The Timberwolves beat the Mavericks 133-94.

MINNEAPOLIS — The Timberwolves beat the Mavericks 133-94 on Thursday night. It was Minnesota’s widest win of the season. LaMelo Ball made six threes and finished with 22 points and nine assists. The Associated Press carried the line.

Bones Hyland scored 24 off the bench. The Timberwolves won a fifth straight game. Ayo Dosunmu scored 18, Jaden McDaniels scored 16, and Jonathan Kuminga scored 14, with eight rebounds.

Minnesota shot 61 percent in the first half and led by 15. The Timberwolves then outscored Dallas 36-17 in the third quarter and led 103-69. Zaccharie Risacher scored 22 off the bench for the Mavericks. A three-game winning streak ended. Cooper Flagg scored 12. He had scored 43 against Indiana in the previous game. Kyrie Irving scored 10.

The Timberwolves have beaten the Mavericks seven straight times. The previous widest win this season was by 25 points. A 44-point lead in the fourth quarter was the largest Minnesota has held at any point this season.