Naz Reid, Timberwolves shake off slow start, beat Luka Doncic and Mavs 119-101
DALLAS (AP) Naz Reid score 19 of his season-high 27 points in the first half, Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points and a season-high 17 rebounds, and the Minnesota Timberwolves shook off an early 15-point deficit to beat Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks 119-101 on Thursday night.
The Wolves (18-5) took the lead for good midway through the third period and led by as many as 22. They avoided their first losing streak of the season and matched Boston for the NBA’s best record.
Minnesota was coming off a 121-107 loss at New Orleans on Monday.
“They refocus fast,” Wolves coach Chris Finch said. “They don’t really let one performance bleed into the next.”
Doncic had 39 points and 13 rebounds for the Mavericks, who had won four in row. It was the ninth consecutive game with at least 30 points for Doncic, who entered second in the NBA in scoring at 32.0 points.
Minnesota, which came in allowing the second-fewest points in the league at 105.9 per game, held Dallas to its third-lowest scoring game of the season and worst game shooting behind the arc (21.9% on 7 of 32).
Anthony Edwards, the Wolves’ leading scorer, returned to the lineup after missing three of the previous five games with a right hip pointer. Averaging 24.4 points coming in, he scored nine.
Reid hit a career-best seven 3-pointers, tying a franchise record for a reserve. It was the third time this season someone other than Edwards or Towns led Minnesota in scoring.
“You love to see all the guys trying to get me the ball,” Reid said. “I think with the firepower on this team, anybody can have a crazy night like that.”
The Mavericks played their third consecutive game without Kyrie Irving, who has a foot injury.
Dallas led 60-59 at halftime with Doncic scoring 26 points on 9-of-15 shooting. The Mavericks shot 51.1% in the first half, hitting 6 of 18 3-pointers. In the second half, they shot 42.1%, making 1 of 14 behind the arc.
Doncic was 2 of 7 on 3-pointers, and Tim Hardaway Jr. was 0 of 7.
“It’s just one of those nights,” Dallas coach Jason Kidd said. “We got great looks. Minnesota’s the best team in the league. We thought we were playing well. Give them credit.”
Doncic was assessed a technical foul in the first half and said he was told, “I can’t clap. I’m serious. It’s crazy, man.”
Doncic also had a first-half 3-pointer taken off the board at halftime when it was determined he was out of bounds.
“If the refs don’t call it, they can go back and check?” he said. “That’s the first time I saw that.”
UP NEXT
Timberwolves: Host Indiana on Saturday.
Mavericks: At Portland on Saturday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Rudy Gobert vs. Dereck Lively II (Dante Exum gains possession) | ||
| 11:37 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:33 |  | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (bad pass) (Grant Williams steals) | ||
| 10:50 | | +3 | Grant Williams makes three point jump shot (Luka Doncic assists) | 0-3 |
| 10:39 | | +2 | Mike Conley makes two point cutting layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 2-3 |
| 10:28 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 2-5 |
| 10:28 | | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 10:28 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 2-6 |
| 10:17 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (bad pass) (Dereck Lively II steals) | ||
| 10:11 | | +2 | Dereck Lively II makes two point running dunk (Luka Doncic assists) | 2-8 |
| 9:59 | | Dereck Lively II blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:58 | | Mavericks defensive rebound | ||
| 9:48 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point driving floating jump shot | 2-10 |
| 9:36 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point pullup bank jump shot | ||
| 9:34 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 9:33 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:32 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 9:27 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:25 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:14 | | +3 | Luka Doncic makes three point stepback jump shot | 2-13 |
| 9:12 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:54 | | Jaden McDaniels misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:52 | | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | ||
| 8:46 | | +3 | Luka Doncic makes three point stepback jump shot | 2-16 |
| 8:46 | | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 8:46 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 2-17 |
| 8:32 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup (Mike Conley assists) | 4-17 |
| 8:19 | | Luka Doncic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:15 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 8:06 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:02 | | Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:54 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point stepback jump shot | 4-19 |
| 7:41 | | +2 | Mike Conley makes two point driving floating jump shot (Rudy Gobert assists) | 6-19 |
| 7:18 | | Grant Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:14 | | Mike Conley defensive rebound | ||
| 7:01 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Mike Conley assists) | 8-19 |
| 6:48 | | Luka Doncic misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 6:46 | | Luka Doncic offensive rebound | ||
| 6:39 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:36 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 6:27 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point turnaround jump shot | 10-19 |
| 6:27 | | Derrick Jones Jr. shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 6:27 | | Anthony Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 6:25 | | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | ||
| 6:13 | | Grant Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:09 | | Dereck Lively II offensive rebound | ||
| 6:06 | | Dereck Lively II misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 6:04 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 5:54 | | +3 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 13-19 |
| 5:53 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:40 | | Grant Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:36 | | Mike Conley defensive rebound | ||
| 5:31 | | Naz Reid misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 5:28 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 5:28 | | Grant Williams shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 5:28 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:28 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 5:28 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-19 |
| 5:17 | | Luka Doncic turnover (bad pass) (Naz Reid steals) | ||
| 5:11 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Derrick Jones Jr. steals) | ||
| 5:07 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 5:05 | | Timberwolves defensive rebound | ||
| 4:49 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:45 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:34 | | +2 | Dereck Lively II makes two point driving layup (Luka Doncic assists) | 14-21 |
| 4:24 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul (Off the ball) (Grant Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 4:24 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:08 | | Grant Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:04 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 3:49 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:47 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 3:39 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker blocks Luka Doncic's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:38 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 3:38 | | Luka Doncic technical foul | ||
| 3:38 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 15-21 |
| 3:30 | | +3 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes three point jump shot (Luka Doncic assists) | 15-24 |
| 3:11 | | +3 | Naz Reid makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 18-24 |
| 2:51 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point floating jump shot | 18-26 |
| 2:39 | | Markieff Morris personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 2:29 | | +3 | Naz Reid makes three point jump shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 21-26 |
| 2:13 | | Luka Doncic turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 2:00 | | Anthony Edwards offensive foul (Derrick Jones Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 2:00 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:49 | | Kyle Anderson blocks Luka Doncic's three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:45 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 1:40 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:40 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 1:40 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. personal foul (Loose ball) (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 1:35 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point alley-oop dunk (Kyle Anderson assists) | 23-26 |
| 1:22 | | +2 | Dante Exum makes two point driving finger roll layup | 23-28 |
| 1:08 | | Derrick Jones Jr. shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 1:08 | | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:08 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 1:08 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-28 |
| 0:59 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Anderson steals) | ||
| 0:57 | | Kyle Anderson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 0:48 | | +2 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Dante Exum assists) | 24-30 |
| 0:31 | | +2 | Kyle Anderson makes two point hook shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 26-30 |
| 0:31 | | Timberwolves delay of game violation | ||
| 0:11 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:07 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | Troy Brown Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Dante Exum defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:36 | | Timberwolves turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 11:30 | | Rudy Gobert shooting foul (Dante Exum draws the foul) | ||
| 11:30 | | +1 | Dante Exum makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-31 |
| 11:30 | | +1 | Dante Exum makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-32 |
| 11:15 | | Dante Exum shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 11:15 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-32 |
| 11:15 | | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:13 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 11:02 | | +2 | Markieff Morris makes two point jump shot (Dante Exum assists) | 27-34 |
| 10:45 | | +2 | Mike Conley makes two point driving layup | 29-34 |
| 10:23 | | +2 | Jaden Hardy makes two point cutting layup (Dante Exum assists) | 29-36 |
| 10:07 | | Mike Conley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:05 | | Naz Reid offensive rebound | ||
| 10:04 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point putback layup | 31-36 |
| 9:45 | | Mike Conley personal foul (Grant Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 9:34 | | Jaden Hardy misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:31 | | Troy Brown Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:26 | | Markieff Morris personal foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 9:21 | | Kyle Anderson misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 9:19 | | Markieff Morris defensive rebound | ||
| 9:15 | | +2 | Dante Exum makes two point running dunk | 31-38 |
| 9:02 | | +2 | Troy Brown Jr. makes two point cutting layup (Rudy Gobert assists) | 33-38 |
| 8:52 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:50 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 8:39 | | Markieff Morris shooting foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | ||
| 8:39 | | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-38 |
| 8:39 | | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-38 |
| 8:22 | | +3 | Jaden Hardy makes three point jump shot (Luka Doncic assists) | 35-41 |
| 8:03 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point driving reverse layup | 37-41 |
| 7:48 | | +3 | Dante Exum makes three point jump shot (Grant Williams assists) | 37-44 |
| 7:35 | | Rudy Gobert offensive foul (Off the ball) (Dante Exum draws the foul) | ||
| 7:35 | | Rudy Gobert turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:22 | | Grant Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:20 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 7:20 | | Rudy Gobert personal foul (Loose ball) (Dereck Lively II draws the foul) | ||
| 7:16 | | Mike Conley personal foul (Dante Exum draws the foul) | ||
| 7:07 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point driving layup | 37-46 |
| 6:46 | | Mike Conley misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:43 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 6:43 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point putback layup | ||
| 6:41 | | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | ||
| 6:33 | | +2 | Dereck Lively II makes two point alley-oop layup (Luka Doncic assists) | 37-48 |
| 6:33 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:17 | | +3 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes three point jump shot (Naz Reid assists) | 40-48 |
| 5:53 | | Luka Doncic misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:50 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 5:34 | | +2 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes two point cutting layup (Naz Reid assists) | 42-48 |
| 5:20 | | Luka Doncic turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Edwards steals) | ||
| 5:13 | | +3 | Naz Reid makes three point running jump shot (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 45-48 |
| 5:12 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:57 | | Dereck Lively II turnover (traveling) | ||
| 4:48 | | Naz Reid turnover (traveling) | ||
| 4:43 | | Grant Williams misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 4:41 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 4:35 | | +3 | Naz Reid makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 48-48 |
| 4:13 | | +2 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Luka Doncic assists) | 48-50 |
| 3:50 | | Grant Williams personal foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | ||
| 3:43 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:42 | | Anthony Edwards offensive rebound | ||
| 3:41 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point tip layup | ||
| 3:39 | | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | ||
| 3:37 | | Jaden McDaniels misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:35 | | Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:24 | | +2 | Dereck Lively II makes two point cutting layup (Luka Doncic assists) | 48-52 |
| 3:12 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving floating jump shot | 50-52 |
| 3:01 | | Anthony Edwards shooting foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 3:01 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 50-53 |
| 3:01 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 50-54 |
| 2:46 | | Mavericks technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 2:46 | | Anthony Edwards misses technical free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 2:46 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 2:37 |