Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

Mar 8, 2024

FINAL / OT

44-20MinnesotaT-wolves

104

41-22ClevelandCavaliers

113

Box Score

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

Game Recap

The Cavaliers outscored the Wolves 16-7 in OT as they defeated them, 113-104. Darius Garland led the Cavaliers with 34 points, four rebounds, and eight assists as Jarrett Allen added a career-high 33 points and 18 rebounds. Naz Reid led the Wolves with a career-high 34 points, along with five rebounds and two blocks while Anthony Edwards had 19 points on 7-27 FG. The Cavs move to 41-22 as the Wolves go to 44-20. With the loss, Minnesota moves to the #2 seed in the West as OKC is now a half game up with their win over Miami tonight.

Player Stats

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3Jaden McDanielsSF	39	5-11	1-4	2-3	5	2	0	0	1	5	-15	13
1Kyle AndersonPF	35	5-9	0-0	0-1	3	5	1	0	1	1	-15	10
27Rudy GobertC	36	3-7	0-0	1-2	17	2	1	2	2	6	+7	7
5Anthony EdwardsSG	42	7-27	0-7	5-5	5	3	1	1	5	3	-20	19
10Mike ConleyPG	32	4-11	0-5	1-1	3	5	0	0	1	1	-10	9
11Naz Reid	32	10-18	7-11	7-8	5	2	1	2	1	4	-9	34
9Nickeil Alexander-Walker	24	2-8	0-3	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	1	-2	4
6Jordan McLaughlin	10	0-0	0-0	2-2	1	4	1	0	0	1	+4	2
24T.J. Warren	11	3-3	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	3	+15	6
55Luka Garza	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Josh Minott	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Wendell Moore Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
12Daishen Nix	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	39-9441.5%	8-3026.7%	18-2281.8%	45	25	5	5	12	25	-	104

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
20Georges NiangSF	35	6-10	4-7	0-0	6	4	1	2	1	2	+26	16
32Dean WadePF	32	0-2	0-2	0-0	4	2	0	1	0	2	-25	0
31Jarrett AllenC	46	9-19	0-0	15-21	18	3	2	2	1	1	+21	33
35Isaac OkoroSG	42	3-5	1-1	2-3	6	2	1	2	0	4	+13	9
10Darius GarlandPG	44	13-26	2-10	6-7	4	8	0	0	6	5	+19	34
3Caris LeVert	34	5-15	2-6	3-5	5	8	3	1	2	1	+18	15
5Sam Merrill	18	2-9	2-8	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	3	-6	6
30Damian Jones	6	0-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	1	-12	0
9Craig Porter Jr.	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	-9	0
21Emoni Bates	— did not play —												— did not play —
2Ty Jerome	— did not play —												— did not play —
15Isaiah Mobley	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	38-8843.2%	11-3432.4%	26-3672.2%	46	27	7	8	12	20	-	113

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMINCLE

(11:55) Jump Ball R. Gobert vs. J. Allen: Tip to A. Edwards
+2 (11:36) J. McDaniels driving DUNK (2 PTS) (M. Conley 1 AST)
20
+2 (11:15) J. Allen 17' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (I. Okoro 1 AST)
22
(11:02) MISS A. Edwards 19' pullup Shot
(11:00) D. Garland REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:49) MISS D. Garland driving finger roll Layup
(10:48) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:26) MISS A. Edwards reverse Layup
(10:24) J. Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:24) R. Gobert personal FOUL (1 PF)
(10:13) J. Allen traveling TURNOVER (1 TO)
(9:52) MISS A. Edwards 20' Jump Shot
(9:49) G. Niang REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:39) J. Allen cutting DUNK (4 PTS) (D. Garland 1 AST)
24
(9:24) MISS K. Anderson 11' turnaround Shot
(9:21) J. Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:15) J. McDaniels personal FOUL (1 PF)
(8:58) MISS D. Garland 6' driving floating Shot
(8:56) J. McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:52) MISS A. Edwards 3PT
(8:50) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (8:49) R. Gobert tip DUNK (2 PTS)
44
(8:33) MISS D. Wade 26' 3PT
(8:33) TEAM defensive REBOUND
+2 (8:20) A. Edwards driving reverse Layup (2 PTS) (R. Gobert 1 AST)
64
(8:20) J. Allen shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Edwards 1 FT)
+1 (8:20) A. Edwards Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
74
(8:09) D. Garland bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:09) R. Gobert STEAL (1 STL)
(8:02) MISS J. McDaniels 26' 3PT
(8:00) I. Okoro REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:52) MISS G. Niang 25' running 3PT
(7:51) I. Okoro REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:43) MISS D. Garland 25' 3PT
(7:41) J. McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (7:30) A. Edwards 15' pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
94
+2 (7:13) D. Garland 13' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
96
+2 (6:49) K. Anderson 13' turnaround Hook (2 PTS) (M. Conley 2 AST)
116
(6:32) MISS J. Allen driving Hook - blocked
(6:32) R. Gobert BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:30) K. Anderson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:24) A. Edwards running DUNK (7 PTS)
136
(6:24) CLE Timeout
(6:13) MISS D. Garland driving Layup
(6:12) N. Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:00) J. McDaniels bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:00) C. LeVert STEAL (1 STL)
(5:56) MISS C. LeVert running Layup
(5:54) A. Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:49) A. Edwards 12' fadeaway bank Jump Shot (9 PTS)
156
+3 (5:35) G. Niang 3PT (3 PTS) (C. LeVert 1 AST)
159
(5:08) MISS M. Conley 11' floating Shot
(5:05) J. Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:58) MISS C. LeVert driving Layup
(4:56) M. Conley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:51) M. Conley bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(4:51) C. LeVert STEAL (2 STL)
(4:44) G. Niang bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(4:44) N. Reid STEAL (1 STL)
(4:34) A. Edwards lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(4:34) J. Allen STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:30) I. Okoro driving Layup (2 PTS) (C. LeVert 2 AST)
1511
(4:30) J. McDaniels shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Okoro 1 FT)
+1 (4:30) I. Okoro Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
1512
(4:16) A. Edwards bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(4:16) G. Niang STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:08) D. Garland driving Layup (4 PTS) (C. LeVert 3 AST)
1514
(4:07) MIN Timeout
(3:56) MISS N. Reid 27' 3PT
(3:53) C. LeVert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:44) J. McLaughlin shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Allen 2 FT)
+1 (3:44) J. Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1515
(3:44) MISS J. Allen Free Throw 2 of 2
(3:42) N. Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:20) MISS A. Edwards 27' step back 3PT
(3:17) C. LeVert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (3:00) G. Niang 6' driving Layup (5 PTS) (C. LeVert 4 AST)
1517
+2 (2:43) N. Reid driving Layup (2 PTS) (K. Anderson 1 AST)
1717
+3 (2:31) G. Niang 26' 3PT (8 PTS) (J. Allen 1 AST)
1720
(2:17) MISS N. Alexander-Walker 3PT
(2:14) J. Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (2:09) C. LeVert cutting DUNK (2 PTS) (D. Garland 2 AST)
1722
(1:46) MISS A. Edwards driving finger roll Layup
(1:44) J. Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(1:36) MISS S. Merrill 24' 3PT
(1:33) K. Anderson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (1:30) K. Anderson running Layup (4 PTS)
1922
+3 (1:18) S. Merrill 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (D. Garland 3 AST)
1925
(1:04) MISS N. Reid driving DUNK - blocked
(1:04) J. Allen BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:04) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+2 (0:56) N. Reid 6' driving Hook (4 PTS) (K. Anderson 2 AST)
2125
(0:40) D. Garland bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(0:40) J. McLaughlin STEAL (1 STL)
(0:38) MISS N. Alexander-Walker running Layup
(0:37) T. Warren REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (0:36) T. Warren tip Layup (2 PTS)
2325
(0:14) D. Jones traveling TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:06) D. Wade personal FOUL (1 PF)
(0:01) MISS K. Anderson turnaround Hook
(0:01) D. Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:00) MISS S. Merrill 55' pullup 3PT
(0:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Overtime

Team Stats

MIN

CLE

104Points113

39-94(41.5%)Field Goal(%)38-88(43.2%)

8-30(26.7%)3-Point(%)11-34(32.4%)

18-22(81.8%)Free Throw(%)26-36(72.2%)

45(7)Rebounds(Offensive)46(10)

25Assists27

5Steals7

5Blocks8

12Turnovers12

25Fouls20

44Pts In The Paint48

10Fast Break Pts6

13Pts Off Turnovers12

46Bench Pts21

9Largest Lead9

Game Details

Friday, March 8, 2024 · 7:30 PM

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse · Cleveland, OH

attendance: 19,432 (100%)

tv: ESPN