6 points and 2.5 rebounds in the four seasons with the Grizzlies, while injuries diminished playing time. During the 2006–07 season, Brian held career highs of field goal percentage (.494) and free throw percentage (.926). Minnesota Timberwolves (2008–2010) In June 2008, Cardinal was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves as part of an eight-player deal. Teamed with fellow forward Kevin Love in his eighth season in the NBA under head coach Kevin McHale and assistant coach Jerry Sichting, a former Boilermaker, Brian averaged 3 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists a game for the 2008–09 season. He recorded his career-high three blocks in a game against the New York Knicks on March 13, 2009. In the 2009–10 season, while appearing in 27 games for the Wolves, he averaged a team-low 9 minutes per game and went 21–21 from the free-throw line. On February 17, 2010, Cardinal was traded to the New York Knicks for Darko Miličić. He was subsequently waived by the Knicks on February 19. On March 23, he was re-signed by the Timberwolves. Dallas Mavericks (2010–2012) On September 27, 2010, Cardinal was signed by the Dallas Mavericks. On May 8, 2011, Cardinal hit the 20th three-pointer in Game 4 of the Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers series. His three-pointer tied the record for most three-pointers by a team in one playoff game with 20, which hadn't been done since the Seattle SuperSonics did it against the Houston Rockets on May 6, 1996. Cardinal won his first NBA championship with the 2011 Mavericks in a six-game playoff series against the Miami Heat. He agreed to sign a new one-year contract worth the veteran minimum on December 12, 2011. His final NBA game was in Game 3 of the 2012 Western Conference First Round on May 3rd, 2012 in a 79 - 95 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder where he recorded 3 points and 3 rebounds. The Thunder would go on to sweep the Mavericks and eliminate them from the playoffs, with Cardinal subsequently retiring from the NBA. NBA career statistics Regular season |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Detroit | 15 || 0 || 8.4 || .323 || .000 || .611 || 1.5 || .2 || .5 || .1 || 1.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Detroit | 8 || 0 || 5.4 || .462 || .429 || 1.000 || .8 || .3 || .1 || .0 || 2.1