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Timberwolves top Mavericks, complete 2-game sweep in Abu Dhabi – NBA.com
Dallas will continue its overseas preseason trip and head to Spain to take on Luka Doncic's former team Real Madrid.
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Anthony Edwards (13 pts) was back in the Wolves’ lineup Saturday for their 2nd preseason matchup in Abu Dhabi.
ABU DHABI (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns and Naz Reid each scored 14 points, and the Minnesota Timberwolves topped the Dallas Mavericks 104-96 on Saturday to complete a two-game sweep of the NBA Abu Dhabi Games.
Anthony Edwards, who missed the first game on Thursday with an ankle issue, scored 13 for Minnesota.
Luka Doncic had 18 points, six assists and five rebounds in 19 minutes for Dallas, which was without Kyrie Irving (left groin), Seth Curry (illness) and Markieff Morris (left ankle).
Jaden Hardy led the Mavericks with 22 points and eight rebounds in a game where the majority of starters didn’t appear in the second half.
Dallas never led in Thursday’s preseason opener; it had the lead only three times on Saturday — 3-0, 6-5 and 13-11. Those stints with the lead were all short-lived, lasting a combined 2:13 and all coming in the game’s opening six minutes.
Other than that, Minnesota — riding the strength of a 27-7 run over a 10-minute stretch of the first half — was up the whole way. Dallas got within two in the fourth, with both teams deep into their benches at that point.
The Mavericks now head to Spain where they’ll play Real Madrid — Doncic’s former team — on Tuesday.
Doncic signed with Real Madrid when he was 13 and went on to become the youngest EuroLeague and EuroLeague Final Four MVP when he led the club to that title as a 19-year-old in 2018.
Minnesota doesn’t play again until Oct. 14 at New York.
The Oct. 10 matchup will pit Mavs All-Star Luka Doncic against his former EuroLeague team.
Some better chemistry between the stars (and a smidgen of better defense) could fix a lot of what ailed Dallas.
Dallas is returning with the electrifying duo of Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving as it looks to bounce back from last season.
Anthony Edwards took flight even as Minnesota's new frontline struggled. Are the Wolves on the upswing in 2023-24?
The Oct. 10 matchup will pit Mavs All-Star Luka Doncic against his former EuroLeague team.
Some better chemistry between the stars (and a smidgen of better defense) could fix a lot of what ailed Dallas.
Dallas is returning with the electrifying duo of Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving as it looks to bounce back from last season.
Anthony Edwards took flight even as Minnesota's new frontline struggled. Are the Wolves on the upswing in 2023-24?
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