A rematch of last season’s Western Conference finals won by Dallas fell flat when Doncic pulled up lame late in the second quarter.

Kyrie Irving scored 39 points but was short on a 3-pointer to put the Mavs ahead in the final minute after a 28-point comeback.

During the second half, All-Star guard Anthony Edwards had a fantastic move on Kyrie Irving before drilling a three-pointer. Via The NBA: "THIS ANT MOVE.😮‍💨" Edwards had 20 points, five rebounds, five assists,

On Wednesday, the Minnesota Timberwolves played the Dallas Mavericks (in Texas). The Timberwolves won by a score of 105-99. All-Star forward Julius Randle finished with 23 points, ten rebounds and eight assists while shooting 6/13 from the field and 3/5 from the three-point range in 34 minutes of playing time.

Julius Randle nets 23 points in a huge win for Minnesota over the Luka Doncic-less Mavericks, highlighting Dallas's depth issues. Kyrie went off for the Mavs.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are in desperate straights, and rival NBA execs expect them to try and fix the problem by shopping Julius Randle.