Portland Trail Blazers Dominate Bench Points To Beat Minnesota Timberwolves – Game Highlights

By Evan D. Brooks On Nov 13, 2024

On Tuesday night, Jerami Grant and Robert Williams were the key players in the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Each contributed 19 points to their team’s 122-108 win.

Portland Trail Blazers vs Minnesota Timberwolves Game Highlights

The Trail Blazers outsourced Minnesota 64-39 on bench points. The Timberwolves entered the game after blowing an 88-80 lead to the Miami Heat on Sunday in the last five minutes of that game.

Minnesota coach Chris Finch took responsibility for the loss and said it was a complete meltdown in a lot of ways. On Tuesday night, the Blazers improved their standing to 4-9 and the highlights included:

Dalano Banton entered the game after the Blazers lost Anfernee Simons due to a chest injury and his backup, Scoot Henderson, picked up three fouls in the first quarter, but the Blazers jumped out to a 28-17 lead after the first quarter, with a Dalano Banton 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Portland shot a blistering 18 for 32 (56%) from behind the 3-point line despite coming into the game as the NBA’s second-worst 3-point shooting team.
Robert Williams recently returned from a knee injury and had nine rebounds and three assists.
For the Timberwolves, Naz Reid led with 28 points while star guard Anthony Edwards added 26 points.
In his first start of his NBA career, Donovan Clingan stood in for Deandre Ayton, who missed the game with a sprained finger. Clingan started the game with a block against Rudy Gobert on the opening play of the game and took a steal a few possessions later.
Two end-of-quarter buzzer-beating 3-pointers, one from Banton, ended the first quarter, and another from Deni Avdija ended the third quarter.

Minnesota Timberwolves vs Portland Trail Blazers Full Game Highlights

The same teams are matched up again tonight at the Moda Center at 10 p.m.