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Portland Trail Blazers at Minnesota Timberwolves

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Final
102 - 127

Edwards hits 9 3-pointers as Timberwolves blow out Trail Blazers 127-102

Ant drops 37 on a flurry of 3-pointers in Wolves blowout

The nine 3s on 15 attempts were one short of a career high for Edwards, who scored 33 when Minnesota rallied past the Bulls in Chicago on Thursday. He added six rebounds and five assists as the Wolves dominated the Trail Blazers from the start.

Julius Randle scored 22 points and Rudy Gobert had eight points, 15 rebounds and three blocks for Minnesota, which won its third straight.

Scoot Henderson led the Blazers with 16 points. Anfernee Simons had 14 and Robert Williams III added 13 points.

Takeaways Trail Blazers: Portland was playing its eighth game in seven different cities in 13 days, and it showed. Coming off a loss at San Antonio on Thursday night, the Blazers were flat from the start, falling behind by 27 in the second quarter. However, the Blazers are getting healthier, as Williams made his season debut and Shaedon Sharpe played his second game of the year.

Timberwolves: Third in the league in 3-point shooting, the Wolves were clicking from beyond the arc once again. They made a season-high 22 3s on 50 attempts.

Key moment Portland started the third quarter with four quick points to cut Minnesota’s lead to nine. But over three straight possessions, Mike Conley hit a runner and Edwards buried a pair of 3s to push the lead back to 72-55.

Key stat The Blazers were held scoreless for the first 5:12 of the game. They missed 11 field-goal attempts in that stretch and trailed 10-0 before Simons ended the drought with a long baseline jumper as the shot clock was about to expire.

Up next The Blazers return home to face Memphis on Sunday, and the Timberwolves host the Heat on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

MIN leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 102 - 127
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 102 - 127
4th 19.1 Rayan Rupert makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kris Murray assists) 102 - 127
4th 21.1 Kris Murray offensive rebound 99 - 127
4th 25.1 Dalano Banton misses 14-foot step back jumpshot 99 - 127

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/por.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originPOR https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/min.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originMIN
39-91 FG 47-97
42.9 Field Goal % 48.5
6-25 3PT 22-50
24.0 Three Point % 44.0
18-24 FT 11-14
75.0 Free Throw % 78.6
37 Rebounds 49
12 Offensive Rebounds 10
25 Defensive Rebounds 39
13 Assists 32
11 Steals 9
7 Blocks 7
16 Turnovers 17
1 Team Turnovers 3
17 Total Turnovers 20
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
24 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 23
15 Fast Break Points 23
60 Points in Paint 48
17 Fouls 21
0 Largest Lead 28
Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Portland Trail Blazers Portland Trail Blazers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Robert Williams III, C Day-To-Day Jul 3
Shaedon Sharpe, SG Day-To-Day Jul 3
Scoot Henderson, G Day-To-Day Jul 3
Jerami Grant, SF Day-To-Day Jul 3
Deni Avdija, SF Day-To-Day Jun 24

Game Information

Target Center

Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 18,978 · Capacity:

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 68 14 .829 - W4
Denver 50 32 .610 18 W3
Minnesota 49 33 .598 19 W3
Portland 36 46 .439 32 W1
Utah 17 65 .207 51 L2
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