Not only were the Dallas Mavericks trying to – on the fly – incorporate two new players into their rotation during Tuesday’s 114-102 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. They also blew a 17-point lead in the second half.
Under normal circumstances, blowing that type of lead would have been very detrimental to the Mavs. But not on this night, and not at this time.
Dorian Finney-Smith drained a go ahead three-pointer that put the Mavs ahead for good at 97-95 with 5:58 remaining in the game. From there, the Mavs never looked back in squaring their won-loss record at 15-15.