The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 127-122 on Feb 28, 2022 at Rocket Arena.
Final · Rocket Arena
Top performers
- D'Angelo Russell led the Timberwolves with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
- Kevin Love led the Cavaliers with 26 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.
Minnesota Timberwolves box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Angelo Russell | 35 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8-17 | 4-8 | 5-6 | 3 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 34 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7-13 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Anthony Edwards | 32 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7-13 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 5 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 18 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-9 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Taurean Prince | 20 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 1-4 | 4-5 | 2 |
| Patrick Beverley | 29 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4-8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Malik Beasley | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 27 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 |
| Naz Reid | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 13 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 239 | 127 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 47-86 | 18-42 | 15-19 | 31 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Cleveland Cavaliers box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Love | 26 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7-14 | 5-10 | 7-7 | 0 |
| Jarrett Allen | 34 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 |
| Evan Mobley | 34 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6-12 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Lauri Markkanen | 35 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-6 | 5-6 | 2 |
| Isaac Okoro | 28 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 2 |
| Tim Frazier | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Dean Wade | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 171 | 80 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 26-50 | 8-24 | 20-23 | 9 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Timberwolves · 2021-22 season · Previous Feb 25, 2022: PHI 133, MIN 102 · Next Mar 1, 2022: GS 114, MIN 129
- Cavaliers · 2021-22 season · Previous Feb 26, 2022: WSH 86, CLE 92 · Next Mar 2, 2022: CHA 119, CLE 98