Cavaliers at Timberwolves · Thu, Jan 8 · Regular season

Minnesota beat Cleveland, 131⁠-⁠122. Here is how the win chance moved.

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Final · JAN 8

Win chance

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Above the middle line the home team is favored, below it the road team. How this works

Updated 1:13 PM ET

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG	3P	FT	+/-
Evan Mobley F-C	37	19	4	3	0	1	3	8-11	3-5	0-1	+2
Donovan Mitchell G	37	30	7	8	1	0	4	10-20	2-8	8-9	+4
Darius Garland G	37	16	1	8	2	0	2	7-16	1-4	1-4	-24
Sam Merrill G	31	22	2	3	1	0	0	7-13	5-11	3-3	+6
Jarrett Allen C	30	11	10	1	2	0	0	5-9	0-0	1-2	-29
De'Andre Hunter F	27	14	7	4	2	0	2	6-11	0-3	2-2	+13
Jaylon Tyson G-F	18	4	5	1	1	0	1	2-5	0-1	0-0	-5
Craig Porter G	15	4	1	2	0	1	0	2-5	0-1	0-0	-17
Nae'Qwan Tomlin F	8	2	1	1	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	+5
Team		122	38	31	9	2	12	48-91	11-33	15-21

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG	3P	FT	+/-
Jaden McDaniels F	38	26	5	1	2	0	1	11-14	3-4	1-4	+12
Rudy Gobert C	37	11	13	3	2	0	1	5-5	0-0	1-3	+8
Anthony Edwards G	37	25	7	9	1	1	4	10-20	4-7	1-2	+19
Julius Randle F	35	28	11	8	0	0	4	10-21	3-7	5-6	+31
Donte DiVincenzo G	34	22	1	4	1	0	1	8-13	6-10	0-0	+15
Naz Reid F-C	24	9	6	3	1	1	4	3-6	2-4	1-2	-21
Mike Conley G	14	3	1	2	0	0	1	1-2	1-2	0-0	-6
Jaylen Clark G	11	5	0	0	1	0	1	2-4	1-1	0-0	-6
Nah'Shon Hyland G	10	2	1	3	0	0	0	1-4	0-3	0-0	-7
Team		131	45	33	8	2	17	51-89	20-38	9-17

Pre-game matchup: edges and tale of the tape

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No clear mismatch in Cleveland's favor.

No clear mismatch in Minnesota's favor.

Cleveland's offense shoots efficiently (4th), but Minnesota's defense contests every shot (5th). Watch the shooting.

An edge is where one team ranks top 5 on a four-factor battle and the other ranks bottom 8. How edges work

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