Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Dallas Mavericks
November 12, 2026 · 2026-27 season
The Timberwolves beat the Mavericks 133-94 on 2026-11-12 at home. The Timberwolves started Rudy Gobert, LaMelo Ball, Jaden McDaniels, Jonathan Kuminga, and Ayo Dosunmu. The Mavericks started Kyrie Irving, Caleb Martin, P.J. Washington, Daniel Gafford, and Cooper Flagg. Cooper Flagg (Mavericks) scored 17 points (8/11) in his matchups, with Jaden McDaniels as his primary defender. LaMelo Ball (Timberwolves) scored 7 points (3/8) in his matchups, with Caleb Martin as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
133
DAL
Dallas Mavericks
94
Lineups
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Rudy Gobert · LaMelo Ball · Jaden McDaniels · Jonathan Kuminga · Ayo Dosunmu Starter 12.4 min
- Bones Hyland · Terrence Shannon Jr · Cody Williams · Joan Beringer · Isaiah Evans 7.3 min
- Rudy Gobert · Trey Lyles · Ayo Dosunmu · Bones Hyland · Jaylen Clark 3.3 min
- Trey Lyles · Bones Hyland · Terrence Shannon Jr · Jaylen Clark · Joan Beringer 3.2 min
- Trey Lyles · Ayo Dosunmu · Bones Hyland · Jaylen Clark · Joan Beringer 3.0 min
DAL
Dallas Mavericks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Kyrie Irving · Caleb Martin · P.J. Washington · Daniel Gafford · Cooper Flagg Starter 7.6 min
- Moussa Cissé · Jett Howard · Zaccharie Risacher · Walter Clayton Jr. · Tobi Lawal 5.5 min
- Caleb Martin · Daniel Gafford · Zaccharie Risacher · Walter Clayton Jr. · Cooper Flagg 3.2 min
- Kyrie Irving · Naji Marshall · Santi Aldama · Walter Clayton Jr. · Morez Johnson Jr. 2.3 min
- Marcus Sasser · Zaccharie Risacher · Walter Clayton Jr. · Morez Johnson Jr. · Tobi Lawal 2.1 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Timberwolves defense
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Cooper Flagg 17 pts (8/11) in 54 possessions
Guarded by: Jaden McDaniels (36 %, 8 pts) · Jonathan Kuminga (22 %, 0 pts) · LaMelo Ball (13 %, 5 pts)
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Kyrie Irving 17 pts (6/8) in 58 possessions
Guarded by: Ayo Dosunmu (37 %, 10 pts) · Jaden McDaniels (18 %, 4 pts) · LaMelo Ball (10 %, 3 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Ayo Dosunmu | Kyrie Irving: 22 poss., 10 pts (4/6) · Caleb Martin: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Jaden McDaniels | Cooper Flagg: 19 poss., 8 pts (4/4) · Kyrie Irving: 10 poss., 4 pts (1/1) |
| LaMelo Ball | Caleb Martin: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · P.J. Washington: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jonathan Kuminga | Cooper Flagg: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · P.J. Washington: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Joan Beringer | Morez Johnson Jr.: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Moussa Cissé: 11 poss., 4 pts (1/1) |
| Bones Hyland | Walter Clayton Jr.: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Tobi Lawal: 7 poss., 4 pts (1/1) |
| Rudy Gobert | Daniel Gafford: 22 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Caleb Martin: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Terrence Shannon Jr | Zaccharie Risacher: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Naji Marshall: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Jaylen Clark | Naji Marshall: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Max Christie: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Trey Lyles | Naji Marshall: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Santi Aldama: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Isaiah Evans | Jett Howard: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Walter Clayton Jr.: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Cody Williams | Walter Clayton Jr.: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Zaccharie Risacher: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Mavericks defense
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LaMelo Ball 7 pts (3/8) in 51 possessions
Guarded by: Caleb Martin (36 %, 3 pts) · Naji Marshall (13 %, 0 pts) · Daniel Gafford (9 %, 0 pts)
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Bones Hyland 7 pts (3/9) in 47 possessions
Guarded by: Walter Clayton Jr. (33 %, 0 pts) · Naji Marshall (11 %, 2 pts) · Tobi Lawal (10 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Kyrie Irving | Ayo Dosunmu: 27 poss., 8 pts (3/8) · Jaden McDaniels: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Cooper Flagg | Jaden McDaniels: 26 poss., 8 pts (3/7) · Jonathan Kuminga: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Zaccharie Risacher | Terrence Shannon Jr: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Trey Lyles: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Walter Clayton Jr. | Bones Hyland: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Ayo Dosunmu: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Naji Marshall | Jaylen Clark: 7 poss., 2 pts (0/2) · LaMelo Ball: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Caleb Martin | LaMelo Ball: 18 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Jonathan Kuminga: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| P.J. Washington | Jonathan Kuminga: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · LaMelo Ball: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Daniel Gafford | Rudy Gobert: 22 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · LaMelo Ball: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Tobi Lawal | Isaiah Evans: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Bones Hyland: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Morez Johnson Jr. | Joan Beringer: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · LaMelo Ball: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Santi Aldama | Trey Lyles: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Joan Beringer: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Moussa Cissé | Joan Beringer: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Terrence Shannon Jr: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Max Christie | Jaylen Clark: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Bones Hyland: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Marcus Sasser | Bones Hyland: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Ayo Dosunmu: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jett Howard | Terrence Shannon Jr: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Cody Williams: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |