Game Summary
Before embarking on a four-game road trip, the Cavs square off against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night at The Q. Tipoff is at 7:00 p.m. (ET).
Despite falling to the Mavericks - 104-97, in Dallas on Monday - the Wine and Gold enter Wednesday's matchup with the best record in the Eastern Conference at 32-15.
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Cleveland connected on 12 three-pointers in Monday’s game at Dallas and has made at least 12 trey in six of the last seven games.
The Cavaliers will hope to keep their sharp-shooting rolling as they head back to Cleveland. The Cavs have scored over 100 points in 23 of 26 homes games this season, including their last five at The Q. The Cavs are averaging 113.3 points at home, which is tops in the Eastern Conference among home teams and 4th in the league.
The Wine and Gold own the Conference’s best home record and 2nd-best home mark in the NBA at 21-5 (.808). The Cavs have also been victorious in 29 of their last 35 home games against the Western Conference (9-3 in 2016-17).
Those stats don't bode well for the traveling TWolves who enter Wednesday's contest having won five of their last six games. However, Minnesota hasn't had recent success against Cleveland, dropping four straight contests against the Cavs.
The young Timberwolves are led by a pair of emerging stars in Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns.
In his third-year out of Kansas, Wiggins is averaging a career-high 22.1 points while the second-year Towns is putting up averages of 23.0 points to go along with 11.9 rebounds.
Where to Catch the Action
TV: FOX Sports Ohio, ESPN
Radio: WTAM 1100, 100.7 WMMS, 87.7 La Mega
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Probable Starters/Status Update*
#2 - Kyrie Irving
#4 - Iman Shumpert
#24 - Richard Jefferson
#23 - LeBron James
#13 - Tristan Thompson
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#9 - Ricky Rubio
#8 - Zach Lavine
#22 - Andrew Wiggins
#5 - Gorgui Dieng
#32 - Karl-Anthony Towns
Status Update: (Cavs) - J.R. Smith, (Right Thumb Fracture, Out), Chris Andersen, (Right Knee ACL Tear, Out), Kevin Love, (Lower Back Spasms, Out)
Status Update: (Timberwolves) - Nikola Pekovic, (Right Ankle, Out)
*Subject to change.
Taming the TWolves
The Cavs have won four straight contests over the Timberwolves by an average margin of 17.5 points (117.5-100.0).
Cleveland has scored over 100 points in all four previous meetings, including two contests in which they have poured in 125 points.
Overall, the Cavaliers are shooting .510 from the field and .404 (46-114) on three pointers in their last four games against Minnesota.
This is the first matchup between the two teams this season, who will also meet again in Minnesota on February 14.
Game Promotions
Black Heritage Celebration presented by Hennessy: The Cleveland Cavaliers 13th annual Black Heritage Celebration (BHC) presented by Hennessy tips off on Wednesday, February 1st at the Cavs vs. Minnesota Timberwolves game at Quicken Loans Arena at 7:00 p.m. The BHC, a salute to Black History Month in February, recognizes the extraordinary past achievements of African Americans throughout history and celebrates those making a difference in the Cleveland community today. MORE INFO
On Deck
After Wednesday's contest, the Wine and Gold embark on a four-game junket beginning with a Saturday night showdown against the Knicks in New York. On Monday night they travel to the nation’s capital to take on the surging Washington Wizards before wrapping up with a back-to-back against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday followed by a matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday. VIEW FULL SCHEDULE