The Dallas Mavericks were run off the floor of the Target Center Friday night, losing to the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-95. It wasn’t a route from the beginning, but by the middle of the third quarter the Timberwolves had extended the lead to the point the rest of the game felt like going through the motions.
For a brief moment during the game, because the Utah Jazz lost while Dallas was still playing, the Mavericks were fourth in the West. With the loss they scoot back down to a tie with the Utah Jazz, who they play in a critical game Sunday evening.