The NBA Belt · rivalry
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
5Belt meetings
4Cavaliers wins
1Timberwolves wins
1Title changes
Cleveland Cavaliers and Minnesota Timberwolves have met 5 times with the NBA belt on the line, from December 14, 1996 to December 10, 2021. The belt changed hands in 1 of those games. Cleveland Cavaliers lead the belt series 4–1.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,577 | Dec 14, 1996 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Minnesota Timberwolves 101–93 | Title change |
| 4,956 | Feb 1, 2001 | Minnesota Timberwolves beat Cleveland Cavaliers 90–81 | Defense |
| 5,790 | Mar 27, 2009 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Minnesota Timberwolves 107–85 | Defense |
| 6,362 | Jan 31, 2015 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Minnesota Timberwolves 106–90 | Defense |
| 7,048 | Dec 10, 2021 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Minnesota Timberwolves 123–106 | Defense |