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

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
  • 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.
  • 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.