Offense was hard to come by for the Mavericks after the Wolves started sending multiple bodies at Kyrie Irving when he had the ball. After five quick points from the Mavs, a 7-0 run from the Wolves opened the lead up to 12 on Nickeil Alexander-Walker's second three-pointer of the quarter,

The Minnesota Timberwolves head to American Airlines Center to face the Dallas Mavericks in a Western Conference matchup. The Timberwolves are 22-21, which puts them in ninth place. The Mavs are 23-20, which puts them in seventh place.

There is NBA action on Wednesday, Jan. 22 with a rematch of last season’s Western Conference Finals with the Dallas Mavericks hosting the Minnesota Timberwolves at American Airlines Center in Dallas.

Steph clears the air after Warriors' narrow win over Timberwolves Warriors star Steph Curry speaks to reporters after Golden State’s 116-115 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves

Without Luka Doncic, the Mavericks fought hard but ultimately fell short in a nail-biting 115-114 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Just when it looked like Minnesota's late-game woes were directing the team towards another disappointment as the Dallas Mavericks cut a double-digit deficit down to a single point, McDaniels hit a critical 3-pointer with 5 minutes,