NBA Final Intelligence

MIN 5-3
134 – 146
FINAL
CLE 4-3

Minnesota Timberwolves 134, Cleveland Cavaliers 146 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Minnesota Timberwolves 134, Cleveland Cavaliers 146. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 33-29 CLE; Q2 MIN 32-34 CLE; Q3 MIN 26-36 CLE; Q4 MIN 43-47 CLE.

Top performers (box score): Donovan Mitchell (CLE) 28 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 threes on 9-of-21 shooting; Naz Reid (MIN) 25 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 threes on 9-of-12 shooting; Anthony Edwards (MIN) 25 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 threes on 10-of-24 shooting; Evan Mobley (CLE) 24 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists on 11-of-16 shooting; Jaylon Tyson (CLE) 23 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 9-of-12 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · CLE
28 PTS, 3 REB, 8 AST, 4 3PM · 9-21 FG
Scoring · MIN
25 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 4 3PM · 10-24 FG
Scoring · MIN
25 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 5 3PM · 9-12 FG

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

📊 Game Flow

MIN 12 largest lead Q2 8:13 (MIN 47, CLE 35) · 8-0 run, Q2 10:59–Q2 10:10
CLE 19 largest lead Q4 2:04 (MIN 122, CLE 141) · 12-0 run, Q3 8:18–Q3 6:00
Swings 15 lead changes Tied 4 times

Ahead for good: Evan Mobley makes tip in dunk (Q3 8:01, MIN 73, CLE 75).

Linescore

1234 T
MIN 33322643 134
CLE 29343647 146

🧮 How They Scored

MINCLE
0Points in the paint0
0Fast-break points0
0Second-chance points0
0Points off turnovers0
54Bench points36
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
66.3%Effective FG%67.9%
13.3%Turnover %8.0%
32.4%Offensive rebound %21.6%
0.225Free-throw rate0.272

Box Score

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Anthony Edwards G 35255302110-244-91-2-16
Donte DiVincenzo G 3515362046-93-60-0-11
Julius Randle F 3120441028-151-53-3-20
Rudy Gobert C 3181221324-60-00-0-8
Naz Reid F-C 2825530239-125-62-2-4
Jaden McDaniels F 2712110014-70-24-5-17
Nah'Shon Hyland G 2012271015-82-20-0-5
Jaylen Clark G 151310000-10-11-2+5
Joe Ingles F 65031001-11-12-20
Joan Beringer F 36201003-30-00-0+4
Johnny Juzang G 34101001-10-02-2+4
Rob Dillingham G 31110010-10-01-2+4
Leonard Miller F 30100000-10-00-0+4

Cleveland Cavaliers

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Evan Mobley F-C 32244320111-160-32-40
Donovan Mitchell G 3128381019-214-106-7+1
Darius Garland G 29220600010-131-31-1+21
Jarrett Allen C 28161141106-100-04-5+22
Jaylon Tyson G-F 2623220029-124-41-1+14
Craig Porter G 260681010-40-20-0-5
Sam Merrill G 2520213025-75-65-5+20
De'Andre Hunter F 214220001-50-22-2-6
Nae'Qwan Tomlin F 164122012-20-00-00
Thomas Bryant C 33010101-11-10-0-3
Tyrese Proctor G 32010011-10-00-0-4

🔬 Advanced Stats

Minnesota TimberwolvesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
Anthony Edwards Starter 352550.231.7-21.38.5
Julius Randle Starter 312061.325.7-32.510.3
Donte DiVincenzo Starter 351583.316.3-17.48.7
Jaden McDaniels Starter 271265.216.1-24.93.0
Rudy Gobert Starter 31866.711.1-10.48.8
Naz Reid Bench 282597.023.2-8.613.5
Nah'Shon Hyland Bench 201275.019.1-11.616.7
Joan Beringer Bench 036100.030.0+73.232.7
Joe Ingles Bench 065133.011.8+18.816.9
Johnny Juzang Bench 034106.420.0+73.221.2
Jaylen Clark Bench 15126.65.4+17.60.0
Rob Dillingham Bench 03126.630.0+73.20.0
Leonard Miller Bench 0300.010.0+73.2-1.9
Cleveland CavaliersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
Donovan Mitchell Starter 312858.132.9+1.413.8
Evan Mobley Starter 322467.625.0+1.713.5
Darius Garland Starter 292281.819.4+33.013.9
Sam Merrill Starter 2520108.719.0+41.414.7
Jarrett Allen Starter 281665.618.8+38.613.8
Jaylon Tyson Bench 262392.422.2+19.312.3
De'Andre Hunter Bench 21434.011.8-16.12.3
Nae'Qwan Tomlin Bench 164100.07.5-4.05.1
Thomas Bryant Bench 33150.014.3-42.917.3
Tyrese Proctor Bench 032100.025.0-73.23.8
Lonzo Ball Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Larry Nance Jr. Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Craig Porter Bench 2600.08.1-8.64.2

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series MIN 1 – 1 CLE
Last 12 meetings · since 2020-21 MIN 6 – 6 CLE
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
After this game
Minnesota Timberwolves 25-14 L1 L10 6-4 Next game recap: vs SAS · Sun, Jan 11
Cleveland Cavaliers 22-18 W1 L10 6-4 Next game recap: vs UTA · Mon, Jan 12

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