Getty Images The Minnesota Timberwolves take on Kevin Love and the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday.
The Cleveland Cavaliers continue their 2018-19 NBA season on the road Friday night, as they travel to Minnesota to take on the Timberwolves.
The game is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on Fox Sports Ohio (in Cavs markets) and Fox Sports North (in Timberwolves markets). If you don’t have cable or can’t get to a TV, you can still watch a live stream of the game (or DVR it) on your computer, phone, tablet or streaming device by signing up for one of the following cable-free, live-TV streaming services:
How to Watch Cavaliers vs Timberwolves Online if You’re in Market
Fox Sports Ohio (local markets) and Fox Sports North (local markets) are included in the main Fubo bundle, which has 85 total channels and is tailored towards sports. You can sign up for a free 7-day trial right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the FuboTV website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the FuboTV app.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 30 hours of Cloud DVR (with the ability to upgrade to 500 hours), as well as a “72-Hour Lookback” feature, which allows you to watch games up to three days after they air even if you forgot to record them.
In addition to a Netflix-like on-demand streaming library, Hulu also offers a bundle of 50-plus live TV channels, including Fox Sports Ohio (local markets) and Fox Sports North (local markets). You can sign up for “Hulu with Live TV” right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the Hulu website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the Hulu app.
If you can’t watch live, “Hulu with Live TV” comes with 50 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of DVR space and the ability to fast forward through commercials).
Fox Sports Ohio and Fox Sports North (local markets) are included in the “Sling Blue” channel package. You can sign up for a free 7-day trial right here, and you can then watch the game live on your computer via the Sling TV website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the Sling TV app.
If you can’t watch live, you can get 50 hours of cloud DVR storage as an additional add-on.
How to Watch Cavaliers vs Timberwolves Online if You’re Out of Market
If you live outside of the Cavs or Timberwolves area, all out-of-market, non-nationally televised games can be watched through NBA League Pass. You can sign up and watch through a number of different platforms:
You can sign up for either NBA League Pass, which lets you watch all out-of-market games, or NBA Team Pass, which lets you watch all of one team’s games if they’re out of market. Once signed up, you’ll be able to watch games on your computer via the NBA.com website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the NBA app.
If you have FuboTV or sign up for a new subscription, you can add NBA League Pass to your channel bundle. After signing up, you’ll be able to watch games on your computer via the Fubo website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the Fubo app.
If you have Sling TV or sign up for a new subsription, you can add NBA League Pass or NBA Team Pass to your channel bundle. Once signed up, you’ll be able to watch games on your computer via the Sling website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the Sling app.
Preview
It will be an eventful night as the Cavs’ new franchise leader, Kevin Love, will return to his old stomping grounds in Minnesota.
Friday’s game will Love the opportunity to show the T’Wolves what kind of player he can be with much more veteran experience under his belt. As the Timberwolves were happy to have Love in Minnesota for as long as they did, it was time for them to turn the page, as he didn’t pan out to be that veteran leader that they expected.
Both teams will head into Friday nights matchup with a loss on their record, as they both fell to their respective opponents to open up the season. Although the Cavaliers didn’t put up as big as a fight, they have a more favorable opponent while playing the Wolves.
For now, the Wolves are rolling with their disgruntled superstar, Jimmy Butler. As the star forward remains on board, he is willing to play friendly with his teammates as long he is able to ball out the way that he knows he can. Since he wasn’t around for the entirety of the preseason, the Timberwolves are keeping Butler on a bit of a minutes restriction. Seeing as though they struggled to squeak out a win, we’re not sure how long this ‘minutes restriction’ will last.
The Wolves had some substantial contributions from guys like Butler, Andrew Wiggins, and Jeff Teague on Wednesday, but their superstar center Karl Anthony-Towns had a visibly slow start to the season. It’s unclear as to whether his attitude towards Butler was the cause of his eight-point night or not, but the Wolves are going to need a lot more out of KAT in order to compete on Friday.
As for the Cavs, they don’t look as deflated as everybody thought without LeBron in the mix. Kevin Love is undoubtedly going to be a handful for defenses, and their off-the-bench performances by Jordan Clarkson can go a long way this season.
Considering that the Raptors will most likely be a top-three team in the East, it was expected that the Cavs would struggle to pull that one off on Wednesday. But they have a shot at redemption this Friday, as the Cavs can put all of their stellar offensive contributions to work against the T’Wolves on Friday.