Cavaliers outlast Edwards' 47 in overtime

Oct 26, 2026

Cavaliers 127, Wolves 125 (OT)

Donovan Mitchell scored 26 and James Harden 22 with 9 assists as Cleveland handed Minnesota its first loss.

Edwards' 47

Anthony Edwards, questionable before the game, scored 47 on 19-of-33 shooting, with 11 in the fourth and 11 in overtime.

Down 13 early in the third

Minnesota led 65-52 before an 18-4 Cleveland run, with Harden scoring eight points in 1:43.

Harden forces overtime

After Evan Mobley's offensive rebound, Harden's floater tied it at 113, and Peyton Watson blocked Edwards late in regulation.

Mitchell's fadeaway

With the score tied at 121 in overtime, Mitchell's 19-foot fadeaway put Cleveland ahead for good.

The numbers

Cleveland made 18 of 45 threes and had 10 turnovers to Minnesota's 19. Rudy Gobert had 19 rebounds but went 0-of-8.

What's next

Wednesday: Wizards at Cavaliers, 7 p.m. ET (2 a.m. Thursday Cairo), and Warriors at Timberwolves, 8 p.m. ET (3 a.m. Thursday Cairo).

Photo credit

Photo by Erik Drost, CC-BY-2.0, resized. Donovan Mitchell with the Cavaliers in April 2023.

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