National Basketball Association
Dallas 108, Minnesota 105
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, March 7, 2011
Where: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officials:
#17 Joe Crawford, #39 Kevin Fehr, #52 Pat Fraher
Attendance:
13288
By SportsDirect Inc.
Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points as the Dallas Mavericks spoiled Kevin Love's 51st consecutive double-double with a 108-105 victory over the host Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night.
Love, who had 23 points and 17 rebounds, tied Moses Malone for the longest streak since the NBA-ABA merger in 1976. Malone did it with Houston in 1978-79.
Love is the ninth player in league history with at least 50 consecutive double-doubles.
Dallas (46-17) moved 1 1/2 games ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers for second in the Western Conference.
The Mavericks have won nine straight games at Minnesota and have beaten the Timberwolves (15-50) in 20 of their last 22 overall meetings.
Michael Beasley, who had 20 points and nine rebounds, brought Minnesota to within 94-93 with a jumper in the lane, a free throw and a 19-footer, and Love gave the Timberwolves a 95-94 lead on a tip-in with 2:45 left
Minnesota trailed 98-97 when Dallas' Jason Kidd made a steal and Jason Terry hit a 3-pointer with 1:37 to go for a 101-97 lead, and the Mavericks sealed it with seven free throws.
Kidd had 13 points and nine assists.
Top Game Performances
| Dallas |
|
Minnesota |
|
Dirk Nowitzki 25 |
Scoring |
Kevin Love 23 |
|
Jason Kidd 9 |
Assists |
Kevin Love 5 |
|
Brendan Haywood 10 |
Rebounds |
Kevin Love 17 |
|
Dirk Nowitzki 10 |
Free Throws Made |
Kevin Love 5 |
|
Jason Kidd 4 |
Steals |
Luke Ridnour 4 |
|
Brendan Haywood 1 |
Blocks |
Michael Beasley 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Dallas
|
108 |
45.2 |
12-35 |
20-22 |
29 |
44 |
4 |
11 |
16 |
| Minnesota
|
105 |
44.3 |
11-23 |
16-26 |
23 |
45 |
4 |
8 |
16 |
Upcoming Games
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Minnesota will play their next game at home against Indiana. The Timberwolves have a W/L % of .200 after a win and .240 after a loss.
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Dallas will play their next game on the road against New Orleans. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .800 after a win and .556 after a loss.
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