Sam Cassell, Michael Olowokandi and Eddie Griffin returned to the Minnesota line-up on Tuesday, helping the Timberwolves to a big road win in Dallas.

Cassell scored 15 points in the 100-91 win over the Mavericks.

``We don't have a lot of time,'' said Garnett, who also had 12 rebounds and seven assists. ``Every game is a desperate game. That has to be our mind-set.''

``It's nice to have some different people you can go to,'' Minnesota coach Kevin McHale said. ``All three of them did a tremendous job, especially for not playing in a while.''

Cassell had missed seven straight, and 22 of the last 33, with a strained right hamstring, while Olowokandi and Griffin both had missed the last nine games.