Mavericks 93 Timberwolves 87: Game 38 Recap

The Lead
A vintage Dirk games give the Mavs a much needed win before the extremely difficult week to come.

Box Score

Leaders
Mavs
Points: Nowitzki, 29
Rebounds: Pachulia, 11
Assists: Williams, Barea, 4
+-: Parsons, +14
Wolves
Points: Wiggins, 21
Rebounds: Wiggins, Rubio, Dieng, 7
Assists: Rubio, 8
+-: Garnett, +11

Game Ball
Dirk Nowitzki
29 points, 7 rebounds, 12-22 FG, 4-7 3PT

X-Factor
JaVale McGee
8 points, 4-6 FG, +11

Play of the Game
With Minnesota within 4 with 1:30 left, Dirk hit a turnaround jumper while being fouled. He then hit the free throw for the 3 point play that put the Mavs up 7.

Stat of the Game
Dirk now has 4 straight 20 point games, his longest streak since he had 7 in a row in Jan. and Feb. 2014.

Of Note

• The Mavs starting backcourt of Deron Williams and Wesley Matthews combined to go only 3-18 from the field. Matthews did play strong defense on Andrew Wiggins, however.
• Chandler Parsons bounced back from his recent shooting slump, hitting 6-7 shots including making his only three point attempt.
• After attempting 44 threes in Milwaukee, the second highest amount in franchise history, the Mavs only attempted 20 today with Dirk getting 4 out of the 6 makes.
• Zaza Pachulia had his 19th double double of the season with 13 points and 11 rebounds.
• After scoring only 8 points in the first 9:52 of the third quarter, the Mavs scored 12 in the final 2:08 to finish the quarter on a 12-1 run.

Quote of Note
"Classic Dirk. Hitting shots from everywhere, making big shots, big plays. That's why he's one of the greatest."
Deron Williams

Tweet of the Night

Dirk stat line got me all pic.twitter.com/r1DjO9pHdv

— Kirk (@KirkSeriousFace) January 11, 2016

Next Up
The Mavericks (22-16), begin their toughest stretch of the season on Tuesday when LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers (26-9) make their only visit of the year to the AAC.