovic Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Nowitzki Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	09:24
	09:24	Pekovic Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	09:24	Team Rebound
	09:24 [MIN 31-26]	Pekovic Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Brewer Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Ridnour (2 ST)	09:11
	09:02 [MIN 33-26]	Webster Running Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Brewer Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:02
	09:02	Pekovic Substitution replaced by Love
	09:02 [MIN 34-26]	Webster Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed	08:46
	08:45	Love Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	08:36	Ridnour Jump Shot: Missed
	08:34	Love Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	08:22 [MIN 36-26]	Tolliver Jump Bank Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Webster (2 AST)
Nowitzki Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	08:22
	08:22
Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Haywood	08:22
Brewer Substitution replaced by Cardinal	08:22
	08:22 [MIN 37-26]	Tolliver Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
Barea Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Ridnour (3 ST)	08:08
	08:05	Ridnour Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Cardinal (1 ST)
Barea 3pt Shot: Missed	07:58
Marion Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	07:56
Marion Layup Shot: Missed	07:55
Marion Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	07:54
Marion Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)	07:54 [DAL 28-37]
	07:38	Love 3pt Shot: Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	07:37
Haywood Reverse Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Marion (1 AST)	07:28 [DAL 30-37]
	07:28	Webster Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	07:28	Webster Substitution replaced by Beasley
	07:28	Tolliver Substitution replaced by Milicic
Haywood Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	07:28
	07:27	Milicic Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	07:08	Ridnour Jump Shot: Missed
	07:06	Milicic Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	07:06	Milicic Tip Shot: Missed
Barea Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:04
Terry 3pt Shot: Missed	06:57
	06:55	Love Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	06:40 [MIN 39-30]	Milicic Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Terry Running Jump Shot: Missed	06:16
Team Rebound	06:14
Barea Substitution replaced by Beaubois	06:14
Beaubois 3pt Shot: Missed	06:10
Marion Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	06:09
Cardinal 3pt Shot: Missed	06:05
	06:04	Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	05:54	Love Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Cardinal (2 ST)
	05:53	Love Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	05:53	Team Timeout : Regular
Terry Substitution replaced by Kidd	05:53
Beaubois Driving Layup Shot: Missed	05:41
	05:40	Love Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
Beaubois Foul : Personal (1 PF)	05:39
	05:27	Beasley Jump Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	05:26
Marion Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Love (1 ST)	05:14
	05:09	Love Foul : Offensive Charge (2 PF)
	05:09	Love Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
	05:09	Beasley Technical
Kidd Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)	05:09 [DAL 31-39]
Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed	04:58
	04:57	Milicic Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	04:40	Milicic Jump Hook Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	04:39
Haywood Slam Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Kidd (3 AST)	04:33 [DAL 33-39]
	04:17	Beasley Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Marion (1 ST)
Kidd Jump Bank Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Marion (2 AST)	04:10 [DAL 35-39]
	04:03	Team Timeout : Short
	04:03	Ellington Substitution replaced by Johnson
	04:03	Love Substitution replaced by Tolliver
	03:51 [MIN 42-35]	Tolliver 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Ridnour (2 AST)
Beaubois Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Kidd (4 AST)	03:34 [DAL 37-42]
Beaubois Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	03:22
	03:22 [MIN 43-37]	Tolliver Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	03:22 [MIN 44-37]	Tolliver Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Beaubois 3pt Shot: Missed	03:07
Team Rebound	03:06
Team Timeout : Regular	03:06
Beaubois Substitution replaced by Terry	03:06
Kidd 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Marion (3 AST)	02:54 [DAL 40-44]
	02:32 [MIN 46-40]	Beasley Driving Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Kidd 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Cardinal (1 AST)	02:12 [DAL 43-46]
Kidd Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:55
	01:55	Beasley Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:55	Team Rebound
	01:55	Beasley Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	01:54
	01:47	Milicic Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Terry Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	01:33 [DAL 45-46]
	01:17 [MIN 49-45]	Ridnour 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Johnson (2 AST)
Cardinal 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Kidd (5 AST)	00:54.9 [DAL 48-49]
Kidd Foul : Defense 3 Second (1 PF)	00:40.9
	00:40.9 [MIN 50-48]	Ridnour Free Throw Technical (6 PTS)
	00:33.9	Ridnour Jump Shot: Missed
	00:32.9	Tolliver Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	00:19.5	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:19.5	Milicic Substitution replaced by Randolph
	00:14.9	Beasley Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Cardinal (3 ST)
Terry 3pt Shot: Missed	00:03.9
Team Rebound	00:02.1
Team Timeout : Short	00:02.1
Haywood Substitution replaced by Stojakovic	00:02.1
Marion Jump Shot: Missed	00:01.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Dallas Mavericks (46-17)		Minnesota Timberwolves (15-50)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Nowitzki Step Back Jump shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Kidd (6 AST)	11:44 [DAL 50-50]
	11:22	Beasley Jump Shot: Missed
	11:21	Love Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
	11:19	Love Jump Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	11:18
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Marion (4 AST)	10:58 [DAL 52-50]
Marion Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:37
	10:37	Beasley Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	10:37	Team Rebound
	10:37	Beasley Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:37
	10:27	Milicic Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Kidd Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Beaubois (2 AST)	10:20 [DAL 54-50]
	10:17	Team Timeout : Regular
	10:02 [MIN 52-54]	Ellington Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Love (3 AST)
Nowitzki Foul : Offensive (4 PF)	09:52
Nowitzki Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	09:52
Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Cardinal	09:52
	09:38 [MIN 54-54]	Milicic Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Beaubois 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Kidd (7 AST)	09:24 [DAL 57-54]
	09:12	Beasley 3pt Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	09:11
Beaubois 3pt Shot: Missed	09:00
	08:59	Love Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)
	08:45	Beasley Layup Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)	08:44
Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed	08:38
	08:37	Love Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)
	08:21	Milicic Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Haywood (1 ST)
Cardinal 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Beaubois (3 AST)	08:04 [DAL 60-54]
	07:45 [MIN 57-60]	Love 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Ellington (1 AST)
Haywood Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Milicic (1 ST)	07:30
Cardinal Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:22
	07:22 [MIN 58-60]	Love Free Throw 1 of 3 (11 PTS)
	07:22 [MIN 59-60]	Love Free Throw 2 of 3 (12 PTS)
	07:22	Milicic Substitution replaced by Randolph
	07:22 [MIN 60-60]	Love Free Throw 3 of 3 (13 PTS)
Marion Layup Shot: Missed Block: Beasley (2 BLK)	07:12
	07:11	Ridnour Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:06	Ridnour Layup Shot: Missed
Beaubois Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:05
Marion Jump Shot: Missed	06:51
Marion Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)	06:49
Cardinal 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Kidd (8 AST)	06:45 [DAL 63-60]
	06:27 [MIN 62-63]	Ellington Step Back Jump shot: Made (6 PTS)
Cardinal 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Beaubois (4 AST)	06:05 [DAL 66-62]
	05:42 [MIN 65-66]	Love 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Ridnour (3 AST)
Cardinal 3pt Shot: Missed	05:29
	05:28	Randolph Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:18	Randolph Layup Shot: Missed Block: Haywood (1 BLK)
Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)	05:16
Beaubois Layup Shot: Missed	05:12
Marion Rebound (Off:5 Def:3)	05:11
Marion Tip Shot: Made (6 PTS)	05:11 [DAL 68-65]
	04:54	Ellington Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Kidd (3 ST)
Marion Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Kidd (9 AST)	04:49 [DAL 70-65]
Haywood Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:28
	04:28	Love Free Throw 1 of 3 Missed
	04:28	Team Rebound
Beaubois Substitution replaced by Terry	04:28
	04:28 [MIN 66-70]	Love Free Throw 2 of 3 (17 PTS)
	04:28 [MIN 67-70]	Love Free Throw 3 of 3 (18 PTS)
Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed	04:13
Terry Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	04:11
Terry 3pt Shot: Missed	04:08
Kidd Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:06
Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed	04:01
	04:00	Randolph Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:44 [MIN 69-70]	Randolph Step Back Jump shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Ridnour (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:41
Haywood Substitution replaced by Mahinmi	03:41
Cardinal 3pt Shot: Missed	03:21
Mahinmi Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	03:20
Mahinmi Layup Shot: Missed	03:17
	03:16	Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	03:08 [MIN 72-70]	Ridnour 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Ellington (2 AST)
Terry 3pt Shot: Missed	02:56
Mahinmi Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	02:55
Mahinmi Layup Shot: Missed	02:38
	02:37	Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	02:22	Beasley Foul : Offensive Charge (1 PF)
	02:22	Beasley Turnover : Foul (4 TO)
Mahinmi Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)	02:09
	01:48	Ridnour Jump Shot: Missed
	01:46	Beasley Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	01:46 [MIN 74-70]	Beasley Tip Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Cardinal 3pt Shot: Missed	01:23
	01:22	Ridnour Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:08 [MIN 77-70]	Ellington 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Randolph (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	01:05
Marion Substitution replaced by Stojakovic	01:05
Cardinal Substitution replaced by Nowitzki	01:05
Kidd Substitution replaced by Barea	01:05
	01:05	Love Substitution replaced by Tolliver
	01:05	Ridnour Substitution replaced by Flynn
Terry Jump Shot: Missed	00:56.8
	00:54.9	Beasley Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	00:38.9	Beasley Running Jump Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:37.8
Barea Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Randolph (1 ST)	00:26.9
	00:18.7 [MIN 80-70]	Flynn 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Randolph (2 AST)
Nowitzki 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Barea (2 AST)	00:04.5 [DAL 73-80]
	00:01.6	Flynn 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:01.0	Tolliver Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
End of 3rd Quarter
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	11:47	Randolph Layup Shot: Missed
Terry Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	11:46
Stojakovic 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Barea (3 AST)	11:31 [DAL 76-80]
	11:18	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
Barea Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:17
	11:12	Johnson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Terry Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	11:12 [DAL 77-80]
Terry Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	11:12 [DAL 78-80]
	10:50	Tolliver Layup Shot: Missed
	10:49	Webster Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	10:48	Webster Layup Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	10:47
	10:47	Tolliver Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Terry (3 AST)	10:32 [DAL 80-80]
Mahinmi Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	10:26
	10:26	Randolph Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	10:26	Team Rebound
	10:26	Johnson Substitution replaced by Ellington
	10:26	Randolph Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	10:22	Team Rebound
	10:08 [MIN 82-80]	Flynn Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Randolph (3 AST)
Barea Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:50 [DAL 82-82]
Nowitzki Violation:Kicked Ball	09:36
	09:36	Randolph Substitution replaced by Love
	09:24	Tolliver Jump Shot: Missed
Stojakovic Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	09:23
	09:17	Tolliver Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Barea 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (1 AST)	09:07 [DAL 85-82]
	08:48	Ellington 3pt Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	08:47
Nowitzki 3pt Shot: Missed	08:41
Stojakovic Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	08:39
Stojakovic Jump Shot: Missed	08:37
	08:36	Love Rebound (Off:4 Def:8)
	08:19 [MIN 84-85]	Flynn Floating Jump shot: Made (11 PTS)
Stojakovic Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Barea (4 AST)	07:53 [DAL 87-84]
	07:38	Webster Reverse Layup Shot: Missed Block: Nowitzki (1 BLK)
Mahinmi Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	07:37
	07:36	Webster Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	07:36
	07:36	Webster Substitution replaced by Beasley
Mahinmi Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Barea (5 AST)	07:21 [DAL 89-84]
	06:58	Beasley Jump Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	06:57
Stojakovic 3pt Shot: Missed	06:45
	06:44	Flynn Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:38 [MIN 87-89]	Love 3pt Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Flynn (1 AST)
Barea 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Terry (4 AST)	06:18 [DAL 92-87]
	06:17	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:17	Tolliver Substitution replaced by Pekovic
	06:01	Pekovic Layup Shot: Missed
	05:59	Flynn Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:53	Ellington Jump Shot: Missed
	05:52	Beasley Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	05:49	Beasley Jump Shot: Missed
	05:48	Love Rebound (Off:5 Def:8)
	05:43	Love Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Mahinmi (1 ST)
	05:39	Ellington Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Terry Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	05:39 [DAL 93-87]
	05:39	Flynn Substitution replaced by Ridnour
Terry Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	05:39 [DAL 94-87]
	05:23	Beasley Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	05:23	Beasley Turnover : Foul (5 TO)
Terry Turnover : Double Dribble (4 TO)	05:07
	04:54	Beasley Layup Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	04:53
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed	04:39
	04:38	Love Rebound (Off:5 Def:9)
Mahinmi Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	04:24
	04:24 [MIN 88-94]	Pekovic Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	04:24	Pekovic Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Stojakovic Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	04:24
Barea 3pt Shot: Missed	04:08
	04:07	Love Rebound (Off:5 Def:10)
Mahinmi Foul : Personal (4 PF)	04:01
Barea Substitution replaced by Kidd	04:01
Stojakovic Substitution replaced by Marion	04:01
	03:53 [MIN 90-94]	Beasley Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Mahinmi Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	03:53
Mahinmi Substitution replaced by Haywood	03:53
	03:53 [MIN 91-94]	Beasley Free Throw 1 of 1 (16 PTS)
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed	03:39
	03:38	Love Rebound (Off:5 Def:11)
	03:22 [MIN 93-94]	Beasley Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Love (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:21
Terry Jump Shot: Missed	02:58
Team Rebound	02:56
Kidd Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Ridnour (4 ST)	02:52
	02:47	Ridnour Layup Shot: Missed
	02:45	Love Rebound (Off:6 Def:11)
	02:45 [MIN 95-94]	Love Tip Shot: Made (23 PTS)
	02:30	Pekovic Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)	02:30 [DAL 95-95]
Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)	02:30 [DAL 96-95]
	02:17	Beasley Layup Shot: Missed Block: Marion (1 BLK)
	02:16	Beasley Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
Haywood Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:15
	02:15 [MIN 96-96]	Beasley Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)
	02:15 [MIN 97-96]	Beasley Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)
	02:02	Love Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)	02:02 [DAL 97-97]
Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)	02:02 [DAL 98-97]
	01:45	Pekovic Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Kidd (4 ST)
Terry 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (2 AST)	01:37 [DAL 101-97]
	01:24	Love Jump Shot: Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:5 Def:4)	01:22
	01:20	Ridnour Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Kidd Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	01:20 [DAL 102-97]
Kidd Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	01:20 [DAL 103-97]
	01:20	Team Timeout : Regular
	01:08	Ridnour Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (3 TO)
Haywood Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	00:51.5
Haywood Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	00:51.5
	00:36.4 [MIN 99-103]	Pekovic Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Beasley (1 AST)
	00:16.4	Love Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (22 PTS)	00:16.4 [DAL 104-99]
Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (23 PTS)	00:16.4 [DAL 105-99]
	00:16.4	Team Timeout : Short
	00:11.9	Beasley Jump Shot: Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:5 Def:5)	00:10.9
	00:10.2	Beasley Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Marion Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	00:10.2 [DAL 106-99]
	00:10.2	Pekovic Substitution replaced by Johnson
Marion Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:10.2
	00:10.2	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	00:03.8 [MIN 102-106]	Johnson 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS)
	00:01.5	Ellington Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)	00:01.5 [DAL 107-102]
Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)	00:01.5 [DAL 108-102]
	00:00.3 [MIN 105-108]	Ellington 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Love (5 AST)
End of 4th Quarter

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