Luka Doncic stuffs stat sheet, leads Mavs over Wolves

Luka Doncic collected 25 factors, 10 assists, 9 rebounds and three steals to elevate the Dallas Mavericks to a 104-99 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday in Minneapolis.

Doncic made 8 of 16 photographs from the ground after being restricted to a season-low 19 factors in Dallas’ 116-106 setback to Minnesota on Monday. His night time was minimize quick in that contest after being ejected within the third quarter.

Tim Hardaway Jr. and Spencer Dinwiddie every drained 4 3-pointers on Wednesday to complete with 21 and 19 factors, respectively. Christian Wood scored 12 factors and Dwight Powell added 10 for the Mavericks, who’ve gained three of their final eight video games total and 4 of 15 on the highway this season.

Earlier on Wednesday, Dallas coach Jason Kidd was fined $25,000 by the NBA for coming onto the courtroom to confront and direct inappropriate language towards a recreation official throughout Monday’s recreation. He was assessed two technical fouls and ejected from the competition.

Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards scored 23 factors to fluster the Mavericks for the second time in three days. He collected 27 factors, 13 rebounds and 9 assists on Monday.

Rudy Gobert recorded 19 factors and 15 rebounds in his return from a three-game absence attributable to an ankle damage.

Austin Rivers had 21 factors for the Timberwolves, who noticed their three-game profitable streak come to a halt.

Hardaway made a free throw to push the Mavericks’ benefit to 100-94 with 32.7 seconds left. Jaden McDaniels sank a 3-pointer on the following possession to halve the deficit earlier than Doncic and Dinwiddie sealed the win by every changing two photographs from the free-throw line.

The Timberwolves had been nursing an 85-82 lead earlier than the Mavericks began to warmth up from 3-point vary. Hardaway and Reggie Bullock every sank a pair of treys and Dinwiddie additionally transformed from past the arc to present Dallas a 97-89 lead with 4 minutes remaining within the fourth quarter.

Gobert’s dunk and Rivers’ 3-pointer trimmed the deficit earlier than Doncic drained a mid-range jumper to halt the momentum.

–Field Level Media/Reuters