He didn’t score in the second quarter and Dallas used an 11-2 run later in the second quarter to take a 61-59 lead into halftime. Edwards played seven minutes in the second quarter and only took one shot. Naz Reid had eight points in the second quarter for the Wolves while Julius Randle has 12, including 3-for-3 from three-point range.
The Wolves went on a 10-0 run to start the third quarter as Mike Conley hit a pair of threes. But Dallas responded with a 16-2 run as the Wolves went cold. Dallas also benefited from six third-quarter second-chance points. Those points came off threes created after the Wolves failed to secure the rebound. The second one forced a Chris Finch timeout as Dallas went ahead 80-73 with 3:29 to play.
The Wolves went with a small lineup that featured Julius Randle at the five and it got them back in it as Nickeil Alexander-Walker continued his strong start to the season. Alexander-Walker had nine points as the Wolves cut the lead to 107-104 with 4:04 to play.
Irving held down the fort for Dallas after Doncic got hurt, and it was his third quarter that turned the game.
23 Second chance points for Dallas. Sixteen of those came in the second half.
Last season the Wolves would have won a challenge on a key out of bounds call in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals when the ball went out of bounds off Jaden McDaniels after Kyrie Irving fouled him. The foul wasn’t called and could not be reviewed under the rules then. The NBA changed that this offseason, allowing for the review of potential fouls that may have caused the ball to go out of bounds.
