Cavaliers
Cleveland
Eastern Conference
Central
33
15
48
3098
2977
37
15
41
89
48
54
22
14
64
36
12
48
10
37
10
10
13
125
4
89
42
47
2622
159
6
310
27
9
77
25
102
31
96
23
03
3627
6060
137
45
33
2516
1212
48
45
23
51
1012
50
1062
33
1111
23
25
3032
6060
8
4
50
26
15
58
3
2
67
7
2
9
3
9
2
0
36
60
9
2
22
22
9
41
10
7
70
7
5
12
1
6
3
3
27
60
13
4
31
25
12
48
4
2
50
10
5
15
3
11
2
2
30
60
7
5
71
16
12
75
5
3
60
12
0
12
3
11
3
5
32
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Tristan
Thompson
Tristan Thompson
True
38
7
11
64
0
0
0
4
5
80
8
6
14
1
1
2
1
2
18
18
double
LeBron
James
LeBron James
True
34
11
14
79
1
2
50
4
7
57
0
8
8
12
2
1
2
1
27
16
double
Kyrie
Irving
Kyrie Irving
True
30
5
18
28
1
6
17
3
4
75
2
0
2
14
1
0
1
2
14
14
double
Iman
Shumpert
Iman Shumpert
True
27
3
9
33
3
7
43
0
0
0
1
6
7
1
2
2
1
1
9
14
none
Channing
Frye
Channing Frye
True
21
7
13
54
3
9
33
1
2
50
0
4
4
1
1
2
0
0
18
17
none
Richard
Jefferson
Richard Jefferson
False
28
2
5
40
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
4
5
1
1
0
0
0
4
14
none
Kyle
Korver
Kyle Korver
False
24
8
11
73
4
7
57
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
0
2
20
14
none
Kay
Felder
Kay Felder
False
17
3
5
60
2
2
100
1
2
50
0
1
1
3
1
1
3
2
9
14
none
James
Jones
James Jones
False
9
1
2
50
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
1
1
3
2
10
none
Jordan
McRae
Jordan McRae
False
4
1
1
100
1
1
100
1
2
50
0
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
4
7
none
DeAndre
Liggins
DeAndre Liggins
False
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
none
Kevin
Love
Kevin Love
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
4
February
2017
Saturday
Madison Square Garden
New York City
Knicks
New York
False
Timberwolves
Minnesota
Western Conference
Northwest
19
30
49
3552
3304
21
7
33
94
41
44
10
8
80
26
12
38
3
26
7
13
19
97
4
47
13
28
2422
1412
58
31
31
100
87
23
110
02
88
03
34
3228
6060
46
12
26
2424
87
4
24
22
92
65
52
117
10
55
04
24
1918
6060
4
1
25
24
14
58
3
3
100
8
2
10
0
8
0
3
32
60
7
3
43
22
12
55
1
1
100
7
3
10
2
8
3
4
28
60
4
1
25
24
8
33
2
2
100
6
5
11
1
5
0
2
19
60
6
2
33
24
7
29
4
2
50
5
2
7
0
5
4
4
18
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Karl-Anthony
Towns
Karl-Anthony Towns
True
38
11
19
58
2
2
100
2
2
100
3
9
12
4
1
2
1
0
26
-18
double
Ricky
Rubio
Ricky Rubio
True
37
5
11
45
1
3
33
3
3
100
0
2
2
13
0
1
4
3
14
-15
double
Zach
LaVine
Zach LaVine
True
37
4
18
22
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
4
1
0
0
3
8
-25
none
Andrew
Wiggins
Andrew Wiggins
True
35
9
17
53
2
6
33
3
3
100
1
1
2
0
0
0
2
2
23
-14
none
Gorgui
Dieng
Gorgui Dieng
True
20
1
4
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
6
2
0
0
0
4
2
-19
none
Shabazz
Muhammad
Shabazz Muhammad
False
30
7
16
44
2
3
67
0
0
0
3
3
6
2
1
0
0
1
16
-24
none
Nemanja
Bjelica
Nemanja Bjelica
False
19
4
7
57
0
1
0
0
2
0
2
2
4
0
3
0
2
3
8
-3
none
Kris
Dunn
Kris Dunn
False
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
-13
none
Adreian
Payne
Adreian Payne
False
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
-2
none
Tyus
Jones
Tyus Jones
False
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
-2
none
Cole
Aldrich
Cole Aldrich
False
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
-5
none
Jordan
Hill
Jordan Hill
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Brandon
Rush
Brandon Rush
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
3
February
2017
Friday
Palace of Auburn Hills
Detroit
Pistons
Detroit
False
The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves , 125 - 97 , at Quicken Loans Arena on Wednesday . The Cavaliers and Timberwolves made a huge trade last season that sent Kevin Love to Cleveland and Andrew Wiggins to Minnesota , but nether player had much of an impact in this blowout Cavaliers win . Cleveland did most of their damage in the second half , outscoring Minnesota , 62 - 37 . Rebounding and assists were a huge difference , with the Cavaliers winning both of those differentials by double - digit margins . Cleveland ended up shooting 54 percent from the field , while holding Minnesota to just 44 percent on their end . The Timberwolves ( 19 - 30 ) have been climbing back into the playoff hunt recently . but this was a tough task against a hungry Cavaliers team . Karl-Anthony Towns carried the load for Minnesota , as he tallied 26 points , 12 rebounds and four assists . Andrew Wiggins did score 23 points , but provided just two rebounds , no assists and zero defensive statistics in his revenge game . Ricky Rubio recorded a double - double , accruing 14 points and 13 assists . Shabazz Muhammad was the only other T'Wolf in double figures , dropping 16 points and six rebounds off the bench . The T'Wolves will be in Detroit on Friday to play the Pistons for their next game . The Cavaliers ( 33 - 15 ) had lost seven of their last 11 games headed into this matchup , so a blowout win is just what the doctor ordered . LeBron James was the player of the game , as he accumulated 27 points , eight rebounds and 12 assists . Kyrie Irving scored just 14 points , but matched that with a career - high 14 assists . Channing Frye started for Love and finished with 18 points and four rebounds . Tristan Thompson recorded an 18 - point , 14 - rebound double - double . Kyle Korver scored a season - high 20 points off the bench , on 8 - of - 11 shooting . Cleveland will play the New York Knicks on the road for their next game on Thursday . These were two teams going in opposite directions headed into this matchup , but the Cavaliers bucked that trend with a 28 - point win over the T'Wolves . Cleveland did most of their damage in the second half , winning that 24 - minute period , 62 - 37 . The Cavaliers dominated the shooting , hitting 54 percent of their shots , while holding Minnesota to just 44 percent on their end . Karl-Anthony Towns tallied 26 points , 12 rebounds and four assists in the defeat . Andrew Wiggins was second on the team with 23 points , in an otherwise empty line . Ricky Rubio scored 14 points , while handing out 13 assists . LeBron James was the player of the game , as he accumulated 27 points , eight rebounds and 12 assists . Kyrie Irving scored just 14 points , but dished out a career - high 14 assists . Tristan Thompson was a presence down low , totaling 16 points and 14 rebounds .
The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves, 125 - 97, at Quicken Loans Arena on Wednesday. The Cavaliers and Timberwolves made a huge trade last season that sent Kevin Love to Cleveland and Andrew Wiggins to Minnesota, but nether player had much of an impact in this blowout Cavaliers win. Cleveland did most of their damage in the second half, outscoring Minnesota, 62 - 37. Rebounding and assists were a huge difference, with the Cavaliers winning both of those differentials by double - digit margins. Cleveland ended up shooting 54 percent from the field, while holding Minnesota to just 44 percent on their end. The Timberwolves (19 - 30) have been climbing back into the playoff hunt recently. but this was a tough task against a hungry Cavaliers team. Karl-Anthony Towns carried the load for Minnesota, as he tallied 26 points, 12 rebounds and four assists. Andrew Wiggins did score 23 points, but provided just two rebounds, no assists and zero defensive statistics in his revenge game. Ricky Rubio recorded a double - double, accruing 14 points and 13 assists. Shabazz Muhammad was the only other T'Wolf in double figures, dropping 16 points and six rebounds off the bench. The T'Wolves will be in Detroit on Friday to play the Pistons for their next game. The Cavaliers (33 - 15) had lost seven of their last 11 games headed into this matchup, so a blowout win is just what the doctor ordered. LeBron James was the player of the game, as he accumulated 27 points, eight rebounds and 12 assists. Kyrie Irving scored just 14 points, but matched that with a career - high 14 assists. Channing Frye started for Love and finished with 18 points and four rebounds. Tristan Thompson recorded an 18 - point, 14 - rebound double - double. Kyle Korver scored a season - high 20 points off the bench, on 8 - of - 11 shooting. Cleveland will play the New York Knicks on the road for their next game on Thursday.
The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves, 125 - 97, at Quicken Loans Arena on Wednesday. The Cavaliers and Timberwolves made a huge trade last season that sent Kevin Love to Cleveland and Andrew Wiggins to Minnesota, but nether player had much of an impact in this blowout Cavaliers win. Cleveland did most of their damage in the second half, outscoring Minnesota, 62 - 37. Rebounding and assists were a huge difference, with the Cavaliers winning both of those differentials by double - digit margins. Cleveland ended up shooting 54 percent from the field, while holding Minnesota to just 44 percent on their end. The Timberwolves (19 - 30) have been climbing back into the playoff hunt recently. but this was a tough task against a hungry Cavaliers team. Karl-Anthony Towns carried the load for Minnesota, as he tallied 26 points, 12 rebounds and four assists. Andrew Wiggins did score 23 points, but provided just two rebounds, no assists and zero defensive statistics in his revenge game. Ricky Rubio recorded a double - double, accruing 14 points and 13 assists. Shabazz Muhammad was the only other T'Wolf in double figures, dropping 16 points and six rebounds off the bench. The T'Wolves will be in Detroit on Friday to play the Pistons for their next game. The Cavaliers (33 - 15) had lost seven of their last 11 games headed into this matchup, so a blowout win is just what the doctor ordered. LeBron James was the player of the game, as he accumulated 27 points, eight rebounds and 12 assists. Kyrie Irving scored just 14 points, but matched that with a career - high 14 assists. Channing Frye started for Love and finished with 18 points and four rebounds. Tristan Thompson recorded an 18 - point, 14 - rebound double - double. Kyle Korver scored a season - high 20 points off the bench, on 8 - of - 11 shooting. Cleveland will play the New York Knicks on the road for their next game on Thursday. These were two teams going in opposite directions headed into this matchup, but the Cavaliers bucked that trend with a 28 - point win over the T'Wolves. Cleveland did most of their damage in the second half, winning that 24 - minute period, 62 - 37. The Cavaliers dominated the shooting, hitting 54 percent of their shots, while holding Minnesota to just 44 percent on their end. Karl-Anthony Towns tallied 26 points, 12 rebounds and four assists in the defeat. Andrew Wiggins was second on the team with 23 points, in an otherwise empty line. Ricky Rubio scored 14 points, while handing out 13 assists. LeBron James was the player of the game, as he accumulated 27 points, eight rebounds and 12 assists. Kyrie Irving scored just 14 points, but dished out a career - high 14 assists. Tristan Thompson was a presence down low, totaling 16 points and 14 rebounds.
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<REB> 8 <AST> 12 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Kyle Korver <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 20 <FG> 8 11 73 <FG3> 4 7 57 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Channing Frye <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 18 <FG> 7 13 54 <FG3> 3 9 33 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tristan Thompson <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 18 <FG> 7 11 64 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 5 80 <REB> 14 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 8 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Kyrie Irving <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 14 <FG> 5 18 28 <FG3> 1 6 17 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 2 <AST> 14 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Kay Felder <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 2 2 100 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 1 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Iman Shumpert <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 9 33 <FG3> 3 7 43 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jordan McRae <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 4 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Richard Jefferson <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Jones <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 9 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kevin Love <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER 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<BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jordan Hill <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cole Aldrich <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 2 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyus Jones <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-10 <MIN> 3 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Adreian Payne <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 3 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kris Dunn <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none