National Basketball Association
Minnesota 112, Portland 96
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, November 16, 2018
Where: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officials:
#60 James Williams, #42 Eric Lewis, #53 John Butler
Attendance:
18978
By Field Level Media
Andrew Wiggins led six Minnesota Timberwolves in double figures with 23 points in a 112-96 romp past the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.
Derrick Rose scored 17 points, Robert Covington and Karl-Anthony Towns added 14 each, Jeff Teague had 13 and Taj Gibson contributed 12 for the Timberwolves, who won their third straight game and avenged a 111-81 defeat at Portland on Nov. 4.
Minnesota shot 50 percent from the field (46-for-92), including 12-for-28 (42.9 percent) on 3-point attempts.
CJ McCollum scored 18 points, Damian Lillard added 16 and Jusuf Nurkic contributed 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Blazers, who have lost two in a row. Portland made only 8 of 29 shots from 3-point range and had 18 turnovers.
Covington scored 11 points to help Minnesota to a 55-43 halftime edge. Nurkic had 13 points for the Blazers, who were 3-for-13 from 3-point range and committed 13 turnovers in the first half.
McCollum scored on consecutive driving layups to get Portland within 62-56 early in the third quarter. The Timberwolves answered with a 9-2 spurt to increase the lead to 71-58. They hiked it to 79-62 late in the quarter and settled for an 83-67 advantage heading into the final quarter.
The Wolves put it away with a 9-0 run to go ahead 102-78 with six minutes remaining. The Blazers got no closer than 16 points the rest of the way.
Minnesota jumped to a 14-7 lead, increasing it to 29-21 after one quarter.
It was 51-37 after a Covington 3-pointer late in the second quarter. Minnesota's advantage was 12 points at the half.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Portland |
|
Minnesota |
CJ McCollum 18 |
Scoring |
Andrew Wiggins 23 |
Damian Lillard 5 |
Assists |
Jeff Teague 7 |
Jusuf Nurkic 11 |
Rebounds |
Karl-Anthony Towns 9 |
Damian Lillard 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Derrick Rose 3 |
Al-Farouq Aminu 2 |
Steals |
Robert Covington 3 |
Jusuf Nurkic 1 |
Blocks |
Dario Saric 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Portland
|
96 |
42.0 |
8-29 |
14-20 |
16 |
48 |
1 |
6 |
18 |
Minnesota
|
112 |
50.0 |
12-28 |
8-11 |
28 |
43 |
4 |
11 |
12 |
Upcoming Games
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Minnesota will play their next game at home against Memphis. The Timberwolves have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .400 after a loss.
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Portland will play their next game on the road against Washington. The Trail Blazers have a W/L % of .636 after a win and .750 after a loss.