Dallas plays Minnesota after Flagg's 43-point game

Dallas Mavericks (7-4, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (8-3, third in the Western Conference)

Minneapolis; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Dallas visits the Minnesota Timberwolves after Cooper Flagg scored 43 points in the Mavericks' 125-122 victory over the Indiana Pacers.

Minnesota finished 49-33 overall, 31-21 in Western Conference games and 26-15 at home during the 2025-26 season. The Timberwolves gave up 114.6 points per game while committing 21.2 fouls last season.

Dallas went 26-56 overall and 14-37 in Western Conference play during the 2025-26 season. The Mavericks averaged 114.1 points per game last season, 19.5 from the free-throw line and 33 from beyond the arc.

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INJURIES: Timberwolves: Donte DiVincenzo: out (achilles), Anthony Edwards: out (knee).

Mavericks: Tarik Biberovic: day to day (heel), Sergio De Larrea: day to day (knee), Morez Johnson Jr.: day to day (leg), Dereck Lively II: day to day (foot).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.