Wolves-Dallas game recap

January 16, 2017 at 5:20AM
This a headshot of basketball player J.J. Barea. J.J. Barea is an active basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks as of Monday, Sept. 26, 2016 in the NBA. (AP Photo/LM Otero) ORG XMIT: TXMO101
This a headshot of basketball player J.J. Barea. J.J. Barea is an active basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks as of Monday, Sept. 26, 2016 in the NBA. (AP Photo/LM Otero) ORG XMIT: TXMO101 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

GAME RECAP

Impact player

J.J. Barea, Dallas

The former Wolves guard came off the bench to score 15 points on 5-for-5 shooting. He scored the Mavericks' first nine points of the fourth quarter, the last two on a 10-foot fadeaway bank shot.

By the numbers

29-10 The Mavericks' edge in bench scoring, with all 10 Wolves points coming from Nemanja Bjelica.

20 Assists by the Wolves, who had averaged 27.3 during their three-game winning streak.

8 Blocked shots by the Mavericks. Dirk Nowitzki had three of them.

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