Diving deeper into Cavs 127-125 overtime win over Timberwolves

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers erased a 15-point deficit to squek out a 127-125 overtime win over a quality Minnesota Timberwolves team.

Three stars of the game

First star: Anthony Edwards

47 points, 4 assists, 4 rebounds, 2 blocks

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Edwards is a professional scorer. He has the athleticism and explosive first step to wreck defenses anytime he puts the ball on the floor. And now that he can play off-ball more with the addition of LaMelo Ball, defenses aren’t able to load up on his side of the court as easily as they have in previous seasons.

That scoring was on display when the Timberwolves needed it most. Edwards poured in 11 points in the fourth quarter to help send this game to overtime, and then threw in 11 more points in the extra frame. He missed a three that would’ve tied it up at the end of overtime, but this was still a fantastic outing.

Second star: Donovan Mitchell

26 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds, 2 steals

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Mitchell wasn’t the best shooting guard on the court, but he was good enough to pull the Cavs across the finish line. He made big shots when the team needed it, took care of the ball, and dished out seven helpers, which included two nice lobs to the bigs.

It was a quality performance.

Third star: James Harden

22 points, 8 assists, 4 rebounds, 2 steals

This has been a difficult start of the season for Harden. He’s mostly gotten to his spots on the floor, but hasn’t been able to consistently convert. That continued through the first half tonight as he went 1-for-6 from the field, which included missing some point-blank looks.

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Things might’ve been worse defensively. Minnesota’s guards hunted mismatches against him and took advantage when they got them.

Yet, Harden hung in there.

The Cavs turned the game around when Harden did. He got the ball rolling by pouring in eight points in the third quarter. Then in the fourth, he registered seven points and four assists — which included two helpers on three-pointers — and he recorded the game-tying field goal with 10 seconds left to help send the game to overtime. Harden followed that up with five points in the extra frame…

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Publish date : 2026-10-27 04:02:00

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