Kyrie has his best fourth quarter ever, but the Mavs still fall short, losing to the Timberwolves 124-121.
First-time All-Star guard Anthony Edwards scored 32 points and Rudy Gobert had 21 points and 14 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who had their biggest lead at 89-63 on a long step-back jumper by Edwards midway through the third quarter.
Dallas had that deficit down to 107-97 with about nine minutes left after a 25-foot shot by Irving, who on their previous possession tipped in Josh Green's miss of a reverse layup.There was a stretch a couple of minutes before that when Irving made a bounce pass to Theo Pinson, who missed the layup — but the newly acquired eight-time All-Star was there for the rebound and putback. Doncic added a 3-pointer right after that.
It was the second game Irving and Doncic played together. The Mavs have lost both, falling in overtime at Sacramento on Saturday night. Irving, acquired a week ago from the Brooklyn Nets, had played two road games for Dallas before that. Christian Wood added 24 points for the Mavericks. He had 18 of those in the second quarter, including 13 in a row at one pointTimberwolves: Since a six-game losing streak to end 2022, Minnesota has had consecutive losses only once. The T-wolves are 15-8 in that stretch.
Mavericks: Tim Hardaway Jr. was out with right hamstring tightness after playing only 15 minutes before halftime at Sacramento. The Mavericks are still without Maxi Kleber, who has missed 31 games since December because of a right hamstring tear, and Davis Bertans, who has been out six games with a left calf strain.Mavericks: At Denver on Wednesday night, then play six consecutive home games after this weekend's All-Star break.© 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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