re: Mavs vs T-wolves game 1

Mavs:

Luka 33pts, 6reb, 8ast
Kyrie 30pts, 5reb, 4ast
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Combined 63pts, 11reb, 12ast

Washington 13pts, 7reb, 0ast
Gafford 10pts, 9reb, 0ast
Lively 9pts, 11reb, 3ast
Jones Jr 8pts, 4reb, 2ast
Green 3pts, 1reb, 0ast
Hardy 2pts, 1reb, 4ast
Hardaway 0pts, 4reb, 0ast
Exum 0pts, 0reb, 0ast
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Combined 45pts, 37reb, 9ast

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TWolves:

Edwards 19pts, 11reb, 8ast
Towns 16pts, 7reb, 2ast
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Combined 35pts, 18reb, 10ast

McDaniels 24pts, 4reb, 3ast
Reid 15pts, 5reb, 2ast
Gobert 12pts, 7reb, 1ast
Anderson 11pts, 2reb, 2ast
Conley 6pts, 3reb, 3ast
A Walker 2pts, 1reb, 2ast
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Combined 70pts, 22reb, 13ast




Minnesota's supporting cast was incredible. They made more 3s than they have all year for the most part...Bench points were 28-14 for MIN. Role player points 70-45 for MIN.

Edwards was only 1/4 from inside the 3point line, and I remember 2 of those were midrange jumpers in the first quarter (one make one miss). After the first quarter he only attacked the basket 2 times the rest of the year??? He better come out and be something special next few games because he's already been crowned as the next Jordan/Kobe by ESPN and anybody who talks NBA. He shot well from 3 but that was about it.

Luka and Ky effectively swapped roles. Ky kept the Mavs alive in the first half and then only had 6 in the 2nd half. Luka fought and struggled some for the first half, but was dominant in the 4th quarter. Scary thing is neither of them played their best game.

Dallas role players were not very good. Lively and Gafford combined for 19/20 which is pretty good, but the rest didn't score like they should. PJ was only 2/8 from 3, 13 points total. Jones 4/9 shooting, made no 3s, only 8 points. Hardaway/Exum/Green/Hardy, who I usually just combine into one player and pray they are able to combine for something decent, were just 2/6 shooting, 5pts, 6reb, 4ast in 35 minutes. So outside of Luka, Ky, and the 2 centers, they were pretty ineffective and still managed to pull out a win. I'll take it.