Only once before in their playoff history had the Timberwolves scored more than 100 points in a game. Only once before, in 21 postseason tries, had they made at least half of their shots.

So reaching 110 points and hitting 50.6 percent against the Dallas Mavericks Wednesday night in Game 2 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series was a good thing, right?

Nash dribbles around Szczerbiak.

Maybe for someone betting the over in an over/under wager. Otherwise, no.

What normally would have been gaudy offensive stats for the Wolves wound up as little consolation after their 122-110 loss in the Mavericks' packed arena. Living out their greatest fear when the series began -- a fear delayed by one game -- the Wolves got drawn into a shootout with the deeper, offense-crazed Dallas club and couldn't keep up.