Julius Randle had 28 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists to help the Minnesota Timberwolves hang on to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 131-122 for their fourth consecutive victory.

The Cavaliers still aren't able to put all the pieces together. On Thursday, Jan. 8, the Cavaliers traveled up to the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn., for a

Minnesota (25-14) entered Saturday’s affair with the fifth-best defense in the NBA, but Cleveland’s spacing and shooting gave the Wolves fits last season, and the Cavaliers (22-18) do seem to be slowly creeping toward the level of play that earned them the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs a season ago.

The Minnesota Timberwolves may be without multiple key players in Saturday afternoon’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Minnesota Timberwolves and Cleveland Cavaliers lock horns once again on Saturday after the two teams matched up on Thursday. In the previous battle, Anthony Edwards and Co.

The Timberwolves had a little bit of everything in a 131-122 victory over the Cavaliers on Thursday night at the Target Center, as their current win streak now sits at four. It was Cleveland that jumped out to an early 67-63 halftime lead. The Wolves exploded for a 43-22 third quarter to take a commanding 106-89 lead after 45 minutes.