Minnesota Timberwolves vs Cleveland Cavaliers prediction

NBA · Friday, 9 January 2026, 01:00 UK

Minnesota Timberwolves3-0 · 1 in the Western

Cleveland Cavaliers1-1 · 9 in the Eastern

Final: MIN 131-122 CLE.

Minnesota Timberwolves vs Cleveland Cavaliers: prediction not published yet.

Box score

Points by quarter
Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Minnesota Timberwolves	32	31	43	25	131
Cleveland Cavaliers	31	36	22	33	122

Head to head

Last 6 meetings of Minnesota Timberwolves and Cleveland Cavaliers, points by quarter
Date	Teams	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final
11 Feb2025	Cleveland Cavaliers vs Minnesota Timberwolves	3012	3632	3834	2429		128 107
19 Jan2025	Minnesota Timberwolves vs Cleveland Cavaliers	3229	2831	1929	3835		117 124
23 Mar2024	Minnesota Timberwolves vs Cleveland Cavaliers	2520	2129	2617	3225		104 91
09 Mar2024	Cleveland Cavaliers vs Minnesota Timberwolves	2523	2927	2530	1817	167	113 104
15 Jan2023	Minnesota Timberwolves vs Cleveland Cavaliers	2725	2229	2826	3322		110 102
13 Nov2022	Cleveland Cavaliers vs Minnesota Timberwolves	2040	3027	3437	4025		124 129

Minnesota Timberwolves won 3 (50%)Cleveland Cavaliers won 3 (50%)

Western Conference

Cleveland Cavaliers play in the other conference: 1-1, 9 in the Eastern.

NBA standings with Minnesota Timberwolves and Cleveland Cavaliers highlighted
#	Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Win %
1	Minnesota Timberwolves	3	3	0	363	293	1.000
2	Portland Trail Blazers	2	2	0	252	203	1.000
3	Los Angeles Lakers	3	3	0	384	345	1.000
4	Memphis Grizzlies	3	3	0	357	323	1.000
5	Oklahoma City Thunder	3	3	0	320	289	1.000
6	Houston Rockets	3	3	0	363	334	1.000
7	Denver Nuggets	2	1	1	225	231	.500
8	Phoenix Suns	2	1	1	214	246	.500
9	LA Clippers	3	1	2	339	329	.333
10	San Antonio Spurs	3	1	2	336	336	.333
11	Dallas Mavericks	3	1	2	337	355	.333
12	Utah Jazz	3	1	2	346	374	.333
13	New Orleans Pelicans	3	0	3	374	384	.000
14	Golden State Warriors	3	0	3	335	369	.000
15	Sacramento Kings	3	0	3	328	372	.000

Full NBA standings

Minnesota Timberwolves: last 6 games this season

Minnesota Timberwolves's last 6 games, points by quarter
Date	Teams	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
07 Jan2026	Minnesota Timberwolves vs Miami Heat	2729	3425	3223	2917	122 94
04 Jan2026	Washington Wizards vs Minnesota Timberwolves	2838	3035	2135	3633	115 141
03 Jan2026	Miami Heat vs Minnesota Timberwolves	2527	2529	3634	2935	115 125
31 Dec2025	Atlanta Hawks vs Minnesota Timberwolves	3326	3723	2824	2829	126 102
30 Dec2025	Chicago Bulls vs Minnesota Timberwolves	2321	2734	2840	2341	101 136
28 Dec2025	Minnesota Timberwolves vs Brooklyn Nets	3033	3329	2336	2125	107 123

Won 4 (67%)Lost 2 (33%)

Cleveland Cavaliers: last 6 games this season

Cleveland Cavaliers's last 6 games, points by quarter
Date	Teams	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
07 Jan2026	Indiana Pacers vs Cleveland Cavaliers	2822	3231	3331	2336	116 120
04 Jan2026	Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons	2819	2847	2621	2827	110 114
03 Jan2026	Cleveland Cavaliers vs Denver Nuggets	2824	3435	2638	2511	113 108
31 Dec2025	Cleveland Cavaliers vs Phoenix Suns	3721	3033	2935	3324	129 113
30 Dec2025	San Antonio Spurs vs Cleveland Cavaliers	2625	2924	2327	2337	101 113
28 Dec2025	Houston Rockets vs Cleveland Cavaliers	3224	2822	3017	2737	117 100

Won 4 (67%)Lost 2 (33%)

Minnesota Timberwolves at home

Minnesota Timberwolves's games at home this season
Date	Teams	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
07 Jan2026	Minnesota Timberwolves vs Miami Heat	2729	3425	3223	2917	122 94
28 Dec2025	Minnesota Timberwolves vs Brooklyn Nets	3033	3329	2336	2125	107 123
24 Dec2025	Minnesota Timberwolves vs New York Knicks	3128	2724	2727	3025	115 104
22 Dec2025	Minnesota Timberwolves vs Milwaukee Bucks	2329	2531	2715	2825	103 100
20 Dec2025	Minnesota Timberwolves vs Oklahoma City Thunder	2333	2518	3534	2922	112 107

Won 4 (80%)Lost 1 (20%)

Cleveland Cavaliers on the road

Cleveland Cavaliers's games on the road this season
Date	Teams	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
07 Jan2026	Indiana Pacers vs Cleveland Cavaliers	2822	3231	3331	2336	116 120
30 Dec2025	San Antonio Spurs vs Cleveland Cavaliers	2625	2924	2327	2337	101 113
28 Dec2025	Houston Rockets vs Cleveland Cavaliers	3224	2822	3017	2737	117 100
25 Dec2025	New York Knicks vs Cleveland Cavaliers	2338	3720	2438	4228	126 124
18 Dec2025	Chicago Bulls vs Cleveland Cavaliers	3334	2924	3330	3223	127 111

Won 2 (40%)Lost 3 (60%)

Next games

Minnesota Timberwolves

29 Octvs Golden State WarriorsMIN 76%
31 Octvs LA ClippersMIN 64%
01 Novat San Antonio SpursSA 70%

Cleveland Cavaliers

28 Octvs Washington WizardsCLE 81%
30 Octat Atlanta HawksATL 58%
01 Novat Milwaukee BucksCLE 71%

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