MINNEAPOLIS -- — Julius Randle had 28 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists to help the Minnesota Timberwolves hang on to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 131-122 on Thursday night for their fourth consecutive victory.

Anthony Edwards added 25 points, nine assists and seven rebounds while becoming the third-youngest player in NBA history to reach 10,000 career points, following LeBron James and Kevin Durant. Edwards, who is 24 years and 156 days old, hit the five-digit mark with a 13-foot fadeaway jumper midway through the fourth quarter. Only seven players ever have hit the five-digit mark before 25.

Randle scored 13 points in the third quarter as the Timberwolves built a 20-point lead while outscoring the Cavaliers 43-22 to match the team's season high for points in any period. Jaden McDaniels had 26 points on 11-for-14 shooting, and Donte DiVincenzo went 6 for 10 from 3-point range to finish with 22 points as Minnesota fended off a late Cavaliers surge.

The Timberwolves (25-13) improved to 15-5 since Thanksgiving Day, the best record in the NBA over that span. They started the game on a 17-5 run and finished with season highs in field goal shooting (51 for 89, 57%) and 3-point shooting (20 for 38, 53%) percentages.

Sam Merrill had 11 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, hitting a 3-pointer with 2:56 left for Cleveland that cut the deficit to four. Donovan Mitchell had 30 points and eight assists for the Cavaliers (21-18), who played without forward Dean Wade after he left their previous game with a bruised left knee.

The Timberwolves held a pregame moment of silence for Renee Good, the 37-year-old woman who was fatally shot in her car on Wednesday by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer.

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TIME	PLAY
12:00	Jarrett Allen vs. Rudy Gobert (Evan Mobley gains possession)	0	0
11:40	Darius Garland misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:36	Rudy Gobert defensive rebound	0	0
11:24	Anthony Edwards makes alley oop layup (Julius Randle assists)	2	0
11:09	Craig Porter Jr. misses 9-foot pullup jump shot	2	0
11:06	Anthony Edwards defensive rebound	2	0
11:00	Julius Randle makes 25-foot running jump shot (Donte DiVincenzo assists)	5	0
10:46	Donovan Mitchell makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Jarrett Allen assists)	5	2
10:38	Jaden McDaniels makes driving layup (Julius Randle assists)	7	2
10:27	Craig Porter Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper	7	2
10:23	Julius Randle defensive rebound	7	2
10:21	Jaden McDaniels makes running dunk (Julius Randle assists)	9	2
10:03	Darius Garland misses driving floating jump shot	9	2
10:01	Julius Randle defensive rebound	9	2
9:54	Julius Randle lost ball turnover (Darius Garland steals)	9	2
9:49	Evan Mobley makes 2-foot driving floating jump shot	9	4
9:49	Jaden McDaniels shooting foul	9	4
9:49	Evan Mobley misses free throw 1 of 1	9	4
9:47	Julius Randle defensive rebound	9	4
9:30	Julius Randle makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	12	4
9:20	Donte DiVincenzo shooting foul	12	4
9:20	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 1 of 2	12	5
9:20	Jarrett Allen misses free throw 2 of 2	12	5
9:18	Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound	12	5
9:02	Rudy Gobert makes 2-foot two point shot	14	5
8:51	Donovan Mitchell misses 24-foot three point jumper	14	5
8:48	Anthony Edwards defensive rebound	14	5
8:30	Donte DiVincenzo makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaden McDaniels assists)	17	5
8:28	Cavaliers Full timeout	17	5
8:22	Julius Randle shooting foul	17	5
8:22	Darius Garland misses free throw 1 of 2	17	5
8:22	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	17	5
8:22	Darius Garland makes free throw 2 of 2	17	6
8:02	Julius Randle misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	17	6
7:58	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	17	6
7:48	Evan Mobley makes 3-foot two point shot (Donovan Mitchell assists)	17	8
7:37	Anthony Edwards misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	17	8
7:34	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	17	8
7:28	Jarrett Allen misses 2-foot hook shot	17	8
7:26	Rudy Gobert defensive rebound	17	8
7:14	Anthony Edwards misses two point shot	17	8
7:12	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	17	8
7:08	Anthony Edwards personal foul	17	8
7:08	De'Andre Hunter enters the game for Evan Mobley	17	8
7:08	Jaylon Tyson enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	17	8
7:08	Sam Merrill enters the game for Craig Porter Jr.	17	8
6:58	Darius Garland misses driving floating jump shot	17	8
6:55	Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound	17	8
6:52	Sam Merrill shooting foul	17	8
6:52	Anthony Edwards misses free throw 1 of 2	17	8
6:52	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	17	8
6:52	Anthony Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2	18	8
6:42	Jarrett Allen makes dunk (De'Andre Hunter assists)	18	10
6:27	Julius Randle misses driving floating jump shot	18	10
6:26	Rudy Gobert offensive rebound	18	10
6:25	Rudy Gobert offensive foul	18	10
6:25	Rudy Gobert offensive foul turnover	18	10
6:25	Mike Conley enters the game for Donte DiVincenzo	18	10
6:25	Naz Reid enters the game for Julius Randle	18	10
6:15	De'Andre Hunter misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	18	10
6:13	Jaylon Tyson offensive rebound	18	10
5:58	Jarrett Allen misses 7-foot hook shot	18	10
5:56	Rudy Gobert defensive rebound	18	10
5:48	Naz Reid misses 29-foot three point jumper	18	10
5:46	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	18	10
5:37	Mike Conley shooting foul	18	10
5:37	Sam Merrill makes free throw 1 of 3	18	11
5:37	Sam Merrill makes free throw 2 of 3	18	12
5:37	Sam Merrill makes free throw 3 of 3	18	13
5:23	Anthony Edwards makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mike Conley assists)	21	13
5:15	Sam Merrill makes 25-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)	21	16
4:54	Rudy Gobert makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Mike Conley assists)	23	16
4:45	Darius Garland makes 2-foot two point shot	23	18
4:27	Anthony Edwards makes 4-foot two point shot	25	18
4:16	Darius Garland makes 15-foot pullup jump shot	25	20
4:00	Anthony Edwards misses 8-foot step back jumpshot	25	20
3:58	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	25	20
3:58	Rudy Gobert double personal foul (De'Andre Hunter draws the foul)	25	20
3:58	Double technical foul: Rudy Gobert and De'Andre Hunter	25	20
3:58	Jaylen Clark enters the game for Jaden McDaniels	25	20
3:58	Julius Randle enters the game for Rudy Gobert	25	20
3:58	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Darius Garland	25	20
3:58	Evan Mobley enters the game for Jarrett Allen	25	20
3:38	De'Andre Hunter misses 25-foot three point jumper	25	20
3:34	Jaylon Tyson offensive rebound	25	20
3:34	Sam Merrill makes layup	25	22
3:20	Jaylon Tyson personal foul	25	22
3:13	Julius Randle makes 18-foot pullup jump shot	27	22
2:49	Jaylon Tyson makes alley oop layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)	27	24
2:37	Jaylen Clark lost ball turnover (Jaylon Tyson steals)	27	24
2:32	Sam Merrill misses 24-foot three point jumper	27	24
2:28	Naz Reid defensive rebound	27	24
2:16	Anthony Edwards offensive foul	27	24
2:16	Anthony Edwards offensive foul turnover	27	24
2:16	Timberwolves Full timeout	27	24
1:59	Jaylen Clark shooting foul	27	24
1:59	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	27	25
1:59	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	27	26
1:41	Julius Randle misses 15-foot jumper	27	26
1:39	De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound	27	26
1:32	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	27	26
1:28	Sam Merrill offensive rebound	27	26
1:24	De'Andre Hunter makes 1-foot layup (Evan Mobley assists)	27	28
1:00	Julius Randle makes 1-foot driving dunk (Anthony Edwards assists)	29	28
56.3	Evan Mobley double dribble turnover	29	28
45.0	Julius Randle out of bounds bad pass turnover	29	28
37.0	Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot	29	28
35.1	Mike Conley defensive rebound	29	28
22.3	Anthony Edwards makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Julius Randle assists)	32	28
4.3	De'Andre Hunter misses driving floating jump shot	32	28
3.0	De'Andre Hunter offensive rebound	32	28
0.3	Sam Merrill makes 24-foot three point jumper (De'Andre Hunter assists)	32	31
0.1	Naz Reid misses heave jump shot	32	31
0.1	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	32	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	32	31

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Venue

Target Center

Minneapolis, MN

Date & Time

1:00 AM, January 9, 2026

Coverage

FanDuel SN OH, FanDuel SN North, NBA League Pass

Attendance

17,274

Referees

Derrick Collins, Pat Fraher, Karl Lane

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	38	13	.745	W1
Cleveland	32	21	.604	W3
Chicago	24	29	.453	L4
Milwaukee	21	29	.420	W3
Indiana	13	39	.250	L3

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	40	13	.755	L2
Denver	34	19	.642	W1
Minnesota	32	21	.604	L1
Portland	25	28	.472	W2
Utah	16	37	.302	L2

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