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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

October 26, 2026 · 2026-27 season

The Cavaliers beat the Timberwolves 127-125 on 2026-10-26 at home. The Cavaliers started James Harden, Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett Allen, Evan Mobley, and Peyton Watson. The Timberwolves started Rudy Gobert, Anthony Edwards, LaMelo Ball, Jaden McDaniels, and Jonathan Kuminga. LaMelo Ball (Timberwolves) scored 15 points (4/10) in his matchups, with Peyton Watson as his primary defender. Donovan Mitchell (Cavaliers) scored 15 points (5/10) in his matchups, with Ayo Dosunmu as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

CLE

Cleveland Cavaliers 127

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
James Harden GS	39:29	19	5	9	2	0	3	5	7-17	3-9	2-2	0
Donovan Mitchell GS	38:10	26	5	7	2	1	3	2	10-21	5-9	1-1	-4
Evan Mobley GS	38:06	18	10	3	0	2	1	3	6-12	4-5	2-6	-1
Peyton Watson GS	37:20	15	8	1	3	4	2	1	5-13	0-5	5-6	-7
Jarrett Allen GS	27:03	10	9	2	1	2	0	2	3-7	0-0	4-4	-1
Sam Merrill	30:38	9	4	2	1	0	0	5	3-8	1-6	2-2	+13
Jaylon Tyson	20:15	11	4	5	0	0	1	4	5-9	0-4	1-2	+15
Meleek Thomas	19:08	16	2	0	1	0	2	2	6-10	4-5	0-0	+1
Mario Hezonja	14:51	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	1-5	1-2	0-0	-6
Totals		127	50	30	10	9	12	24	46-102	18-45	17-23

Did not play: Thomas Bryant (DNP - Coach's Decision), Tristan Enaruna (DNP - Coach's Decision), Riley Minix (DNP - Coach's Decision), Craig Porter Jr. (DNP - Coach's Decision), Tyrese Proctor (DNP - Coach's Decision)

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Minnesota Timberwolves 125

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Anthony Edwards GS	41:09	47	4	4	2	2	4	3	19-34	5-15	4-6	+11
Jaden McDaniels GS	36:38	14	6	4	0	0	0	6	6-9	2-3	0-0	+5
Jonathan Kuminga GS	35:50	10	10	1	1	1	0	2	4-10	0-4	2-4	+10
Rudy Gobert GS	35:38	5	20	2	1	1	2	1	0-9	0-2	5-8	+2
LaMelo Ball GS	30:57	11	0	6	1	0	7	4	5-11	1-6	0-2	-10
Ayo Dosunmu	25:54	9	1	0	1	1	3	2	4-10	1-2	0-0	-2
Terrence Shannon Jr	23:46	14	4	5	1	0	1	3	4-11	3-6	3-3	-13
Joan Beringer	17:14	12	7	0	0	2	0	1	6-6	0-0	0-0	-3
Trey Lyles	13:08	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1-1	1-1	0-0	-9
Bones Hyland	4:46	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	-1
Totals		125	54	25	7	7	17	22	49-102	13-40	14-23

Did not play: Jaylen Clark (DNP - Coach's Decision), Isaiah Evans (DNP - Coach's Decision), Zyon Pullin (DNP - Coach's Decision), Cody Williams (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

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Cleveland Cavaliers

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

James Harden · Donovan Mitchell · Jarrett Allen · Evan Mobley · Peyton Watson Starter 11.2 min
James Harden · Donovan Mitchell · Sam Merrill · Evan Mobley · Peyton Watson 7.4 min
Donovan Mitchell · Jarrett Allen · Sam Merrill · Jaylon Tyson · Meleek Thomas 6.7 min
Mario Hezonja · Donovan Mitchell · Sam Merrill · Evan Mobley · Peyton Watson 6.6 min
James Harden · Mario Hezonja · Jarrett Allen · Peyton Watson · Meleek Thomas 6.4 min

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Minnesota Timberwolves

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Rudy Gobert · Anthony Edwards · LaMelo Ball · Jaden McDaniels · Jonathan Kuminga Starter 20.5 min
Rudy Gobert · Anthony Edwards · Jaden McDaniels · Jonathan Kuminga · Terrence Shannon Jr 6.6 min
Trey Lyles · LaMelo Ball · Ayo Dosunmu · Terrence Shannon Jr · Joan Beringer 5.4 min
Trey Lyles · Ayo Dosunmu · Bones Hyland · Terrence Shannon Jr · Joan Beringer 4.8 min
Rudy Gobert · Anthony Edwards · Jaden McDaniels · Jonathan Kuminga · Ayo Dosunmu 3.6 min

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Cavaliers defense

LaMelo Ball 15 pts (4/10) in 55 possessions

Guarded by: Peyton Watson (39 %, 4 pts) · Sam Merrill (23 %, 0 pts) · Donovan Mitchell (13 %, 0 pts)
Ayo Dosunmu 11 pts (3/7) in 47 possessions

Guarded by: Donovan Mitchell (36 %, 9 pts) · Sam Merrill (19 %, 2 pts) · James Harden (17 %, 0 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Donovan Mitchell	Jaden McDaniels: 17 poss., 7 pts (3/5) · Ayo Dosunmu: 17 poss., 9 pts (3/6)
James Harden	Jaden McDaniels: 18 poss., 5 pts (2/5) · Anthony Edwards: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/3)
Evan Mobley	Jonathan Kuminga: 22 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Rudy Gobert: 16 poss., 8 pts (3/5)
Peyton Watson	Anthony Edwards: 24 poss., 5 pts (2/6) · LaMelo Ball: 22 poss., 4 pts (1/4)
Sam Merrill	LaMelo Ball: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Terrence Shannon Jr: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Jarrett Allen	Rudy Gobert: 24 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Joan Beringer: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Jaylon Tyson	Trey Lyles: 10 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Anthony Edwards: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Meleek Thomas	Terrence Shannon Jr: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Ayo Dosunmu: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Mario Hezonja	Jonathan Kuminga: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Trey Lyles: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

Timberwolves defense

Donovan Mitchell 15 pts (5/10) in 77 possessions

Guarded by: Ayo Dosunmu (19 %, 5 pts) · Jaden McDaniels (17 %, 3 pts) · Jonathan Kuminga (16 %, 1 pts)
James Harden 19 pts (6/13) in 80 possessions

Guarded by: Jaden McDaniels (35 %, 4 pts) · Jonathan Kuminga (17 %, 5 pts) · Anthony Edwards (16 %, 5 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Anthony Edwards	Peyton Watson: 37 poss., 27 pts (12/17) · James Harden: 13 poss., 5 pts (1/6)
Jonathan Kuminga	Evan Mobley: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · James Harden: 14 poss., 5 pts (2/3)
Rudy Gobert	Jarrett Allen: 25 poss., 0 pts (0/4) · Evan Mobley: 25 poss., 2 pts (0/5)
Jaden McDaniels	James Harden: 28 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Donovan Mitchell: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
LaMelo Ball	Sam Merrill: 13 poss., 9 pts (4/6) · Peyton Watson: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Ayo Dosunmu	Donovan Mitchell: 15 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Sam Merrill: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Terrence Shannon Jr	Sam Merrill: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Jaylon Tyson: 8 poss., 2 pts (0/2)
Joan Beringer	Evan Mobley: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jarrett Allen: 7 poss., 8 pts (4/4)
Trey Lyles	Mario Hezonja: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Donovan Mitchell: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Bones Hyland	Meleek Thomas: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Sam Merrill: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0)