Dallas –\u00a0Naz Reid\u00a0score 19 of his season-high 27 points in the first half,\u00a0Karl Anthony Towns\u00a0had 21 points and a season high 17 rebounds, and the Timberwolves\u00a0shook off an early 15-point deficit to beat\u00a0Luka Doncic\u00a0and the\u00a0Dallas Mavericks\u00a0119-101 on Thursday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2019s best record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Minnesota was coming off a 121-107 loss at New Orleans on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey refocus fast,\u201d Wolves coach Chris Finch said. \u201cThey don\u2019t really let one performance bleed into the next.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anthony Edwards, the Wolves\u2019 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou love to see all the guys trying to get me the ball,\u201d Reid said. \u201cI think with the firepower on this team, anybody can have a crazy night like that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
UP NEXT<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Timberwolves: Host Indiana on Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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