MINNEAPOLIS -- Guard J.R. Smith scored a season-high 27 points to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 125-99 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night at Target Center.

The victory extended the Cavaliers' winning streak to six games as Cleveland moved to 2-0 on its season-long, six-game road trip.

Forward Kevin Love, making his second trip back to Minnesota after a trade that sent him to Cleveland for Andrew Wiggins two summers ago, added 20 points and nine rebounds.

Wiggins led the Timberwolves with 35 points, the fifth time in his career he has scored at least 30 and the second time in three games against the team that selected him with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft.

Minnesota has lost four straight games and nine of its last 10 overall.

The Timberwolves used an early burst to build a seven-point lead four minutes into the game before Cleveland finally wore Minnesota down.

Smith was on fire from the start, nailing his first six shots before a miss that appeared to hit a finger tip on the way to the basket. He was 8 of 9 from the field in the first half, including 5 of 6 from beyond the arc as the Cavaliers led 62-46 at halftime.

Wiggins was one of the few reliable sources of offense for Minnesota, hitting 8 of 10 from the floor with 21 points at the break.

The Cavaliers pushed their lead to 21 points in the third quarter before the Timberwolves went on a 15-7 run. Minnesota, which made just two 3-pointers in the first 2 1/2 quarters, drilled four straight during the run to narrow the deficit to 13 points at 83-70.

But Cleveland finished the quarter on a 12-4 run, sparked by back-to-back 3-pointers by Love and guard Iman Shumpert, to take a 19-point lead into the fourth quarter.

Cleveland built on that run to start the fourth quarter, extending its lead to 27 points with 7:35 to play.

Forward LeBron James was quiet offensively, scoring just 13 points, but had 12 rebounds and eight assists in 32 minutes.

Four Cavs starters finished in double figures. Shumpert had 23 points off the bench and guard Kyrie Irving added 13 points.

Timberwolves rookie center Karl-Anthony Towns had 22 points and six rebounds. Forward Shabazz Muhammad has also had 22 points in 26 minutes coming off the bench.

NOTES: Cavaliers G Mo Williams revealed he has partially torn ligaments in his right thumb after flying to New York on Thursday for a second opinion. He is able to play while the thumb heals. ... Timberwolves G Tyus Jones and F Damjan Rudez were inactive. ... Cleveland continues its six-game road trip against the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday at Wells Fargo Center. Minnesota plays the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday in the third of a four-game homestand.