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Dallas Mavericks vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

March 30, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Timberwolves beat the Mavericks 124-94 on 2026-03-30 on the road against the Mavericks. The Mavericks started Khris Middleton, Daniel Gafford, Max Christie, Cooper Flagg, and Ryan Nembhard. The Timberwolves started Mike Conley, Rudy Gobert, Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, and Ayo Dosunmu. Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves) scored 1 points (0/2) in his matchups, with Max Christie as his primary defender. Cooper Flagg (Mavericks) scored 15 points (6/11) in his matchups, with Naz Reid as his primary defender.

Box score

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

DAL
Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks 94

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Cooper Flagg GS 30:43 12 4 1 0 2 2 1 5-19 0-3 2-4 -35
Max Christie GS 28:01 3 4 0 1 0 0 1 1-5 1-2 0-0 -29
Daniel Gafford GS 24:23 21 8 2 0 1 1 4 9-11 0-0 3-8 -23
Khris Middleton GS 22:36 9 6 1 1 0 5 2 4-10 1-1 0-0 -24
Ryan Nembhard GS 20:13 8 3 5 0 0 1 0 3-10 1-4 1-2 -9
Brandon Williams 27:47 15 6 7 2 0 3 0 4-10 1-3 6-6 -21
Dwight Powell 23:37 9 8 2 1 0 1 0 0-0 0-0 9-10 -7
Klay Thompson 22:03 5 2 2 0 0 2 2 1-8 1-6 2-2 -9
John Poulakidas 17:56 8 3 0 0 0 0 2 2-7 2-6 2-2 +3
Tyler Smith 17:44 4 8 0 1 0 0 2 2-7 0-3 0-0 +2
AJ Johnson 4:57 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0-2 0-1 0-0 +2
Totals 94 53 21 6 3 15 14 31-89 7-29 25-34

Did not play: Marvin Bagley III (DND - Injury/Illness)

MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
Minnesota Timberwolves 124

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Ayo Dosunmu GS 33:15 18 15 12 3 0 1 0 8-13 1-2 1-1 +30
Julius Randle GS 31:24 24 3 4 0 0 0 4 9-14 3-4 3-7 +26
Donte DiVincenzo GS 29:40 15 3 2 1 1 2 1 5-11 5-9 0-0 +30
Rudy Gobert GS 28:16 14 10 1 1 2 2 5 6-8 0-0 2-2 +27
Mike Conley GS 14:00 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0-3 0-2 0-0 -4
Naz Reid 24:52 12 5 0 0 1 1 4 5-14 2-6 0-0 +2
Bones Hyland 23:24 12 4 3 1 0 0 3 5-10 1-5 1-1 +9
Anthony Edwards 22:37 17 2 4 0 0 3 2 7-13 2-3 1-1 +29
Kyle Anderson 18:09 0 3 4 1 1 1 4 0-2 0-0 0-0 +4
Terrence Shannon Jr. 4:57 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 2-3 0-0 0-0 -2
Joan Beringer 4:57 6 2 0 0 1 0 1 3-3 0-0 0-0 -2
Jaylen Clark 4:29 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1-2 0-0 0-0 +1
Totals 124 51 33 8 6 10 27 51-96 14-31 8-12

Did not play: Joe Ingles (DNP - Coach's Decision), Julian Phillips (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
Cooper Flagg Julius Randle: 24 poss., 4 pts (2/6) · Naz Reid: 12 poss., 1 pts (0/0)
Brandon Williams Bones Hyland: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Ayo Dosunmu: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Max Christie Anthony Edwards: 22 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ayo Dosunmu: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Daniel Gafford Rudy Gobert: 21 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Julius Randle: 11 poss., 6 pts (2/3)
Dwight Powell Rudy Gobert: 22 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Joan Beringer: 6 poss., 1 pts (0/0)
Klay Thompson Donte DiVincenzo: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Ayo Dosunmu: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Khris Middleton Ayo Dosunmu: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Julius Randle: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Ryan Nembhard Bones Hyland: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Mike Conley: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
John Poulakidas Bones Hyland: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Kyle Anderson: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Tyler Smith Naz Reid: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Julius Randle: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
AJ Johnson Jaylen Clark: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Kyle Anderson: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1)

Timberwolves defense

Defender Guarded most
Ayo Dosunmu Max Christie: 18 poss., 7 pts (3/4) · Cooper Flagg: 14 poss., 4 pts (2/3)
Julius Randle Khris Middleton: 18 poss., 1 pts (0/1) · Cooper Flagg: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Donte DiVincenzo Max Christie: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Klay Thompson: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Rudy Gobert Daniel Gafford: 20 poss., 8 pts (4/5) · Dwight Powell: 17 poss., 4 pts (2/3)
Naz Reid Tyler Smith: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Cooper Flagg: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Bones Hyland Brandon Williams: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Ryan Nembhard: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Anthony Edwards Max Christie: 21 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Klay Thompson: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Kyle Anderson Klay Thompson: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Tyler Smith: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Mike Conley Ryan Nembhard: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Brandon Williams: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Joan Beringer Dwight Powell: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ryan Nembhard: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Terrence Shannon Jr AJ Johnson: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · John Poulakidas: 3 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Jaylen Clark John Poulakidas: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · AJ Johnson: 3 poss., 2 pts (1/1)