Overview
- Donovan Mitchell scored 28 points as Cleveland finished with five 20-point scorers, including Evan Mobley (24), Darius Garland (22), Jaylon Tyson (23 off the bench) and Sam Merrill (20).
- Coach Kenny Atkinson started Merrill in place of Craig Porter Jr., and the Cavaliers shot 59.2% with 15-of-31 from three and 36 assists, seizing control with a 12-0 third-quarter burst.
- Anthony Edwards, questionable with right-foot maintenance, played and had 25 points, and Naz Reid matched him with 25 off Minnesota’s bench.
- Minnesota made 16-of-32 from deep but committed 15 turnovers, and its four-game winning streak ended in the matinee at Rocket Arena.
- The split followed the Timberwolves’ 131-122 win in Minneapolis two days earlier, when Edwards reached 10,000 career points and Minnesota hit 20 threes.