51pts
Darius Garland
CLEvsMIN
Nov 13, 2022
NBA head-to-headModern Rivalry
Cleveland Cavaliers vs Minnesota Timberwolves Head-to-Head
Cleveland Cavaliers lead the all-time record 43-28 across 71 recorded meetings.
Matchup fact
The highest-scoring meeting between these two came on January 10, 2026: Minnesota Timberwolves 134, Cleveland Cavaliers 146, 280 points in all.
By Erik AnderssonStats synced Apr 16, 2026CLE
43
vs
MIN
28
71 meetings
All-time
CLE lead 43-28
Recent form
CLE 5-5 over the latest 10
Last meeting
CLE won 146-134 on Jan 10, 2026
Closeness
15 wins separate the teams
Series context
The average winning margin is 12.8 points across decided games.
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Jan 10, 26
CLE 146-134 MIN
CLEJan 8, 26
MIN 131-122 CLE
MINFeb 10, 25
CLE 128-107 MIN
CLEJan 18, 25
MIN 117-124 CLE
CLEMar 22, 24
MIN 104-91 CLE
MINMar 8, 24
CLE 113-104 MIN
CLEJan 14, 23
MIN 110-102 CLE
MINNov 13, 22
CLE 124-129 MIN
MINFeb 28, 22
CLE 122-127 MIN
MINDec 10, 21
MIN 106-123 CLE
CLE| Date | Home | Away | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2026 | CLE | MIN | 146–134 | CLE |
| Jan 8, 2026 | MIN | CLE | 131–122 | MIN |
| Feb 10, 2025 | CLE | MIN | 128–107 | CLE |
| Jan 18, 2025 | MIN | CLE | 117–124 | CLE |
| Mar 22, 2024 | MIN | CLE | 104–91 | MIN |
| Mar 8, 2024 | CLE | MIN | 113–104 | CLE |
| Jan 14, 2023 | MIN | CLE | 110–102 | MIN |
| Nov 13, 2022 | CLE | MIN | 124–129 | MIN |
| Feb 28, 2022 | CLE | MIN | 122–127 | MIN |
| Dec 10, 2021 | MIN | CLE | 106–123 | CLE |
Last Meeting
Jan 10, 2026Final
CLE
146
HOME
MIN
134
AWAY
Cavalierswon by12
Game 71 of all-time series
Matchup context
The latest 10 scored meetings are split 5-5. Cleveland Cavaliers lead the complete decided record 43-28. The 12.8-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.
- History span
- 1989 to 2026
- 36 seasons
- Average margin
- 12.8 points
- Across decided games
- Playoff history
- 0
- No playoff meeting is present in the source
All-Time Record
Win Percentage
43W
28W
CLE
MIN
61%39%
Cleveland CavaliersMinnesota Timberwolves
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season71 games
43
28
These teams have never met in the playoffs.
Cleveland Cavaliers Biggest Win
114–81+33
Feb 22, 1994
Minnesota Timberwolves Biggest Win
129–95+34
Dec 4, 2010
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | CLE ↕ | MIN ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024–25 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023–24 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021–22 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020–21 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019–20 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018–19 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016–17 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Matchup Insights
Home / Away Split
AWAY
20-16
CLE
AWAY
12-23
MIN
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Cleveland Cavaliers won the most recent meeting
1
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 12.8 pts on average
12.8pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
CLE↓Trending Down
Last 1050%
All-Time60.6%
MIN↑Trending Up
Last 1050%
All-Time39.4%
Last 10 Results
CLE / MIN
Advanced Stats
1996-presentBased on 41 of 71 all-time meetings that have play-by-play dataOvertime History
Total OT Games
2
CLE OT Wins
1
MIN OT Wins
1
Biggest OT Game
140-138 on Feb 7, 2018 (1OT)
Largest Leads
CLE Biggest Leads
+33pts
Dec 30, 1996
#2:+29 pts·Jan 8, 2016
#3:+25 pts·Jan 5, 2020
MIN Biggest Leads
+41pts
Jan 8, 2018
#2:+40 pts·Dec 4, 2010
#3:+39 pts·Nov 13, 2013
Lead Changes
Most in a Game
23
Feb 6, 2004
Average per Game
5.1
per game
Times Tied
Most Ties in a Game
16
Nov 13, 2001
Average Ties per Game
4.3
per game
Attendance Records
Across covered games (1996+)
Highest
20,562
Feb 7, 2018
Lowest
9,190
Feb 12, 2003
Average
17,337
Shooting Percentages
Average per game, 1996 to 2023. Every bar uses the same 0 to 100% scale.
FG%
CLE46.9%
MIN45.7%
CLE +1.2 pp
3P%
CLE36.0%
MIN34.4%
CLE +1.6 pp
FT%
CLE77.9%
MIN79.0%
MIN +1.1 pp
TS%
CLE55.6%
MIN54.1%
CLE +1.5 pp
Top Scorers (1996-present)
Career points, games, and biggest single-game vs this opponent
CLE Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 509 | 19 | 26.8 | 45 |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 208 | 15 | 13.9 | 25 |
| Kyrie Irving | 159 | 9 | 17.7 | 29 |
| Kevin Love | 157 | 10 | 15.7 | 26 |
| Darius Garland | 146 | 7 | 20.9 | 51 |
| Tristan Thompson | 139 | 13 | 10.7 | 19 |
| Cedi Osman | 124 | 11 | 11.3 | 22 |
| Anderson Varejao | 100 | 13 | 7.7 | 13 |
| Jarrett Allen | 94 | 5 | 18.8 | 23 |
| Collin Sexton | 93 | 5 | 18.6 | 26 |
| Wesley Person | 81 | 5 | 16.2 | 22 |
| Andre Miller | 69 | 4 | 17.3 | 29 |
| Daniel Gibson | 67 | 6 | 11.2 | 14 |
| JR Smith | 65 | 5 | 13.0 | 27 |
| Drew Gooden | 64 | 6 | 10.7 | 20 |
MIN Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett | 345 | 17 | 20.3 | 35 |
| Andrew Wiggins | 260 | 10 | 26.0 | 41 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 228 | 10 | 22.8 | 30 |
| Wally Szczerbiak | 142 | 8 | 17.8 | 26 |
| Kevin Love | 141 | 6 | 23.5 | 33 |
| Gorgui Dieng | 114 | 12 | 9.5 | 22 |
| Anthony Edwards | 102 | 6 | 17.0 | 26 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 101 | 5 | 20.2 | 30 |
| Jimmy Butler | 89 | 3 | 29.7 | 35 |
| Corey Brewer | 87 | 7 | 12.4 | 27 |
| Terrell Brandon | 82 | 4 | 20.5 | 27 |
| Shabazz Muhammad | 77 | 6 | 12.8 | 22 |
| Ricky Rubio | 71 | 9 | 7.9 | 16 |
| Al Jefferson | 64 | 3 | 21.3 | 30 |
| Latrell Sprewell | 62 | 3 | 20.7 | 31 |
Biggest Individual Games (1996-present)
Single-game scoring highs in this matchup
45pts
LeBron James
CLEvsMIN
Nov 21, 2007
41pts
Andrew Wiggins
MINvsCLE
Feb 14, 2017
37pts
LeBron James
CLEvsMIN
Feb 7, 2018
37pts
LeBron James
CLEvsMIN
Nov 17, 2006
Rivalry Fingerprint
Focus or tap a row to compare the exact gap. Every value is an average from matched game-level records, not a projection.
Quarter scoring pulse
43 games with complete quarter lines
CLEMIN
How they create points
37 games with complete style splits
Selected comparison
Fast-break points: MIN +3.1 points37 games
CLE highest-scoring quarter
Q2 · 26.4
MIN highest-scoring quarter
Q1 · 25.7
Widest fingerprint gap
MIN +3.1 fast-break points
Questions about this record: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Minnesota Timberwolves
How do recent Cleveland Cavaliers vs Minnesota Timberwolves results compare with the complete record?
The latest 10 decided meetings are split 5-5. Cleveland Cavaliers lead the complete decided record 43-28. The recent window is a subset of the complete history, so the page reports the two separately.
Methodology & Data Sources
Last updated
Every head-to-head record on SharkBetting is computed from scored game logs. Regular-season and playoff results come from the balldontlie API and historical records cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. All-time records, recent form, postseason splits, margins, streaks, decades, and seasons are calculated from the same listed results. Records without a final score are excluded from decided-game statistics.
Stats are refreshed after completed game days when new source data is available. Each page's Last updated date shows when its underlying data was actually synced. If you spot an error, head to our contact page with the game date and we will verify against the source feeds.
Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.