By: Tyler Ward
The Timberwolves traveled to Dallas to take on the Mavericks as Mark Cuban's team looked to notch their twelfth straight 50-win season.
With Kevin Love out of action, Dallas looked to easily handle Kurt Rambis' young squad.
It was harder than Nowitzki and Co. thought as the T-Wolves gave them as much as they could handle in the first 46 or so minutes.
With the Mavericks holding onto a 76-72 lead entering the final quarter, Nowitzki and Jason Terry seemingly took the game over as the duo combined for 19 points in the fourth (4-for-7 from the field).
Nowitzki finished the game with a team-high 30 points, along with bringing down 11 rebounds. His running mate, Jason Terry, ended the game with 18 points, as the Mavericks claimed their 5oth win of the campaign.
Shawn Marion contributed 17 points, along with Peja Stojakovic finishing with 16. Tyson Chandler barely missed out on a double-double, posting 9 points and 10 rebounds.
Point guard Jason Kidd didn't score a single point, but dished out 13 assists.
Minnesota's Anthony Randolph, who took Love's place in the lineup, finished the game with a game-high and career-high 31 points and a team-high 11 rebounds.
He was the only brightspot for Minnesota, as the next highest scorer was Jonny Flynn with 13.
With the loss, Minnesota falls to 17-55, as Dallas advances to a 50-21 record.
