Minnesota Timberwolves 104, Cleveland Cavaliers 113 — Recap

March 8, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Minnesota Timberwolves 104, Cleveland Cavaliers 113 (overtime). Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 23-25 CLE; Q2 MIN 27-29 CLE; Q3 MIN 30-25 CLE; Q4 MIN 17-18 CLE; OT1 MIN 7-16 CLE.

Top performers (box score): Naz Reid (MIN) 34 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 7 threes on 10-of-18 shooting; Darius Garland (CLE) 34 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 threes on 13-of-26 shooting; Jarrett Allen (CLE) 33 points, 18 rebounds, 3 assists on 9-of-19 shooting; Anthony Edwards (MIN) 19 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists on 7-of-27 shooting; Georges Niang (CLE) 16 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 threes on 6-of-10 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MIN

Naz Reid

34 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 7 3PM · 10-18 FG

Scoring · CLE

Darius Garland

34 PTS, 4 REB, 8 AST, 2 3PM · 13-26 FG

Scoring · CLE

Jarrett Allen

33 PTS, 18 REB, 3 AST · 9-19 FG

Season highs

Naz Reid · Season-high 34 pointsJarrett Allen · Season-high 33 points

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4	OT		T
MIN	23	27	30	17	7		104
CLE	25	29	25	18	16		113

🧮 How They Scored

MINCLE

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

44.0%Effective FG%50.6%

9.8%Turnover %9.7%

15.0%Offensive rebound %22.2%

0.242Free-throw rate0.419

Box Score

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Anthony Edwards G	42	19	5	3	1	1	5	7-27	0-7	5-5	—
Jaden McDaniels F	40	13	5	2	—	—	1	5-11	1-4	2-3	—
Rudy Gobert C	37	7	17	2	1	2	2	3-7	—	1-2	—
Kyle Anderson F	35	10	3	5	1	—	1	5-9	—	0-1	—
Naz Reid F-C	32	34	5	2	1	2	1	10-18	7-11	7-8	—
Mike Conley G	31	9	3	5	—	—	1	4-11	0-5	1-1	—
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	25	4	2	2	—	—	—	2-8	0-3	—	—
Jordan McLaughlin G	10	2	1	4	1	—	—	—	—	2-2	—

Cleveland Cavaliers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jarrett Allen C	46	33	18	3	2	2	1	9-19	—	15-21	—
Darius Garland G	44	34	4	8	—	—	6	13-26	2-10	6-7	—
Isaac Okoro F-G	42	9	6	2	1	2	—	3-5	1-1	2-3	—
Georges Niang F	36	16	6	4	1	2	1	6-10	4-7	—	—
Caris LeVert G	34	15	5	8	3	1	2	5-15	2-6	3-5	—
Dean Wade F	32	—	4	2	—	1	—	0-2	0-2	—	—
Sam Merrill G	19	6	1	—	—	—	—	2-9	2-8	—	—
Craig Porter G	3	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—

🔬 Advanced Stats

Minnesota TimberwolvesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Naz Reid	Bench	32	34	79.0	31.1	-8.8	24.6
Anthony Edwards	Bench	42	19	32.5	35.1	-24.1	0.0
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	40	13	52.8	15.3	-18.9	5.4
Kyle Anderson	Bench	35	10	53.0	12.8	-22.7	9.9
Mike Conley	Bench	31	9	39.3	16.2	-14.3	6.7
Rudy Gobert	Bench	37	7	44.4	12.2	+11.3	11.5
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	25	4	25.0	14.5	+0.1	1.3
Jordan McLaughlin	Bench	10	2	113.6	3.8	+21.4	16.9
Luka Garza	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Wendell Moore Jr.	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Josh Minott	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Cleveland CavaliersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Darius Garland	Bench	44	34	58.5	34.7	+17.6	12.9
Jarrett Allen	Bench	46	33	58.4	28.4	+24.9	22.9
Georges Niang	Bench	36	16	80.0	13.4	+33.6	15.2
Caris LeVert	Bench	34	15	43.6	24.4	+24.7	13.6
Isaac Okoro	Bench	42	9	71.2	6.3	+14.5	8.6
Sam Merrill	Bench	19	6	33.3	20.9	-18.7	-5.6
Ty Jerome	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Dean Wade	Bench	32	—	0.0	2.6	-34.6	2.1
Craig Porter	Bench	03	—	0.0	12.5	-154.8	-22.2