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Timberwolves top Mavericks 111-99 in NBA preseason opener in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) Karl-Anthony Towns scored 20 points in 17 minutes, Naz Reid added 16 and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Dallas Mavericks 111-99 in the first NBA preseason game of the year Thursday.
Luka Garza and Shake Milton each scored 12 points for the Timberwolves, who led by as many as 29 and never trailed.
Luka Doncic scored 25 points in 17 first-half minutes for Dallas, and Jaden Hardy added 13.
Most of the top players from each team didn’t play in the second half, and Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards didn’t play at all. He was held out with an ankle issue.
It was the first of two games that the teams will play in Abu Dhabi, with the rematch on Saturday before the teams return to the U.S.
This trip marks the third time in a year that NBA players have played in Abu Dhabi. The league sent Atlanta and Milwaukee to the United Arab Emirates for a pair of preseason games last season, and a number of NBA players took part in a series of games in the UAE before this summer’s World Cup - with the U.S., Greece and eventual World Cup champion Germany all participating in those exhibitions.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Dereck Lively II vs. Rudy Gobert (Karl-Anthony Towns gains possession) | ||
| 11:41 | | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Mike Conley assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:25 |  | Luka Doncic misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:21 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 11:16 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 11:13 | | Olivier-Maxence Prosper defensive rebound | ||
| 11:07 | | Kyrie Irving misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:05 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 10:50 | | Jaden McDaniels misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:46 | | Kyrie Irving defensive rebound | ||
| 10:28 | | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 10:28 | | Luka Doncic misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:28 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 10:28 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 1-3 |
| 10:04 | | Grant Williams blocks Rudy Gobert's two point dunk | ||
| 10:04 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 10:04 | | Jump ball. Rudy Gobert vs. Grant Williams (Nickeil Alexander-Walker gains possession) | ||
| 9:55 | | Rudy Gobert misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 9:52 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 9:52 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point tip layup | 1-5 |
| 9:44 | | Kyrie Irving misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:41 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 9:29 | | Olivier-Maxence Prosper personal foul (Mike Conley draws the foul) | ||
| 9:22 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving layup (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 1-7 |
| 9:22 | | Dereck Lively II shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 9:22 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 9:20 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 9:08 | | Grant Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:05 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 8:58 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:54 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 8:51 | | +3 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes three point stepback jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 1-10 |
| 8:33 | | Olivier-Maxence Prosper misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:31 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 8:20 | | Dereck Lively II shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 8:20 | | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:20 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 8:20 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 1-11 |
| 8:13 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker kicked ball violation | ||
| 8:13 | | Grant Williams turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 8:13 | | Grant Williams personal foul (Loose ball) (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 8:08 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:05 | | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | ||
| 7:49 | | Rudy Gobert shooting foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 7:49 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-11 |
| 7:49 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3-11 |
| 7:43 | | Grant Williams personal foul (Jaden McDaniels draws the foul) | ||
| 7:43 | | +1 | Jaden McDaniels makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-12 |
| 7:43 | | +1 | Jaden McDaniels makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3-13 |
| 7:25 | | Grant Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:22 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 7:18 | | +3 | Mike Conley makes three point running pullup jump shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 3-16 |
| 7:05 | | Kyrie Irving misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:02 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 6:41 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:39 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 6:39 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:30 | | +3 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes three point jump shot (Mike Conley assists) | 3-19 |
| 6:15 | | Luka Doncic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:13 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 6:05 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:02 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:53 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point driving layup | 5-19 |
| 5:34 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point cutting layup (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 5-21 |
| 5:21 | | Grant Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:18 | | Luka Doncic offensive rebound | ||
| 5:14 | | Dwight Powell misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 5:12 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 5:09 | | Luka Doncic personal foul (Jaden McDaniels draws the foul) | ||
| 5:09 | | +1 | Jaden McDaniels makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-22 |
| 5:09 | | +1 | Jaden McDaniels makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-23 |
| 4:59 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point driving dunk | 7-23 |
| 4:44 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point cutting layup (Shake Milton assists) | 7-25 |
| 4:37 | | +2 | Josh Green makes two point driving layup | 9-25 |
| 4:21 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:19 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 4:19 | | Seth Curry personal foul (Loose ball) (Nickeil Alexander-Walker draws the foul) | ||
| 4:19 | | +1 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-26 |
| 4:19 | | +1 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-27 |
| 4:05 | | Luka Doncic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:02 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 3:56 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point driving layup (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 9-29 |
| 3:42 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point driving layup | 11-29 |
| 3:42 | | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 3:42 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 12-29 |
| 3:31 | | +3 | Shake Milton makes three point jump shot (Kyle Anderson assists) | 12-32 |
| 3:19 | | Kyle Anderson shooting foul (Dwight Powell draws the foul) | ||
| 3:19 | | +1 | Dwight Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-32 |
| 3:19 | | Dwight Powell misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:15 | | Seth Curry offensive rebound | ||
| 3:08 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker blocks Luka Doncic's two point driving layup | ||
| 3:08 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 3:06 | | Maxi Kleber misses two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 3:03 | | Shake Milton defensive rebound | ||
| 2:42 | | Troy Brown Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:39 | | Seth Curry defensive rebound | ||
| 2:25 | | +2 | Dwight Powell makes two point cutting layup (Josh Green assists) | 15-32 |
| 2:13 | | Kyle Anderson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:13 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:02 | | Seth Curry misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:00 | | Troy Brown Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 1:38 | | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:36 | | Mavericks defensive rebound | ||
| 1:27 | | Josh Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:24 | | Shake Milton defensive rebound | ||
| 1:19 | | +2 | Shake Milton makes two point running layup | 15-34 |
| 1:00 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point stepback jump shot | 17-34 |
| 0:44 | | Kyle Anderson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:42 | | Josh Green defensive rebound | ||
| 0:34 | | Kyle Anderson shooting foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 0:34 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-34 |
| 0:34 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-34 |
| 0:18 | | +3 | Shake Milton makes three point jump shot (Kyle Anderson assists) | 19-37 |
| 0:05 | | Luka Doncic misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:03 | | Maxi Kleber offensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | Kyle Anderson blocks Seth Curry's two point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Timberwolves defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | Josh Green turnover (lost ball) (Mike Conley steals) | ||
| 11:43 | | +2 | Jordan McLaughlin makes two point running reverse layup (Mike Conley assists) | 19-39 |
| 11:43 | | Dereck Lively II defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 11:19 | | Maxi Kleber misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:16 | | Dereck Lively II offensive rebound | ||
| 11:15 | | Rudy Gobert blocks Dereck Lively II's two point putback layup | ||
| 11:15 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 11:02 | | +2 | Maxi Kleber makes two point driving layup | 21-39 |
| 10:48 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point turnaround hook shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 21-41 |
| 10:28 | | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 23-41 |
| 10:12 | | +3 | Troy Brown Jr. makes three point stepback jump shot | 23-44 |
| 10:05 | | Kyrie Irving turnover (bad pass) (Mike Conley steals) | ||
| 9:48 | | +2 | Mike Conley makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 23-46 |
| 9:29 | | Troy Brown Jr. personal foul (Josh Green draws the foul) | ||
| 9:21 | | Kyrie Irving misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:16 | | Troy Brown Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:13 | | Jordan McLaughlin turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:58 | | Josh Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:54 | | Mike Conley defensive rebound | ||
| 8:42 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point cutting dunk (Naz Reid assists) | 23-48 |
| 8:21 | | Kyrie Irving misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:18 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 8:12 | | Troy Brown Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:11 | | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | ||
| 8:07 | | Kyrie Irving turnover (lost ball) (Jordan McLaughlin steals) | ||
| 8:01 | | Seth Curry personal foul (Mike Conley draws the foul) | ||
| 7:53 | | Dereck Lively II shooting foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | ||
| 7:53 | | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-49 |
| 7:53 | | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-50 |
| 7:47 | | Naz Reid shooting foul (Jaden Hardy draws the foul) | ||
| 7:47 | | Jaden Hardy misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:47 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 7:47 | | +1 | Jaden Hardy makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-50 |
| 7:33 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:31 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 7:24 | | Grant Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:22 | | Troy Brown Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:16 | | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point running jump shot (Troy Brown Jr. assists) | 24-53 |
| 7:02 | | +3 | Grant Williams makes three point jump shot (Kyrie Irving assists) | 27-53 |
| 6:50 | | Naz Reid misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 6:48 | | Jaden Hardy defensive rebound | ||
| 6:41 | | +3 | Grant Williams makes three point jump shot (Kyrie Irving assists) | 30-53 |
| 6:39 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:25 | | Dwight Powell personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 6:20 | | Jaden Hardy personal foul (Jordan McLaughlin draws the foul) | ||
| 6:15 |