Dallas Mavericks guard Klay Thompson (31) attempts a three-pointer in the first half of an NBA basketball game on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024, in Dallas.
DALLAS (AP) -- Anthony Edwards scored 26 points, and the Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 105-99 Christmas Day victory over Dallas after Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic left the game with a strained left calf.
A rematch of last season's Western Conference finals won by Dallas fell flat when Doncic pulled up lame while running a play late in the second quarter Wednesday. Then it got wild when the Mavs erased almost all of a 28-point deficit in the second half.
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