POSTGAME NOTES
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 127 (2-1), MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES 125 (3-1) OT
October 26, 2026
Timberwolves Notes
Player Notes
• Anthony Edwards led the way for the Timberwolves tonight with a season-high and game-high 47 points on 19-of-33 shooting, four rebounds, four assists and two blocks, marking his second 40+ point game of the season (31st career). Edwards moves past Kobe Bryant and Anthony Davis for the 13th most 40+ point games in NBA history by a player before his 26th birthday.
Most 40+ Point Games by a Player 25 Years Old or Younger (NBA History)
10. Oscar Robinson – 33 Games
11. Tiny Archibald – 33 Games
12. Allen Iverson – 33 Games
13. Anthony Edwards – 31 Games
14. Kobe Bryant – 30 Games
15. Anthony Davis – 30 Games
• Tonight marked Edwards’ second 40+ point game of the season in his first four appearances after scoring 41 points in Miami on Oct. 21. He is the only player in the NBA this season to have multiple 40+ point games with tonight marking the first time in franchise history a player has recorded multiple 40+ point games within the first four games of the season.
• Edwards scored 22 of his 47 points in the fourth quarter and overtime of tonight’s game, giving him a career total of 2,509 points in the fourth quarter/overtime. Only Kevin Garnett (4,205 points) and Karl Anthony Towns (2,931 points) have scored more fourth quarter/overtime points in franchise history.
• Edwards scored 20 points in the first half and 27 points in the second half (including overtime) in tonight’s contest, marking his third and fourth 20+ point halves this season (118th career), which is the most such halves in the NBA. No player in Timberwolves franchise history has recorded more 20+ point halves than Edwards.
• Joan Beringer came off the bench to record 12 points on a perfect 6-of-6 shooting, seven rebounds and two blocks in 17:14 minutes of action, marking his first 10+ point game of the season (fifth career) and his first 10+ point/5+ rebound/2+ block game of the season (second career). Beringer became just the seventh player in NBA history aged 19 or younger to record 10+ points without a miss from the field (min. five attempts), 5+ rebounds/2+ blocks and the first player in franchise history to accomplish the feat.
• Beringer has now recorded two games with 10+ points without missing a shot from the field (April 10, 2026 at Houston: 10 Points, 5-of-5), becoming just the fifth player in NBA history to record multiple 10+ point games without missing a shot from the field (min. five attempts) aged 19 or younger. Only Andris Biedriņš and Andrew Bynum (three games each) have recorded more such games in NBA history.
• Rudy Gobert ended the night with a season-high and game-high 20 rebounds, marking his first 20+ rebound game of the season (35th career). Gobert ties Shaquille O’Neal for the 40th most 20+ rebound games in NBA history and now sits one game behind Garnett. Since entering the league in the 2013 NBA Draft, only Andre Drummond (92 games) and DeAndre Jordan (57 games) have recorded more 20+ rebound games in the NBA.
Team Notes
• Minnesota knocked down 13 shots from deep tonight, bringing their season total to 63 made threes. This marks the most made threes in franchise history through the first four games of a season and the most made threes in the NBA this season. Additionally, the Wolves became the 25th team in NBA history to make 63+ threes in the first four games of a season.
• Led by Gobert’s 20 rebounds, Minnesota out rebounded Cleveland 52-47, marking the first time in franchise history they have outrebounded each opponent through the first four games of the season. The Wolves now own a NBA-leading +56 rebound margin on the season, outrebounding their foes 214-to-158.
• The Wolves shot 58.3% (14-of-24) in first quarter of tonight’s game, marking the third first quarter this season shooting 50%+ from the floor. Entering tonight’s contest, no team in the NBA had shot 50%+ in more than two first quarters this season.
(info courtesy of Timberwolves)
