Cavaliers vs Timberwolves: head-to-head
23 meetings since 2015-16
Cleveland Cavaliers13wins
Minnesota Timberwolves10Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Cavaliers and the Timberwolves have met 23 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Cavaliers lead the series 13-10.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Cavaliers won 4 and the Timberwolves won 2. The most recent game, on October 26, 2026, ended Cavaliers 127-125.
The home team won 14 of the 23 games (61%). These matchups averaged 229.4 total points, with a typical winning margin of 10.9 points; 6 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Their next meeting is scheduled for January 11, 2027 in Minnesota.
Next meeting
| Jan 11, 2027 | Cavaliers @ Timberwolves | 9:30 PM EST | MIN 65% |
Probability from today's Elo ratings (home court included); the frozen pre-game figure appears on the game page 7 days before tip-off.
Biggest wins
| Cavaliers | MIN 97 – 125 CLE · 2017-02-01 |
| Timberwolves | CLE 99 – 127 MIN · 2018-01-08 |
2026-27 CLE 1 – 0 MIN
| 2026-10-26 | MIN 125 – 127 CLE | Final/OT |
2025-26 CLE 1 – 1 MIN
| 2026-01-10 | MIN 134 – 146 CLE | Final |
| 2026-01-08 | CLE 122 – 131 MIN | Final |
2024-25 CLE 2 – 0 MIN
| 2025-02-10 | MIN 107 – 128 CLE | Final |
| 2025-01-18 | CLE 124 – 117 MIN | Final |
2023-24 CLE 1 – 1 MIN
| 2024-03-22 | CLE 91 – 104 MIN | Final |
| 2024-03-08 | MIN 104 – 113 CLE | Final/OT |
2022-23 CLE 0 – 2 MIN
| 2023-01-14 | CLE 102 – 110 MIN | Final |
| 2022-11-13 | MIN 129 – 124 CLE | Final |
2021-22 CLE 1 – 1 MIN
| 2022-02-28 | MIN 127 – 122 CLE | Final |
| 2021-12-10 | CLE 123 – 106 MIN | Final |
2020-21 CLE 1 – 1 MIN
| 2021-02-01 | MIN 98 – 100 CLE | Final |
| 2021-01-31 | CLE 104 – 109 MIN | Final |
2019-20 CLE 1 – 1 MIN
| 2020-01-05 | MIN 118 – 103 CLE | Final |
| 2019-12-28 | CLE 94 – 88 MIN | Final |
2018-19 CLE 0 – 2 MIN
| 2018-11-26 | MIN 102 – 95 CLE | Final |
| 2018-10-19 | CLE 123 – 131 MIN | Final |
2017-18 CLE 1 – 1 MIN
| 2018-02-07 | MIN 138 – 140 CLE | Final |
| 2018-01-08 | CLE 99 – 127 MIN | Final |
2016-17 CLE 2 – 0 MIN
| 2017-02-14 | CLE 116 – 108 MIN | Final |
| 2017-02-01 | MIN 97 – 125 CLE | Final |
2015-16 CLE 2 – 0 MIN
| 2016-01-25 | MIN 107 – 114 CLE | Final |
| 2016-01-08 | CLE 125 – 99 MIN | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.