DALLAS - The Wolves came to Dallas to play their second road game of the season and on Wednesday they returned to American Airlines Center to complete the symmetry by playing their second-to-last road game, a 110-108 win over the Mavericks.
In their own ways, both games provided a snapshot of the Wolves’ season. In the first meeting, Jimmy Butler did not play, opting to stay in Minnesota to rest before the Wolves traded him in November. The Wolves allowed 140 points that night, just one in a long line of systemic defensive issues that would ultimately contribute to their elimination from the playoff race.