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With a growing injury list and a patchwork lineup, the Minnesota Timberwolves relied on rugged defense to extend their early-season success. Nikola Pekovic scored 20 points before leaving with an injury and the short-handed Timberwolves beat the Dallas Mavericks 90-82 on Monday night. The Timberwolves dressed only 10 players. The 6-foot-11 Pekovic, the team's leading scorer, became the latest Minnesota player to get hurt when he exited late in the...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Mon 11/12	Dal	Min 90-82
Sat 12/15	Min	Min 114-106
Mon 1/14	Dal	Dal 113-98
Sun 3/10	Min	Dal 100-77

Game Stats

Timberwolves (5-2) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts N. Pekovic, C 28 6 3 1 20 A. Kirilenko, F 44 11 2 2 16 L. Ridnour, G 41 8 7 3 15 D. Williams, F 12 5 0 1 4 M. Lee, G 23 3 1 2 4 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts A. Shved 33 4 5 1 16 D. Cunningham 33 8 2 5 14 W. Conroy 4 0 0 0 1 L. Amundson 15 3 0 3 0 G. Stiemsma 8 1 0 4 0 J. Barea 0 0 0 0 0 C. Budinger 0 0 0 0 0 B. Roy 0 0 0 0 0 K. Love 0 0 0 0 0 R. Rubio 0 0 0 0 0

Mavericks (4-4) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts D. Collison, G 33 2 5 2 21 O. Mayo, G 34 5 1 3 18 E. Brand, F 17 4 1 2 4 J. Crowder, F 13 0 1 2 3 B. Wright, C 9 0 0 0 2 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts C. Kaman 27 5 0 2 12 D. Jones 21 4 0 3 7 B. James 10 4 0 0 6 T. Murphy 25 5 0 1 5 V. Carter 29 3 1 4 4 R. Beaubois 21 3 7 1 0 J. Cunningham 0 0 0 0 0 D. Jones 0 0 0 0 0 S. Marion 0 0 0 0 0 D. Nowitzki 0 0 0 0 0

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Injury Report

Timberwolves Date Player Injury 4/12 N. Pekovic, C Left calf contusion 1/4 K. Love, FC Fractured right hand 12/14 M. Lee, SG Hyperextended right knee 11/10 B. Roy, GF Sore right knee

Mavericks Date Player Injury 3/17 R. Beaubois, G Fractured left index finger 2/28 J. Cunningham, G Sore knee

Player News

Timberwolves Luke Ridnour (MIN - Guard) News: Ridnour averaged 11.5 points, 1.0 steals, 3.8 assists and 2.5 rebounds for the Timberwolves during the 2012-13 season.  (RotoWire - Sat. May 11, 2013) Alexey Shved (MIN - Guard) News: Shved averaged 8.6 points, 3.7 assists and 2.3 rebounds over 23.9 minutes during the 2012-13 season.  (RotoWire - Sat. May 11, 2013) Dante Cunningham (MIN - Power Forward) News: Cunningham averaged 8.7 points, 1.1 steals and 5.1 assists during the 2012-13 season.  (RotoWire - Sat. May 11, 2013)