21-4, 8-4 away
93
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 24 | 20 | 19 | 30 | 93 |
| MIN | 21 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 70 |
4-21, 2-10 home
70
- Al Jefferson makes 10-foot two point shot (Randy Foye assists)
- Mike Miller makes 19-foot two point shot
- Al Jefferson misses 8-foot jumper
- Randy Foye makes 21-foot jumper (Al Jefferson assists)
- Mike Miller makes 2-foot two point shot
- Al Jefferson misses 17-foot jumper
- Mike Miller makes two point shot
- Ben Wallace blocks Craig Smith's layup
- Al Jefferson misses 16-foot two point shot
- Mike Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Al Jefferson makes 13-foot jumper (Kevin Love assists)
- LeBron James blocks Ryan Gomes's 10-foot jumper
- LeBron James blocks Ryan Gomes's 6-foot jumper
- Kevin Ollie makes driving layup
- Al Jefferson misses 13-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson misses 9-foot jumper
- Kevin Ollie makes driving layup
- Ryan Gomes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Ollie assists)
- Ryan Gomes misses 13-foot jumper
- Kevin Love misses two point shot
- Ben Wallace blocks Kevin Love's layup
- Kevin Love misses layup
- Rashad McCants misses 14-foot jumper
- Kevin Ollie misses 18-foot jumper
- Mike Miller makes 22-foot jumper (Craig Smith assists)
- Kevin Ollie makes layup
- Rashad McCants misses driving layup
- Kevin Love misses two point shot
- Mike Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Ollie misses 19-foot jumper
- Mike Miller misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Rashad McCants misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Al Jefferson makes 8-foot jumper
- Craig Smith makes two point shot
- Craig Smith makes layup
- Craig Smith makes layup (Al Jefferson assists)
- Randy Foye misses layup
- Craig Smith misses tip shot
- Al Jefferson makes tip shot
- Al Jefferson makes 9-foot two point shot
- Craig Smith misses 7-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson misses 19-foot jumper
- Mike Miller makes driving layup (Randy Foye assists)
- Mike Miller makes running jumper
- Al Jefferson makes 12-foot two point shot (Ryan Gomes assists)
- Randy Foye makes driving layup (Ryan Gomes assists)
- Craig Smith makes layup (Kevin Ollie assists)
- Kevin Ollie makes layup
- Al Jefferson makes 11-foot two point shot
- Ryan Gomes misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ryan Gomes misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Wally Szczerbiak blocks Kevin Ollie's 10-foot jumper
- Randy Foye misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Randy Foye misses 4-foot jumper
- Rashad McCants misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Al Jefferson makes 15-foot two point shot
- J.J. Hickson blocks Al Jefferson's layup
- Al Jefferson makes layup
- Mike Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Rashad McCants misses 19-foot jumper
- Rashad McCants misses 15-foot jumper
- Randy Foye misses 8-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson misses 19-foot jumper
- Mike Miller makes driving dunk (Randy Foye assists)
- Al Jefferson misses 17-foot jumper
- Mike Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Al Jefferson makes 6-foot jumper
- Randy Foye makes driving layup
- Rashad McCants misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Randy Foye misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Rashad McCants misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Delonte West misses 17-foot jumper
- Anderson Varejao misses 17-foot jumper
- Delonte West misses 9-foot running jumper
- Mo Williams makes 18-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
- Ben Wallace misses 14-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes 6-foot running jumper
- Mo Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Mo Williams makes 22-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
- LeBron James makes 5-foot running jumper
- Delonte West makes 18-foot jumper
- Delonte West misses three point jumper
- LeBron James makes two point shot (Mo Williams assists)
- Sasha Pavlovic makes 18-foot two point shot
- Anderson Varejao makes layup (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
- Wally Szczerbiak makes 18-foot jumper
- Anderson Varejao misses 18-foot jumper
- Wally Szczerbiak misses 20-foot jumper
- Anderson Varejao makes two point shot (Delonte West assists)
- Anderson Varejao misses layup
- Mo Williams misses 13-foot two point shot
- Mo Williams misses 21-foot jumper
- Kevin Love blocks Darnell Jackson's layup
- Wally Szczerbiak makes 12-foot two point shot
- Wally Szczerbiak makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mo Williams assists)
- Sasha Pavlovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Delonte West makes 23-foot jumper (Wally Szczerbiak assists)
- Sasha Pavlovic makes dunk
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- Delonte West makes driving layup
- Wally Szczerbiak makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Wally Szczerbiak misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Delonte West makes 14-foot two point shot
- Delonte West misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Delonte West misses layup
- Ryan Gomes blocks Darnell Jackson's layup
- LeBron James makes two point shot
- LeBron James misses 52-foot three point jumper
- Mo Williams misses three point jumper
- Delonte West makes driving layup
- Anderson Varejao misses layup
- LeBron James makes 24-foot three pointer
- Anderson Varejao makes 15-foot jumper (Ben Wallace assists)
- Mo Williams makes layup
- Delonte West misses jumper
- Delonte West makes driving layup
- LeBron James makes 14-foot two point shot (Anderson Varejao assists)
- LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper
- Mo Williams misses 19-foot jumper
- Anderson Varejao misses 16-foot jumper
- Sasha Pavlovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anderson Varejao makes layup
- LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Delonte West makes 12-foot two point shot
- LeBron James makes slam dunk (Delonte West assists)
- Wally Szczerbiak misses 20-foot jumper
- Wally Szczerbiak misses 19-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 11-foot two point shot
- LeBron James makes 3-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes 17-foot jumper (Mo Williams assists)
- J.J. Hickson makes 17-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- Delonte West makes driving layup
- LeBron James makes 23-foot three point jumper
- J.J. Hickson makes dunk (LeBron James assists)
- Delonte West misses 10-foot two point shot
- LeBron James makes 22-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson blocks LeBron James's 25-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes 17-foot two point shot (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
- Sasha Pavlovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Sasha Pavlovic misses 11-foot two point shot
- Anderson Varejao makes 15-foot jumper
- Tarence Kinsey misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Delonte West makes driving layup
- J.J. Hickson makes layup (Delonte West assists)
CAVALIERS
TIMBERWOLVES
| TIME | PLAY | CLE | MIN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Ben Wallace vs. Al Jefferson (Delonte West gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:36 | | Delonte West misses 17-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:36 | | Ben Wallace offensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:18 | | Anderson Varejao misses 17-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:17 | | Randy Foye defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 10:56 | | Al Jefferson makes 10-foot two point shot (Randy Foye assists) | 0 | 2 |
| 10:33 | | Delonte West misses 9-foot running jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 10:32 | | Ben Wallace offensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 10:27 | | Mo Williams makes 18-foot jumper (Delonte West assists) | 2 | 2 |
| 10:07 | | Mike Miller makes 19-foot two point shot | 2 | 4 |
| 9:42 | | Ben Wallace misses 14-foot jumper | 2 | 4 |
| 9:41 | | Mike Miller defensive rebound | 2 | 4 |
| 9:30 | | Al Jefferson misses 8-foot jumper | 2 | 4 |
| 9:29 | | Ben Wallace defensive rebound | 2 | 4 |
| 9:19 | | LeBron James makes 6-foot running jumper | 4 | 4 |
| 9:03 | | Randy Foye makes 21-foot jumper (Al Jefferson assists) | 4 | 6 |
| 8:40 | | Mo Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper | 4 | 6 |
| 8:38 | | Mike Miller defensive rebound | 4 | 6 |
| 8:29 | | Mike Miller makes 2-foot two point shot | 4 | 8 |
| 8:03 | | Mo Williams makes 22-foot jumper (LeBron James assists) | 6 | 8 |
| 7:43 | | Al Jefferson misses 17-foot jumper | 6 | 8 |
| 7:43 | | Mo Williams defensive rebound | 6 | 8 |
| 7:24 | | Mike Miller shooting foul (Delonte West draws the foul) | 6 | 8 |
| 7:24 | | Delonte West makes free throw 1 of 2 | 7 | 8 |
| 7:24 | | Delonte West makes free throw 2 of 2 | 8 | 8 |
| 7:07 | | Mike Miller makes two point shot | 8 | 10 |
| 6:52 | | LeBron James makes 5-foot running jumper | 10 | 10 |
| 6:52 | | Craig Smith shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 10 | 10 |
| 6:52 | | LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 6:52 | | Al Jefferson defensive rebound | 10 | 10 |
| 6:41 | | Ben Wallace personal foul (Mike Miller draws the foul) | 10 | 10 |
| 6:35 | | Anderson Varejao shooting foul (Craig Smith draws the foul) | 10 | 10 |
| 6:35 | | Craig Smith makes free throw 1 of 2 | 10 | 11 |
| 6:35 | | Craig Smith makes free throw 2 of 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 6:16 | | Delonte West makes 18-foot jumper | 12 | 12 |
| 5:54 | | Ben Wallace blocks Craig Smith's layup | 12 | 12 |
| 5:52 | | Anderson Varejao defensive rebound | 12 | 12 |
| 5:46 | | Delonte West misses three point jumper | 12 | 12 |
| 5:45 | | Mike Miller defensive rebound | 12 | 12 |
| 5:37 | | Minnesota full timeout | 12 | 12 |
| 5:20 | | Al Jefferson misses 16-foot two point shot | 12 | 12 |
| 5:20 | | Mo Williams defensive rebound | 12 | 12 |
| 5:13 | | LeBron James makes two point shot (Mo Williams assists) | 14 | 12 |
| 5:07 | | Mike Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper | 14 | 12 |
| 5:05 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | 14 | 12 |
| 5:00 | | Ryan Gomes shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 14 | 12 |
| 5:00 | | LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2 | 14 | 12 |
| 5:00 | | Cleveland offensive rebound | 14 | 12 |
| 5:00 | | LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2 | 15 | 12 |
| 4:39 | | Craig Smith bad pass (Mo Williams steals) | 15 | 12 |
| 4:31 | | Al Jefferson shooting foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul) | 15 | 12 |
| 4:31 | | Anderson Varejao misses free throw 1 of 2 | 15 | 12 |
| 4:31 | | Cleveland offensive rebound | 15 | 12 |
| 4:31 | | Wally Szczerbiak enters the game for Ben Wallace | 15 | 12 |
| 4:31 | | Sasha Pavlovic enters the game for Mo Williams | 15 | 12 |
| 4:31 | | Kevin Love enters the game for Craig Smith | 15 | 12 |
| 4:31 | | Kevin Ollie enters the game for Mike Miller | 15 | 12 |
| 4:31 | | Anderson Varejao makes free throw 2 of 2 | 16 | 12 |
| 4:05 | | Al Jefferson makes 13-foot jumper (Kevin Love assists) | 16 | 14 |
| 3:42 | | Sasha Pavlovic makes 18-foot two point shot | 18 | 14 |
| 3:28 | | LeBron James blocks Ryan Gomes's 10-foot jumper | 18 | 14 |
| 3:27 | | Kevin Ollie offensive rebound | 18 | 14 |
| 3:26 | | Delonte West personal foul (Kevin Ollie draws the foul) | 18 | 14 |
| 3:13 | | LeBron James blocks Ryan Gomes's 6-foot jumper | 18 | 14 |
| 3:11 | | Sasha Pavlovic defensive rebound | 18 | 14 |
| 3:02 | | Anderson Varejao makes layup (Sasha Pavlovic assists) | 20 | 14 |
| 3:02 | | Kevin Love shooting foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul) | 20 | 14 |
| 3:02 | | Anderson Varejao misses free throw 1 of 1 | 20 | 14 |
| 3:02 | | Al Jefferson defensive rebound | 20 | 14 |
| 2:45 | | Kevin Ollie makes driving layup | 20 | 16 |
| 2:27 | | Wally Szczerbiak makes 18-foot jumper | 22 | 16 |
| 2:04 | | Al Jefferson misses 13-foot jumper | 22 | 16 |
| 2:04 | | Wally Szczerbiak defensive rebound | 22 | 16 |
| 1:47 | | Anderson Varejao misses 18-foot jumper | 22 | 16 |
| 1:47 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | 22 | 16 |
| 1:35 | | Al Jefferson misses 9-foot jumper | 22 | 16 |
| 1:32 | | Sasha Pavlovic defensive rebound | 22 | 16 |
| 1:23 | | Wally Szczerbiak misses 20-foot jumper | 22 | 16 |
| 1:22 | | Kevin Ollie defensive rebound | 22 | 16 |
| 1:15 | | Kevin Ollie makes driving layup | 22 | 18 |
| 52.2 | | Anderson Varejao makes two point shot (Delonte West assists) | 24 | 18 |
| 35.4 | | Ryan Gomes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Ollie assists) | 24 | 21 |
| 19.9 | | Anderson Varejao misses layup | 24 | 21 |
| 19.3 | | Al Jefferson defensive rebound | 24 | 21 |
| 1.8 | | Al Jefferson lost ball (Delonte West steals) | 24 | 21 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 24 | 21 | |
Regular Season Series
CLE leads 1-0
Game Information
Target Center
1:00 AM, 18 December 2008
Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 14,899
- Referees:
- Joe Crawford
- David Jones
- Mark Ayotte
2024-25 Central Standings
2024-25 Northwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 12 | 4 | .750 | - | W1 |
| Denver | 8 | 5 | .615 | 2.5 | W1 |
| Minnesota | 8 | 7 | .533 | 3.5 | L1 |
| Portland | 6 | 9 | .400 | 5.5 | L1 |
| Utah | 3 | 12 | .200 | 8.5 | L4 |
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