The Minnesota Timberwolves saw their four-game winning streak snapped with a close, late loss to the Dallas Mavericks on the road on Monday night.
Takeaways from Timberwolves’ road loss to Mavericks
The Timberwolves came into Dallas with their preferred starting lineup available, and largely riding high after a win over the (Giannis-less) defending champion Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday.
Early in the game on Monday, however, it became apparent that a solid Mavericks team with something resembling a full complement of players would be a much tougher out than the Jimmy Butler-less Miami Heat, the Oklahoma City Thunder, or the Portland Trail Blazers.
Still, the Wolves went toe-to-toe with the Mavs and were in the game throughout, despite trailing by a deficit hovering around double-digits for much of the middle stages of the game.
The Wolves tied the game late and were within three points in the final 30 seconds, but a pair of take fouls committed by the Mavericks with the deficit at…
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