Portland Trail Blazers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

Mar 5, 2022

FINAL

25-38PortlandBlazers

121

36-29MinnesotaT-wolves

135

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
POR	34	30	37	20	121
MIN	32	31	46	26	135

Game Recap

Karl-Anthony Towns recorded 36 points, 15 rebounds, five assists and three blocks for the Timberwolves as they defeated the Trail Blazers, 135-121. DAngelo Russell added 14 points and a career-high 15 assists for the Timberwolves in the victory, while Anfernee Simons tallied a game-high 38 points (9-17 3pt FG) for the Trail Blazers in the losing effort. The Timberwolves improve to 36-29 on the season, while the Trail Blazers fall to 25-38.

Player Stats

TRAIL BLAZERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
21Keljin BlevinsSF	24	0-3	0-3	0-0	2	5	1	0	1	1	-12	0
16CJ EllebyPF	28	4-11	0-1	1-3	9	3	1	0	2	4	-10	9
24Drew EubanksC	28	6-7	0-0	1-1	8	2	1	0	3	6	-16	13
6Keon JohnsonSG	29	5-9	3-5	2-3	2	5	1	0	0	2	-6	15
1Anfernee SimonsPG	40	11-25	9-17	7-7	3	3	0	0	3	0	-2	38
2Trendon Watford	32	3-8	0-2	6-8	14	4	0	1	0	5	-3	12
23Ben McLemore	30	2-8	2-5	7-7	1	1	0	0	3	1	-5	13
8Brandon Williams	26	9-14	2-5	1-1	2	1	1	0	3	4	-16	21
5Eric Bledsoe	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Greg Brown III	— did not play —												— did not play —
26Justise Winslow	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	40-8547.1%	16-3842.1%	25-3083.3%	41	24	5	1	15	23	-	121

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3Jaden McDanielsSF	37	6-13	3-7	1-2	9	0	0	2	1	3	+14	16
8Jarred VanderbiltPF	37	5-8	0-0	4-5	7	2	1	0	1	3	+16	14
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	34	13-17	0-4	10-11	15	5	0	3	0	2	+14	36
5Malik BeasleySG	21	5-10	4-9	2-3	0	1	0	1	0	0	+7	16
0D'Angelo RussellPG	35	5-12	2-6	2-2	3	15	1	0	2	4	+9	14
12Taurean Prince	12	3-7	2-3	1-1	2	3	1	1	2	1	-2	9
6Jordan McLaughlin	21	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	7	6	0	1	4	-1	2
4Jaylen Nowell	24	8-13	4-7	2-3	1	2	0	0	2	2	+9	22
11Naz Reid	13	2-2	0-0	2-2	3	1	1	0	2	2	-1	6
20Josh Okogie	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+5	0
9Leandro Bolmaro	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Nathan Knight	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Jake Layman	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	48-8556.5%	15-3740.5%	24-2982.8%	42	36	10	7	11	21	-	135

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterPORMIN

(11:57) Jump Ball Towns vs. Eubanks: Tip to Russell
(11:43) MISS Russell 33' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:40) Elleby REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:32) MISS Elleby 11' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(11:30) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:25) Vanderbilt 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Russell 1 AST)
02
+3 (11:10) Johnson 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Blevins 1 AST)
32
(11:02) Russell Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:02) Eubanks STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:44) Elleby 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Johnson 1 AST)
52
(10:24) MISS McDaniels 3PT Jump Shot
(10:22) Eubanks REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:22) Vanderbilt P.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Ervin)
(10:09) MISS Simons 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(10:05) Russell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:57) MISS Towns 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:53) Russell REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:51) Elleby S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Conley)
+1 (9:51) Towns Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
53
+1 (9:51) Towns Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
54
+3 (9:40) Johnson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Eubanks 1 AST)
84
+3 (9:24) Beasley 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Vanderbilt 1 AST)
87
(9:13) MISS Elleby 4' Driving Layup
(9:11) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:07) Vanderbilt Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:07) Johnson STEAL (1 STL)
(9:00) MISS Elleby 4' Driving Layup
(8:58) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:56) Russell 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
810
(8:38) McDaniels P.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Davis)
(8:32) MISS Blevins 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:29) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (8:19) Russell 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (6 PTS)
813
+3 (8:08) Simons 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
1113
+3 (7:40) Beasley 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Vanderbilt 2 AST)
1116
+2 (7:21) Eubanks 6' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Blevins 2 AST)
1316
(7:08) MISS McDaniels 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(7:05) Eubanks REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:01) Russell S.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Davis)
+1 (7:01) Elleby Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1416
(7:01) MISS Elleby Free Throw 2 of 2
(6:58) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:47) MISS Beasley 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:43) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(6:43) Eubanks P.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Ervin)
(6:43) TIMBERWOLVES Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (6:34) Vanderbilt Driving Reverse Layup (4 PTS) (Russell 2 AST)
1418
+2 (6:20) Simons 16' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1618
+2 (6:03) Towns 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Russell 3 AST)
1620
+2 (5:43) Elleby 2' Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Eubanks 2 AST)
1820
(5:43) Vanderbilt S.FOUL (P2.T4) (M.Ervin)
(5:43) MISS Elleby Free Throw 1 of 1
(5:41) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(5:20) MISS Russell 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(5:15) Elleby REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (5:13) Johnson 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Elleby 1 AST)
2120
+3 (5:00) Beasley 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Prince 1 AST)
2123
+2 (4:42) Eubanks 21' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Simons 1 AST)
2323
+3 (4:28) Prince 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Beasley 1 AST)
2326
(4:13) Towns Violation:Kicked Ball (M.Ervin)
+3 (4:02) Simons 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Blevins 3 AST)
2626
(3:49) Prince Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(3:49) Elleby STEAL (1 STL)
(3:43) Elleby Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(3:43) McLaughlin STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (3:39) Towns Dunk (6 PTS) (Nowell 1 AST)
2628
(3:19) MISS Simons 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:19) McDaniels BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:16) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (3:14) McDaniels Alley Oop Layup (2 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
2630
(3:14) Trail Blazers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:54) Simons Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(2:54) McLaughlin STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (2:39) Towns 1' Layup (8 PTS) (McLaughlin 1 AST)
2632
(2:23) MISS Elleby 3' Driving Layup
(2:23) Towns BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:21) Prince REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:20) Prince Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T4)
(2:05) McLaughlin P.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Conley)
+1 (2:05) Simons Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
2732
+1 (2:05) Simons Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
2832
(1:43) MISS Prince 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:42) Watford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:36) MISS Johnson 6' Driving Layup
(1:36) Prince BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:36) Trail Blazers Rebound
(1:20) MISS Simons 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:16) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(1:08) MISS Prince 14' Step Back Jump Shot
(1:07) Elleby REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (1:03) Simons 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Elleby 2 AST)
3132
(0:47) MISS McDaniels 3PT Jump Shot
(0:46) Watford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:37) TIMBERWOLVES T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Nowell ) (M.Ervin)
+1 (0:37) Simons Free Throw Technical (14 PTS)
3232
(0:33) MISS Simons 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:30) Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:17) Nowell Traveling Turnover (P1.T5)
+2 (0:00) Johnson 3' Driving Reverse Layup (11 PTS)
3432
(0:00) Prince S.FOUL (P1.PN) (M.Ervin)
(0:00) MISS Johnson Free Throw 1 of 1
(0:00) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

POR

MIN

121Points135

40-85(47.1%)Field Goal(%)48-85(56.5%)

16-38(42.1%)3-Point(%)15-37(40.5%)

25-30(83.3%)Free Throw(%)24-29(82.8%)

41(11)Rebounds(Offensive)42(9)

24Assists36

5Steals10

1Blocks7

15Turnovers11

23Fouls21

44Pts In The Paint60

10Fast Break Pts26

12Pts Off Turnovers20

46Bench Pts39

7Largest Lead15

Game Details

Saturday, March 5, 2022 · 8:00 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 17,136 (88.5%)