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Williams and Grant help Trail Blazers beat Timberwolves 122-108
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Robert Williams and Jerami Grant each scored 19 points to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 122-108 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night.
Williams, who recently returned from a knee injury, also had nine rebounds and three assists.
Naz Reid led Minnesota with 28 points in the loss while star guard Anthony Edwards pitched in 26 points.
The Blazers, who entered the game as the second-worst 3-point shooting team in the NBA, shot a blistering 18 for 32 (56%) from behind the 3-point line.
The Blazers jumped out to a 28-17 lead after the first quarter, capped off by a Dalano Banton 3-pointer at the buzzer. Banton entered the game after Portland lost Anfernee Simons for the game due to a chest injury and his backup, Scoot Henderson, picked up three fouls in the first quarter.
Timberwolves: Minnesota came into Tuesday’s cup game after blowing an 88-80 lead in the last five minutes to the Miami Heat on Sunday. Their coach Chris Finch blamed himself for the loss. “I take responsibility for that entire game, that was a complete meltdown in a lot of ways. I didn’t have enough answers for the zone,” Finch said. “It wasn’t a late-game thing as much as I thought the zone really stifled us.”
Blazers: Donovan Clingan got the first start of his NBA career on Tuesday night in place of Deandre Ayton, who missed the game with a sprained finger. He started the game with a block against Rudy Gobert on the opening play of the game and snagged a steal a few possessions later.
Portland had two end of quarter buzzer-beating 3-pointers, one from Banton to end the first quarter and another from Deni Avdija to end the third quarter.
The Blazers dominated the bench points in Tuesday night’s game, outsourcing Minnesota 64-39.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Rudy Gobert vs. Donovan Clingan (Mike Conley gains possession) | ||
| 11:42 |  | Donovan Clingan blocks Rudy Gobert's two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 11:40 | | Donovan Clingan defensive rebound | ||
| 11:27 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:25 | | Julius Randle defensive rebound | ||
| 11:18 | | Julius Randle misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 11:16 | | Anfernee Simons defensive rebound | ||
| 11:10 | | +3 | Toumani Camara makes three point running jump shot (Shaedon Sharpe assists) | 0-3 |
| 10:51 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point reverse layup (Rudy Gobert assists) | 2-3 |
| 10:34 | | Donovan Clingan misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:31 | | Julius Randle defensive rebound | ||
| 10:17 | | Rudy Gobert turnover (bad pass) (Donovan Clingan steals) | ||
| 10:07 | | Anfernee Simons misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:04 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 10:00 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point running layup | 4-3 |
| 9:38 | | Jerami Grant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:35 | | Mike Conley defensive rebound | ||
| 9:25 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:23 | | Donovan Clingan defensive rebound | ||
| 9:15 | | Shaedon Sharpe turnover (lost ball) (Rudy Gobert steals) | ||
| 9:06 | | Jaden McDaniels turnover (bad pass) (Toumani Camara steals) | ||
| 9:01 | | Anthony Edwards blocks Shaedon Sharpe's two point running layup | ||
| 8:59 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 8:56 | | Julius Randle offensive foul (Toumani Camara draws the foul) | ||
| 8:56 | | Julius Randle turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:41 | | Anthony Edwards personal foul (Jerami Grant draws the foul) | ||
| 8:34 | | +2 | Anfernee Simons makes two point driving floating jump shot | 4-5 |
| 8:05 | | +2 | Julius Randle makes two point pullup bank jump shot (Mike Conley assists) | 6-5 |
| 8:00 | | Jaden McDaniels blocks Shaedon Sharpe's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:00 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 7:46 | | Jaden McDaniels turnover (bad pass) (Toumani Camara steals) | ||
| 7:39 | | Toumani Camara misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:38 | | Donovan Clingan offensive rebound | ||
| 7:37 | | Donovan Clingan misses two point tip layup | ||
| 7:36 | | Mike Conley defensive rebound | ||
| 7:21 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point turnaround jump shot | 8-5 |
| 7:07 | | +2 | Shaedon Sharpe makes two point pullup jump shot | 8-7 |
| 6:55 | | Julius Randle misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:55 | | Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 6:55 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:33 | | +3 | Jerami Grant makes three point jump shot (Scoot Henderson assists) | 8-10 |
| 6:19 | | Mike Conley turnover (bad pass) (Shaedon Sharpe steals) | ||
| 6:15 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses two point running dunk | ||
| 6:14 | | Mike Conley defensive rebound | ||
| 5:59 | | Shaedon Sharpe shooting foul (Julius Randle draws the foul) | ||
| 5:59 | | +1 | Julius Randle makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-10 |
| 5:59 | | +1 | Julius Randle makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-10 |
| 5:43 | | +2 | Robert Williams III makes two point dunk (Jerami Grant assists) | 10-12 |
| 5:32 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:30 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 5:24 | | +3 | Scoot Henderson makes three point running pullup jump shot (Toumani Camara assists) | 10-15 |
| 5:15 | | Scoot Henderson shooting foul (Julius Randle draws the foul) | ||
| 5:15 | | Julius Randle misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:15 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 5:15 | | +1 | Julius Randle makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-15 |
| 4:59 | | Jerami Grant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:56 | | Robert Williams III offensive rebound | ||
| 4:55 | | Robert Williams III misses two point putback layup | ||
| 4:54 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 4:47 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:43 | | Robert Williams III defensive rebound | ||
| 4:34 | | Jaden McDaniels blocks Jerami Grant's two point driving layup | ||
| 4:31 | | Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound | ||
| 4:25 | | Robert Williams III blocks Julius Randle's two point running layup | ||
| 4:23 | | Scoot Henderson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:20 | | Jerami Grant misses two point running layup | ||
| 4:19 | | Timberwolves defensive rebound | ||
| 3:54 | | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:51 | | Robert Williams III defensive rebound | ||
| 3:43 | | +2 | Scoot Henderson makes two point cutting layup (Robert Williams III assists) | 11-17 |
| 3:31 | | Scoot Henderson personal foul (Julius Randle draws the foul) | ||
| 3:25 | | Scoot Henderson personal foul (Julius Randle draws the foul) | ||
| 3:14 | | Julius Randle turnover (lost ball) (Dalano Banton steals) | ||
| 3:02 | | +3 | Deni Avdija makes three point jump shot (Jerami Grant assists) | 11-20 |
| 2:57 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:37 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 2:35 | | Dalano Banton defensive rebound | ||
| 2:32 | | +2 | Robert Williams III makes two point running layup (Dalano Banton assists) | 11-22 |
| 2:08 | | Robert Williams III blocks Julius Randle's two point layup | ||
| 2:05 | | Robert Williams III defensive rebound | ||
| 1:47 | | Deni Avdija misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 1:45 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 1:37 | | +3 | Donte DiVincenzo makes three point stepback jump shot | 14-22 |
| 1:14 | | Deni Avdija turnover (bad pass) (Naz Reid steals) | ||
| 1:06 | | +3 | Naz Reid makes three point running jump shot (Julius Randle assists) | 17-22 |
| 0:49 | | +3 | Toumani Camara makes three point jump shot (Dalano Banton assists) | 17-25 |
| 0:30 | | Dalano Banton blocks Anthony Edwards's three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:28 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 0:06 | | Deni Avdija misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:05 | | Timberwolves defensive rebound | ||
| 0:05 | | Donte DiVincenzo turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 0:00 | | +3 | Dalano Banton makes three point jump shot (Deni Avdija assists) | 17-28 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:50 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker kicked ball violation | ||
| 11:36 | | Trail Blazers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 11:18 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:15 | | Rayan Rupert defensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | Deni Avdija misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 11:07 | | Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound | ||
| 10:59 | | Donovan Clingan shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 10:59 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-28 |
| 10:59 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-28 |
| 10:42 | | +3 | Dalano Banton makes three point jump shot (Shaedon Sharpe assists) | 19-31 |
| 10:35 | | Donte DiVincenzo turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 10:35 | | Donte DiVincenzo personal foul (Loose ball) (Dalano Banton draws the foul) | ||
| 10:20 | | Donovan Clingan offensive foul (Nickeil Alexander-Walker draws the foul) | ||
| 10:20 | | Donovan Clingan turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:04 | | +3 | Mike Conley makes three point pullup jump shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 22-31 |
| 9:36 | | Donovan Clingan misses two point layup | ||
| 9:35 | | Donovan Clingan offensive rebound | ||
| 9:24 | | Rayan Rupert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:16 | | Rayan Rupert offensive rebound | ||
| 9:13 | | +3 | Dalano Banton makes three point jump shot (Rayan Rupert assists) | 22-34 |
| 9:01 | | +3 | Naz Reid makes three point jump shot (Mike Conley assists) | 25-34 |
| 8:43 | | +2 | Shaedon Sharpe makes two point pullup jump shot | 25-36 |
| 8:31 | | Shaedon Sharpe personal foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 8:25 | | Mike Conley misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:22 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 8:13 | | +3 | Shaedon Sharpe makes three point jump shot (Deni Avdija assists) | 25-39 |
| 7:59 | | +3 | Jaden McDaniels makes three point pullup jump shot (Rudy Gobert assists) | 28-39 |
| 7:42 | | Rudy Gobert personal foul (Donovan Clingan draws the foul) | ||
| 7:29 | | Mike Conley personal foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 7:16 | | Dalano Banton misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 7:14 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 7:05 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point driving floating jump shot (Mike Conley assists) | 30-39 |
| 7:05 | | Donovan Clingan defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 6:54 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:52 | | Mike Conley defensive rebound | ||
| 6:47 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:47 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 6:47 | | Dalano Banton personal foul (Loose ball) (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 6:47 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:39 | | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:36 | | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | ||
| 6:27 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point driving layup (Josh Minott assists) | 32-39 |
| 6:15 | | +2 | Robert Williams III makes two point hook shot (Deni Avdija assists) | 32-41 |
| 6:02 | | Mike Conley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:59 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 5:56 | | Josh Minott personal foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 5:49 | | Dalano Banton turnover (lost ball) (Jaden McDaniels steals) | ||
| 5:44 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point running layup | 34-41 |
| 5:30 | | +2 | Robert Williams III makes two point alley-oop dunk (Deni Avdija assists) | 34-43 |
| 5:22 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point driving floating jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 36-43 |
| 5:22 | | Jerami Grant shooting foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | ||
| 5:22 | | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 37-43 |
| 5:13 | | +3 | Dalano Banton makes three point jump shot (Deni Avdija assists) | 37-46 |
| 4:52 | | Jaden McDaniels offensive foul (Charge) (Toumani Camara draws the foul) | ||
| 4:52 | | Jaden McDaniels turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:42 | | Deni Avdija misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:41 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 4:33 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point cutting dunk (Mike Conley assists) | 39-46 |
| 4:19 | | +2 | Robert Williams III makes two point alley-oop dunk (Dalano Banton assists) | 39-48 |
| 4:08 | | Deni Avdija shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 4:08 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 40-48 |
| 4:08 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-48 |
| 3:59 | | Dalano Banton offensive foul (Charge) (Naz Reid draws the foul) | ||
| 3:59 | | Dalano Banton turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 3:39 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving floating jump shot | 43-48 |
| 3:17 | | +3 | Shaedon Sharpe makes three point jump shot (Jerami Grant assists) | 43-51 |
| 3:04 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:52 | | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point pullup jump shot | 46-51 |
| 2:32 | | +3 | Jerami Grant makes three point jump shot (Dalano Banton assists) | 46-54 |
| 2:32 | | Anthony Edwards shooting foul (Jerami Grant draws the foul) | ||
| 2:32 | | +1 | Jerami Grant makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 46-55 |
| 2:22 | | Donte DiVincenzo turnover (bad pass) (Robert Williams III steals) | ||
| 2:13 | | +2 | Robert Williams III makes two point cutting dunk (Jerami Grant assists) | 46-57 |
| 2:13 | | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul (Robert Williams III draws the foul) | ||
| 2:13 | | +1 | Robert Williams III makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 46-58 |
| 1:57 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:54 | | Robert Williams III defensive rebound | ||
| 1:36 | | Dalano Banton turnover (traveling) | ||
| 1:19 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point pullup jump shot (Julius Randle assists) | 48-58 |
| 1:02 | | Toumani Camara turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Edwards steals) | ||
| 0:54 |