Overview
- Coach Kenny Atkinson moved Sam Merrill into the starting lineup for Craig Porter Jr., and Merrill delivered 20 points on 5-of-6 three-point shooting.
- Five Cavaliers scored at least 20 points — Donovan Mitchell 28, Evan Mobley 24, Darius Garland 22, Merrill 20 and Jaylon Tyson 23 — as Cleveland went 15-for-30 from deep with 36 assists on 55 field goals.
- Minnesota shot 57% from the field and 16-for-32 from three, but 15 turnovers undercut the efficiency; Anthony Edwards scored 25 and Julius Randle added 22.
- The win came two days after the Timberwolves’ 131-122 victory in Minneapolis, a game in which Edwards became the third-youngest player to reach 10,000 career points.
- Edwards (right foot) and Randle (left thumb) were questionable pregame but played, while Cleveland was without Max Strus and Dean Wade and Minnesota rested Mike Conley.