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Edwards scored 47 points but was still unable to save the situation. The Cavaliers relied on Mitchell and Harden to score important points in overtime to reverse the Timberwolves 127:125 and end their opponent’s three-game winning streak at the beginning of the season.
nba The Timberwolves started the season with a three-game winning streak. Today (26th), they were in a tough home game against the Cavaliers. After taking the lead in the first half, the Cavaliers pulled the game into overtime. In the end, thanks to the combined efforts of backcourt stars Donovan Mitchell and James Harden, the Cavaliers successfully stopped the Timberwolves’ Anthony. Edwards led the counter-attack with 47 points in a single game, interrupting the Timberwolves’ three-game winning streak at the start of the season with a score of 127–125.
The Timberwolves welcomed the additions of LaMelo Ball and Jonathan Kuminga this offseason, and already completed a contract extension with defensive lock Jaden McDaniels, creating a young and promising starting lineup. In the first three games of the season, due to Ball’s excellent performance, the Timberwolves also defeated the Heat, Magic and Raptors respectively.
Today, the Timberwolves visited the Cavaliers’ home and launched another fierce attack at the beginning of the game. Especially the team’s first brother, Edward, scored 20 points in the first half. On the other hand, the performance of the Cavaliers’ starting players was not ideal. The four starters of two-star Mitchell, Harden, Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen combined to score only 17 points. The Timberwolves also took a 10-point lead.
However, the game changed after an easy basket. Harden, who was cold in the first half, found his outside touch in the third quarter. He once hit two three-pointers in a row and then drove under the basket to help the Cavaliers, who were behind by 15 points at one time, successfully reverse the situation in the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter too, both sides returned to a tug-of-war. Although the Timberwolves once took a 7-point lead thanks to consecutive three-pointers from Terrence Shannon Jr. and McDaniels, the resilient Cavaliers immediately counterattacked and relied on Harden’s key floater in the last 10 seconds to take the game into overtime.
In overtime, Harden continued to dominate the game by hitting a three-pointer at the beginning of the quarter, but Edwards, who was feeling hot, responded by scoring 5 consecutive points. However, at the critical moment, Mitchell succeeded in a fadeaway jumper, and Harden and Peyton Watson made 4 consecutive free throws. In the end, the Cavaliers won by a narrow margin of 2 points, interrupting the Timberwolves’ 3-game winning streak to start the season.
A total of 7 members of the Cavaliers team scored in double digits today. Among them, Mitchell and Harden scored 26 points, 7 assists and 22 points, 9 assists respectively. Melek Thomas, who came off the bench, scored 16 points with 4 three-pointers. As far as the Timberwolves were concerned, Edouard had the best scorer with 47 points. Although Ball Jr. also had 11 points and 6 assists today, he also committed 7 turnovers.
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The Cavaliers defeated the Timberwolves 127:125 at home, relying on a key attack in overtime to complete the upset, successfully interrupted the Timberwolves’ three-game winning streak to start the season, and also ended the visiting team’s strong start.
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Although Edwards scored 47 points, the Timberwolves failed to maintain their advantage in the second half and overtime, and Ball committed 7 turnovers. The team was not as confident as the Cavaliers in important moments.
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Mitchell scored 26 points and 7 assists, and Harden contributed 22 points and 9 assists. The two took over the game in the third quarter, final quarter and overtime, becoming the main reason for the Cavaliers’ upset and victory.
