Fans were treated to a fine display of how not to shoot, with the teams combining to hit 4 of their first 22 attempts. Dennis Smith Jr. looked good early, pushing into the lane for a lay up and foul shots. After the six minute mark the Mavericks held on to a four point lead for much of the period and after one quarter they led 20-16. The Wolves managed to hit just 26% of their shot attempts.
The second period went much the way of the first only with more bench players. Doug McDermott came out gunning and scored 8 quick points for the Mavericks, including a very long three pointer.