Timberwolves (116) vs Trail Blazers (111) · Dec 12, 2021 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Dec 12, 2021

12-15MinnesotaT-wolves

116

11-16PortlandBlazers

111

Game Recap

The Timberwolves defeated the Trail Blazers, 116-111. Karl-Anthony Towns (23 points, 10 rebounds, four assists) and Anthony Edwards (24 points, four rebounds) combined for 47 points for the Timberwolves in the victory, while Damian Lillard tallied 24 points, 11 rebounds and six assists for the Trail Blazers in the losing effort. The Timberwolves improve to 12-15 on the season, while the Trail Blazers fall to 11-16.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	33	23	33	27	116
POR	26	29	29	27	111

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
1Anthony EdwardsSF	29	7-13	2-7	8-9	4	3	1	0	2	4	24	+5
8Jarred VanderbiltPF	30	6-8	1-1	1-3	8	0	3	1	1	1	14	+9
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	34	7-17	0-3	9-10	10	4	0	0	5	4	23	+19
22Patrick BeverleySG	34	3-10	2-4	2-2	4	4	3	0	1	4	10	+6
0D'Angelo RussellPG	35	5-12	4-8	4-6	5	5	2	0	2	2	18	+20
5Malik Beasley	22	2-5	2-5	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	6	-1
3Jaden McDaniels	28	4-11	2-7	0-0	7	0	0	0	1	3	10	-17
9Leandro Bolmaro	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	+6
11Naz Reid	9	2-4	0-0	2-2	1	1	0	0	5	2	6	-11
4Jaylen Nowell	11	2-4	1-1	0-0	1	3	0	1	0	1	5	-11
13Nathan Knight	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Jake Layman	— did not play —												— did not play —
6Jordan McLaughlin	— did not play —												— did not play —
20Josh Okogie	— did not play —												— did not play —
12Taurean Prince	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		38-8544.7%	14-3638.9%	26-3281.3%	42	23	9	2	17	22	116

TRAIL BLAZERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
9Nassir LittleSF	20	4-7	1-4	1-2	2	0	0	1	0	3	10	-5
11Larry Nance Jr.PF	25	3-6	0-2	2-4	12	3	0	1	1	4	8	-2
27Jusuf NurkicC	21	3-6	0-0	2-2	7	1	1	1	4	5	8	-22
24Norman PowellSG	38	6-11	2-4	1-2	2	4	1	0	4	2	15	-22
0Damian LillardPG	36	5-17	3-14	11-15	11	6	0	0	5	0	24	-8
33Robert Covington	33	1-6	1-5	0-0	5	3	5	4	1	3	3	+9
1Anfernee Simons	32	9-20	6-12	2-3	1	3	0	0	1	5	26	+4
10Dennis Smith Jr.	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	-7
17Tony Snell	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	+7
23Ben McLemore	15	5-6	5-6	0-0	2	2	1	0	1	2	15	+17
2Trendon Watford	7	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	1	1	1	1	0	2	+4
21Keljin Blevins	— did not play —												— did not play —
16CJ Elleby	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL		37-8145.7%	18-4837.5%	19-2867.9%	45	25	9	8	19	25	111

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterminpor

(12:00) Jump Ball Nurkic vs. Towns: Tip to Russell
(11:41) MISS Edwards 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(11:38) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:30) MISS Little 3PT Jump Shot
(11:26) Beverley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:21) Nurkic S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goble)
+1 (11:21) Beverley Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
10
+1 (11:21) Beverley Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
20
(11:13) Lillard Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:13) Vanderbilt STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (11:12) Vanderbilt 1' Running Reverse Layup (2 PTS)
40
(11:12) Nance Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T2) (T.Ford)
(11:12) MISS Vanderbilt Free Throw 1 of 1
(11:07) Nance Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:56) Lillard Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T2)
(10:48) MISS Beverley 22' Step Back Jump Shot
(10:45) Little REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:26) Little 1' Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Nurkic 1 AST)
42
(9:59) Powell P.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Twardoski)
(9:53) MISS Russell 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:51) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:38) MISS Nurkic 5' Turnaround Hook Shot
(9:35) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:30) Russell 1' Running Layup (2 PTS)
62
+2 (9:20) Nurkic 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Powell 1 AST)
64
(9:07) MISS Vanderbilt 3' Driving Layup
(9:04) Lillard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:01) Powell 2' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Lillard 1 AST)
66
+3 (8:40) Russell 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
96
(8:21) MISS Lillard 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:18) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:03) Little S.FOUL (P1.T4) (S.Twardoski)
+1 (8:03) Vanderbilt Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
106
(8:03) MISS Vanderbilt Free Throw 2 of 2
(8:01) Nance Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (7:55) Lillard Running Reverse Layup (2 PTS)
108
(7:44) Nance Jr. S.FOUL (P2.PN) (S.Twardoski)
+1 (7:44) Towns Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
118
+1 (7:44) Towns Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
128
(7:33) Powell Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(7:33) Beverley STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:30) Towns Running Dunk (4 PTS) (Beverley 1 AST)
148
(7:30) TRAIL BLAZERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (7:10) Lillard 19' Step Back Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1410
+2 (6:47) Towns 5' Hook Shot (6 PTS)
1610
+3 (6:41) Powell 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Covington 1 AST)
1613
+2 (6:22) Towns 20' Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Beasley 1 AST)
1813
(6:10) Lillard Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T4)
(5:53) Towns Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(5:53) Nurkic STEAL (1 STL)
(5:45) Towns S.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Ford)
+1 (5:45) Nurkic Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1814
+1 (5:45) Nurkic Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1815
(5:18) MISS Beverley 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(5:17) Covington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:14) Lillard Bad Pass Turnover (P4.T5)
(5:14) Edwards STEAL (1 STL)
(5:12) Covington S.FOUL (P1.PN) (T.Ford)
+1 (5:12) Edwards Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1915
+1 (5:12) Edwards Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2015
+3 (4:55) Powell 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Lillard 2 AST)
2018
(4:40) MISS McDaniels 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:38) Lillard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (4:28) Simons 4' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
2020
+3 (4:14) Edwards 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Beverley 2 AST)
2320
+2 (3:59) Nurkic 1' Driving Dunk (6 PTS) (Lillard 3 AST)
2322
(3:59) Timberwolves Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(3:51) Edwards Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T2)
(3:40) MISS Lillard 31' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:37) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:31) MISS Edwards 2' Driving Layup
(3:28) Lillard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(3:28) Bolmaro Personal Take Foul (P1.T2) (S.Twardoski)
+3 (3:17) Simons 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Powell 2 AST)
2325
(2:58) MISS McDaniels 3PT Jump Shot
(2:57) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (2:56) Towns Driving Dunk (10 PTS)
2525
(2:56) Powell S.FOUL (P2.PN) (S.Twardoski)
+1 (2:56) Towns Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)
2625
(2:46) McDaniels S.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Twardoski)
(2:46) MISS Powell Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:46) TRAIL BLAZERS Rebound
+1 (2:46) Powell Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
2626
+3 (2:36) McDaniels 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Russell 1 AST)
2926
(2:22) MISS Covington 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:20) Russell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:13) MISS Beasley 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:11) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(2:00) Powell Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T6)
(1:38) MISS Bolmaro 2' Driving Layup
(1:38) Nurkic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:35) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(1:16) MISS Nurkic 22' Jump Shot
(1:13) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+3 (1:06) Beasley 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Bolmaro 1 AST)
3226
(0:48) MISS Simons 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:47) Timberwolves Rebound
(0:34) MISS Towns 20' Step Back Jump Shot
(0:32) Covington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:12) Covington Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T7)
(0:03) Nurkic S.FOUL (P2.PN) (J.Goble)
(0:03) MISS Towns Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:03) Timberwolves Rebound
+1 (0:03) Towns Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
3326
(0:03) McDaniels Violation:Kicked Ball (T.Ford)
(0:00) MISS Simons 45' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:00) TRAIL BLAZERS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

POR

116Points111

38-85(44.7%)Field Goal(%)37-81(45.7%)

14-36(38.9%)3-Point(%)18-48(37.5%)

26-32(81.3%)Free Throw(%)19-28(67.9%)

42(10)Rebounds(Offensive)45(12)

23Assists25

9Steals9

2Blocks8

17Turnovers19

22Fouls25

46Pts In The Paint34

23Fast Break Pts18

24Pts Off Turnovers21

27Bench Pts46

12Largest Lead7

Game Details

Sunday, December 12, 2021 · 9:00 PM

Moda Center · Portland, OR

attendance: 16,591 (83.0%)