The short-handed Dallas Mavericks welcomed the Minnesota Timberwolves back to the American Airlines Center on Wednesday night, as the Mavs were missing seven players: Luka Doncic, Dereck Lively II, Klay Thompson,

If there was ever a time for the Minnesota Timberwolves to face the Dallas Mavericks on the road, it was Wednesday. Luka Doncic was still out because of a calf injury he suffered when the teams last met on Christmas Day.

Dallas lost to the Hornets on Monday because no one could get going outside of Kyrie Irving and Daniel Gafford. It was a similar story on Wednesday, this time being Irving and P.J. Washington. Maxi Kleber was effectively the team's third-best scorer on the night, something that can't happen if they want success.