Cleveland
Cavaliers
122
–
131
FINAL
Minnesota
Timberwolves
Date
Thursday, January 8, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 31 | 36 | 22 | 33 | 122 |
| MIN | 32 | 31 | 43 | 25 | 131 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Anthony Edwards
MIN
25
PTS
7
REB
9
AST
+19
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections3
Contested Shots3
Loose Balls2
Opp FG% When Defending52.6%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.33
Impact Composite47.3
Hustle: 13.5Defense: 30.7Impact: 3.1
4-7 from 33 deflections+19 plus/minusonly 24 pts allowed on 72.3 possessions
Box Score MVP
Julius Randle
MIN
28
PTS
11
REB
8
AST
+31
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-21 (47.6%)
3PT3-7
FT5-6
TS%59.2%
eFG%54.8%
TOV4
ORTG136
DRTG100
NET+36
Double-Double+31 plus/minusonly 30 pts allowed on 63.4 possessions
Box Score
| CLE | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Garland | 36:33 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7-16 | 44% | 1-4 | 25% | 1-4 | 25% | -24 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 36:50 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10-20 | 50% | 2-8 | 25% | 8-9 | 89% | +4 |
| Jarrett Allen | 29:57 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 56% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -29 |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 14:57 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -17 |
| Evan Mobley | 37:31 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8-11 | 73% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-1 | 0% | +2 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Sam Merrill | 30:48 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7-13 | 54% | 5-11 | 46% | 3-3 | 100% | +6 |
| De'Andre Hunter | 27:08 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6-11 | 55% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +13 |
| Jaylon Tyson | 18:20 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | 7:56 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| TOTAL | — | 122 | 38 | 9 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 48-91 | 53% | 11-33 | 33% | 15-21 | 71% | — |
Tyrese Proctor —
Thomas Bryant —
Lonzo Ball —
Larry Nance Jr. —
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels | 38:08 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11-14 | 79% | 3-4 | 75% | 1-4 | 25% | +12 |
| Julius Randle | 35:12 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10-21 | 48% | 3-7 | 43% | 5-6 | 83% | +31 |
| Anthony Edwards | 37:21 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10-20 | 50% | 4-7 | 57% | 1-2 | 50% | +19 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 34:03 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8-13 | 62% | 6-10 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | +15 |
| Rudy Gobert | 36:51 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-5 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-3 | 33% | +8 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jaylen Clark | 10:44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Bones Hyland | 9:44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Naz Reid | 23:57 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3-6 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | -21 |
| Mike Conley | 14:00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| TOTAL | — | 131 | 45 | 10 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 21 | 51-89 | 57% | 20-38 | 53% | 9-17 | 53% | — |
Joe Ingles —
Johnny Juzang —
Rob Dillingham —
Leonard Miller —
Joan Beringer —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
CLE48/91 (53%)
Paint
33/54 (61%)
Mid
11/16 (69%)
3PT
11/33 (33%)
RA 71%ATB3 31%Paint 52%Corner 3 50%Mid 100%
MIN51/89 (57%)
Paint
25/37 (68%)
Mid
9/20 (45%)
3PT
20/38 (53%)
ATB3 50%RA 74%Paint 47%Mid 44%Corner 3 63%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Donte DiVincenzo
defended Darius Garland
7.6 min • 11 pts • 80%
Best Defender
Naz Reid
held De'Andre Hunter
4.4 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Anthony Edwards
vs Sam Merrill
2.2 min • 11 pts • 71%
| MIN Defense | Craig Porter Jr. | Darius Garland | De'Andre Hunter | Donovan Mitchell | Evan Mobley | Jarrett Allen | Jaylon Tyson | Nae'Qwan Tomlin | Sam Merrill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | 3.0m 2pts 100% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 3.6m 3pts 33% | 1.1m 2pts 33% | — | 3.3m 6pts 50% | — | 2.2m 11pts 71% |
| Rudy Gobert | — | — | — | 1.4m 6pts 100% | 5.1m 2pts 100% | 7.1m 5pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Jaden McDaniels | — | 1.9m 6pts 75% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 3.7m 3pts 33% | 1.9m 2pts 33% | — | — | 1.1m 3pts 50% | 3.6m 2pts 100% |
| Julius Randle | — | 1.5m 6pts 50% | 3.3m 4pts 33% | — | 5.7m 12pts 46% | 2.3m 8pts 75% | — | — | — |
| Donte DiVincenzo | — | 7.6m 11pts 80% | — | 1.8m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% |
| Naz Reid | — | — | 4.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 1pts 0% | — |
| Mike Conley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2m 0pts 0% |
| Jaylen Clark | — | — | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bones Hyland | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.0m 5pts 40% | 3.0m 4pts 50% | 3.0m 3pts 50% | — | — | 2.5m 15pts 75% | 4.3m 3pts 33% | — | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = MIN leads, negative = CLE leads
MIN Largest Lead
20
Q3 11:04
CLE Largest Lead
9
Q2 7:12
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
CLE 8-0 run
Q1 12:00 – Q2 0:57
+1 → -4
MIN 9-0 run
Q2 10:43 – Q3 1:07
-6 → +1
MIN 10-0 run
Q2 10:43 – Q3 1:31
-6 → +2
MIN 11-0 run
Q2 10:43 – Q3 1:31
-6 → +3