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Harden's overtime 3 lifts Cavaliers past Timberwolves 127-125

Anthony Edwards scored 47 and hit a 28-footer at the buzzer for Minnesota, but Cleveland had already made its free throws.

Edwards: 47 points, 19 of 33 from the field
Harden: 22 points, 9 assists, 8 of 18 shooting
Turnovers: Cavaliers 10, Timberwolves 17

Published October 26, 2026 at 10:45 PM1 min read How this story was written

Final

Minnesota Timberwolves

Cleveland Cavaliers

Box score and plays

James Harden hit a 27-foot three-pointer early in overtime and two free throws with 13.0 seconds left, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 127-125 on Monday, October 26.

Harden finished with 22 points on 8-of-18 shooting and nine assists. His two free throws broke a 122-122 tie and kept Cleveland (2-1) in front.

Minnesota (3-1) led by 15 in the second quarter, 54-39. The Cavaliers answered with a 10-0 run in the third to make it 69-68, and the Timberwolves hit back with an 11-0 run early in the fourth for a 101-94 lead. The game had 18 lead changes and eight ties before it went to overtime.

Peyton Watson made two free throws with 3.9 seconds left for a 127-122 lead. Anthony Edwards hit a 28-foot three at the buzzer, and the Timberwolves lost by two.

Edwards scored 47 points on 19-of-33 shooting, with five threes. Donovan Mitchell added 26 for Cleveland, and Meleek Thomas scored 16 off the bench on 6-of-10 shooting.

Cleveland turned the ball over 10 times to Minnesota's 17, and LaMelo Ball had seven of those along with 11 points and six assists. Rudy Gobert grabbed 19 rebounds but missed all eight of his shots from the field.

The Cavaliers made 18 of 45 threes. Mitchell, Harden and Evan Mobley each hit at least three of them.