Doncic turned the tide with 39 13, the Timberwolves held on to the top spot in the league, Towns 21 17, and Lee Kyle scored 6 points
On November 15, Beijing time, Dallas alone seedlings challenged the Minnesota Timberwolves away, which is the 2023-24 NBA Western Conference matchup. It's a much-anticipated matchup, and it's going to be the No. 1 and No. 3 showdown in the West. The University of Minnesota is the biggest dark horse in the West, and they are now in first place in the East with a 17-5 record, and they are tied with the Celtics for first placeIn recent times, the Mavericks have won four games and sit in third place in the West at 15-8.
In the starting lineup, Irving was injured and absent, Doncic led the single-core team, Jones, Williams, Lively, Exum;Minnesota's starting lineup is: Edwards, Towns, McDaniels, Gobert, Conley.
In the first quarter, the Cyclops put all of their attention on three-pointers, four of which were three-pointers, while Minnesota was three-of-seven. Dallas, on the other hand, had better outside shooting, shooting 8-of-13 from the field compared to Minnesota's 6-of-12 shooting, but got more free throws. Doncic exploded in the first quarter, shooting 6 out of 10, 2 three-pointers, 16 points on his own, along with 2 rebounds and 4 assists.
At the start of the second quarter, the Forest team played very well, hitting all three-pointers from beyond the three-point line, and they were more efficient in the restricted area, scoring nine consecutive reboundsIn the quarter, the Mavericks made 2-of-6 three-pointers and 8-of-10 three-pointers in the paintReed was a Minnesota bench in the quarter, as he made 13 three-pointers, three rebounds and two assists in the first quarter. Edwards had a mediocre quarter, shooting 0-of-3 from the field and scoring just two points from the free throw lineDoncic continued his excellent first quarter, scoring 10 points and 4 assists in the first quarter to make it 33-30 and end 59-60 with the Lone Wolves leading by one point into the second half.
In another game, the Lone Wolves suddenly lost momentum in the third quarter, and they shot 1 of 3 from three!And in this quarter, the team's scoring was also low, with only 22 points;Fortunately, Forest's three-point shooting was not good, with 28 points on 2-of-7 shooting. Doncic went 3-of-5 from the field to finish with seven points, three rebounds and three assists to take an 87-82 lead, while Minnesota also scored five points and ended the fourth quarter
In the final quarter, Lee Kyle scored with the ball, Doncic also followed the layup, Conley gave Brown a 3-pointer, and Lee Kyle made a three-point stop to chase the score to double digits!In the final moments of the game, Doncic sent a dunk from Lively, but then Gobert hit another three-pointer to tie the score at 11!Doncic was intercepted by Lee Kyle, Reed dunked on a backhand, and Hardaway hit two free throwsAfter that, Doncic's form was not very good, and the score was constantly stretched by the Forest team. In the end, the Mavericks' counterattack failed, and both teams fielded their core players, with Forest winning the game 119-101 to become the league's No. 1.
In this game, Doncic scored 39 points, 6 rebounds and 13 points, but he couldn't support the team aloneLively had fifteen points and six rebounds, Exum had fourteen rebounds and four assists, Hardaway had ten four rebounds, Jones had three four rebounds, and Williams had five five rebounds and one assist
Towns 21-17-2-2 assists-Reed-27 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists-Huazi had a mediocre performance, 3-of-19, only 9 points, 2 rebounds and 11 assists, Gobert 8 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists, McDaniels 11 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, 2 Conley 14 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Walker 13 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, Lee Kyle 6 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.