National Basketball Association
Dallas 104, Minnesota 96
When: 8:30 PM ET, Thursday, March 24, 2011
Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Officials:
# Brent Barnaky, #43 Dan Crawford, #67 John Goble
Attendance:
20296
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Dirk Nowitzki had 30 points and 11 rebounds and the host Dallas Mavericks registered a 104-96 victory over the upset-minded Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday.
Jason Terry scored 18 points, Shawn Marion had 17 and Peja Stojakovic 16 as Dallas (50-21) won for just the third time in six games.
Anthony Randolph scored a career-best 31 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Minnesota (17-55), which has lost five straight.
Minnesota led 94-93 after Wayne Ellington’s basket with 3:17 remaining, but Dallas went back ahead on Tyson Chandler’s three-point play with 2:38 to play. Terry hit a 3-pointer with 55.9 seconds left to give the Mavericks a five-point lead as part of a game-ending 11-2 run.
Randolph made 14-of-20 shots while filling in for Kevin Love, who didn’t make the road trip due to a groin injury. Timberwolves coach Kurt Rambis told reporters before the game that it was possible Love might miss the rest of the season.
Jonny Flynn scored 13 points and Michael Beasley added 12 for Minnesota.
Randolph had 23 first-half points as the Timberwolves trailed 49-47 at intermission.
Top Game Performances
| Minnesota |
|
Dallas |
|
Anthony Randolph 31 |
Scoring |
Dirk Nowitzki 30 |
|
Jonny Flynn 5 |
Assists |
Jason Kidd 13 |
|
Anthony Randolph 11 |
Rebounds |
Dirk Nowitzki 11 |
|
Michael Beasley 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Dirk Nowitzki 5 |
|
Jonny Flynn 2 |
Steals |
Jason Kidd 3 |
|
Wesley Johnson 1 |
Blocks |
Tyson Chandler 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Minnesota
|
96 |
48.8 |
8-18 |
10-12 |
21 |
38 |
3 |
5 |
18 |
| Dallas
|
104 |
49.4 |
8-27 |
12-15 |
31 |
43 |
6 |
10 |
16 |
Upcoming Games
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Dallas will play their next game on the road against Utah. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .755 after a win and .591 after a loss.
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Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Oklahoma City. The Timberwolves have a W/L % of .235 after a win and .236 after a loss.
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