Final

Series (Game 1 of 4)

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Series starts 11/12

Game 1: Monday, November 12th
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Mavericks82
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Game 2: Saturday, December 15th
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OT
Timberwolves114
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Game 3: Monday, January 14th
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Mavericks113
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Game 4: Sunday, March 10th
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Timberwolves77
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Timberwolves 90

(5-2, 2-2 away)

Mavericks 82

(4-4, 3-1 home)

8:30 PM ET, November 12, 2012

American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX

1 2 3 4 T
MIN 25 20 21 2490
DAL 17 22 19 2482

Top Performers

Minnesota: L. Ridnour 15 Pts, 8 Reb, 7 Ast, 4 Stl

Dallas: D. Collison 21 Pts, 2 Reb, 5 Ast, 2 Stl

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

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1st Quarter Summary

TIMEMINNESOTASCOREDALLAS
12:00 0-0Nikola Pekovic vs. Brandan Wright (Luke Ridnour gains possession)
11:41 0-0Elton Brand shooting foul (Andrei Kirilenko draws the foul)
11:41Andrei Kirilenko misses free throw 1 of 20-0 
11:41Timberwolves offensive team rebound0-0 
11:41Andrei Kirilenko makes free throw 2 of 21-0 
11:27 1-0Jae Crowder misses 16-foot jumper
11:26Andrei Kirilenko defensive rebound1-0 
11:11Andrei Kirilenko makes two point shot3-0 
10:52 3-0Elton Brand misses 8-foot two point shot
10:52Derrick Williams defensive rebound3-0 
10:40Nikola Pekovic out of bounds lost ball turnover 3-0 
10:37Malcolm Lee personal foul (O.J. Mayo draws the foul)3-0 
10:18 3-3Jae Crowder makes 23-foot three point jumper (Darren Collison assists)
10:03Malcolm Lee misses 24-foot three point jumper 3-3 
10:02 3-3Darren Collison defensive rebound
9:48 3-3Brandan Wright misses Running Jumper
9:48Derrick Williams defensive rebound3-3 
9:33Brandan Wright blocks Derrick Williams 's 6-foot shot3-3 
9:32 3-3Elton Brand defensive rebound
9:26 3-5O.J. Mayo makes 4-foot two point shot (Darren Collison assists)
9:07Nikola Pekovic makes 8-foot two point shot5-5 
8:56 5-5O.J. Mayo misses 14-foot jumper
8:55Nikola Pekovic defensive rebound5-5 
8:45Nikola Pekovic misses jumper5-5 
8:45Nikola Pekovic misses tip shot5-5 
8:45Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound5-5 
8:44Nikola Pekovic makes two point shot7-5 
8:44Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound5-5 
8:26 7-5Jae Crowder misses 24-foot three point jumper
8:26Derrick Williams defensive rebound7-5 
8:15Andrei Kirilenko makes 22-foot jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)9-5 
7:54 9-7Elton Brand makes 15-foot jumper (Darren Collison assists)
7:28Andrei Kirilenko makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Pekovic assists)12-7 
7:07 12-9O.J. Mayo makes 18-foot jumper (Elton Brand assists)
6:52Andrei Kirilenko bad pass (Brandan Wright steals)12-9 
6:47 12-11Brandan Wright makes two point shot (O.J. Mayo assists)
6:31Jae Crowder blocks Andrei Kirilenko 's 3-foot layup12-11 
6:28 12-11Elton Brand defensive rebound
6:26 12-11Derrick Williams blocks O.J. Mayo's layup
6:24 12-11O.J. Mayo offensive rebound
6:24 12-11O.J. Mayo misses
6:24 12-11Mavericks offensive team rebound
6:13 12-11Elton Brand misses 12-foot jumper
6:11Derrick Williams defensive rebound12-11 
6:01Nikola Pekovic makes 5-foot two point shot14-11 
5:48 14-11Brandan Wright misses 8-foot
5:47Andrei Kirilenko defensive rebound14-11 
5:37Derrick Williams makes two point shot16-11 
5:37Mavericks Full timeout
5:37 16-11Vince Carter enters the game for Brandan Wright
5:37Dante Cunningham enters the game for Malcolm Lee16-11 
5:37 16-11Chris Kaman enters the game for Jae Crowder
5:24 16-13Darren Collison makes two point shot
5:05Andrei Kirilenko makes 23-foot jumper18-13 
4:52 18-13Darren Collison lost ball turnover (Luke Ridnour steals)
4:48Derrick Williams offensive Charge (Vince Carter draws the foul)18-13 
4:48Derrick Williams turnover 18-13 
4:48 18-13Troy Murphy enters the game for Elton Brand
4:48Alexey Shved enters the game for Derrick Williams18-13 
4:33 18-13O.J. Mayo misses jumper
4:33Luke Ridnour defensive rebound18-13 
4:22Dante Cunningham makes 5-foot jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)20-13 
4:13 20-13Alexey Shved blocks O.J. Mayo's layup
4:09 20-13O.J. Mayo offensive rebound
3:56 20-13Chris Kaman misses 16-foot jumper
3:54Andrei Kirilenko defensive rebound20-13 
3:43Nikola Pekovic misses 13-foot 20-13 
3:42 20-13O.J. Mayo defensive rebound
3:31 20-13O.J. Mayo misses 7-foot
3:30Andrei Kirilenko defensive rebound20-13 
3:15Alexey Shved misses 24-foot three point jumper 20-13 
3:13Dante Cunningham offensive rebound20-13 
2:59Andrei Kirilenko misses 20-13 
2:55Andrei Kirilenko offensive rebound20-13 
2:51Luke Ridnour makes 24-foot three point jumper 23-13 
2:48Mavericks 20 Sec. timeout
2:48Timberwolves Full timeout
2:48Malcolm Lee enters the game for Dante Cunningham23-13 
2:48 23-13Elton Brand enters the game for Troy Murphy
2:48 23-13Rodrigue Beaubois enters the game for O.J. Mayo
2:48 23-13Dahntay Jones enters the game for Darren Collison
2:33 23-13Rodrigue Beaubois misses 9-foot Running Jumper
2:32Nikola Pekovic defensive rebound23-13 
2:18Dante Cunningham misses 22-foot jumper23-13 
2:17 23-13Chris Kaman defensive rebound
2:08 23-15Troy Murphy makes 19-foot jumper (Rodrigue Beaubois assists)
1:42Andrei Kirilenko misses 24-foot three point jumper 23-15 
1:40 23-15Dahntay Jones defensive rebound
1:36Luke Ridnour shooting foul (Dahntay Jones draws the foul)23-15 
1:36 23-15Dahntay Jones misses free throw 1 of 2
1:36 23-15Mavericks offensive team rebound
1:36 23-16Dahntay Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
1:31 23-16Dahntay Jones personal foul (Alexey Shved draws the foul)
1:15Luke Ridnour misses 22-foot jumper23-16 
1:14 23-16Dahntay Jones defensive rebound
1:12Dante Cunningham loose ball foul (Dahntay Jones draws the foul)23-17 
1:12 23-17Dahntay Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
1:12 23-17Dahntay Jones misses free throw 2 of 2
1:09Nikola Pekovic defensive rebound23-17 
0:48Luke Ridnour misses 26-foot three point jumper 23-17 
0:46 23-17Dahntay Jones defensive rebound
0:39 23-17Chris Kaman misses 16-foot jumper
0:38Dante Cunningham defensive rebound23-17 
0:22Nikola Pekovic makes 7-foot two point shot25-17 
0:01 25-17Chris Kaman misses 10-foot step back jumpshot
0:00Alexey Shved defensive rebound25-17 
0:00Alexey Shved misses 72-foot three point running jumper 25-17 
0:00Timberwolves offensive team rebound25-17 
0:00End of the 1st Quarter