National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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
  • 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.
  • 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.