Four players for Wolves over 20: Randle 28, McDaniels 26, ant 25, Ragu 22

Classic McDaniels. Rubbing it in with a dunk to an opponent they see again in 48 hours

Wolves now missed 3-of-4 free throws but fortunately the make (by Randle) pushed it to a 3-possession lead with 26 ticks to play

McDaniels at the line however not as great. Over 80 percent this year though

McDaniels cold-blooded

Okay it's ballgame

Wolves have been great on challenges but I think they lose this one. Randle's little chuck in the chest didn't affect the shot but it happened.

Ant with a stupendous leap on that long transition pass, tipped it just enough for it to go off Cav for turnover. Big play as Cavs could have cut it to single digits for a layup

Donovan Mitchell personally making this a game. Up to a 30-piece with five to play.

Agree 100% with Randle's return. Final 6:23 up 11

Don't count the Cavs out, obviously

Gobert has unfurled his inner Harlem Globetrotter a handful of times in this game. Fairly unprecedented athleticism tonight

Wolves are +35 in Randle's 28:33

43-22 third quarter makes it 106-89.

Another sign of reassurance. 35-12 in third quarter thus far

Wolves reel off 26 points in first 5:46 of the second half while yielding 8. They coughed up a big first quarter lead but are shooting really well (over 50% from field and behind the arc) while reducing turnovers and sharing the ball. Randle has been fantastic. 21-6-5

Really good game. Got to admire how Cavs got back to block Randle's shot in transition while they are getting blitzed. Wolves have flipped the lead and are now again up double digits.

Wolves jump out to 17-5 and now 9-2 advantages to start first and second half, respectively

McDaniels up to 6-for-7 from the field, 2-3 from deep

Randle again comes out strong to start a half. He led team in plus/minus with +11 in first half. Naz at the other end with -15.

Wolves also had freakishly balanced scoring among their starters in first half, with McDaniels and Randle at 12 and the other 3 at 11. Only 6 points off the bench though; while Cavs have 21

Cavs up at half 67-63. Wolves shoot 54.3 from the floor but Cavs nearly match it and take more shots from field and line

Cavs starting lineup: 2 with 11, 2 with 10, 1 with 9

Cavs absorbed that early onslaught and have been the better team. A pair of Rague treys and a Naz trip to the line cutting into the lead but Cavs have beaten Wolves up the floor and to loose balls. Wolves haven't been lazy, just not as aggressive.

Hero shirt tote. Ant with his 4th shirt to up his lead over Mike Conley to 4-1 and rest of roster 4-0. Tepid competition: Few jerseys meted out. But Ant comfortably on his way to third straight shirt tote title

Naz with a get-out-of-your-seat slam off a Ragu miss, then Bones with a nifty no-look pass to Ragu for a layup. Cavs call time

Three straight airballs, a football pass layup at the other end then an ugly turnover by Ragu. Finch calls time at 37-45. Can't blame the whistle as the fouls are even-ing up at 9-6.

Wolves lead 32-31 after first period. Fouls are Wolves 9, Cavs 3. Free throws are Cavs 7-10 Wolves 1-2

From 17-5 to 27-28

Ant and Gobert with 2 fouls apiece. Might be significant later

Cavs get back into the game via good hustle, nice passing and a 8-2 advantage in free throw attempts

Gobert with two wonderful offensive plays indicating he is in a special mood tonight. Then he blows a foul advantage by walking through Hunter with his hands up. Got to be smarter, especially when you have it going on so well.

Gobert with a backward slam off the Conley alley oop disguisued as a floater (shades of SloMo)

Really looking forward to how the Wolves would come out for this one and the answer is 17-5. Perfect 7-7 from the field. Randle 6-3-3 in 3:32

Gobert with the first extended dribble from the top of the arc, upfake and layup I've ever seen him make

Randle hits a cutting Ant and then splashes a 3 for first points of the game

Here at Target Center for Cavs-Wolves, a home-and-home pair of games that travels to Cleveland on Saturday. Cavs will have Mitchell, Mobley and Allen all healthy, with Garland and Craig Porter Jr. (making his first start) in the backcourt. Wolves are healthy with the exception of TJ Shannon.

And here's the Apple link of today's pod with Dane. The Wolves are setting their own standard by hewing to the game plan and not worrying about who they are playing. Ant and Gobert are leading. Times are sweet--for how long? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

Here's the spotify link of the pod I did with Dane today, mostly positive stuff that also goes into potential trade scenarios and roster moves open.spotify.com/episode/2kqy...

Did a pod with Dane this morning, roaming through spontaneous improvisations as usual, made more clarifying by this being the Wolves best stretch of the season thus far. Here's the youtube link www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J7M...

Latest Wolves: Flowers for Ragu, Donte DiVincenzo, who follows in the tradition of PatBev, Vando, SloMo and NAW as elements of scrap, glue + kindling in team chemistry behind the stars. www.minnpost.com/sports/2026/...

Absent some extremely unlikely event, checking out and leave the DVR running. Dinner time and I'm writing tomorrow.

Jaylen Clark wants to make this lead 50.

Ant 35 points in what may be his final flurry. He also has 4 steals.

Wolves pump lead to 29 after three periods, 108-79 and we may see the garbage time lineups sooner rather than later here.

Don't touch Rudy's head

Ant letting go of the rope here. Understandable but he'll be sitting to start the fourth quarter and wipe the slate clean

Wolves have broken the Wizards, play by play. Playing smart and rugged in tandem these past two games as well as they have all season. Nobody is having a bad, even Ragu, who has missed all 8 of his three-point attempts. (1-9 overall)

Difference between the blizzard of facts that both Dave Benz and Alan Horton threw/throw at you is the curation-context behind them. Horton knows what facts elucidate and explain what you are watching.

Wolves way too concerned about the refs given how well they are playing lately. Stupid distraction from what you have earned that matters