Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
January 10, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Cavaliers beat the Timberwolves 146-134 on 2026-01-10 at home. The Cavaliers started Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett Allen, Darius Garland, Sam Merrill, and Evan Mobley. The Timberwolves started Rudy Gobert, Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, Anthony Edwards, and Jaden McDaniels. Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves) scored 11 points (5/13) in his matchups, with Jaylon Tyson as his primary defender. Donovan Mitchell (Cavaliers) scored 6 points (2/5) in his matchups, with Anthony Edwards as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
146
Did not play: Lonzo Ball (DNP - Coach's Decision), Larry Nance Jr. (DNP - Coach's Decision)
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
134
Lineups
CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Donovan Mitchell · Jarrett Allen · Darius Garland · Sam Merrill · Evan Mobley Starter 14.3 min
- Donovan Mitchell · De'Andre Hunter · Evan Mobley · Craig Porter Jr. · Jaylon Tyson 9.0 min
- Jarrett Allen · Darius Garland · Nae'Qwan Tomlin · Craig Porter Jr. · Jaylon Tyson 4.8 min
- Jarrett Allen · Darius Garland · Sam Merrill · Nae'Qwan Tomlin · Jaylon Tyson 4.1 min
- Donovan Mitchell · De'Andre Hunter · Evan Mobley · Nae'Qwan Tomlin · Craig Porter Jr. 3.8 min
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Rudy Gobert · Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Anthony Edwards · Jaden McDaniels Starter 13.6 min
- Julius Randle · Naz Reid · Anthony Edwards · Bones Hyland · Jaylen Clark 6.4 min
- Rudy Gobert · Donte DiVincenzo · Naz Reid · Jaden McDaniels · Bones Hyland 6.3 min
- Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Naz Reid · Anthony Edwards · Jaden McDaniels 3.8 min
- Rudy Gobert · Donte DiVincenzo · Naz Reid · Bones Hyland · Jaylen Clark 3.8 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Cavaliers defense
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Anthony Edwards 11 pts (5/13) in 67 possessions
Guarded by: Jaylon Tyson (25 %, 3 pts) · Donovan Mitchell (22 %, 2 pts) · Darius Garland (15 %, 0 pts)
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Julius Randle 20 pts (7/11) in 58 possessions
Guarded by: Evan Mobley (38 %, 2 pts) · Jarrett Allen (19 %, 5 pts) · Sam Merrill (8 %, 8 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | Jaylen Clark: 22 poss., 9 pts (3/6) · Anthony Edwards: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/5) |
| Evan Mobley | Julius Randle: 22 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Rudy Gobert: 17 poss., 15 pts (7/10) |
| Craig Porter Jr. | Bones Hyland: 20 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Anthony Edwards: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jaylon Tyson | Anthony Edwards: 17 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Donte DiVincenzo: 8 poss., 6 pts (2/2) |
| Darius Garland | Jaden McDaniels: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Donte DiVincenzo: 12 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Jarrett Allen | Rudy Gobert: 23 poss., 8 pts (3/6) · Julius Randle: 11 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Sam Merrill | Donte DiVincenzo: 19 poss., 9 pts (3/4) · Jaden McDaniels: 7 poss., 3 pts (0/0) |
| De'Andre Hunter | Naz Reid: 17 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · Anthony Edwards: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | Naz Reid: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Julius Randle: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Thomas Bryant | Joan Beringer: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Leonard Miller: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Tyrese Proctor | Johnny Juzang: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Joan Beringer: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Timberwolves defense
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Donovan Mitchell 6 pts (2/5) in 68 possessions
Guarded by: Anthony Edwards (33 %, 0 pts) · Jaylen Clark (19 %, 1 pts) · Jaden McDaniels (13 %, 0 pts)
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Darius Garland 11 pts (4/7) in 60 possessions
Guarded by: Jaden McDaniels (43 %, 1 pts) · Donte DiVincenzo (21 %, 5 pts) · Anthony Edwards (11 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | Jaylon Tyson: 27 poss., 8 pts (3/7) · Donovan Mitchell: 22 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Donte DiVincenzo | Sam Merrill: 27 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Darius Garland: 13 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Julius Randle | Evan Mobley: 22 poss., 4 pts (2/6) · Jarrett Allen: 15 poss., 6 pts (2/3) |
| Rudy Gobert | Jarrett Allen: 30 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Evan Mobley: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Naz Reid | De'Andre Hunter: 14 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Nae'Qwan Tomlin: 11 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Jaden McDaniels | Darius Garland: 26 poss., 1 pts (0/1) · Donovan Mitchell: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Bones Hyland | Craig Porter Jr.: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · De'Andre Hunter: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Jaylen Clark | Donovan Mitchell: 13 poss., 1 pts (0/1) · Evan Mobley: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Joe Ingles | Sam Merrill: 4 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Jaylon Tyson: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Leonard Miller | Nae'Qwan Tomlin: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Tyrese Proctor: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Johnny Juzang | Tyrese Proctor: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jaylon Tyson: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Joan Beringer | Thomas Bryant: 3 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Craig Porter Jr.: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Rob Dillingham | Craig Porter Jr.: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Thomas Bryant: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |