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Series (Game 1 of 2)

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Series starts 12/7

Game 1: Friday, December 7th
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Game 2: Monday, February 11th
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Cavaliers 73

(4-16, 2-11 away)

Timberwolves 91

(9-9, 5-3 home)

8:00 PM ET, December 7, 2012

Target Center, Minneapolis, MN

1 2 3 4 T
CLE 16 21 20 1673
MIN 25 19 22 2591

Top Performers

Cleveland: A. Gee 16 Pts, 1 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Blk

Minnesota: K. Love 36 Pts, 13 Reb, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

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1st Quarter Summary

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12:00 0-0Anderson Varejao vs. Nikola Pekovic (Luke Ridnour gains possession)
11:42 0-2Kevin Love makes 9-foot two point shot (Luke Ridnour assists)
11:19Anderson Varejao misses 20-foot jumper0-2 
11:18 0-2Malcolm Lee defensive rebound
11:06 0-2Malcolm Lee misses 25-foot three point jumper
11:04 0-2Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound
10:51 0-2Andrei Kirilenko bad pass (Daniel Gibson steals)
10:45Malcolm Lee blocks Jeremy Pargo 's 12-foot jumper0-2 
10:44 0-2Malcolm Lee defensive rebound
10:37Daniel Gibson shooting foul (Malcolm Lee draws the foul)0-2 
10:37 0-3Malcolm Lee makes free throw 1 of 2
10:37 0-4Malcolm Lee makes free throw 2 of 2
10:18Jeremy Pargo misses three point jumper 0-4 
10:17 0-4Luke Ridnour defensive rebound
10:10 0-4Nikola Pekovic misses 4-foot jumper
10:08 0-6Kevin Love makes two point shot
10:08 0-4Kevin Love offensive rebound
9:42Jeremy Pargo misses 24-foot three point jumper 0-6 
9:41Cavaliers offensive team rebound0-6 
9:41shot clock turnover 0-6 
9:30 0-8Kevin Love makes layup (Andrei Kirilenko assists)
9:23Cavaliers Full timeout
9:07Jeremy Pargo misses driving layup0-8 
9:06 0-8Malcolm Lee defensive rebound
8:56 0-8Nikola Pekovic misses layup
8:56Tristan Thompson defensive rebound0-8 
8:45Daniel Gibson makes two point shot2-8 
8:33 2-8Malcolm Lee misses 24-foot three point jumper
8:30 2-8Luke Ridnour offensive rebound
8:27 2-10Kevin Love makes dunk (Luke Ridnour assists)
8:17Nikola Pekovic blocks Tristan Thompson 's 2-foot layup2-10 
8:15 2-10Malcolm Lee defensive rebound
8:11Jeremy Pargo shooting foul (Malcolm Lee draws the foul)2-10 
8:11 2-10Malcolm Lee misses free throw 1 of 2
8:11 2-10Timberwolves offensive team rebound
8:11Tyler Zeller enters the game for Tristan Thompson2-10 
8:11Donald Sloan enters the game for Jeremy Pargo2-10 
8:11 2-10Malcolm Lee misses free throw 2 of 2
8:11Anderson Varejao defensive rebound2-10 
7:52Daniel Gibson lost ball turnover (Andrei Kirilenko steals)2-10 
7:47Daniel Gibson shooting foul (Malcolm Lee draws the foul)2-10 
7:47 2-11Malcolm Lee makes free throw 1 of 2
7:47C.J. Miles enters the game for Daniel Gibson2-11 
7:47 2-12Malcolm Lee makes free throw 2 of 2
7:28Tyler Zeller misses 19-foot jumper2-12 
7:26 2-12Malcolm Lee defensive rebound
7:18 2-12Kevin Love bad pass (Tyler Zeller steals)
7:13 2-12Nikola Pekovic personal foul (Tyler Zeller draws the foul)
7:07Alonzo Gee makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tyler Zeller assists)5-12 
6:50 5-12Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
6:47Tyler Zeller defensive rebound5-12 
6:31C.J. Miles bad pass (Luke Ridnour steals)5-12 
6:26 5-12Kevin Love misses layup
6:24 5-14Andrei Kirilenko makes two point shot
6:24 5-12Andrei Kirilenko offensive rebound
6:07C.J. Miles lost ball turnover (Malcolm Lee steals)5-14 
6:05 5-14Malcolm Lee misses 13-foot Running Jumper
6:03Anderson Varejao defensive rebound5-14 
5:58 5-14Nikola Pekovic shooting foul (C.J. Miles draws the foul)
5:58C.J. Miles makes free throw 1 of 26-14 
5:58 6-14Greg Stiemsma enters the game for Nikola Pekovic
5:58 6-14Alexey Shved enters the game for Malcolm Lee
5:58C.J. Miles misses free throw 2 of 26-14 
5:58 6-14Kevin Love defensive rebound
5:41 6-14Greg Stiemsma misses 18-foot jumper
5:41 6-14Andrei Kirilenko offensive rebound
5:28Tyler Zeller personal foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)6-14 
5:20 6-14Luke Ridnour misses 14-foot Running Jumper
5:20C.J. Miles defensive rebound6-14 
5:15C.J. Miles lost ball turnover (Alexey Shved steals)6-14 
5:09 6-16Kevin Love makes layup (Luke Ridnour assists)
4:41C.J. Miles makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anderson Varejao assists)9-16 
4:22 9-16Alexey Shved misses layup
4:20 9-16Kevin Love misses tip shot
4:20 9-16Kevin Love offensive rebound
4:18Anderson Varejao defensive rebound9-16 
4:13Donald Sloan makes 9-foot two point shot11-16 
4:00Anderson Varejao personal foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)11-16 
4:00 11-17Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
4:00 11-18Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
3:44Alonzo Gee misses 24-foot three point jumper 11-18 
3:43 11-18Timberwolves defensive team rebound
3:34 11-18Greg Stiemsma misses layup
3:33 11-18Kevin Love offensive rebound
3:31 11-18Anderson Varejao blocks Kevin Love's layup
3:31Tyler Zeller defensive rebound11-18 
3:28Andrei Kirilenko blocks Donald Sloan's layup11-18 
3:27Tyler Zeller misses tip shot11-18 
3:26Anderson Varejao misses layup11-18 
3:26Anderson Varejao offensive rebound11-18 
3:25 11-18Greg Stiemsma defensive rebound
3:23 11-18Greg Stiemsma bad pass (C.J. Miles steals)
3:19C.J. Miles offensive foul (Greg Stiemsma draws the foul)11-18 
3:19C.J. Miles turnover 11-18 
3:19 11-18Josh Howard enters the game for Andrei Kirilenko
3:10 11-20Luke Ridnour makes 14-foot two point shot
2:57C.J. Miles makes 10-foot two point shot13-20 
2:46 13-22Kevin Love makes 1-foot two point shot (Luke Ridnour assists)
2:36Timberwolves Full timeout
2:28Tyler Zeller makes 4-foot two point shot15-22 
2:28 16-22Luke Ridnour shooting foul (Tyler Zeller draws the foul)
2:28Kevin Jones enters the game for Anderson Varejao15-22 
2:28Tyler Zeller makes free throw 1 of 116-22 
2:15 16-22Josh Howard misses 25-foot three point jumper
2:13Donald Sloan defensive rebound16-22 
1:54Tyler Zeller misses 4-foot running hook shot16-22 
1:53Cavaliers offensive team rebound16-22 
1:42Donald Sloan misses 19-foot jumper16-22 
1:40 16-22Luke Ridnour defensive rebound
1:25 16-24Alexey Shved makes 3-foot two point shot
1:25Tyler Zeller shooting foul (Alexey Shved draws the foul)16-24 
1:25 16-24Jose Juan Barea enters the game for Luke Ridnour
1:25 16-24Alexey Shved misses free throw 1 of 1
1:25Kevin Jones defensive rebound16-24 
1:09Donald Sloan misses 25-foot three point jumper 16-24 
1:08 16-24Josh Howard defensive rebound
0:58Tyler Zeller shooting foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)16-24 
0:58 16-24Kevin Love misses free throw 1 of 2
0:58 16-24Timberwolves offensive team rebound
0:58Tristan Thompson enters the game for Tyler Zeller16-24 
0:58 16-25Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
0:35C.J. Miles misses 25-foot three point jumper 16-25 
0:34 16-25Greg Stiemsma defensive rebound
0:24Alonzo Gee defensive rebound16-25 
0:05 16-25Alexey Shved personal take foul (Donald Sloan draws the foul)
0:00Greg Stiemsma blocks Donald Sloan 's 2-foot layup16-25 
0:00Kevin Jones offensive rebound16-25 
0:00End of the 1st Quarter