Portland Trail Blazers Beat Minnesota Timberwoves, Again – Game Highlights
The Portland Trailblazers were 10 points down after the first quarter in their second game against the Minnesota Timberwolves in as many nights on Wednesday.
The second quarter saw them score 10 points more than the Wolves, and the third was a tie. But their 8-point lead in the last quarter gave them a 106-98 win in the end.
Portland Trail Blazers vs Minnesota Timberwolves Game Highlights
Despite being without starting point guard Anfernee Simons, who left the previous game with shortness of breath, and Robert Williams being held out of back-to-backs, the Trail Blazers improved to 5-8 and stood at 13th seed in the Western Conference.
Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups said Simons just didn’t feel well, and Simons didn’t seem worried, but further tests are awaited. Portland beat Minnesota for a second straight night in a game with many highlights that included:
- In the 33 minutes he played, SG Shaedon Sharpe put 33 points on the board.
- Anthony Edwards made Timberwolves history in the third quarter for Minnesota with his 20th point in this game. This made it his 12th 20+ point game in a row, breaking Kevin Garnett’s most consecutive 20+ point games to start a season record. In his 40 minutes of playing time, Edwards got 24 points, four rebounds, four assists, four steals, and one block, shooting 10/25 from the field but none from the three-point range.
- In the last quarter, Portland took control behind the defense of Donovan Clingan, who had four blocks, as Minnesota missed 10 of its first 11 shots. Overall, despite narrowly missing a triple-double with 17 points, Clingan had 13 rebounds and eight blocks.
Minnesota Timberwoves vs Portland Trail Blazers Full Game Highlights
The Timberwolves are now 6-6 in the Western Conference at 11th seed, and the 13th seed Trail Blazers play their next game on Sunday when they host the Atlanta Hawks at the Moda Center.