47 Points From Anthony Edwards Still Lost as Cleveland Won 127-125 in OT
Donovan Mitchell scored five in overtime and James Harden's free throws with 13 seconds left put Cleveland up. Minnesota is 3-1 after its first loss.
Photo: NBA.com. Anthony Edwards, Minnesota Timberwolves guard.
Anthony Edwards scored 47 points on 19-of-34 shooting in Cleveland on Monday, and the Timberwolves still took their first loss of the season, 127-125 in overtime, per the AP and the NBA.com box score. Donovan Mitchell had 26, including five in overtime, and James Harden's two free throws with 13 seconds left put the Cavaliers up for good.
Minnesota went 14-of-23 at the free-throw line, Rudy Gobert grabbed 20 rebounds and went 0-of-9 from the floor, and LaMelo Ball missed both free throws that would have tied the game with 9.2 seconds left in overtime. Edwards had 47, and the rest went 0-of-9 (Gobert), 0-of-2 on the tying free throws (Ball), and fouled out (McDaniels).
How overtime ended
Edwards made a three to even it at 121. Mitchell answered with a 19-foot fadeaway with 48 seconds left for a 123-121 lead, per the AP. Jonathan Kuminga then made 1 of 2 free throws with 34 seconds left to cut it to 123-122, per the CBS Sports play-by-play. Harden made both free throws with 13 seconds left to make it 125-122.
Sam Merrill fouled Ball with 9.2 seconds left. Ball missed both free throws. Edwards got a look from the top of the key and missed. Peyton Watson made both of his free throws with 3.9 seconds left for 127-122. Edwards's last three made the final 125-127.
By our count from the CBS Sports play-by-play, Cleveland scored 14 in overtime and Minnesota scored 12.
Gobert: 20 rebounds, 0-of-9
Gobert finished with 20 rebounds, eight of them offensive, and five points. Every one of his nine field-goal attempts missed, per the NBA.com and CBS Sports box scores. He made 5-of-8 free throws.
Minnesota outrebounded Cleveland 54-50 and still lost. The Wolves took the same number of shots as Cleveland, 102, and made three more field goals, 49 to 46. They lost the three-point line, 13-of-40 to Cleveland's 18-of-45, and they lost the free-throw line by three makes.
Ball's seven turnovers and the last trip
Ball finished with 11 points, six assists and seven turnovers in 31 minutes. He was 0-of-2 at the line on the possession that would have tied overtime. Jaden McDaniels scored 14 before he fouled out and picked up a technical in overtime that Mitchell converted.
Edwards had four assists and four turnovers of his own. Jonathan Kuminga had 10 points and 10 rebounds. Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 14 off the bench.
The lead Minnesota gave back
Minnesota led by 15 in the second quarter and was up 69-58 with 7:31 left in the third before Cleveland scored 12 straight, including eight from Harden, per the AP. The Cavaliers won the third quarter 36-26 and tied the fourth at 27-27. There were 15 lead changes and five ties in the last 21 and a half minutes, per the AP.
Minnesota also turned the ball over 17 times to Cleveland's 12.
Mitchell and Harden closed it
Mitchell finished 10-of-21 with five threes, five rebounds and seven assists. Harden had 19 points and nine assists. Evan Mobley scored 18 with 10 rebounds. Meleek Thomas, the 34th pick in June's draft, scored 16 in his NBA debut, per the AP.
Cleveland has now won its last four home games against Minnesota. The Cavaliers are 2-1. Minnesota is 3-1 and hosts Golden State on Wednesday. Cleveland hosts Washington the same night.
Sources
- AP: Mitchell scores 26 as Cavaliers rally and defeat Timberwolves 127-125 in overtime. Oct. 26-27, 2026. Mitchell's five OT points, Harden free throws at 13 seconds, Ball's missed free throws, Edwards's late three and miss, Watson free throws, Thomas debut, Minnesota's first loss, 15 lead changes and five ties.
- NBA.com box score, Timberwolves 125, Cavaliers 127 (OT). Oct. 26, 2026. Player lines, shooting splits, rebounds, turnovers, Gobert 0-of-9 and 20 rebounds.
- CBS Sports play-by-play, Timberwolves at Cavaliers. Oct. 26, 2026. Overtime sequence, including Kuminga's free throw that made it 123-122 before Harden's free throws.
- ESPN recap, Cavaliers 127, Timberwolves 125 (OT). Oct. 26, 2026. Final score, Harden free throws to 125-122, 15 lead changes and five ties.
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