Loading the games…
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cavaliers | 20 | 29 | 17 | 25 | 91 |
 Timberwolves | 25 | 21 | 26 | 32 | 104 |
CLETeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 34-8142.0% | 7-2924.1% | 16-1984.2% | 41 | 22 | 12 |
| MIN | 41-8548.2% | 14-2751.9% | 8-1650.0% | 46 | 27 | 11 |
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.
Minnesota Timberwolves104| 37 | 9 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 0 | +10 | 0.0 | |||||||
| 35 | 16 | 6-17 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +12 | −3.3 | ||||||
| 32 | 15 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 0 | 1-4 | +15 | −1.4 | |||||||
| 32 | 21 | 8-15 | 3-6 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | +6 | +6.0 | ||||||
| 26 | 18 | 7-15 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +0.8 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 10 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 | +6.5 | |||||
| 19 | 12 | 4-4 | 4-4, Ties his career high | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +8.7 | ||||
| 18 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −3.3 | ||
| 14 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −7.6 | ||||
| Team | 104 | 41-8548.2% | 14-2751.9% | 46 | 27 | 11 | 12 | 8-1650.0% | 13 | 9 | 5 | |||
Bench 25 points on 10 for 20 shooting
Did not play: Josh Minott, T.J. Warren, Luka Garza, Leonard Miller and Wendell Moore Jr. (coach’s decision).
Cleveland Cavaliers91| 38 | 16 | 6-16 | 2-5 | 2-2 | −13 | −3.0 | ||||||||
| 36 | 5 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 0 | −6 | −4.9 | |||||||
| 35 | 19 | 8-21 | 0-6 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −6.2 | ||||||
| 34 | 10 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 0 | 1-1 | −7 | −4.2 | |||||||
| 33 | 15 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | −18 | +7.5 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 11 | 4-10 | 1-5 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −5.9 | ||||
| 24 | 10 | 3-7 | 3-7 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 0.0 | |||
| 15 | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | +5 | +3.2 | |||||||
| Team | 91 | 34-8142.0% | 7-2924.1% | 41 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 16-1984.2% | 10 | 6 | 5 | |||
Bench 26 points on 9 for 20 shooting
Did not play: Damian Jones, Emoni Bates and Craig Porter Jr. (coach’s decision); Ty Jerome (not with team).
Timberwolves104Cavaliers91ClickTap 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.
The Minnesota Timberwolves went on a 21-6 run in the third quarter to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 104-91.
The Cavaliers went on a 20-5 run to lead 56-49 with 9:53 left in the third quarter. Rudy Gobert’s alley oop dunk put the Timberwolves ahead for good with 5:51 left in the quarter. Jaden McDaniels scored 7 points during the run, and they led 70-62 with 2:38 left in the quarter and by as many as 14 in the fourth quarter.
In the fourth quarter, Georges Niang had 2 steals, and the Cavaliers scored 2 points off them.
Mike Conley had 21 points (10 in the fourth quarter) and 6 assists, and Jordan McLaughlin added 12 points (all 12 on 4 3-pointers) off the bench.
For the Cavaliers, Darius Garland scored 19 points. Jarrett Allen had 15 points and 13 rebounds.
The Timberwolves shot 48.2% from the field and 51.9% from 3 to the Cavaliers’ 42.0% and 24.1%. The Cavaliers were outscored 25-15 in 8 minutes with Morris, LeVert, Niang, Allen and Merrill 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).
96 points from the field on 85 shots: 3.9 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 | 19-26 | 73.1% | 66% |
| In the paint | 6-22 | 27.3% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 2-10 | 20.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 5-8 | 62.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-19 | 47.4% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Garland | 25 | 7 | 2-6 | +2 |
| Caris LeVert | 8 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Isaac Okoro | 8 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Georges Niang | 6 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 7 | 7 | 3-5 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 54 possessions. He usually scores about 10 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georges Niang | 15 | 5 | 2-5 | +1 |
| Jarrett Allen | 10 | 4 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Marcus Morris Sr. | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Caris LeVert | 5 | 6 | 2-3 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 44 possessions. He usually scores about 12 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Okoro | 37 | 6 | 3-8 | −9 |
| Darius Garland | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Caris LeVert | 7 | 4 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Sam Merrill | 4 | 0 | 0-3 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 4 | 1-6 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 26 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
CLE
50/50
MIN
Highest Leverage Moments
Reid 25' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Anderson 4 AST)
Q4 11:42
17.7%
73→91
Morris Sr. 15' Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Allen 5 AST)
Q4 11:16
12.5%
91→78
Anderson Tip Layup Shot (6 PTS)
Q3 0:59
11.9%
73→85
Allen 13' Jump Shot (13 PTS) (LeVert 2 AST)
Q3 0:41
11.9%
85→73
Anderson 11' Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)
Q4 11:00
10.6%
78→89
