Timberwolves-Dallas game preview: Stuck in seventh, Wolves have rematch with Mavericks

Game preview: The teams met Monday in Dallas, and the Mavericks came away with a 110-108 victory. ... The Mavs (45-28) are in fifth place in the West while the Wolves are stuck in play-in position at seventh (42-32). ... Dallas F Luka Doncic is fifth in the league in scoring (27.9), and averages 9.1 rebounds and 8.6 assists. ... With eight games left in the season, the Wolves' next four games are on the road. ... Wolves F Josh McDaniels (high ankle sprain) and Dallas' Trey Burke (illness), Davis Berstans (knee), Theo Pinson (finger) and Tim Hardaway Jr. (foot) are all out. ... Wolves coach Chris Finch said McDaniels was progressing well: "Early on in the process he was feeling really good, little bit better than they expected him to."