Dallas, Texas — Two plays in the fourth quarter encapsulated the Dallas Mavericks' 110-108 chippy win over the streaking Minnesota Timberwolves Monday night.

With 1:28 left on the game clock and Dallas only leading by one point, Luka Doncic hoisted up a step-back three, and it looked like a majority of all his shots throughout the game — a miss.

But there to save the day was none other than Dorian Finney-Smith, who grabbed the rebound and found Doncic again. This time, Doncic opted to pass, and it was right back to Finney-Smith, who nailed the corner three as American Airlines Center erupted in near-deafening adulation.

"I'm comfortable in those corners," Finney-Smith said. "It feels good knowing I created that much trust in the team. I told them ima make a big shot."

On the ensuing possession, Doncic was double-teamed and found Spencer Dinwiddie, who in turn found Reggie Bullock. The 3-pointer looked good before it left his hands. Dallas never looked back.

"Just being able to execute late with Dorian in the corner or Bullock in the corner, the ball finds them," Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd said. "No one ever panics. Everybody understands what they have to do and it's fun to see on both ends."

When Doncic needed help, he finally had it

Just two days after Kidd said he needed more from the role players in a 129-108 loss to the Charlotte Hornets, he got what his team needed.

Doncic only scored 15 points and turned the ball over eight times, complimenting his 10 assists crudely. It was everyone else who made up for Doncic's pedestrian efforts.

Six players scored in double-figures. And everyone not named Doncic combined for 90 points. A stark difference from Saturday night.

"Because we know who we are, we can play off everyone around us," Dinwiddie, who scored 20 points, said. "We have the maturity and resolve. We trust Luka 1,000 percent, but it's also good to have enough resolve as a unit to get a quality win when he's struggling."

Monday night also marked the first time since April 4, 1989, that six players scored 15-plus in a single game for Dallas. It was a win by the committee. A rare sighting in Dallas with as good as Doncic is as a player.

"We did a great job," Kidd said. "We understand what's at stake. I thought coming off a long road trip, we stood up to the test."

Dwight Powell's defining night 

Arguably, the most impressive performance of the night came from the man that fouled out late in the fourth quarter.

Dwight Powell scored 22 points in 26 minutes. He was a consistent lob threat while also defending Karl-Anthony Towns throughout the game. And as Powell shined, Towns struggled (22 points on 8-17 from the field).

With help from Kidd's double-teaming scheme, Powell kept Towns in check — never letting him get too comfortable.

"DP did a good job of making life hard for him and getting deflections," Finney-Smith said.

To say Powell made Towns' life difficult undersells how well Powell played on defense. Coming into the game, Towns was averaging 38.3 points per game. Powell made his life miserable.

"I wanted to make it as difficult as possible and get him off the ball," Powell said. "Each time he had the ball it presented different situations to throw things off."

After back-to-back losses, Dallas finds itself back in the win column (44-28). This time, it wasn't by way of Luka Doncic's heroics. And for now, that's fine. He has the others to back him up.

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