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The pregame read
Minnesota at Dallas
Minnesota Timberwolves / Dallas Mavericks
Apr 04 · 19:00 UTC
American Airlines Center
Scheduled
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Before the ball goes up
What to watch
Questions for this game.
2025-26 numbers for context.
LaMelo Ball's place in MIN's offense
LaMelo Ball averaged 20.1 points and 7.1 assists across 72 games with CHA in 2025-26. Now on MIN's roster, the question is how much of the ball-handling role carries over, if available.
Cooper Flagg: scoring and assists
Cooper Flagg averaged 21.0 points and 4.5 assists in 70 regular-season games in 2025-26.
Rudy Gobert and P.J. Washington on the glass
Rudy Gobert: 11.5 rebounds in 31.3 minutes per game, across 76 games in 2025-26. P.J. Washington: 7.0 rebounds in 30.9 minutes per game, across 56 games in 2025-26.
Pick the players
Put them side by side
2025-26 regular season. Choose from the current rosters; these are individual averages, not a predicted matchup.
72 games · CHA
70 games · DAL
Points / game
20.1
21.0
Assists / game
7.1
4.5
Rebounds / game
4.8
6.7
Minutes / game
28.0
33.6
Three-point shooting
36.8%
29.5%
740 three-point attempts
244 three-point attempts
The personnel
Who's on the roster
Current membership.
Starting lineups are not yet confirmed.
Minnesota Timberwolves
Availability
No confirmed game-day report available here.
Official NBA injury report ↗- G
- LaMelo BallCHA in 2025-26G
- F
- G
- G
- Jonathan KumingaATL / GSW in 2025-26F
- C
- Cody WilliamsUTA in 2025-26F
- G
- G-F
- G
- G
- F
- C
- Isaiah EvansRookieF
- F
Roster source checked .
MIN team hub ↗
Dallas Mavericks
Availability
No confirmed game-day report available here.
Official NBA injury report ↗- F
- F
- F
- Santi AldamaMEM in 2025-26F-C
- G
- Zaccharie RisacherATL in 2025-26F
- F-C
- Walter Clayton Jr.MEM / UTA in 2025-26G
- Jett HowardORL in 2025-26G
- Marcus SasserDET in 2025-26G
- C
- C
- F
- G
- Morez Johnson Jr.RookieF
- Sergio de LarreaRookieG
- Tarik BiberovićRookieF
- Tobi LawalRookieF
Roster source checked .
DAL team hub ↗Make time for it
How to watch
American Airlines Center · Apr 04 · 19:00 UTC
- NBA TV ↗US national
- KFAA ↗Home market
- MavsTV+ ↗Home streaming
- DAZN-MIN ↗Away market
Market and subscription restrictions may apply. NBA viewing guide ↗
Coming into this one
This season so far
2026-27 regular season · Confirmed results before this game.
Sources and comparison notes
Player comparisons use 2025-26 regular-season totals across all teams a player represented. Roster membership reflects the current checked source; it does not confirm availability or a starting role.
NBA box-score source ↗ · Games through 2026-04-12. Source checked 2026-10-20T00:19:55.452984+00:00.
Published dataset: 216413ce2493a28d1a0b568ef9c4ab758ee85aacb433227b6f07c02e46d54990
Official schedule source ↗ · Checked 2026-10-25T11:06:06.530832Z.
This briefing updates as sources arrive. It is not an archived pregame forecast.