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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cavaliers | 34 | 31 | 27 | 31 | 123 |
 Timberwolves | 20 | 24 | 27 | 35 | 106 |
CLETeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 46-8554.1% | 13-3339.4% | 18-2281.8% | 47 | 34 | 15 |
| MIN | 36-9239.1% | 11-3928.2% | 23-2882.1% | 40 | 24 | 14 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Cleveland Cavaliers123| 31 | 12 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +29 | 0.0 | ||||||
| 31 | 16 | 7-10 | 1-3 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | +19 | +1.9 | ||||||
| 27 | 21 | 9-11 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-3 | +26 | +10.8 | |||||||
| 24 | 11 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | +18 | −0.1 | |||||||
| 22 | 19 | 7-8 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +27 | +8.9 | ||||||
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| 28 | 13 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | +9 | +1.9 | |||||||
| 23 | 6 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −4.9 | ||||||
| 23 | 18 | 4-10 | 3-7 | 0 | 7-7 | 0 | +9 | +7.6 | ||||||
| 10 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −3.9 | |||
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −1.0 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −3.3 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | +0.3 | |||
| 5 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −1.8 | |||
| Team | 123 | 46-8554.1% | 13-3339.4% | 47 | 34 | 15 | 23 | 18-2281.8% | 6 | 8 | 7 | |||
Bench 44 points on 14 for 40 shooting
Did not play: Ed Davis (coach’s decision).
Minnesota Timberwolves106| 33 | 13 | 6-17 | 1-8 | 0-0 | −32 | −5.6 | ||||||||
| 30 | 21 | 8-19 | 0-7 | 5-6 | −21 | −2.0 | ||||||||
| 30 | 9 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 2-3 | −22 | +2.5 | ||||||||
| 28 | 7 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −24 | +1.3 | ||||||
| 11 | 9 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −18 | +1.4 | ||||
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| 29 | 15 | 6-15 | 3-8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +0.1 | |||||
| 22 | 5 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −5.2 | |||||
| 16 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −4 | −0.6 | ||||||
| 15 | 10 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +2.6 | |||
| 14 | 8 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −5.9 | ||||
| 5 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | +0.9 | ||||
| 4 | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +2.6 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +0.2 | ||||
| Team | 106 | 36-9239.1% | 11-3928.2% | 40 | 24 | 14 | 19 | 23-2882.1% | 10 | 9 | 5 | |||
Bench 47 points on 15 for 40 shooting
Did not play: Jordan McLaughlin (coach’s decision).
Cavaliers123Timberwolves106ClickTap 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.
Jarrett Allen had 21 points (18 in the paint) and 10 rebounds, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 123-106.
The Cavaliers took control with a 23-6 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 33.
The Cavaliers had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Timberwolves, Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points (12 in the fourth quarter) and 3 blocks but went 0 for 7 from 3. Towns scored 12 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter.
The Cavaliers shot 54.1% from the field and 39.4% from 3 to the Timberwolves’ 39.1% and 28.2%. The Timberwolves got 10 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Cavaliers outscored the Timberwolves 62-42 in the paint. The Cavaliers’ starters outscored the Timberwolves 38-22 in 12 minutes together.
Cleveland CavaliersMinnesota TimberwolvesPS, 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).
105 points from the field on 85 shots: 8.8 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 26-36 | 72.2% | 65% |
| In the paint | 5-10 | 50.0% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 2-6 | 33.3% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 4-13 | 30.8% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-20 | 45.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 33 | 12 | 6-6 | +4 |
| Patrick Beverley | 8 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Anthony Edwards | 6 | 8 | 4-4 | +6 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 5 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 6 | 2-2 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 61 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 14 | 5 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Taurean Prince | 12 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Anthony Edwards | 6 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Malik Beasley | 5 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 6 | 5 | 2-2 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 43 possessions. He usually scores about 10 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naz Reid | 11 | 6 | 1-3 | +3 |
| Malik Beasley | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Anthony Edwards | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 6 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 5 | 2-5 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 48 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.
MIN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Okoro 1' Running Dunk (7 PTS) (Markkanen 1 AST)
Q1 7:29
16.9%
37→21
Towns 21' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
Q1 4:58
13.2%
21→34
MISS Beverley 25' 3PT Jump Shot
Q1 7:14
9.0%
21→30
Allen 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (8 PTS) (Garland 6 AST)
Q1 5:09
9.0%
30→21
Okoro 1' Cutting Layup Shot (9 PTS) (Rubio 1 AST)
Q1 3:53
8.9%
21→29
