The Minnesota Timberwolves insist they don’t seem to be too anxious a couple of one-game setback.
They simply need to guarantee that a hiccup doesn’t flip into one thing extra critical.
Minnesota could have an opportunity to reassert its profitable methods when it suggestions off in opposition to the Dallas Mavericks on Monday evening in Minneapolis.
The Timberwolves are coming off a 123-112 loss in opposition to the Denver Nuggets at house on Saturday evening. It marked the primary loss in 5 video games for Minnesota, which beforehand had reeled off two wins apiece in opposition to the Utah Jazz and Sacramento Kings.
Anthony Edwards is hoping to bounce again in a giant method in opposition to the Mavericks. He took the blame for the loss in opposition to the Nuggets after he shot 8-for-23, together with 0-for-8 from deep.
“I’ve simply received to make my pictures,” Edwards stated. “It is that easy. Simply missed a bunch of pictures (in opposition to the Nuggets).”
Edwards has made loads of pictures this season. He leads the Timberwolves with 27.3 factors per recreation, and he’s capturing 47.6% total and 41.1% from 3-point vary.
Julius Randle ranks second on Minnesota with 25.5 factors to go together with 7.4 rebounds and 6.2 assists per recreation. Jaden McDaniels rounds out the highest three with 17.7 factors per recreation.
The Timberwolves will tackle a Mavericks squad that’s taking part in on quick relaxation.
Dallas outlasted the Portland Path Blazers for a 138-133 additional time victory on its house court docket Sunday evening. Cooper Flagg and P.J. Washington scored 21 factors apiece, and Daniel Gafford scored 20 factors whereas making six of eight pictures from the sphere.
Flagg has fared nicely in his first 14 video games within the league. The highest total decide of the 2025 draft has scored 20-plus factors 4 instances, and he has a pair of double-doubles within the early moving into averaging 15.2 factors, 6.6 rebounds and three.1 assists.
On Monday in Minnesota, the Mavericks will stay with out veteran huge man Anthony Davis. The group introduced Sunday that he would miss the following 7-10 days as he continues to recuperate from a strained left calf.
“He needs to be on the market to assist us,” Mavericks coach Jason Kidd stated. “However this provides him seven to 10 days to get higher or to get stronger. Hopefully, in seven to 10 days, he is again on the ground.”
Timberwolves heart Naz Reid stated it will likely be necessary for him and his teammates to think about passing the ball higher in opposition to the Mavericks. He cited that as the explanation for the earlier loss to Denver.
“Possibly we did not transfer the ball sufficient,” Reid stated after Minnesota tallied 23 assists. “We had like, 30-something assists the final two nights. Possibly that is what it was.
“I feel it was self-inflicted.”
That is the primary assembly of the season between the groups. They performed one another thrice final season, with the Timberwolves incomes a 2-1 collection win.
Minnesota received each street video games, together with a six-point win on Dec. 25 and a one-point win on Jan. 22. Dallas received the lone recreation in Minnesota because it held on for a 120-114 victory on Oct. 29.
The Timberwolves are 3-3 at house this season. The Mavericks are 1-2 on the street.
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