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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 26 | 38 | 37 | 26 | 127 |
 Cavaliers | 37 | 24 | 27 | 34 | 122 |
MINTeam statsCLE| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 47-8654.7% | 18-4242.9% | 15-1978.9% | 31 | 30 | 13 |
| CLE | 39-7452.7% | 15-3740.5% | 29-3485.3% | 38 | 29 | 20 |
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Minnesota Timberwolves127| 35 | 25 | 8-17 | 4-8 | 5-6 | +7 | +1.4 | ||||||||
| 34 | 17 | 7-13 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | +1.1 | ||||||||
| 32 | 17 | 7-13 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 0 | +7 | +1.7 | |||||||
| 29 | 11 | 4-8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | +9 | +2.7 | |||||||
| 27 | 8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | −1 | +0.7 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | 15 | 5-8 | 1-4 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | +8 | +7.5 | ||||||
| 18 | 17 | 6-9 | 5-7, Career high (his best before, 4) | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +3.1 | |||||
| 18 | 9 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.5 | ||
| 14 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −0.9 | |||||
| 13 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | +5.4 | |||||
| Team | 127 | 47-8654.7% | 18-4242.9% | 31 | 30 | 13 | 31 | 15-1978.9% | 8 | 12 | 6 | |||
Bench 49 points on 18 for 31 shooting
Did not play: Nathan Knight, Josh Okogie, Jake Layman and Jaylen Nowell (coach’s decision).
Cleveland Cavaliers122| 35 | 17 | 7-13 | 2-4 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | +6 | +8.9 | ||||||
| 35 | 10 | 2-7 | 1-6 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10.8 | |||||
| 34 | 15 | 6-12 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | −2 | −3.0 | |||||||
| 34 | 21 | 9-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | −7 | +4.4 | |||||||
| 28 | 6 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | −9 | −2.0 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 21 | 5-9 | 5-9 | 6-8 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +4.3 | ||||||
| 26 | 26 | 7-14 | 5-10 | 0 | 7-7 | 0 | +7 | +9.4 | ||||||
| 10 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −2.2 | |||
| 5 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −1.1 | |||
| 4 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −0.6 | ||||
| Team | 122 | 39-7452.7% | 15-3740.5% | 38 | 29 | 20 | 17 | 29-3485.3% | 10 | 5 | 3 | |||
Bench 53 points on 14 for 27 shooting
Did not play: Ruben Nembhard Jr. and Ed Davis (coach’s decision).
Timberwolves127Cavaliers122ClickTap 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.
D'Angelo Russell scored 25 points, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 127-122.
Karl-Anthony Towns’ 3-pointer put the Timberwolves ahead for good with 12 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
Russell’s 2 free throws with 3.2 seconds left made it 127-122 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Timberwolves outscored the Cavaliers 14-11. Russell scored 8 of the Timberwolves’ 14 on 2 for 3 shooting and 4 for 4 at the line.
Taurean Prince had 15 points (8 in the second quarter) and 3 steals off the bench.
For the Cavaliers, Kevin Love scored 26 points (8 during a 10-0 run in the third quarter) with 5 3-pointers off the bench, and Jarrett Allen added 21 points and 8 rebounds on 9 for 10 shooting. Cedi Osman scored 21 points with 5 3-pointers off the bench. Brandon Goodwin had 17 points and a career-high 12 assists. The Cavaliers had 3 20-point scorers.
The Cavaliers turned it over 22 times, about 7 more than usual for this many possessions. The Timberwolves outscored the Cavaliers 19-7 on the fast break.
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. The Timberwolves’ chance bottomed out at 18% (1st quarter, 5:05 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
112 points from the field on 85 shots: 16.9 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 21-31 | 67.7% | 65% |
| In the paint | 4-8 | 50.0% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 4-5 | 80.0% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 5-10 | 50.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 13-32 | 40.6% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauri Markkanen | 23 | 7 | 2-7 | 0 |
| Brandon Goodwin | 18 | 4 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Jarrett Allen | 7 | 6 | 3-4 | +4 |
| Cedi Osman | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 8 | 3-4 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 70 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Okoro | 38 | 8 | 3-3 | −4 |
| Brandon Goodwin | 8 | 2 | 1-4 | 0 |
| Cedi Osman | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Lauri Markkanen | 3 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 10 | 5-7 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 63 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrett Allen | 46 | 4 | 2-7 | −13 |
| Evan Mobley | 11 | 4 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Lauri Markkanen | 6 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Isaac Okoro | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 5 | 2-3 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 28 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
Towns 27' 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS)
Q4 0:12
47.2%
53→6
Osman 26' 3PT Jump Shot (21 PTS) (Mobley 4 AST)
Q4 0:34
39.0%
14→53
Okoro 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Osman 5 AST)
Q4 1:30
18.1%
11→29
Prince 27' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Russell 3 AST)
Q4 8:32
13.7%
35→21
Beverley 28' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Edwards 4 AST)
Q4 4:14
13.3%
22→8
