Cleveland
Cavaliers
124
–
117
FINAL
Minnesota
Timberwolves
Date
Saturday, January 18, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 29 | 31 | 29 | 35 | 124 |
| MIN | 32 | 28 | 19 | 38 | 117 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Darius Garland
CLE
29
PTS
5
REB
6
AST
-14
+/−
Key Contributions
Contested Shots2
Opp FG% When Defending42.1%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.46
Impact Composite35.1
Hustle: 3.0Defense: 33.5Impact: -1.4
5-10 from 3only 27 pts allowed on 58.7 possessions
Box Score MVP
Donovan Mitchell
CLE
36
PTS
8
REB
7
AST
+10
+/−
Game Performance
FG12-27 (44.4%)
3PT4-15
FT8-9
TS%58.1%
eFG%51.9%
STL1
TOV3
ORTG125
DRTG111
NET+14
36 points4-15 from 33 loose balls recovered+10 plus/minusonly 28 pts allowed on 54.9 possessions
Box Score
| CLE | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Jerome | 21:44 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-7 | 71% | 2-2 | 100% | 3-4 | 75% | +28 |
| Caris LeVert | 25:14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-6 | 17% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Jarrett Allen | 35:42 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6-9 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +16 |
| Max Strus | 27:42 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 29% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 33:36 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12-27 | 44% | 4-15 | 27% | 8-9 | 89% | +10 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Sam Merrill | 6:39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Darius Garland | 33:12 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8-19 | 42% | 5-10 | 50% | 8-8 | 100% | -14 |
| Dean Wade | 27:07 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3-8 | 38% | 2-7 | 29% | 0-0 | 0% | -16 |
| Georges Niang | 29:04 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-7 | 71% | 3-4 | 75% | 2-2 | 100% | +9 |
| TOTAL | — | 124 | 47 | 13 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 42-92 | 46% | 17-48 | 35% | 23-25 | 92% | — |
JT Thor —
Craig Porter Jr. —
Jaylon Tyson —
Tristan Thompson —
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Ingles | 8:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -16 |
| Rob Dillingham | 17:57 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5-10 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Anthony Edwards | 41:02 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9-22 | 41% | 4-9 | 44% | 6-6 | 100% | -2 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 15:50 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-10 | 10% | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -15 |
| Mike Conley | 22:36 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 43% | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Julius Randle | 38:14 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7-12 | 58% | 1-5 | 20% | 5-7 | 71% | 0 |
| Rudy Gobert | 31:18 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-7 | 86% | 0-0 | 0% | 5-6 | 83% | +1 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 37:52 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6-9 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +14 |
| Naz Reid | 26:28 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6-12 | 50% | 4-8 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -15 |
| TOTAL | — | 117 | 42 | 9 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 43-90 | 48% | 15-38 | 39% | 16-19 | 84% | — |
Luka Garza —
Leonard Miller —
Jaylen Clark —
Josh Minott —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
CLE42/92 (46%)
Paint
21/37 (57%)
Mid
9/16 (56%)
3PT
17/48 (35%)
ATB3 33%RA 67%Paint 44%Corner 3 44%Mid 50%
MIN43/90 (48%)
Paint
25/42 (60%)
Mid
5/14 (36%)
3PT
15/39 (38%)
RA 68%ATB3 38%Corner 3 40%Paint 33%Mid 20%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Rudy Gobert
defended Jarrett Allen
5.8 min • 8 pts • 75%
Best Defender
Jaden McDaniels
held Donovan Mitchell
5.2 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Naz Reid
vs Max Strus
2.2 min • 8 pts • 75%
| MIN Defense | Caris LeVert | Darius Garland | Dean Wade | Donovan Mitchell | Georges Niang | Jarrett Allen | Max Strus | Sam Merrill | Ty Jerome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | 5.1m 7pts 67% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | 1.0m 7pts 60% | 1.8m 12pts 100% | 2.4m 2pts 50% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% |
| Julius Randle | 2.1m 7pts 100% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 4.7m 6pts 67% | 1.4m 2pts 0% | 2.2m 1pts 0% | 2.8m 2pts 33% | — | — | — |
| Rudy Gobert | — | — | 3.5m 1pts 0% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 5.8m 8pts 75% | — | — | — |
| Jaden McDaniels | — | 2.4m 0pts 0% | — | 5.2m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 2pts 50% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — |
| Naz Reid | — | — | — | — | 2.4m 2pts 50% | 1.4m 3pts 100% | 2.2m 8pts 75% | — | — |
| Mike Conley | — | 4.8m 3pts 33% | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% |
| Rob Dillingham | — | 1.4m 10pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% |
| Joe Ingles | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Other | 3.5m 7pts 75% | 2.4m 2pts 33% | 3.5m 4pts 20% | 4.0m 2pts 25% | 1.9m 4pts 33% | 2.2m 5pts 40% | 3.1m 2pts 33% | 1.9m 2pts 100% | 3.8m 2pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = MIN leads, negative = CLE leads
MIN Largest Lead
11
Q1 8:03
CLE Largest Lead
20
Q4 2:01
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
CLE 8-0 run
Q1 8:14 – Q1 9:12
+9 → +3
CLE 9-0 run
Q2 1:21 – Q2 4:06
+5 → -2
CLE 12-0 run
Q2 1:21 – Q2 4:30
+5 → -5
CLE 8-0 run
Q3 7:37 – Q3 9:07
-1 → -7