Timberwolves 121-113 Trail Blazers (8 Mar, 2015) Play-by-Play

Portland Trail Blazers

41-20, 15-14 away

113

	1	2	3	4	T
POR	30	25	22	36	113
MIN	29	22	30	40	121

Minnesota Timberwolves

14-47, 9-24 home

121

Ricky Rubio misses 25-foot three point jumper
Andrew Wiggins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Andrew Wiggins misses 19-foot jumper
Kevin Martin misses 18-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 17-foot jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Robin Lopez blocks Ricky Rubio 's 1-foot two point shot
Nikola Pekovic makes layup
Nikola Pekovic misses hook shot
Kevin Martin misses 11-foot Running Jumper
Ricky Rubio misses 20-foot jumper
Nikola Pekovic makes layup
Andrew Wiggins misses 5-foot jumper
Nikola Pekovic misses layup
Kevin Martin misses 21-foot jumper
Robin Lopez blocks Andrew Wiggins 's 3-foot layup
Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
Kevin Martin makes 11-foot two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists)
Kevin Martin misses 14-foot two point shot
Ricky Rubio makes two point shot (Gorgui Dieng assists)
Andrew Wiggins makes 12-foot jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
Ricky Rubio misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ricky Rubio makes 14-foot two point shot
Kevin Martin makes 7-foot two point shot
Kevin Martin makes 23-foot three point jumper (Andrew Wiggins assists)
Kevin Martin misses 16-foot Regular Jump Shot
Gary Neal makes 19-foot jumper
Kevin Martin makes layup (Gorgui Dieng assists)
Zach LaVine misses layup
Adreian Payne makes 7-foot two point shot (Kevin Martin assists)
Kevin Martin misses 10-foot two point shot
Gary Neal makes two point shot (Kevin Martin assists)
Gary Neal makes 12-foot two point shot
Gary Neal misses 21-foot jumper
Gorgui Dieng misses 17-foot jumper
Andrew Wiggins misses layup
Kevin Garnett misses 17-foot jumper
Gary Neal misses 16-foot jumper
Gary Neal makes 17-foot jumper (Andrew Wiggins assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 17-foot jumper
Ricky Rubio makes 11-foot two point shot
Andrew Wiggins misses 8-foot two point shot
Nikola Pekovic misses 7-foot jumper
Andrew Wiggins makes 1-foot two point shot
Kevin Garnett makes 22-foot two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists)
Ricky Rubio misses 14-foot jumper
Kevin Martin makes 19-foot jumper
Kevin Martin makes driving dunk (Ricky Rubio assists)
Kevin Martin misses 16-foot jumper
Andrew Wiggins makes two point shot
Andrew Wiggins makes 14-foot two point shot
Nikola Pekovic misses layup
Andrew Wiggins makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
Kevin Martin makes 18-foot jumper
Nikola Pekovic misses layup
Andrew Wiggins makes dunk (Ricky Rubio assists)
Andrew Wiggins makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
Nikola Pekovic misses layup
Kevin Martin misses 17-foot jumper
Kevin Martin makes 17-foot jumper
Kevin Martin misses 15-foot two point shot
Ricky Rubio makes driving layup
Kevin Martin makes 14-foot two point shot
Zach LaVine makes 21-foot jumper (Gorgui Dieng assists)
Kevin Martin misses 21-foot jumper
Zach LaVine misses 24-foot three point jumper
Adreian Payne makes 4-foot jumper
Zach LaVine misses 17-foot jumper
Zach LaVine makes 19-foot jumper (Gary Neal assists)
Gorgui Dieng makes 11-foot jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Zach LaVine makes 14-foot jumper
Ricky Rubio misses 20-foot jumper
Gary Neal makes 25-foot three point jumper
Andrew Wiggins misses layup
Ricky Rubio misses 18-foot jumper
Gary Neal makes 18-foot jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Gary Neal makes 16-foot jumper
Gary Neal makes 19-foot jumper (Gorgui Dieng assists)
Gorgui Dieng makes 14-foot two point shot
Gary Neal misses 18-foot jumper
Robin Lopez blocks Andrew Wiggins 's 4-foot jumper
Nikola Pekovic makes 11-foot jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Kevin Martin makes 20-foot jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Kevin Martin makes 15-foot jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Ricky Rubio makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 20-foot jumper (Nicolas Batum assists)
Nikola Pekovic blocks Arron Afflalo 's 5-foot jumper
Damian Lillard misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nicolas Batum makes 23-foot three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
Damian Lillard misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nicolas Batum makes 24-foot three point jumper (Arron Afflalo assists)
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 18-foot two point shot
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 9-foot jumper
Arron Afflalo makes 14-foot two point shot
Robin Lopez misses 9-foot hook shot
C.J. McCollum makes 25-foot three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
LaMarcus Aldridge makes two point shot
LaMarcus Aldridge misses jumper
Robin Lopez makes two point shot
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 18-foot two point shot
Chris Kaman makes jumper (Steve Blake assists)
Arron Afflalo misses 13-foot step back jumpshot
Arron Afflalo makes 24-foot three point jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 19-foot jumper
Arron Afflalo misses 21-foot jumper
Gorgui Dieng blocks Nicolas Batum 's 3-foot layup
Arron Afflalo misses 10-foot jumper
Nicolas Batum makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Kaman assists)
Dorell Wright misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Kaman misses 13-foot jumper
Arron Afflalo makes 5-foot two point shot
Chris Kaman makes layup (Steve Blake assists)
Nicolas Batum makes driving dunk (Steve Blake assists)
Dorell Wright misses 10-foot two point shot
Chris Kaman misses layup
Dorell Wright makes driving dunk (Damian Lillard assists)
Damian Lillard makes 24-foot three point jumper
Dorell Wright makes 24-foot three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
Nicolas Batum makes 24-foot three point jumper
C.J. McCollum misses 21-foot jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 16-foot jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
C.J. McCollum misses layup
Andrew Wiggins blocks C.J. McCollum 's 9-foot jumper
Damian Lillard misses driving layup
Arron Afflalo misses two point jumper
Damian Lillard makes 13-foot two point shot
Damian Lillard misses driving layup
Nicolas Batum misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
Damian Lillard misses 20-foot jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 17-foot two point shot
Arron Afflalo misses 23-foot three point jumper
Nicolas Batum makes 16-foot jumper
Damian Lillard misses 17-foot jumper
Damian Lillard makes 24-foot three point jumper
Damian Lillard makes driving layup
Damian Lillard misses 4-foot jumper
Nicolas Batum misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nicolas Batum misses layup
Nicolas Batum makes two point shot
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 15-foot jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 10-foot two point shot
LaMarcus Aldridge makes layup (Damian Lillard assists)
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 24-foot three point jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
C.J. McCollum misses 25-foot three point jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge makes layup
Damian Lillard makes 25-foot three point jumper
Damian Lillard makes driving layup
Arron Afflalo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steve Blake assists)
LaMarcus Aldridge makes two point shot (Steve Blake assists)
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 19-foot jumper
Steve Blake makes 24-foot three point jumper
Damian Lillard misses 21-foot jumper
Chris Kaman makes layup
Dorell Wright makes 25-foot three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
Dorell Wright misses 24-foot three point jumper
Damian Lillard misses 12-foot jumper
Damian Lillard misses two point shot
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 15-foot jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 17-foot jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge makes layup (Damian Lillard assists)
Damian Lillard misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nicolas Batum misses 30-foot three point jumper
Arron Afflalo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nicolas Batum assists)
Robin Lopez makes two point shot (Nicolas Batum assists)
Arron Afflalo misses 24-foot three point jumper
Damian Lillard makes driving layup
Damian Lillard makes driving layup
Damian Lillard makes driving dunk
Damian Lillard makes driving dunk
Dorell Wright misses 27-foot three point jumper
Damian Lillard makes 25-foot three point jumper
Damian Lillard misses 29-foot three point jumper

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TIMBERWOLVES

TIME		POR	MIN
12:00	Robin Lopez vs. Nikola Pekovic (LaMarcus Aldridge gains possession)	0	0
11:45	LaMarcus Aldridge makes 20-foot jumper (Nicolas Batum assists)	2	0
11:30	Ricky Rubio misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	0
11:27	Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound	2	0
11:19	Andrew Wiggins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)	2	3
10:55	Nikola Pekovic blocks Arron Afflalo 's 5-foot jumper	2	3
10:53	Trail Blazers offensive team rebound	2	3
10:49	Damian Lillard misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	3
10:48	Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound	2	3
10:40	Andrew Wiggins misses 19-foot jumper	2	3
10:38	Damian Lillard defensive rebound	2	3
10:26	Nicolas Batum makes 23-foot three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)	5	3
10:11	Kevin Martin misses 18-foot jumper	5	3
10:10	LaMarcus Aldridge defensive rebound	5	3
9:56	Damian Lillard misses 25-foot three point jumper	5	3
9:55	Kevin Martin defensive rebound	5	3
9:41	Kevin Garnett makes 17-foot jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)	5	5
9:26	Nicolas Batum makes 24-foot three point jumper (Arron Afflalo assists)	8	5
9:11	Robin Lopez blocks Ricky Rubio 's 1-foot two point shot	8	5
9:10	Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound	8	5
9:08	Nikola Pekovic makes layup	8	7
8:52	LaMarcus Aldridge misses 18-foot two point shot	8	7
8:51	Ricky Rubio defensive rebound	8	7
8:41	Nikola Pekovic misses hook shot	8	7
8:40	LaMarcus Aldridge defensive rebound	8	7
8:15	LaMarcus Aldridge makes 9-foot jumper	10	7
8:02	Kevin Martin misses 11-foot Running Jumper	10	7
8:00	Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound	10	7
7:54	Ricky Rubio misses 20-foot jumper	10	7
7:52	Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound	10	7
7:52	Nikola Pekovic makes layup	10	9
7:39	Arron Afflalo offensive foul (Kevin Martin draws the foul)	10	9
7:39	Arron Afflalo turnover	10	9
7:26	Andrew Wiggins misses 5-foot jumper	10	9
7:24	Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound	10	9
7:24	Nikola Pekovic misses layup	10	9
7:22	Robin Lopez defensive rebound	10	9
7:15	Arron Afflalo makes 14-foot two point shot	12	9
7:05	Kevin Martin misses 21-foot jumper	12	9
7:03	Nicolas Batum defensive rebound	12	9
6:54	Ricky Rubio shooting foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul)	12	9
6:54	Damian Lillard makes free throw 1 of 2	13	9
6:54	Timberwolves Full timeout	13	9
6:54	Damian Lillard makes free throw 2 of 2	14	9
6:41	Robin Lopez personal foul (Nikola Pekovic draws the foul)	14	9
6:35	Robin Lopez blocks Andrew Wiggins 's 3-foot layup	14	9
6:33	Nicolas Batum defensive rebound	14	9
6:24	Robin Lopez misses 9-foot hook shot	14	9
6:22	Ricky Rubio defensive rebound	14	9
6:13	Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)	14	11
6:00	Kevin Martin shooting foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul)	14	11
6:00	Damian Lillard makes free throw 1 of 2	15	11
6:00	C.J. McCollum enters the game for Arron Afflalo	15	11
6:00	Gorgui Dieng enters the game for Kevin Garnett	15	11
6:00	Damian Lillard makes free throw 2 of 2	16	11
5:50	Kevin Martin makes 11-foot two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists)	16	13
5:28	C.J. McCollum makes 25-foot three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)	19	13
5:11	C.J. McCollum shooting foul (Kevin Martin draws the foul)	19	13
5:11	Kevin Martin makes free throw 1 of 2	19	14
5:11	Kevin Martin makes free throw 2 of 2	19	15
4:50	LaMarcus Aldridge makes two point shot	21	15
4:39	Kevin Martin misses 14-foot two point shot	21	15
4:37	Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound	21	15
4:20	Ricky Rubio makes two point shot (Gorgui Dieng assists)	21	17
4:01	LaMarcus Aldridge misses jumper	21	17
4:01	Robin Lopez offensive rebound	21	17
4:01	Robin Lopez makes two point shot	23	17
3:46	Andrew Wiggins makes 12-foot jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)	23	19
3:20	LaMarcus Aldridge makes 18-foot two point shot	25	19
2:57	Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)	25	21
2:57	C.J. McCollum shooting foul (Nikola Pekovic draws the foul)	25	21
2:57	Trail Blazers Full timeout	25	21
2:57	Steve Blake enters the game for Damian Lillard	25	21
2:57	Chris Kaman enters the game for Robin Lopez	25	21
2:57	Arron Afflalo enters the game for Nicolas Batum	25	21
2:57	Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 1 of 1	25	22
2:39	Chris Kaman makes jumper (Steve Blake assists)	27	22
2:16	Ricky Rubio misses 25-foot three point jumper	27	22
2:15	LaMarcus Aldridge defensive rebound	27	22
2:04	Arron Afflalo misses 13-foot step back jumpshot	27	22
2:03	Nikola Pekovic defensive rebound	27	22
1:52	Ricky Rubio makes 14-foot two point shot	27	24
1:30	Arron Afflalo makes 24-foot three point jumper	30	24
1:08	Kevin Martin makes 7-foot two point shot	30	26
55.0	Chris Kaman lost ball turnover (Andrew Wiggins steals)	30	26
42.0	Kevin Martin makes 23-foot three point jumper (Andrew Wiggins assists)	30	29
30.0	LaMarcus Aldridge misses 19-foot jumper	30	29
29.0	Ricky Rubio defensive rebound	30	29
5.0	Kevin Martin misses 16-foot Regular Jump Shot	30	29
5.0	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	30	29
5.0	shot clock turnover	30	29
5.0	Lorenzo Brown enters the game for Ricky Rubio	30	29
2.0	Lorenzo Brown personal take foul (Steve Blake draws the foul)	30	29
2.0	Adreian Payne enters the game for Nikola Pekovic	30	29
1.0	Arron Afflalo misses 21-foot jumper	30	29
0.0	Gorgui Dieng defensive rebound	30	29
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	30	29

Regular Season Series

MIN leads 2-1

Timberwolves
93
Trail Blazers
107

Game 1

1/12

Trail Blazers
82
Timberwolves
90

Game 2

11/12

Trail Blazers
113
Timberwolves
121

Game 3

8/3

Timberwolves
91
Trail Blazers
116

Game 4

9/4

Target Center

1:00 AM, 8 March 2015

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 19,356

Referees:
Zach Zarba
Eric Dalen
Sean Corbin

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	57	25	.695	-	W5
Denver	57	25	.695	-	W1
Minnesota	56	26	.683	1	L1
Utah	31	51	.378	26	L1
Portland	21	61	.256	36	L5

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