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Newer meeting, Oct 26: MIN 125, CLE 127

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Minnesota Timberwolves: player stats (Jan 8, 2026)

Regular seasonFinal

Cleveland Cavaliers 122, Minnesota Timberwolves 131

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

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The Minnesota Timberwolves won 131-122 against the Cleveland Cavaliers on January 8, 2026 at Target Center. Donovan Mitchell scored 30 for the Cleveland Cavaliers, while Julius Randle had 28 for the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Cleveland Cavaliers box score
Cleveland Cavaliers
Donovan MitchellG37:00307810-202-88-91044+4
Darius GarlandG37:0016187-161-41-42021-24
Evan MobleyF-C37:0019438-113-50-10134+2
Jarrett AllenC30:00111015-90-01-22001-29
Craig PorterG15:004122-50-10-00100-17
Sam MerrillG31:0022237-135-113-31003+6
De'Andre HunterF27:0014746-110-32-22022+13
Jaylon TysonG-F18:004512-50-10-01011-5
Nae'Qwan TomlinF8:002111-10-00-00001+5
Team240122383148-9111-3315-21921217

DNP: Larry Nance Jr., Lonzo Ball, Thomas Bryant, Max Strus, Dean Wade, Luke Travers, Tyrese Proctor, Chris Livingston

Minnesota Timberwolves box score
Minnesota Timberwolves
Jaden McDanielsF38:00265111-143-41-42012+12
Rudy GobertC37:00111335-50-01-32012+8
Anthony EdwardsG37:00257910-204-71-21143+19
Julius RandleF35:002811810-213-75-60043+31
Donte DiVincenzoG34:0022148-136-100-01014+15
Naz ReidF-C24:009633-62-41-21141-21
Mike ConleyG14:003121-21-20-00011-6
Jaylen ClarkG11:005002-41-10-01013-6
Nah'Shon HylandG10:002131-40-30-00002-7
Team240131453351-8920-389-17821721

DNP: Joe Ingles, Terrence Shannon Jr., Johnny Juzang, Leonard Miller, Rob Dillingham, Enrique Freeman, Joan Beringer, Rocco Zikarsky

Replayed with a fit on another season: the model had not seen this game.

CLE 40%MIN 60%
Expected margin
MIN by 3.3
Result: MIN by 9
The projection called it.

The projected margin was 5.7 pts from the result. Its largest input: Net rating so far this season, 1.7 pts toward MIN. 3 more inputs are in Pro

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