Dallas – Naz Reid score 19 of his season-high 27 points in the first half, Karl Anthony Towns had 21 points and a season high 17 rebounds, and the Timberwolves shook off an early 15-point deficit to beat Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks 119-101 on Thursday night.

The Wolves (18-5) took the lead for good midway through the third period and led by as many as 22. They avoided their first losing streak of the season and matched Boston for the NBA’s best record.

Minnesota was coming off a 121-107 loss at New Orleans on Monday.

“They refocus fast,” Wolves coach Chris Finch said. “They don’t really let one performance bleed into the next.”

Minnesota, which came in allowing the second-fewest points in the league at 105.9 per game, held Dallas to its third-lowest scoring game of the season and worst game shooting behind the arc (21.9% on 7 of 32).

Anthony Edwards, the Wolves’ leading scorer, returned to the lineup after missing three of the previous five games with a right hip pointer. Averaging 24.4 points coming in, he scored nine.

Reid hit a career-best seven 3-pointers, tying a franchise record for a reserve. It was the third time this season someone other than Edwards or Towns led Minnesota in scoring.

“You love to see all the guys trying to get me the ball,” Reid said. “I think with the firepower on this team, anybody can have a crazy night like that.”

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