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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 29 | 25 | 21 | 27 | 102 |
 Cavaliers | 26 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 95 |
MINTeam statsCLE| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 40-8646.5% | 8-2630.8% | 14-1973.7% | 39 | 18 | 8 |
| CLE | 36-8641.9% | 10-3132.3% | 13-1492.9% | 40 | 24 | 16 |
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Minnesota Timberwolves102| 39 | 24, Season high (his best before, 20) | 8-12 | 4-7 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | +8 | +7.4 | ||||||
| 38 | 21 | 9-19 | 2-7 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −7 | −1.5 | ||||||
| 36 | 13 | 5-12 | 0-2 | 3-5 | 0 | −5 | −4.7 | |||||||
| 30 | 7 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | −8 | −4.4 | |||||||
| 28 | 11 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +1 | +0.7 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 12 | 6-13 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −2.2 | ||||
| 18 | 9 | 4-10 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +15 | −3.3 | ||||
| 12 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | +0.5 | ||||
| 10 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +14 | −1.3 | ||||
| Team | 102 | 40-8646.5% | 8-2630.8% | 39 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 14-1973.7% | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||
Bench 26 points on 12 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Luol Deng, James Nunnally, Josh Okogie and Anthony Tolliver (coach’s decision).
Cleveland Cavaliers95| 40 | 16 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +9 | +1.4 | ||||||||
| 39 | 11 | 5-19 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −13.9 | ||||||
| 38 | 12 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | +1.0 | ||||||||
| 35 | 20 | 8-16 | 2-7 | 2-3 | 0 | +2 | −2.1 | |||||||
| 30 | 8 | 3-12 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −7.4 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 22 | 7-12 | 6-9 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | +7.6 | ||||
| 22 | 4 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −6.1 | ||||
| 9 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −1.3 | |||
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −0.7 | |||
| Team | 95 | 36-8641.9% | 10-3132.3% | 40 | 24 | 16 | 18 | 13-1492.9% | 9 | 4 | 3 | |||
Bench 28 points on 8 for 19 shooting
Did not play: Channing Frye (coach’s decision); George Hill (injury/illness).
Timberwolves102Cavaliers95ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Robert Covington scored 24 points (12 on 4 3-pointers), and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 102-95.
The Timberwolves took control with a 26-8 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 14.
During clutch time, the Timberwolves outscored the Cavaliers 7-0.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points and 10 rebounds.
For the Cavaliers, Kyle Korver scored 22 points (14 in the fourth quarter) with 6 3-pointers off the bench, and Rodney Hood added 20 points. Korver scored 14 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter.
The Cavaliers forced 9 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Timberwolves outscored the Cavaliers 24-10 in 10 minutes with Rose, Dieng, Covington, Saric and Jones on the floor together.
Minnesota TimberwolvesCleveland CavaliersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
88 points from the field on 86 shots: 2.7 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 14-20 | 70.0% | 63% |
| In the paint | 8-20 | 40.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 10-20 | 50.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 2-6 | 33.3% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 6-20 | 30.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Korver | 26 | 4 | 1-4 | 0 |
| Rodney Hood | 23 | 2 | 1-1 | −2 |
| Cedi Osman | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Collin Sexton | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 15 | 5-5 | +13 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 12 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan Thompson | 45 | 12 | 5-9 | −2 |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 12 | 2 | 1-4 | −2 |
| Collin Sexton | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Rodney Hood | 4 | 4 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 6 | 1 | 0-2 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin Sexton | 44 | 4 | 2-5 | −4 |
| Tristan Thompson | 9 | 8 | 3-7 | +6 |
| Rodney Hood | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Cedi Osman | 4 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 13 points on 70 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
CLE win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Osman 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Clarkson 2 AST)
Q3 1:59
11.0%
29→40
Covington 25' 3PT Jump Shot (21 PTS) (Rose 3 AST)
Q4 8:59
10.4%
24→14
Clarkson 11' Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)
Q4 5:03
9.0%
21→30
Wiggins 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Gibson 2 AST)
Q3 8:30
8.9%
29→21
Hood 3PT Jump Shot (18 PTS)
Q3 8:08
8.9%
21→29
