Flagg’s 43-point performance leads Dallas into Minnesota matchup

Dallas heads to Minneapolis after a 125-122 victory over the Indiana Pacers, in which Cooper Flagg scored 43 points. The Mavericks will face the Timberwolves on November 12 at 8 p.m. Eastern time.

Dallas is 7-4 and ninth in the Western Conference, while Minnesota is 8-3 and third. The Timberwolves finished the 2025-26 season 49-33, including a 26-15 home record, and allowed 114.6 points per game.

The Mavericks finished that season 26-56, with a 14-37 record in Western Conference games. They averaged 114.1 points per game, including 19.5 from free throws and 33 from three-pointers.

Minnesota will be without Donte DiVincenzo, who is out with an Achilles injury, and Anthony Edwards, who is out with a knee injury. Dallas lists Tarik Biberovic (heel), Sergio De Larrea (knee), Morez Johnson Jr. (leg) and Dereck Lively II (foot) as day to day.