Final

Minnesota Timberwolves15-14105 winneratDallas Mavericks19-1199

Wed, Dec 25, 2:30 PM ESTAmerican Airlines Center, Dallas, TXABC/ESPN/ESPN+/Disney+

The box score

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
MIN	26	31	33	15	105
DAL	24	16	28	31	99

Minnesota Timberwolves

105

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jaden McDanielsF	35	5	6	2	2	1	0	2-7	1-2	0-0	+4
Julius RandleF	34	23	10	8	0	0	3	6-13	3-5	8-10	+5
Rudy GobertC	39	14	10	0	1	2	1	6-7	0-0	2-2	+8
Anthony EdwardsG	39	26	8	5	2	1	4	11-24	4-7	0-0	+8
Mike ConleyG	26	10	2	3	1	0	0	4-9	1-5	1-1	+1
Naz Reid	22	6	2	2	1	0	1	3-6	0-0	0-0	-3
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	15	8	3	2	1	0	0	3-7	2-4	0-0	+1
Donte DiVincenzo	25	11	3	1	0	0	1	4-10	3-7	0-0	0
Josh Minott	5	2	2	0	0	1	0	1-3	0-2	0-0	+6
Team		105	46	23	8	5	10	40-86	14-32	11-13

DNP: Jaylen Clark (coach's decision), Rob Dillingham (coach's decision), PJ Dozier (coach's decision), Jesse Edwards (coach's decision), Leonard Miller (coach's decision), Terrence Shannon Jr. (coach's decision)

Dallas Mavericks

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Klay ThompsonF	29	12	4	1	2	2	2	4-12	4-10	0-0	+2
P.J. WashingtonF	40	7	7	2	1	1	1	3-8	1-4	0-0	-3
Dereck Lively IIC	30	6	10	3	1	2	2	3-7	0-0	0-0	+6
Kyrie IrvingG	37	39	5	2	0	1	2	14-27	5-14	6-6	-4
Luka DončićG	16	14	5	2	1	0	3	5-9	3-5	1-1	-6
Daniel Gafford	13	0	0	0	0	1	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	-9
Quentin Grimes	24	10	7	2	0	1	0	4-9	2-5	0-0	-10
Maxi Kleber	23	5	2	1	0	0	1	2-3	1-1	0-0	+10
Spencer Dinwiddie	14	2	1	2	1	0	0	0-7	0-4	2-2	-9
Naji Marshall	14	4	2	0	0	0	1	1-3	0-0	2-2	-7
Team		99	43	15	6	8	12	36-87	16-43	11-11

DNP: Jazian Gortman (coach's decision), Jaden Hardy (coach's decision), Markieff Morris (coach's decision), Dwight Powell (coach's decision), Olivier-Maxence Prosper (coach's decision)

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Lead tracker

Biggest lead · DAL: 5
Biggest lead · MIN: 28
Times tied: 6
Lead changes: 8
Longest run · DAL: 12

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How they entered this matchup

Out: Anthony EdwardsTravel tax: MINNational TV

MIN is missing Anthony Edwards and their 33.3 points per game (knee).
MIN is carrying the heavier travel load at 720 mi from its previous stop.
MIN is in game 2 of 3 on the road with 908 mi already logged before tip.
National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.

Reading the setup…

Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	MIN	DAL
Record	15-14	19-11
Days rest	1 day	1 day
Hours rest	43h	42h
Rest swing	+1h	-1h
Travel in	720 mi	0 mi edge
Zone change	-1h	0h
Body clock	0h	0h
Local tip	afternoon	afternoon
Segment	Road trip · 2 of 3	Homestand · 4 of 4
Miles before tip	908 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	—	—
Fatigue Index	2	1 edge

marks the side with the edge in that row.

MIN carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 2 vs. DAL's 1.

How each side got here720 mi vs 0 mi

How each side got here

MIN

720 mi

Atlanta, GADallas, TX

MIN came from Atlanta, GA with 720 mi of travel and -1h of time-zone change.

Atlanta, GA to Dallas, TX

DAL

0 mi

Dallas, TXNo travel

DAL stayed in Dallas, TX between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.

Stayed in Dallas, TX

Where this game sitsroad 2 of 3 vs homestand 4 of 4

Where this game sits in the run

MIN

Road trip

MIN is on game 2 of 3 on the road, with 908 mi already behind it.

Game in segment2 of 3

Miles before tip908 mi

Segment miles1,854 mi

DAL

Homestand

DAL is in game 4 of 4 on this homestand.

Game in segment4 of 4

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

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