Sam Merrill
Cleveland Cavaliers 127 · Minnesota Timberwolves 125 · October 26, 2026
- MIN
- 31
- PTS
- 9
- REB
- 4
- AST
- 2
- STL
- 1
- BLK
- 0
- TOV
- 0
- FG
- 3-8
- 3P
- 1-6
- FT
- 2-2
- +/-
- 13
By Quarter
| Period | PTS | FG | 3P | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Q2 | 5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Q3 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Q4 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OT | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Period | PTS | FG | 3P | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
| Total | 9 | 3-8 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Plays
Every play Sam Merrill was part of, including assists to and from teammates. Times are the game clock; the source has no shot clock.
| Time | Team | Play | MIN–CLE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | |||
| Q1 5:51 |  CLE | Merrill REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1) | 16–9 |
| Q1 4:47 | CLE | Merrill 11' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Harden 1 AST) Assisted by Harden | 20–11 |
| Q1 4:07 | CLE | MISS Merrill 26' 3PT Jump Shot | 22–11 |
| Q1 3:46 | CLE | Merrill S.FOUL (P1.T3) (T.Ricks) | 22–11 |
| Q1 1:24 | CLE | Thomas 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Merrill 1 AST) Assist to Meleek Thomas | 29–19 |
| Q2 | |||
| Q2 11:15 | CLE | Merrill 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Mobley 3 AST) Assisted by Mobley | 33–26 |
| Q2 11:04 | CLE | Merrill P.FOUL (P2.T1) (S.Wright) | 33–26 |
| Q2 9:02 | CLE | SUB: Harden FOR Merrill | 41–34 |
| Q2 3:16 | CLE | Merrill STEAL (1 STL) | 54–41 |
| Q2 54.3 | CLE | Merrill 26' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Harden 4 AST) Assisted by Harden | 58–49 |
| Q2 25.4 | CLE | SUB: Watson FOR Merrill | 59–49 |
| Q3 | |||
| Q3 5:02 | CLE | Merrill Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS) | 69–67 |
| Q3 5:02 | CLE | Merrill Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS) | 69–68 |
| Q3 11.4 | CLE | Merrill S.FOUL (P3.PN) (S.Wright) | 85–86 |
| Q3 11.4 | CLE | SUB: Watson FOR Merrill | 86–86 |
| Q4 | |||
| Q4 11:44 | CLE | MISS Merrill 25' 3PT Jump Shot | 86–86 |
| Q4 8:39 | CLE | MISS Merrill 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot | 93–94 |
| Q4 8:23 | CLE | SUB: Thomas FOR Merrill | 96–94 |
| Q4 2:51 | CLE | Merrill REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2) | 104–104 |
| Q4 1:59 | CLE | MISS Merrill 26' 3PT Jump Shot | 106–104 |
| Q4 4.4 | CLE | Merrill REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3) | 113–113 |
| OT | |||
| OT 4:45 | CLE | Mobley 26' 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Merrill 2 AST) Assist to Evan Mobley | 113–116 |
| OT 4:13 | CLE | MISS Merrill 3PT Jump Shot | 113–116 |
| OT 3:31 | CLE | Merrill P.FOUL (P4.T1) (S.Wright) | 113–116 |
| OT 1:59 | CLE | Jump Ball Merrill vs. Kuminga: Tip to Watson | 118–119 |
| OT 1:26 | CLE | Merrill REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3) | 118–119 |
| OT 34.0 | CLE | SUB: Allen FOR Merrill | 121–123 |
| OT 9.2 | CLE | Merrill P.FOUL (P5.PN) (B.Kennedy) | 122–125 |