The Mavs blew most of a 21 point first half lead, but held on to beat the Wolves in their first game without Rondo.
Box Score
Leaders
Mavs
Points: Ellis, 23
Rebounds: Chandler, 10
Assists: Barea, 8
+-: Barea, +17
Wolves
Points: Martin, 19
Rebounds: Pekovic, 10
Assists: Williams, 5
+-: Martin, +8
Game Ball
Chandler Parsons
18 points, 6 rebounds, 4 steals, 8-12 FG
X-Factor
Al-Farouq Aminu
9 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 blocks, 4-5 FG
Goat Horns
Nikola Pekovic
8 points, 4-11 FG, 3 TO
Play of the Game
With the Mavericks clinging to a 2 point lead with 52 seconds left, J.J. Barea drove to the cup for a layup to put the Mavs up by 4.
Stat of the Game
Starting for the injured Rajon Rondo, Barea had 8 assists to only 1 turnover.
Of Note
- Rondo missed his first game since suffering a broken orbital bone and facial fractures in Saturday's win in Orlando. He has already been ruled out for the Mavs' next two games on Wednesday and Thursday.
- Devin Harris left the game in the 4th quarter with an ankle and knee injury after Nikola Pekovic fell on him. X-rays were negative.
- The Mavs swept the season series from the Timberwolves 3-0.
- Ricky Rubio scored 10 points and had 4 assists for the Wolves in his first game back after missing 42 games due to a severely sprained ankle.
- The Mavericks starting frontcourt of Dirk, Parsons and Chandler plus Al-Farouq Aminu off the bench, combined to shoot 21-29 from the field.
Nowitzki: A
Parsons: A
Chandler: A-
Barea: A-
Ellis: B
Villanueva: C
Aminu: A
Jefferson: C
Harris: B-
Quote of Note
"He's playing a good all-around game of basketball. ... He's really emerged as one of our more important guys."
Rick Carlisle on Aminu
They Tweeted It
If you were wondering whether or not Dirk can make open 3's, the answer is a hesitant yes.
— Zach Harper (@talkhoops) February 3, 2015
Next Up
The Mavericks (33-17) will have a tough test on Wednesday, when head to the Bay Area to face the West's top team, the 37-8 Warriors.
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