third Quarter Report
Just one extra quarter stands between the Timberwolves and the victory they have been favored to gather coming into this night. They’ve jumped out to a 83-82 lead in opposition to the Mavericks. This match is much nearer than the pair’s earlier matchup, which was determined by 34 factors.
If the Timberwolves hold taking part in like this, they’re going to bump their file as much as 5-3 very quickly. Then again, the Mavericks must make due with a 4-3 file except they flip issues round (and quick).
Who’s Taking part in
Dallas Mavericks @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Common Season Data: Dallas 50-32, Minnesota 56-26
Present Sequence Standings: Minnesota 0, Dallas 0
How To Watch
What to Know
On Wednesday, the Minnesota Timberwolves will struggle it out in opposition to the Dallas Mavericks in a Western Convention playoff contest at 8:30 p.m. ET at Goal Heart. Coming in contemporary off a victory because the underdog, the Timberwolves will stroll into this one as the favourite.
The Timberwolves are headed into this one after the oddsmakers set final week’s over/underneath low at 201, however even that wound up being too excessive. They walked away with a 98-90 win over the Nuggets on Sunday. The victory was all of the extra spectacular given Minnesota was down by 20 with 10:50 left within the third quarter.
The Timberwolves can attribute a lot of their success to Jaden McDaniels, who scored 23 factors together with six rebounds and two steals, and Karl-Anthony Cities, who dropped a double-double on 23 factors and 12 rebounds. Much less useful for the Timberwolves was Nickeil Alexander-Walker’s abysmal 0-5 three-point taking pictures.
In the meantime, the Mavericks earned some postseason bragging rights after a profitable outing on Saturday. They skirted by the Thunder 117-116 because of a clutch free throw from PJ Washington with 2 seconds left within the fourth quarter. The win was all of the extra spectacular given Dallas was down by 17 with 8:57 left within the third quarter.
Luka Doncic continued his behavior of posting loopy stat strains, taking pictures 4-for-6 from deep and dropping a triple-double on 29 factors, ten rebounds, and ten assists. He has been sizzling just lately, having posted ten or extra rebounds the final 5 instances he is performed.
The Timberwolves and the Mavericks might be taking part in the primary sport of their best-of-seven collection on Wednesday. Come again right here to search out out who’s nonetheless in it and who must wait till subsequent yr.
Odds
Minnesota is a 4.5-point favourite in opposition to Dallas, based on the most recent NBA odds.
The oddsmakers had a superb really feel for the road for this one, as the sport opened with the Timberwolves as a 3.5-point favourite.
The oddsmakers are predicting a defensive showdown and set the over/underneath low at 208 factors.
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Sequence Historical past
Minnesota has gained 6 out of their final 10 video games in opposition to Dallas.
- Jan 31, 2024 – Minnesota 121 vs. Dallas 87
- Jan 07, 2024 – Dallas 115 vs. Minnesota 108
- Dec 28, 2023 – Minnesota 118 vs. Dallas 110
- Dec 14, 2023 – Minnesota 119 vs. Dallas 101
- Feb 13, 2023 – Minnesota 124 vs. Dallas 121
- Dec 21, 2022 – Dallas 104 vs. Minnesota 99
- Dec 19, 2022 – Minnesota 116 vs. Dallas 106
- Mar 25, 2022 – Minnesota 116 vs. Dallas 95
- Mar 21, 2022 – Dallas 110 vs. Minnesota 108
- Dec 21, 2021 – Dallas 114 vs. Minnesota 102
