Cavaliers 140-138 Timberwolves (8 Feb, 2018) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Timberwolves

34-23, 12-17 away

138

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
MIN	29	37	33	30	9	138
CLE	31	33	37	28	11	140

TIME	MIN	CLE
12:00	Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Tristan Thompson (Taj Gibson gains possession)	0	0
11:43	Andrew Wiggins misses 27-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:33	Taj Gibson offensive rebound	0	0
11:33	Taj Gibson misses tip shot	0	0
11:32	Isaiah Thomas defensive rebound	0	0
11:31	Tristan Thompson misses dunk	0	0
11:31	Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound	0	0
11:20	Taj Gibson misses 9-foot jumper	0	0
11:20	LeBron James defensive rebound	0	0
10:58	Jae Crowder makes 20-foot jumper (Tristan Thompson assists)	0	2
10:35	Andrew Wiggins makes 8-foot two point shot	2	2
10:19	LeBron James misses pullup jump shot	2	2
10:16	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	2	2
10:06	Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving floating jump shot	2	2
10:03	Taj Gibson offensive rebound	2	2
10:01	Taj Gibson makes two point shot	4	2
9:44	JR Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Thomas assists)	4	5
9:28	Andrew Wiggins makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jimmy Butler assists)	7	5
9:11	Isaiah Thomas makes driving layup (Tristan Thompson assists)	7	7
8:51	Jeff Teague misses 24-foot step back jumpshot	7	7
8:47	Jae Crowder defensive rebound	7	7
8:41	Taj Gibson blocks Isaiah Thomas 's 30-foot three point jumper	7	7
8:35	Jimmy Butler defensive rebound	7	7
8:32	Jimmy Butler bad pass (Tristan Thompson steals)	7	7
8:29	Tristan Thompson makes dunk	7	9
8:29	Timberwolves Full timeout	7	9
8:13	Jeff Teague makes 26-foot three point jumper (Andrew Wiggins assists)	10	9
7:57	JR Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	10	12
7:37	Andrew Wiggins misses 26-foot three point jumper	10	12
7:35	LeBron James defensive rebound	10	12
7:32	LeBron James out of bounds lost ball turnover	10	12
7:13	Andrew Wiggins bad pass (LeBron James steals)	10	12
7:09	Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul	10	12
7:09	LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2	10	12
7:09	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	10	12
7:09	LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2	10	12
7:05	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	10	12
6:57	Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jumper (Jeff Teague assists)	13	12
6:33	Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Isaiah Thomas 's 27-foot three point jumper	13	12
6:30	Taj Gibson defensive rebound	13	12
6:24	Jeff Teague makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Taj Gibson assists)	15	12
6:01	LeBron James makes two point shot	15	14
5:49	Jae Crowder personal foul	15	14
5:35	shot clock turnover	15	14
5:25	LeBron James offensive charge	15	14
5:25	LeBron James turnover	15	14
5:15	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jimmy Butler assists)	18	14
4:53	LeBron James makes driving layup (Jae Crowder assists)	18	16
4:44	Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul	18	16
4:44	Karl-Anthony Towns turnover	18	16
4:44	Gorgui Dieng enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	18	16
4:34	JR Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Thomas assists)	18	19
4:19	Jimmy Butler makes 26-foot three point jumper	21	19
4:10	JR Smith makes 17-foot step back jumpshot	21	21
3:51	Gorgui Dieng misses 21-foot jumper	21	21
3:48	LeBron James defensive rebound	21	21
3:45	LeBron James bad pass (Gorgui Dieng steals)	21	21
3:42	Jimmy Butler makes two point shot	23	21
3:42	Cavaliers Full timeout	23	21
3:42	Channing Frye enters the game for Tristan Thompson	23	21
3:42	Jeff Green enters the game for LeBron James	23	21
3:42	Jamal Crawford enters the game for Jimmy Butler	23	21
3:25	Channing Frye makes dunk (Jae Crowder assists)	23	23
3:01	Isaiah Thomas personal foul	23	23
3:01	Nemanja Bjelica enters the game for Taj Gibson	23	23
2:48	Jeff Teague misses 6-foot jumper	23	23
2:45	Channing Frye defensive rebound	23	23
2:38	Channing Frye misses 26-foot three point jumper	23	23
2:38	Channing Frye offensive rebound	23	23
2:35	Jamal Crawford personal foul	23	23
2:24	Jae Crowder misses three point jumper	23	23
2:24	Nemanja Bjelica defensive rebound	23	23
2:07	Jamal Crawford makes jumper	25	23
1:54	Isaiah Thomas misses 9-foot jumper	25	23
1:54	Gorgui Dieng defensive rebound	25	23
1:48	Cedi Osman enters the game for JR Smith	25	23
1:34	Jamal Crawford misses 16-foot jumper	25	23
1:31	Cedi Osman defensive rebound	25	23
1:28	Nemanja Bjelica shooting foul	25	23
1:28	Jae Crowder makes free throw 1 of 2	25	24
1:28	Derrick Rose enters the game for Isaiah Thomas	25	24
1:28	Tyus Jones enters the game for Jeff Teague	25	24
1:28	Jae Crowder misses free throw 2 of 2	25	24
1:26	Gorgui Dieng defensive rebound	25	24
1:09	Andrew Wiggins misses 15-foot two point shot	25	24
1:06	Jae Crowder defensive rebound	25	24
1:00	Jae Crowder misses driving layup	25	24
57.3	Jeff Green offensive rebound	25	24
57.3	Jeff Green makes tip shot	25	26
50.3	Jamal Crawford makes 18-foot jumper	27	26
40.2	Derrick Rose makes 5-foot two point shot	27	28
32.2	Andrew Wiggins traveling	27	28
32.2	Kyle Korver enters the game for Jae Crowder	27	28
13.8	Cedi Osman makes 26-foot three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists)	27	31
5.4	Jeff Green personal foul	27	31
3.8	Jamal Crawford makes jumper (Tyus Jones assists)	29	31
1.6	Channing Frye bad pass (Tyus Jones steals)	29	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	29	31

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Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Cavaliers
99
Timberwolves
127

Game 1

9/1

Timberwolves
138
Cavaliers
140

Game 2

8/2

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

1:00 AM, 8 February 2018

Cleveland, OH

Attendance: 20,562

Referees:
Mike Callahan
Nick Buchert
Gediminas Petraitis
Gediminas Petraitis

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

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	16	1	.941	-	W1
Detroit	7	10	.412	9	L2
Indiana	6	9	.400	9	L2
Milwaukee	6	9	.400	9	W2
Chicago	6	10	.375	9.5	L1

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