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For three quarters and change, the Dallas Mavericks showed they can compete. For the first six minutes — and ultimately the first 12 — they showed why they keep losing. The Mavericks erased a 15-point halftime deficit, tied the game midway through the fourth quarter, and then watched Anthony Edwards...

The Dallas Mavericks entered Target Center with a thin rotation, tired legs and their entire frontcourt unavailable, and the Minnesota Timberwolves immediately exposed those weaknesses in a 120–96 loss Monday night. Naz Reid scored a season-high 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, leading a balanced Minnesota attack that featured 15...