Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

Jan 18, 2025

FINAL

35-6ClevelandCavaliers

124

22-20MinnesotaT-wolves

117

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	29	31	29	35	124
MIN	32	28	19	38	117

Game Recap

The Cavaliers went on an 18-0 between the 3rd and 4th quarter and never looked back, defeating the Wolves 124-117. The Cavaliers move to 35-6 as the Wolves move to 22-20.

Player Stats

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3Caris LeVertSF	25	1-6	0-3	0-0	4	3	0	0	1	2	-5	2
32Dean WadePF	27	3-8	2-7	0-0	5	2	1	0	0	5	-16	8
31Jarrett AllenC	35	6-9	0-0	2-2	4	1	0	1	1	3	+16	14
45Donovan MitchellSG	33	12-27	4-15	8-9	8	7	1	0	3	2	+10	36
10Darius GarlandPG	33	8-19	5-10	8-8	5	6	0	0	1	1	-14	29
20Georges Niang	29	5-7	3-4	2-2	10	1	1	0	0	3	+9	15
1Max Strus	27	2-7	1-5	0-0	6	3	0	0	0	0	+6	5
2Ty Jerome	21	5-7	2-2	3-4	4	4	1	0	1	1	+28	15
5Sam Merrill	6	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	+1	0
9Craig Porter Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Tristan Thompson	— did not play —												— did not play —
15JT Thor	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Jaylon Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-9245.7%	17-4835.4%	23-2592.0%	47	27	4	1	7	18	-	124

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3Jaden McDanielsSF	37	6-9	1-2	0-0	5	2	0	1	0	3	+14	13
30Julius RandlePF	38	7-12	1-5	5-7	14	9	1	0	3	1	0	20
27Rudy GobertC	31	6-7	0-0	5-6	12	1	0	0	0	1	+1	17
5Anthony EdwardsSG	41	9-22	4-9	6-6	3	5	1	1	2	2	-2	28
10Mike ConleyPG	22	3-7	3-6	0-0	3	3	0	0	1	1	-5	9
11Naz Reid	26	6-12	4-8	0-0	2	4	2	2	0	3	-15	16
9Nickeil Alexander-Walker	15	1-10	0-4	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	1	-15	2
4Rob Dillingham	17	5-10	2-4	0-0	0	2	0	0	1	6	+3	12
7Joe Ingles	8	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-16	0
22Jaylen Clark	— did not play —												— did not play —
55Luka Garza	— did not play —												— did not play —
33Leonard Miller	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Josh Minott	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	43-9047.8%	15-3839.5%	16-1984.2%	42	27	4	4	7	19	-	117

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCLEMIN

(11:55) Jump Ball Gobert vs. Allen: Tip to LeVert
+2 (11:43) Mitchell 10' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Allen 1 AST)
20
+3 (11:21) Edwards 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Randle 1 AST)
23
(11:08) MISS Mitchell 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:06) Conley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:59) MISS Edwards 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:56) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (10:49) Conley 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
26
(10:37) MISS Garland 10' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(10:35) Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:24) Edwards Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:24) Wade STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:19) Mitchell 1' Running Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
46
+2 (10:11) McDaniels 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Randle 2 AST)
48
(9:54) MISS Garland 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(9:52) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:52) Allen 4' Hook Shot (2 PTS)
68
+2 (9:30) Gobert 4' Alley Oop Layup (2 PTS) (Conley 1 AST)
610
+2 (9:18) Garland 4' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
810
(9:00) MISS Conley 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(8:57) Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:48) MISS Mitchell 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(8:48) LeVert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:43) MISS Wade 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:41) Randle REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:33) LeVert S.FOUL (P1.T1) (E.Malloy)
+1 (8:33) Edwards Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
811
+1 (8:33) Edwards Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
812
(8:23) MISS Mitchell 11' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(8:20) Randle REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (8:13) Conley 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Randle 3 AST)
815
(8:11) Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(7:59) MISS Garland 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:58) Wade REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:57) MISS Niang 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:56) Wade REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (7:56) Wade Tip Dunk Shot (2 PTS)
1015
+2 (7:38) Randle 9' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Edwards 1 AST)
1017
+3 (7:29) Mitchell 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Garland 1 AST)
1317
(7:14) MISS Edwards 19' Step Back Jump Shot
(7:14) Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:04) MISS LeVert 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:01) Randle REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:41) MISS McDaniels 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(6:37) Wade REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(6:30) MISS Strus 3PT Jump Shot
(6:27) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (6:19) Edwards 3PT Running Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Randle 4 AST)
1320
+3 (5:59) Garland 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1620
(5:49) Niang P.FOUL (P1.T2) (D.Scott)
+3 (5:39) Reid 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (McDaniels 1 AST)
1623
+2 (5:21) Allen 2' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Garland 2 AST)
1823
(5:11) MISS Alexander-Walker 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:06) LeVert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(4:56) MISS LeVert 1' Driving Layup
(4:55) Cavaliers Rebound
(4:46) MISS LeVert 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:44) Randle REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+3 (4:33) Edwards 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (11 PTS)
1826
(4:30) Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
(4:20) MISS Strus 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:16) Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (3:57) Reid 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1829
+2 (3:46) Jerome 10' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2029
(3:46) Gobert S.FOUL (P1.T1) (D.Scott)
(3:46) MISS Jerome Free Throw 1 of 1
(3:44) Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(3:31) MISS Edwards 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:28) Niang REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (3:12) Niang 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jerome 1 AST)
2329
(2:58) MISS Alexander-Walker 3PT Jump Shot
(2:54) Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(2:48) Dillingham S.FOUL (P1.T2) (C.Washington)
+1 (2:48) Mitchell Free Throw 1 of 3 (8 PTS)
2429
+1 (2:48) Mitchell Free Throw 2 of 3 (9 PTS)
2529
+1 (2:48) Mitchell Free Throw 3 of 3 (10 PTS)
2629
(2:36) MISS Dillingham 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:33) Strus REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:24) MISS Wade 3PT Jump Shot
(2:20) Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(2:01) Wade S.FOUL (P1.T3) (C.Washington)
+1 (2:01) Gobert Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2630
(2:01) MISS Gobert Free Throw 2 of 2
(1:58) Niang REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:48) MISS Jerome 3' Driving Layup
(1:45) Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(1:36) Wade Violation:Kicked Ball (D.Scott)
(1:30) MISS Dillingham 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:28) Alexander-Walker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:28) MISS Alexander-Walker Tip Layup Shot
(1:27) Niang REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (1:12) Wade 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Mitchell 1 AST)
2930
+2 (0:58) Reid 5' Floating Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Alexander-Walker 1 AST)
2932
(0:40) MISS Wade 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:36) Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
(0:26) MISS Reid 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:22) Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(0:04) Mitchell Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(0:00) MISS Dillingham 21' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:00) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CLE

MIN

124Points117

42-92(45.7%)Field Goal(%)43-90(47.8%)

17-48(35.4%)3-Point(%)15-38(39.5%)

23-25(92.0%)Free Throw(%)16-19(84.2%)

47(13)Rebounds(Offensive)42(9)

27Assists27

4Steals4

1Blocks4

7Turnovers7

18Fouls19

42Pts In The Paint50

19Fast Break Pts15

13Pts Off Turnovers13

35Bench Pts30

20Largest Lead11

Game Details

Saturday, January 18, 2025 · 9:00 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 18,978 (98.0%)