The Timberwolves and Dallas are playing tonight in Dallas, with the Mavericks leading the best-of-7 series 2-0. Staff writer Chris Hine is filing live reports from American Airlines Arena:
Pregame statistics, odds and key players
6:36 p.m. Tip-off nears
Dallas starters are point guard Luka Doncic (playoff stats: 28.0 scoring, 9.4 rebounds, 9.3 assists), shooting guard Kyrie Irving (21.6 points, 5.4 assists), small forward Derrick Jones (10.1 points), power forward P.J. Washington(13.9 points) and center Daniel Gafford (9.2 points, 5.7 rebounds). Center Dereck Lively is averaging 8.7 points off the bench.