Final

Series (Game 1 of 3)

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Game 1: Sunday, January 1st
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Timberwolves99
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Game 2: Wednesday, January 25th
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Mavericks90
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Game 3: Friday, February 10th
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Mavericks 82

(1-4, 0-2 away)

Timberwolves 99

(1-3, 1-2 home)

Coverage: FxNo

7:00 PM ET, January 1, 2012

Target Center, Minneapolis, MN

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DAL 25 16 28 1382
MIN 25 25 24 2599

Top Performers

Dallas: D. Nowitzki 21 Pts, 4 Reb, 1 Stl

Minnesota: K. Love 25 Pts, 17 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

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1st Quarter Summary

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12:00Start of the 1st Quarter
12:00 0-0Jumpball: Brendan Haywood vs. Darko Milicic (Kevin Love gains possession)
11:48 0-0Michael Beasley misses 17-foot jumper
11:47Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound0-0 
11:33Dirk Nowitzki makes 20-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)2-0 
11:15 2-0Brendan Haywood blocks Darko Milicic's 8-foot jumper
11:14 2-0Kevin Love offensive rebound
11:07 2-2Kevin Love makes 18-foot jumper
10:55Shawn Marion makes 13-foot running jumper (Brendan Haywood assists)4-2 
10:42 4-2Luke Ridnour bad pass (Jason Kidd steals)
10:37Delonte West makes two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)6-2 
10:32 6-2Brendan Haywood blocks Wesley Johnson's layup
10:30 6-2Luke Ridnour offensive rebound
10:27 6-4Luke Ridnour makes layup
10:21Shawn Marion misses 23-foot three point jumper6-4 
10:19 6-4Kevin Love defensive rebound
10:14 6-6Wesley Johnson makes two point shot (Luke Ridnour assists)
9:48Jason Kidd makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shawn Marion assists)9-6 
9:30 9-6Wesley Johnson bad pass (Brendan Haywood steals)
9:23Brendan Haywood misses layup9-6 
9:22 9-6Kevin Love defensive rebound
9:04 9-6Michael Beasley misses 10-foot jumper
9:03Brendan Haywood defensive rebound9-6 
8:41Brendan Haywood makes 8-foot two point shot11-6 
8:29 11-6Kevin Love misses 7-foot two point shot
8:27Brendan Haywood defensive rebound11-6 
8:18Brendan Haywood step out of bounds turnover11-6 
8:03 11-6Wesley Johnson misses 22-foot jumper
8:03 11-6Kevin Love offensive rebound
7:52 11-8Luke Ridnour makes two point shot
7:37Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper11-8 
7:35 11-8Kevin Love defensive rebound
7:18 11-10Darko Milicic makes slam dunk (Michael Beasley assists)
6:58Dirk Nowitzki misses 13-foot two point shot11-10 
6:58 11-10Luke Ridnour defensive rebound
6:45 11-12Kevin Love makes 15-foot two point shot
6:26Brendan Haywood makes layup (Delonte West assists)13-12 
6:15 13-12Michael Beasley misses 18-foot jumper
6:13Shawn Marion defensive rebound13-12 
6:05 13-12Wesley Johnson shooting foul (Brendan Haywood draws the foul)
6:05Brendan Haywood makes free throw 1 of 214-12 
6:05Brendan Haywood makes free throw 2 of 215-12 
5:43Brendan Haywood shooting foul (Darko Milicic draws the foul)15-12 
5:43Minnesota full timeout
5:43 15-13Darko Milicic makes free throw 1 of 2
5:43 15-14Darko Milicic makes free throw 2 of 2
5:26Jason Kidd misses 24-foot three point jumper15-14 
5:26 15-14Kevin Love defensive rebound
5:11 15-14Luke Ridnour bad pass (Jason Kidd steals)
4:58Brendan Haywood offensive foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)15-14 
4:58Brendan Haywood turnover15-14 
4:58Jason Terry enters the game for Delonte West15-14 
4:58Lamar Odom enters the game for Dirk Nowitzki15-14 
4:58Ian Mahinmi enters the game for Brendan Haywood15-14 
4:41 15-14Wesley Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
4:39Jason Terry defensive rebound15-14 
4:37 15-14Luke Ridnour personal foul (Shawn Marion draws the foul)
4:31Jason Terry bad pass (Wesley Johnson steals)15-14 
4:22 15-16Darko Milicic makes two point shot (Wesley Johnson assists)
4:07 15-16Darko Milicic shooting foul (Lamar Odom draws the foul)
4:07Lamar Odom misses free throw 1 of 215-16 
4:07Dallas offensive team rebound15-16 
4:07 15-16Jose Juan Barea enters the game for Wesley Johnson
4:07Lamar Odom misses free throw 2 of 215-16 
4:07 15-16Kevin Love defensive rebound
3:54 15-16Luke Ridnour misses 25-foot three pointer
3:53Shawn Marion defensive rebound15-16 
3:43Kevin Love blocks Lamar Odom's layup15-16 
3:42Dallas defensive team rebound15-16 
3:25Lamar Odom shooting foul (Darko Milicic draws the foul)15-16 
3:25 15-17Darko Milicic makes free throw 1 of 2
3:25 15-17Darko Milicic misses free throw 2 of 2
3:25Lamar Odom defensive rebound15-17 
3:15Ian Mahinmi bad pass15-17 
3:01 15-17Jose Juan Barea misses driving layup
3:00Lamar Odom defensive rebound15-17 
2:59Lamar Odom bad pass (Kevin Love steals)15-17 
2:54 15-19Jose Juan Barea makes 16-foot jumper (Kevin Love assists)
2:46Dallas full timeout
2:46 15-19Ricky Rubio enters the game for Luke Ridnour
2:38 15-19Jose Juan Barea personal foul (Ian Mahinmi draws the foul)
2:26Ian Mahinmi misses two point shot15-19 
2:25Shawn Marion offensive rebound15-19 
2:24 15-19Ricky Rubio shooting foul (Shawn Marion draws the foul)
2:24Shawn Marion makes free throw 1 of 216-19 
2:24Shawn Marion makes free throw 2 of 217-19 
2:06 17-19Michael Beasley misses 4-foot running jumper
2:05Jason Kidd defensive rebound17-19 
1:59Jason Terry bad pass17-19 
1:59Vince Carter enters the game for Shawn Marion17-19 
1:59 17-19Anthony Randolph enters the game for Darko Milicic
1:43 17-21Anthony Randolph makes 18-foot jumper
1:28Vince Carter misses driving layup17-21 
1:25 17-21Kevin Love defensive rebound
1:14 17-21Jose Juan Barea bad pass
1:00Ian Mahinmi makes layup (Lamar Odom assists)19-21 
1:00 19-21Kevin Love shooting foul (Ian Mahinmi draws the foul)
1:00Ian Mahinmi makes free throw 1 of 120-21 
0:53 20-23Michael Beasley makes two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists)
0:38Lamar Odom makes 24-foot three point jumper (Vince Carter assists)23-23 
0:24 23-25Jose Juan Barea makes 21-foot two point shot
0:02Ian Mahinmi makes dunk (Lamar Odom assists)25-25 
0:00 25-25Vince Carter blocks Jose Juan Barea's 47-foot three point jumper
0:00 25-25Minnesota offensive team rebound
0:00End of the 1st Quarter