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Dallas Mavericks vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

January 28, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Timberwolves beat the Mavericks 118-105 on 2026-01-28 on the road against the Mavericks. The Mavericks started Caleb Martin, P.J. Washington, Daniel Gafford, Naji Marshall, and Max Christie. The Timberwolves started Rudy Gobert, Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, Anthony Edwards, and Jaden McDaniels. Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves) scored 12 points (6/14) in his matchups, with Caleb Martin as his primary defender. Brandon Williams (Mavericks) scored 12 points (5/7) in his matchups, with Mike Conley as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

DAL
Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks 105

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
P.J. Washington GS 33:34 21 7 2 0 2 3 2 10-20 0-4 1-4 -12
Caleb Martin GS 32:29 4 8 5 2 0 1 1 2-7 0-2 0-0 -17
Max Christie GS 32:15 9 4 1 1 0 3 1 1-8 0-5 7-8 -10
Naji Marshall GS 32:15 18 6 1 0 1 2 3 7-14 0-0 4-5 +1
Daniel Gafford GS 20:53 14 6 0 1 0 2 3 5-8 0-0 4-5 -6
Dwight Powell 26:37 5 9 4 0 0 2 4 2-4 0-0 1-2 -5
Jaden Hardy 24:17 11 2 3 1 0 0 0 4-8 2-4 1-3 -1
Brandon Williams 23:43 17 5 3 0 0 2 2 4-10 1-1 8-12 -2
Ryan Nembhard 9:56 6 1 2 0 0 2 3 3-5 0-2 0-0 -9
Miles Kelly 4:01 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 -4
Totals 105 50 22 6 3 17 19 38-84 3-18 26-39

Did not play: D'Angelo Russell (DNP - Coach's Decision), Klay Thompson (DND - Injury/Illness)

MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
Minnesota Timberwolves 118

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Anthony Edwards GS 38:04 20 6 6 3 1 2 0 6-17 3-4 5-6 +14
Julius Randle GS 33:37 31 5 4 1 0 1 3 12-21 0-3 7-7 +2
Jaden McDaniels GS 30:25 8 2 2 0 0 0 4 3-8 2-5 0-0 -4
Donte DiVincenzo GS 27:34 8 5 1 5 0 1 2 3-8 2-5 0-0 +9
Rudy Gobert GS 20:36 6 6 1 2 2 2 4 2-5 0-0 2-7 +9
Naz Reid 27:59 23 8 3 3 1 4 4 9-17 3-10 2-2 +6
Mike Conley 22:32 6 1 5 1 1 1 2 2-6 2-5 0-0 +6
Joan Beringer 15:55 9 4 1 0 1 0 2 3-4 0-0 3-4 +11
Bones Hyland 12:15 7 4 2 0 0 1 3 3-6 0-1 1-1 +3
Jaylen Clark 11:03 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0-2 0-1 0-0 +9
Totals 118 42 26 15 6 12 25 43-94 12-34 20-27

Did not play: Rob Dillingham (DNP - Coach's Decision), Joe Ingles (DNP - Coach's Decision), Leonard Miller (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

DAL
Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
Minnesota Timberwolves

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Mavericks defense

Defender Guarded most
Naji Marshall Jaden McDaniels: 22 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Julius Randle: 19 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
P.J. Washington Julius Randle: 24 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Naz Reid: 17 poss., 4 pts (2/6)
Max Christie Donte DiVincenzo: 21 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Anthony Edwards: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/3)
Caleb Martin Anthony Edwards: 27 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Jaden McDaniels: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Dwight Powell Naz Reid: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Rudy Gobert: 11 poss., 1 pts (0/2)
Jaden Hardy Jaylen Clark: 18 poss., 1 pts (0/1) · Donte DiVincenzo: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Brandon Williams Mike Conley: 11 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Anthony Edwards: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Daniel Gafford Rudy Gobert: 20 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Joan Beringer: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Ryan Nembhard Bones Hyland: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Mike Conley: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Miles Kelly Donte DiVincenzo: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Bones Hyland: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

Timberwolves defense

Defender Guarded most
Anthony Edwards Caleb Martin: 38 poss., 7 pts (2/5) · Max Christie: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/5)
Julius Randle P.J. Washington: 27 poss., 8 pts (4/6) · Naji Marshall: 20 poss., 11 pts (4/5)
Donte DiVincenzo Max Christie: 24 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Naji Marshall: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jaden McDaniels Naji Marshall: 24 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · Max Christie: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Naz Reid P.J. Washington: 18 poss., 5 pts (1/4) · Dwight Powell: 8 poss., 4 pts (2/3)
Rudy Gobert Daniel Gafford: 22 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Dwight Powell: 9 poss., 2 pts (0/1)
Mike Conley Brandon Williams: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Max Christie: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Joan Beringer Daniel Gafford: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Dwight Powell: 7 poss., 2 pts (0/0)
Bones Hyland Ryan Nembhard: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Brandon Williams: 6 poss., 4 pts (2/2)
Jaylen Clark Jaden Hardy: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · P.J. Washington: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1)