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Sharpe and Clingan power the Trail Blazers to a 106-98 victory over the Timberwolves
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Shaedon Sharpe scored 33 points, Donovan Clingan narrowly missed a triple-double with 17 points, 13 rebounds and eight blocks on Wednesday, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves for the second straight night 106-98.
Anthony Edwards scored 24 points as Minnesota squandered an early lead and dropped its third straight game.
The teams entered the fourth quarter tied before Portland took control behind the defense of Clingan, who had four blocks in the period as Minnesota missed 10 of its first 11 shots to start the final frame.
Portland extended its lead to double digits for the first time on free throws by Sharpe to make it 89-78.
Wolves: Minnesota played without starting point guard Mike Conley. Conley played in the first two back-to-backs of the season, but resting him Wednesday is part of a bigger plan for the 37-year old point guard. “We’re not a rest team generally ... But we had the mindset this season to be a little more proactive with Mike," Wolves coach Chris Finch said.
Trail Blazers: The Blazers were without starting point guard Anfernee Simons, who left Tuesday’s game with shortness of breath. “He just didn’t feel very well today,” head coach Chauncey Billups said. Billups said he expected further tests and that Simons doesn't seem worried. Portland was also without Robert Williams, who is being held out of back-to-backs.
Shaedon Sharpe’s put-back slam dunk with 5:26 left in the game put Portland up 91-83, sending the home crowd into a frenzy.
Minnesota shot 7 for 39 (18%) from the 3-point line. The Wolves entered Wednesday ranked fourth in the NBA in 3-point percentage.
The Timberwolves are at Sacramento on Friday, while the Trail Blazers are off until a Sunday game against Atlanta.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Rudy Gobert vs. Donovan Clingan (Nickeil Alexander-Walker gains possession) | ||
| 11:37 |  | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 11:36 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 11:36 | | Donovan Clingan shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 11:36 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-0 |
| 11:36 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-0 |
| 11:12 | | Trail Blazers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 10:59 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:57 | | Scoot Henderson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:47 | | +2 | Donovan Clingan makes two point cutting dunk (Scoot Henderson assists) | 2-2 |
| 10:35 | | +3 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes three point jump shot (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 5-2 |
| 10:27 | | Toumani Camara turnover (palming) | ||
| 10:12 | | Julius Randle misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:08 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 10:08 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point tip dunk | 7-2 |
| 9:58 | | Toumani Camara misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:55 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 9:50 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point running finger roll layup | 9-2 |
| 9:32 | | Scoot Henderson misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 9:32 | | Donovan Clingan offensive rebound | ||
| 9:32 | | Donovan Clingan misses two point tip layup | ||
| 9:32 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 9:32 | | Donovan Clingan personal foul (Jaden McDaniels draws the foul) | ||
| 9:13 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point turnaround jump shot | 11-2 |
| 8:49 | | +2 | Toumani Camara makes two point driving finger roll layup (Shaedon Sharpe assists) | 11-4 |
| 8:35 | | +3 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes three point stepback jump shot | 14-4 |
| 8:35 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:13 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:13 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 8:09 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point running finger roll layup | 16-4 |
| 8:04 | | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point driving layup (Scoot Henderson assists) | 16-6 |
| 7:37 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving bank hook shot | ||
| 7:36 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 7:25 | | Duop Reath misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:24 | | Julius Randle defensive rebound | ||
| 7:18 | | +2 | Julius Randle makes two point running finger roll layup | 18-6 |
| 7:05 | | +2 | Shaedon Sharpe makes two point driving layup | 18-8 |
| 7:05 | | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul (Shaedon Sharpe draws the foul) | ||
| 7:05 | | +1 | Shaedon Sharpe makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 18-9 |
| 6:40 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:38 | | Trail Blazers defensive rebound | ||
| 6:26 | | Jerami Grant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:23 | | Julius Randle defensive rebound | ||
| 6:19 | | Toumani Camara shooting foul (Julius Randle draws the foul) | ||
| 6:19 | | +1 | Julius Randle makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-9 |
| 6:19 | | Julius Randle misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:17 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 6:07 | | Julius Randle personal foul (Jerami Grant draws the foul) | ||
| 6:02 | | Scoot Henderson turnover (bad pass) (Jaden McDaniels steals) | ||
| 5:57 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point running layup | 21-9 |
| 5:38 | | +2 | Shaedon Sharpe makes two point cutting dunk (Toumani Camara assists) | 21-11 |
| 5:17 | | +3 | Naz Reid makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 24-11 |
| 5:03 | | +2 | Shaedon Sharpe makes two point pullup jump shot | 24-13 |
| 4:47 | | Julius Randle misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:44 | | Scoot Henderson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:42 | | Scoot Henderson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:27 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:25 | | Duop Reath defensive rebound | ||
| 4:03 | | Jerami Grant misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:58 | | Julius Randle defensive rebound | ||
| 4:01 | | Julius Randle defensive rebound | ||
| 3:53 | | Timberwolves turnover (8-second violation) | ||
| 3:42 | | +3 | Toumani Camara makes three point jump shot (Dalano Banton assists) | 24-16 |
| 3:29 | | Josh Minott misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:27 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 3:21 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:18 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 3:09 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point pullup jump shot | 26-16 |
| 2:52 | | Dalano Banton turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Edwards steals) | ||
| 2:49 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 2:46 | | Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 2:43 | | +3 | Shaedon Sharpe makes three point running pullup jump shot | 26-19 |
| 2:43 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:27 | | Duop Reath shooting foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | ||
| 2:27 | | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-19 |
| 2:27 | | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-19 |
| 2:12 | | Josh Minott shooting foul (Dalano Banton draws the foul) | ||
| 2:12 | | +1 | Dalano Banton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-20 |
| 2:12 | | +1 | Dalano Banton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-21 |
| 2:03 | | Jabari Walker personal foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | ||
| 2:03 | | Naz Reid misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:03 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 2:03 | | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-21 |
| 1:54 | | Jabari Walker offensive foul (Nickeil Alexander-Walker draws the foul) | ||
| 1:54 | | Jabari Walker turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:44 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:41 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 1:37 | | Josh Minott shooting foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 1:37 | | +1 | Deni Avdija makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-22 |
| 1:37 | | +1 | Deni Avdija makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-23 |
| 1:18 | | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:14 | | Naz Reid offensive rebound | ||
| 1:14 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point putback dunk | 31-23 |
| 1:02 | | Deni Avdija misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:00 | | Timberwolves defensive rebound | ||
| 0:55 | | +2 | Josh Minott makes two point driving dunk | 33-23 |
| 0:36 | | Rayan Rupert turnover (lost ball) (Nickeil Alexander-Walker steals) | ||
| 0:30 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 0:26 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 0:24 | | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:22 | | Jabari Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Deni Avdija misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | | Naz Reid shooting foul (Donovan Clingan draws the foul) | ||
| 11:44 | | +1 | Donovan Clingan makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-24 |
| 11:44 | | +1 | Donovan Clingan makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-25 |
| 11:32 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:30 | | Jerami Grant defensive rebound | ||
| 11:12 | | Jerami Grant misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:11 | | Donovan Clingan offensive rebound | ||
| 11:10 | | Donovan Clingan misses two point putback layup | ||
| 11:10 | | Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound | ||
| 10:58 | | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:56 | | Donovan Clingan defensive rebound | ||
| 10:45 | | Dalano Banton misses two point pullup bank jump shot | ||
| 10:42 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 10:34 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:30 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 10:24 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:21 | | Scoot Henderson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:14 | | Scoot Henderson misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 10:11 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 10:03 | | Rudy Gobert misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:01 | | Dalano Banton defensive rebound | ||
| 9:55 | | +2 | Dalano Banton makes two point driving finger roll layup | 33-27 |
| 9:31 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:28 | | Dalano Banton defensive rebound | ||
| 9:20 | | Dalano Banton misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 9:17 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 9:12 | | +2 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes two point running pullup jump shot (Donte DiVincenzo assists) | 35-27 |
| 8:53 | | +2 | Donovan Clingan makes two point cutting layup (Scoot Henderson assists) | 35-29 |
| 8:53 | | Rudy Gobert shooting foul (Donovan Clingan draws the foul) | ||
| 8:53 | | +1 | Donovan Clingan makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 35-30 |
| 8:38 | | Rob Dillingham turnover (bad pass) (Jerami Grant steals) | ||
| 8:34 | | Toumani Camara misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:31 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 8:17 | | +3 | Rob Dillingham makes three point jump shot (Naz Reid assists) | 38-30 |
| 8:16 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:09 | | +2 | Scoot Henderson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 38-32 |
| 7:53 | | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:50 | | Donovan Clingan defensive rebound | ||
| 7:41 | | Donovan Clingan misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 7:39 | | Julius Randle defensive rebound | ||
| 7:23 | | +2 | Julius Randle makes two point stepback jump shot | 40-32 |
| 6:59 | | Scoot Henderson misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:56 | | Donovan Clingan offensive rebound | ||
| 6:54 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:49 | | Kris Murray offensive rebound | ||
| 6:49 | | +2 | Kris Murray makes two point tip layup | 40-34 |
| 6:30 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:29 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 6:18 | | Scoot Henderson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:17 | | Timberwolves defensive rebound | ||
| 6:06 | | Donovan Clingan blocks Julius Randle's two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:02 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 6:02 | | Shaedon Sharpe turnover (lost ball) (Jaden McDaniels steals) | ||
| 5:54 | | Rob Dillingham misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 5:50 | | Julius Randle offensive rebound | ||
| 5:42 |