Dallas Mavericks vs Minnesota Timberwolves Game Player Stats and Box Scores for May 24 | 2024 NBA Playoffs Game 2

The Dallas Mavericks remain in the Twin Cities region to hopefully get a stranglehold of the Western Conference finals against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Dallas leaned on Luka Doncic in Game 1 before fending off the hosts with a string of defensive stands to eke out a 108-105 victory. Doncic and Co. are looking to leave Minneapolis on Friday with a 2-0 lead.

The Timberwolves looked ready to pull away in the first half of the fourth quarter before eventually caving in. Like what their coach Chris Finch said, they need to have better shot selections and most importantly, play with poise.

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Dallas Mavericks vs Minnesota Timberwolves game player stats and box scores

Dallas Mavericks game player stats and box scores

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
P.J. Washington	10	5	0	1	2	1	4-11	0-4	2-2	-5
D. Jones Jr.	4	4	1	2	0	1	1-5	0-3	2-2	0
D. Gafford	16	5	0	0	5	0	8-10	0-0	0-2	-3
K. Irving	20	4	6	1	0	2	7-16	4-7	2-5	+6
L. Doncic	32	10	13	0	0	4	10-23	5-11	7-7	+6
T. Hardaway Jr.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-2	-9
D. Lively II	14	9	2	0	0	0	6-6	0-0	2-2	+2
J. Green	5	6	1	2	0	1	2-4	1-1	0-0	+15
D. Exum	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	-6
J. Hardy	8	1	1	1	0	1	3-7	2-3	0-0	-1
M. Morris	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
D. Powell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
A.J. Lawson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Minnesota Timberwolves game player stats and box scores

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
J. McDaniels	2	5	2	0	2	2	1-6	0-3	0-0	-7
R. Gobert	16	10	2	2	1	0	6-10	0-0	4-6	+1
K. Towns	15	7	3	2	0	0	4-16	1-5	6-7	0
M. Conley	18	5	5	1	1	2	7-14	2-5	2-3	-1
A. Edwards	21	5	7	0	1	2	5-17	2-7	9-10	-9
K. Anderson	7	5	5	0	0	0	2-5	0-0	3-4	+4
N. Reid	23	2	0	2	1	1	8-13	7-9	0-0	0
M. Morris	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
N. Alexander-Walker	6	1	2	0	1	2	2-4	0-2	2-2	+7
J. Minott	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
L. Miller	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
T.J. Warren	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
L. Garza	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
J. McLaughlin	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
W. Moore Jr.	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Dallas Mavericks vs Minnesota Timberwolves Game Summary

The first quarter was a seesaw showdown between the Dallas Mavericks and Minnesota Timberwolves. Dallas had a quick start, but Minnesota promptly caught up to make it a tight contest in the first 12 minutes. The hosts took a 32-26 lead leading into the second period.

The Timberwolves opened the first four minutes of the second quarter with a 17-6 to extend the lead to 48-33. A corner triple by Naz Reid forced Mavericks coach Jason Kidd to burn another timeout.

The Minnesota Timberwolves defense bared its teeth in the second frame to take away the Dallas Mavericks' rhythm. Rudy Gobert's free throws with 3:26 remaining made it 58-40 and had the Target Center crowd in a frenzy.

Two dunks by Dereck Lively II and 2-point shots by Luka Doncic and Josh Green, which were sandwiched by a Mike Conley layup, capped off the period. Dallas' late flurry cut the Timberwolves' lead to 60-48 heading into the halftime break.

The Dallas Mavericks steadily cut the Minnesota Timberwolves' advantage as soon as the second half started. Minnesota's edge even reached 65-50 after two Karl-Anthony Towns free throws. The two teams exchanged mini-runs until the visitors had an 8-0 surge starting the five-minute mark to make the score 77-75.

The Mavericks trailed 83-79 with 12.1 seconds to go before Naz Reid's 28-footer padded the Timberwolves' lead to 86-79. Reid's trifecta took some of the momentum of Dallas' strong end to the third period.

The Dallas Mavericks unleashed an 8-0 run to open the final frame to take the driver's seat 87-86. From there, it was another slugfest on both ends of the court. Minnesota seemed to have taken control of the game after Kyrie Irving missed two free throws before Anthony Edwards made both of his.

"Uncle Drew," however, redeemed himself with a 3-pointer to cut the deficit to 108-106. Anthony Edwards' turnover with 12.1 seconds remaining gave the Mavericks some hope. Following Jason Kidd's timeout, Luka Doncic drained a 24-foot stepback jumper over Rudy Gobert to push Dallas back in front 109-108.

Naz Reid missed a 26-footer as the Minnesota Timberwolves players' shoulders sagged in defeat. Dallas did what it came to do by taking a stranglehold of the series.

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Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving, Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns' 3-pointers tonight

Luka Doncic went 3-for-6 from deep in the first half, while Kyrie Irving missed both of his attempts from the same range.

Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns put up almost the same line as the Mavericks superstars. "KAT" also couldn't connect out of two attempts, while "Ant-Man" finished 2-for-6 during the same stretch.

"Uncle Drew" and the Slovenian maestro combined to make 9-of-18 shots from behind the arc. Doncic's deep 3 in Dallas' last possession gave the Mavericks the win.

Meanwhile, Towns and Edwards tallied 3-for-7 from the same distance in Game 2.