MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES (22-49) VS DALLAS MAVERICKS (42-29)•REGULAR SEASON GAME #72 HOME GAME #36 TARGET CENTER• MAY 16, 2021 AT 8:00PM CT • TV: BALLY SPORTS NORTH RADIO: WCCO TIMBERWOLVES 2020-21 SCHEDULE LAST GAME STARTERS: POS. NO. PLAYER HT. WT. 2020-21 AVERAGES DATE VS/AT OPPONENT W/L TIME/SCORE F – 1 ANTHONY EDWARDS 6-4 212 19.2 PTS (41.6%), 4.7 REB, 2.9 AST 12/23 VS DETROIT W 111-101 F – 3 JADEN MCDANIELS 6-10 185 6.6 PTS (44.1), 3.7 REB, 1.1 AST 12/26 AT UTAH W 116-111 12/27 AT L.A. LAKERS L 91-127 C – 32 KARL-ANTHONY TOWNS 7-0 248 24.8 PTS (48.6%), 10.6 REB, 4.5 AST 12/29 AT L.A. CLIPPERS L 101-124 1/1 VS WASHINGTON L 109-130 G – 0 D’ANGELO RUSSELL 6-4 193 18.9 PTS (43.1%), 2.6 REB, 5.7 AST 1/3 VS DENVER L 109-124 1/5 AT DENVER L 116-123 G – 9 RICKY RUBIO 6-3 190 8.7 PTS (38.8%), 3.3 REB, 6.4 AST 1/7 AT PORTLAND L 117-135 1/9 VS SAN ANTONIO L 122-125 (OT) 1/10 VS SAN ANTONIO W 96-88 RECENT TRANSACTIONS: 1/13 VS MEMPHIS L 107-118 1/15 VS MEMPHIS POSTPONED 1/18 AT ATLANTA L 97-108 FEB. 13: Waived guard Ashton Hagans 1/20 VS ORLANDO L 97-96 1/22 VS ATLANTA L 98-116 JAN.29: Transferred Ashton Hagans to Iowa 1/23 VS NEW ORLEANS W 120-110 DEC. 28: Picked up team options on guard Jarrett Culver and guard Josh Okogie 1/25 AT GOLDEN STATE L 108-130 1/27 AT GOLDEN STATE L 111-123 DEC. 20: Waived guard Tyler Cook and forwards Charlie Brown Jr., Zylan Cheatham and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 1/29 VS PHILADELPHIA L 94-118 1/31 VS CLEVELAND W 109-104 DEC. 20: Signed forward Zylan Cheatham 2/1 AT CLEVELAND L 98-100 2/3 AT SAN ANTONIO L 108-111 DEC. 20: Waived forward Ade Murkey 2/5 AT OKLA. CITY W 106-103 2/6 AT OKLA. CITY L 118-120 DEC. 3: Signed free-agent forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson to a training camp contract 2/8 AT DALLAS L 122-127 2/10 VS L.A. CLIPPERS L 112-119 DEC. 3: Signed forward Ade Murkey to a training camp contract 2/12 AT CHARLOTTE L 114-120 DEC 2: Signed number one pick Anthony Edwards to a rookie contract 2/14 AT TORONTO W 116-112 2/16 VS L.A. LAKERS L 104-112 DEC. 2: Signed forward Jaden McDaniels to a rookie contract 2/17 VS INDIANA L 128-134 (OT) 2/19 VS TORONTO L 81-86 DEC. 2: Signed forward Tyler Cook to a training camp contract 2/21 AT NEW YORK L 99-103 2/23 AT MILWAUKEE L 112-139 NOV. 28: Re-signed free agent forward Juancho Hernangómez 2/24 AT CHICAGO L 126-133 2/27 AT WASHINGTON L 112-128 NOV. 28: Signed guard Ashton Hagans to a two-way contract 2/28 VS PHOENIX L 99-118 3/3 VS CHARLOTTE L 102-135 NOV. 27: Re-signed free agent guard Malik Beasley 3/11 AT NEW ORLEANS W 135-105 NOV. 24: Acquired Ed Davis from New York in exchange for Jacob Evans III, Omari Spellman and the Timberwolves’ 2026 Second Round Pick 3/13 VS PORTLAND L 121-125 3/14 VS PORTLAND W 114-112 NOV. 20: Acquired guard Ricky Rubio and the draft rights to number 28 pick Jaden McDaniels from Oklahoma City in exchange for forward 3/16 AT L.A. LAKERS L 121-137 3/18 AT PHOENIX W 123-119 James Johnson and the draft rights to number 17 pick Aleksej Pokuševski and Minnesota’s 2024 Second Round Pick 3/19 AT PHOENIX L 101-113 3/22 VS OKLAHOMA CITY L 103-112 3/24 VS DALLAS L 108-128 3/26 VS HOUSTON W 107-101 3/27 VS HOUSTON L 107-129 3/29 AT BROOKLYN L 107-112 3/31 VS NEW YORK W 102-101 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON RECORD: 4/2 AT MEMPHIS L 108-120 4/3 AT PHILADELPHIA L 113-122 RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME 4/5 VS SACRAMENTO W 116-106 4/7 AT INDIANA L 137-141 OVERALL 22-49 (.310) 12-23 (.343) 10-26 (.278) 0-5 (.000) 4/9 AT BOSTON L 136-145(OT) ATLANTIC 2-8 (.200) 1-4 (.200) 1-4 (.200) 0-1 (.000) 4/11 VS CHICAGO W 121-117 SOUTHEAST 2-8 (.200) 1-4 (.200) 1-4 (.200) 0-0 (.000) 4/13 VS BROOKLYN L 97-127 4/14 VS MILWAUKEE L 105-130 CENTRAL 4-6 (.400) 3-2 (.600) 1-4 (.200) 0-2 (.000) 4/16 VS MIAMI W 119-111 EASTERN 8-22 (.267) 5-10 (.333) 3-12 (.200) 0-3 (.000) 4/18 AT L.A. CLIPPERS L 105-124 NORTHWEST 5-7 (.417) 2-4 (.333) 3-3 (.500) 0-0 (.000) 4/20 AT SACRAMENTO W 134-120 4/21 AT SACRAMENTO L 125-128 SOUTHWEST 5-9 (.357) 3-6 (.333) 2-3 (.400) 0-2 (.000) 4/24 AT UTAH W 101-96 PACIFIC 4-11 (.267) 2-3 (.400) 2-8 (.200) 0-0 (.000) 4/26 VS UTAH W 105-104 WESTERN 14-27 (.341) 7-13 (.350) 7-14 (.333) 0-2 (.000) 4/27 AT HOUSTON W 114-107 4/29 VS GOLDEN STATE W 126-114 STREAKS: OVERALL: L2 HOME: L4 ROAD: W2 OVERTIME: L5 5/1 VS NEW ORLEANS L 136-140 (OT) 5/5 VS MEMPHIS L 135-139 5/7 AT MIAMI L 112-121 5/9 AT ORLANDO W 128-96 5/11 AT DETROIT W 119-100 5/13 VS DENVER L 103-114 5/15 VS BOSTON L 108-124 5/16 VS DALLAS 8:00 P.M ALL TIMES CENTRAL TIMBERWOLVES PUBLIC RELATIONS CONTACTS STATUS REPORT: GUARD MALIK BEASLEY: ON MONDAY, APR. 26, BEASLEY UNDERWENT FOLLOW-UP BRI BAUER VP of Communications and Engagement Email: [email protected] Phone: 952-239-2958 IMAGING AT MAYO CLINIC SQUARE FOR AN EVALUATION OF HIS LEFT HAMSTRING INJURY. HE CONTINUES TO PROGRESS POSITIVELY AND RESUMED ON-COURT WORKOUTS ON TUESDAY, AARON FREEMAN Communications Manager Email: [email protected] Phone: 612-257-1437 APR. 27. HE WILL CONTINUE TO BE EVALUATED WEEKLY BY THE TIMBERWOLVES MEDICAL STAFF AND UPDATES TO HIS PROGRESS WILL BE PROVIDED AS AVAILABLE. HE WILL BE OUT SARA PEREZ Communications Manager Email: [email protected] Phone: 612-257-3850 FOR TONIGHT’S GAME AGAINST THE MAVERICKS. CORRIE HEMRY Communications Coordinator Email: [email protected] Phone: 714-461-8713 GUARD JARRETT CULVER: ON THURSDAY, APRIL 29 IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT HE WILL MISS THE REMAINDER OF THE SEASON AFTER IMAGING REVEALED A LOOSE BODY IN HIS RIGHT ANKLE AND THE DECISION WAS MADE TO PROCEED WITH OPERATIVE MANAGEMENT. CULVER WILL UNDERGO ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY WITH DEBRIDEMENT OF SCAR TISSUE AND TWITTER: @Twolves_PR WEBSITE: www.nba.com/timberwolves/timberwolves-communications LOOSE BODY PERFORMED BY ANKLE SPECIALIST DR. RICHARD FERKEL ON FRIDAY, MAY 7 IN LOS ANGELES. 1 LAST GAME: SATURDAY, MAY 15 - BOSTON CELTICS 124, MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES 108 FOUR FACTORS Karl-Anthony Towns paced Minnesota on Saturday afternoon, notching his 27th 20+ point/10+ rebound game of the season (206th career) after finishing with 24 MIN .................................... BOS points and a game-high 14 rebounds, including a season-high eight offensive boards. Since 2015-16, no other player in the NBA has more 20+ point/10+ rebound (.437) ........ EFFECTIVE FG% ........(.579) games. Towns has now scored 20+ points in 14 straight games, the third-longest streak of his career. Of his 24 points and 14 rebounds, Towns had 18 points and (12.6) ..............TO RATIO ..............(13.8) (.333) ......OFF. REBOUND % ......(.347) 10 rebounds at the half, his second first half double-double of the season (28th career). Scoring 11 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter, Anthony Edwards secured (.358) ......FT MADE / FG ATT ..... (.189) his NBA rookie leading 35th 20+ point game of the season. The 35 20+ point games are the most by an NBA rookie since Luka Dončić had 43 in 2019. Edwards added four rebounds, a team-high-tying six assists and a team-high three steals this afternoon, becoming the third Timberwolves rookie with that stat line, joining SCORING Randy Foye (2007) and Christian Laettner (1993). Additionally, he notched his eighth 20+ point/5+ assist game of the season, the fourth-most by a Timberwolves MIN .....................................BOS rookie. The Timberwolves outscored Boston in the paint 68-50, the fourth time in the last five game outscoring their opponent in the paint. The 68 paint points match 21 ............POINTS OFF TOS .............20 a season-high for Minnesota (Apr. 7 at Indiana) and mark the 21st time this season (73rd in franchise history) scoring 60+ points in the paint. Behind Towns’ 14 68 .........POINTS IN THE PAINT ....... 60 rebounds, Minnesota outrebounded Boston 51-44, including grabbing a season-high 20 offensive rebounds, the 13th time this season securing 50+ boards. The 21 ........ 2ND-CHANCE POINTS ..... 18 Wolves move to 7-6 when having 50+ rebounds in a game. 11 ...........FAST BREAK POINTS ........... 8 PREVIOUS GAME: THURSDAY, MAY 13 - DENVER NUGGETS 114, MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES 103 FOUR FACTORS Anthony Edwards led the way for the Timberwolves tonight, scoring a season-high-tying 18 of his team-high 29 points in the third quarter.