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122-131
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January 8, 2026 · Target Center
Minnesota TimberwolvesMinnesota Timberwolves25-13

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Minnesota Timberwolves · January 8, 2026

The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 131-122 on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at home. Julius Randle led the Timberwolves with 28 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists. Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 30 points and 8 assists. The Timberwolves are 25-13 and the Cavaliers 21-18.

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Top performers · fantasy points · tap for shot chart

Donovan MitchellCLE · 30 pts · 7 reb · 8 ast20.4 Jaden McDanielsMIN · 26 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast20.0 Rudy GobertMIN · 11 pts · 13 reb · 3 ast18.6 Julius RandleMIN · 28 pts · 11 reb · 8 ast18.1 Sam MerrillCLE · 22 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast17.6 Anthony EdwardsMIN · 25 pts · 7 reb · 9 ast17.6

Shot charts

Cavaliers · 48/91 FG

Q1 11:40 · Darius Garland misses 26-foot three point jumper Q1 10:03 · Darius Garland misses driving floating jump shot Q1 6:58 · Darius Garland misses driving floating jump shot Q1 4:45 · Darius Garland makes 2-foot two point shot Q1 4:16 · Darius Garland makes 15-foot pullup jump shot Q2 6:47 · Darius Garland misses driving layup Q2 6:21 · Darius Garland misses driving layup Q2 4:48 · Darius Garland makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Nae'Qwan Tomlin assists) Q2 2:46 · Darius Garland makes 24-foot three pointer Q3 10:39 · Darius Garland misses driving floating jump shot Q3 8:27 · Darius Garland makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot Q3 6:34 · Darius Garland misses driving floating jump shot Q3 5:35 · Darius Garland makes running layup Q4 11:09 · Darius Garland makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot Q4 8:41 · Darius Garland misses 25-foot three point jumper Q4 7:24 · Darius Garland misses 22-foot three point jumper Q1 11:09 · Craig Porter Jr. misses 9-foot pullup jump shot Q1 10:27 · Craig Porter Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper Q2 9:16 · Craig Porter Jr. makes 1-foot layup (Evan Mobley assists) Q2 8:51 · Craig Porter Jr. makes running layup (Donovan Mitchell assists) Q3 11:19 · Anthony Edwards blocks Craig Porter Jr. 's 4-foot driving layup Q1 10:46 · Donovan Mitchell makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Jarrett Allen assists) Q1 8:51 · Donovan Mitchell misses 24-foot three point jumper Q1 1:32 · Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot Q1 37.0 · Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot Q2 8:25 · Donovan Mitchell makes 18-foot pullup jump shot Q2 3:42 · Donovan Mitchell makes 8-foot two point shot (Darius Garland assists) Q2 1:06 · Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot Q2 34.7 · Donovan Mitchell misses 7-foot two point shot Q3 11:11 · Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot Q3 10:12 · Donovan Mitchell misses 28-foot three point jumper Q3 8:56 · Donovan Mitchell makes 2-foot two point shot Q3 8:01 · Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup Q3 3:17 · Donovan Mitchell makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot Q3 4.9 · Donovan Mitchell makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Sam Merrill assists) Q4 10:19 · Donovan Mitchell makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (De'Andre Hunter assists) Q4 9:09 · Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot Q4 8:20 · Donovan Mitchell makes two point shot Q4 7:55 · Donovan Mitchell makes 26-foot running jump shot (Darius Garland assists) Q4 6:30 · Donovan Mitchell misses driving layup Q4 25.1 · Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper Q1 9:49 · Evan Mobley makes 2-foot driving floating jump shot Q1 7:48 · Evan Mobley makes 3-foot two point shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) Q2 11:27 · Evan Mobley makes 22-foot three point jumper (Craig Porter Jr. assists) Q2 10:38 · Evan Mobley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Craig Porter Jr. assists) Q2 9:42 · Evan Mobley misses 5-foot two point shot Q2 3:08 · Evan Mobley misses 24-foot three point jumper Q2 1:40 · Evan Mobley makes 1-foot dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists) Q3 9:40 · Evan Mobley makes 6-foot two point shot Q4 11:49 · Evan Mobley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists) Q4 1:06 · Evan Mobley makes running dunk (De'Andre Hunter assists) Q4 42.8 · Evan Mobley misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot Q1 7:28 · Jarrett Allen misses 2-foot hook shot Q1 6:42 · Jarrett Allen makes dunk (De'Andre Hunter assists) Q1 5:58 · Jarrett Allen misses 7-foot hook shot Q2 7:47 · Jarrett Allen makes driving dunk (Darius Garland assists) Q2 6:38 · Naz Reid blocks Jarrett Allen 's 1-foot two point shot Q2 5:38 · Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Sam Merrill assists) Q2 2:20 · Jarrett Allen makes dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists) Q3 9:01 · Jarrett Allen misses layup Q4 9:53 · Jarrett Allen makes 6-foot floating jump shot (Darius Garland assists) Q1 6:15 · De'Andre Hunter misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot Q1 3:38 · De'Andre Hunter misses 25-foot three point jumper Q1 1:24 · De'Andre Hunter makes 1-foot layup (Evan Mobley assists) Q1 4.3 · De'Andre Hunter misses driving floating jump shot Q2 11:03 · De'Andre Hunter makes 9-foot pullup jump shot Q3 5:10 · De'Andre Hunter makes 6-foot fade away jump shot (Jaylon Tyson assists) Q3 4:34 · De'Andre Hunter misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot Q3 1:21 · De'Andre Hunter makes 9-foot fade away jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) Q3 35.0 · De'Andre Hunter makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) Q4 9:28 · De'Andre Hunter misses two point shot Q4 5:24 · De'Andre Hunter makes two point shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) Q1 5:15 · Sam Merrill makes 25-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists) Q1 3:34 · Sam Merrill makes layup Q1 2:32 · Sam Merrill misses 24-foot three point jumper Q1 0.3 · Sam Merrill makes 24-foot three point jumper (De'Andre Hunter assists) Q2 6:42 · Sam Merrill misses 25-foot three point jumper Q3 5:58 · Sam Merrill misses 27-foot three point jumper Q4 6:28 · Sam Merrill makes tip shot Q4 5:56 · Sam Merrill misses 25-foot three point jumper Q4 4:01 · Sam Merrill makes 22-foot three point jumper (Evan Mobley assists) Q4 2:56 · Sam Merrill makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot (Darius Garland assists) Q4 1:53 · Sam Merrill makes 25-foot three pointer Q4 1:22 · Sam Merrill misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot Q4 13.4 · Sam Merrill misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot Q1 2:49 · Jaylon Tyson makes alley oop layup (Donovan Mitchell assists) Q2 7:07 · Jaylon Tyson misses driving layup Q2 4:27 · Jaylon Tyson makes alley oop layup (Sam Merrill assists) Q3 4:01 · Jaylon Tyson misses driving layup Q3 2:28 · Jaylon Tyson misses 22-foot three point jumper Q2 5:11 · Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes two point shot (Darius Garland assists)
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Timberwolves · 51/92 FG

Q1 11:24 · Anthony Edwards makes alley oop layup (Julius Randle assists) Q1 7:37 · Anthony Edwards misses 19-foot pullup jump shot Q1 7:14 · Anthony Edwards misses two point shot Q1 5:23 · Anthony Edwards makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mike Conley assists) Q1 4:27 · Anthony Edwards makes 4-foot two point shot Q1 4:00 · Anthony Edwards misses 8-foot step back jumpshot Q1 22.3 · Anthony Edwards makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Julius Randle assists) Q2 5:48 · Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot Q2 4:58 · Anthony Edwards misses 18-foot two point shot Q2 1.9 · Anthony Edwards misses heave jump shot Q3 9:21 · Anthony Edwards makes 23-foot three pointer (Julius Randle assists) Q3 6:50 · Anthony Edwards misses 13-foot fade away jump shot Q3 6:25 · Anthony Edwards makes two point shot Q3 4:19 · Anthony Edwards makes 12-foot two point shot Q3 2:52 · Anthony Edwards misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot Q3 2:07 · Anthony Edwards makes 24-foot three point jumper (Julius Randle assists) Q4 7:33 · Anthony Edwards misses 12-foot step back jumpshot Q4 6:54 · Anthony Edwards makes 13-foot step back jumpshot (Naz Reid assists) Q4 5:45 · Anthony Edwards misses two point shot Q4 4:33 · Anthony Edwards misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot Q4 2:35 · Anthony Edwards makes driving layup Q1 11:00 · Julius Randle makes 25-foot running jump shot (Donte DiVincenzo assists) Q1 9:30 · Julius Randle makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot Q1 8:02 · Julius Randle misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot Q1 6:27 · Julius Randle misses driving floating jump shot Q1 3:13 · Julius Randle makes 18-foot pullup jump shot Q1 1:41 · Julius Randle misses 15-foot jumper Q1 1:00 · Julius Randle makes 1-foot driving dunk (Anthony Edwards assists) Q2 6:09 · Julius Randle misses 26-foot three point jumper Q2 2:58 · Julius Randle misses 22-foot three point jumper Q2 2:34 · Julius Randle makes 15-foot pullup jump shot Q3 11:36 · Julius Randle makes driving layup (Anthony Edwards assists) Q3 10:53 · Julius Randle makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot Q3 9:26 · Julius Randle misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot Q3 8:12 · Julius Randle misses 6-foot two point shot Q3 6:52 · Craig Porter Jr. blocks Julius Randle 's 3-foot running layup Q3 4:47 · Julius Randle makes driving layup Q3 3:54 · Julius Randle makes two point shot (Anthony Edwards assists) Q3 2:38 · Julius Randle misses 17-foot step back jumpshot Q4 5:31 · Julius Randle misses driving layup Q4 5:03 · Julius Randle makes dunk (Rudy Gobert assists) Q4 3:02 · Evan Mobley blocks Julius Randle 's 4-foot two point shot Q1 10:38 · Jaden McDaniels makes driving layup (Julius Randle assists) Q1 10:21 · Jaden McDaniels makes running dunk (Julius Randle assists) Q2 11:39 · Jaden McDaniels misses 24-foot three point jumper Q2 10:16 · Jaden McDaniels makes 22-foot three point jumper (Naz Reid assists) Q2 8:00 · Jaden McDaniels makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bones Hyland assists) Q2 3:25 · Jaden McDaniels makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot Q3 10:02 · Jaden McDaniels makes 20-foot turnaround jump shot (Donte DiVincenzo assists) Q3 7:17 · Jaden McDaniels makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot Q3 6:14 · Jaden McDaniels makes 1-foot driving floating jump shot (Donte DiVincenzo assists) Q4 9:37 · Jaden McDaniels misses two point shot Q4 8:50 · Jaden McDaniels misses layup Q4 2:01 · Jaden McDaniels makes 24-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists) Q4 54.5 · Jaden McDaniels makes 15-foot pullup jump shot Q4 18.5 · Jaden McDaniels makes running dunk (Anthony Edwards assists) Q1 9:02 · Rudy Gobert makes 2-foot two point shot Q1 4:54 · Rudy Gobert makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Mike Conley assists) Q2 10:51 · Rudy Gobert makes two point shot Q2 1:17 · Rudy Gobert makes tip shot Q2 52.3 · Rudy Gobert makes 10-foot floating jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) Q1 8:30 · Donte DiVincenzo makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaden McDaniels assists) Q2 9:57 · Donte DiVincenzo misses 16-foot pullup jump shot Q2 8:55 · Donte DiVincenzo misses 28-foot three point jumper Q2 7:28 · Donte DiVincenzo misses 25-foot three point jumper Q2 7:03 · Donte DiVincenzo makes two point shot (Bones Hyland assists) Q2 4:36 · Donte DiVincenzo makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot Q2 4:18 · Donte DiVincenzo makes 22-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists) Q3 8:40 · Donte DiVincenzo makes 24-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists) Q3 7:47 · Donte DiVincenzo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists) Q3 5:21 · Donte DiVincenzo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Julius Randle assists) Q4 10:30 · Donte DiVincenzo misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot Q4 6:03 · Donte DiVincenzo makes two point shot Q4 4:13 · Donte DiVincenzo misses 28-foot three point jumper Q1 5:48 · Naz Reid misses 29-foot three point jumper Q1 0.1 · Naz Reid misses heave jump shot Q2 10:53 · Naz Reid misses driving floating jump shot Q2 7:26 · Naz Reid makes tip in dunk Q4 10:04 · Naz Reid makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bones Hyland assists) Q4 9:21 · Naz Reid makes 25-foot running jump shot (Donte DiVincenzo assists) Q4 9:00 · Naz Reid misses 25-foot three point jumper Q2 11:15 · Bones Hyland misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot Q2 9:34 · Bones Hyland misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot Q2 6:31 · Bones Hyland misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot Q4 11:22 · Bones Hyland makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Rudy Gobert assists) Q2 2:07 · Mike Conley makes 25-foot three pointer (Rudy Gobert assists) Q2 28.7 · Mike Conley misses 23-foot running jump shot Q2 1:19 · Jaylen Clark misses driving floating jump shot Q3 1:43 · Jaylen Clark misses driving layup Q3 55.7 · Jaylen Clark makes 22-foot three point jumper (Naz Reid assists) Q3 17.6 · Jaylen Clark makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Julius Randle assists) Q3 0.2 · Jaylen Clark misses heave jump shot
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Green = made, red × = missed. Free throws are not shown.

Cleveland Cavaliers box score

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFTPF+/-FP
Evan Mobley › 381943013 8-113-50-14+212.3
Donovan Mitchell › 373078104 10-202-88-94+420.4
Darius Garland › 371618202 7-161-41-41-248.9
Sam Merrill › 312223100 7-135-113-33+617.6
Jarrett Allen › 3011101200 5-90-01-21-2913.6
De'Andre Hunter › 271474202 6-110-32-22+1313.2
Jaylon Tyson › 18451101 2-50-10-01-53.9
Craig Porter Jr. › 15412010 2-50-10-00-173.7
Nae'Qwan Tomlin 8211000 1-10-00-01+52.7
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Minnesota Timberwolves box score

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFTPF+/-FP
Jaden McDaniels › 382651201 11-143-41-42+1220.0
Rudy Gobert › 3711133201 5-50-01-32+818.6
Anthony Edwards › 372579114 10-204-71-23+1917.6
Julius Randle › 3528118004 10-213-75-63+3118.1
Donte DiVincenzo › 342214101 8-136-100-04+1516.5
Naz Reid › 24963114 3-62-41-21-217.2
Mike Conley › 14312001 1-21-20-01-62.2
Jaylen Clark › 11500101 2-41-10-03-62.1
Bones Hyland › 10213000 1-40-30-02-71.6
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Rotation · who was on the floor, quarter by quarter

Cleveland Cavaliers
Q1Q2Q3Q4
MIN
E. Mobley S
38
D. Mitchell S
37
D. Garland S
36
J. Allen S
30
C. Porter Jr. S
15
S. Merrill
31
D. Hunter
27
J. Tyson
18
N. Tomlin
8
Minnesota Timberwolves
Q1Q2Q3Q4
MIN
J. McDaniels S
38
A. Edwards S
37
R. Gobert S
37
J. Randle S
35
D. DiVincenzo S
34
N. Reid
24
M. Conley
14
J. Clark
11
B. Hyland
10

Bars show when each player was on the court (hover or tap for the exact clock). S = starter. Rebuilt from the play-by-play substitutions.

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