Monday, November 26, 2018

Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves, Game 19 preview and listings


CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cavaliers (4-14), riding a two-game winning streak, will host the Minnesota Timberwolves (9-11) on Monday night. 


When: 7 p.m.


Where: Quicken Loans Arena


TV: FoxSports Ohio 


Radio: WTAM 1100 AM; WMMS 100.7 FM, La Mega 87.7 FM.


Online: FoxSports Go apps


Last meeting: The Cavs lost to the Timberwolves 131-123 in the second game of the season on Oct. 19.


Cavs minute: The Cavs beat the Houston Rockets on Saturday night, their first official winning streak of the season. Both wins came against teams with a winning record ... In the two wins, the Cavs are averaging 119.0 points on 50.8 percent from the field. ... Cleveland has won five straight games against Minnesota at The Q. ... During Saturday's win vs. Houston, the Cavs pulled down a season-best 20 offensive rebounds. Led by Tristan Thompson, the Cavs rank third in the NBA in offensive rebounds per game at 12.7. ... Collin Sexton scored a career-high 29 points, making it the first time in his NBA career that Sexton has tallied 20-plus in back-to-back games. ... Jordan Clarkson, fourth among NBA reserves in scoring, has piled up double-digits in all 12 of his career matchups against Minnesota. ... David Nwaba has scored in double figures in all three of his starts. 


Timberwolves minute: Minnesota has won two straight games, marking its second-longest streak of the season. ... The Wolves are 5-2 since trading Jimmy Butler to the 76ers. ... Center Karl-Anthony Towns has scored in double figures in 19 of 20 games. The lone single-digit game was the season opener. ... The Wolves are 0-4 when scoring less than 100 points this season. ...  The Wolves have scored 20 or more points off turnovers in four of their last six. ... Minnesota is just 1-8 away from Target Center. ... Former Cavs draft pick Andrew Wiggins was held scoreless for the first time in his career during Saturday's win. ... Derrick Rose, traded by the Cavs at last year's deadline, is averaging 20.1 points on 54 percent shooting and 56.1 percent from 3-point range in the month of November. 


Probable starters:


Cavs


F David Nwaba


F Cedi Osman


C Tristan Thompson


G Rodney Hood


G Collin Sexton


Timberwolves


F Taj Gibson 


F Robert Covington


C Karl-Anthony Towns


G Andrew Wiggins


G Jeff Teague


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