Butler's 37 points spur Wolves rally past Blazers, 108-107

Jimmy Butler powered through a recent bout of back spasms to score 37 points, sinking two free throws that gave the Minnesota Timberwolves the lead with 2.5 seconds left in a 108-107 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night.
Dec 19, 2018, 05:10 am - Associated Press

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Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses 15-foot two point shot
  • Jimmy Butler misses jumper
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses layup
  • Jusuf Nurkic makes layup (Damian Lillard assists)
  • Jimmy Butler makes 17-foot jumper (Jeff Teague assists)
  • Jusuf Nurkic makes layup (Damian Lillard assists)
  • Andrew Wiggins makes layup (Jimmy Butler assists)
  • CJ McCollum misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jimmy Butler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
  • Jusuf Nurkic makes 2-foot layup (Damian Lillard assists)
  • Andrew Wiggins misses 7-foot jumper
  • Al-Farouq Aminu makes driving dunk (Damian Lillard assists)
  • Jimmy Butler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jeff Teague assists)
  • Jusuf Nurkic misses 21-foot jumper
  • Taj Gibson makes two point shot
  • Al-Farouq Aminu makes 26-foot three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
  • Jeff Teague misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
  • Damian Lillard misses layup
  • Jimmy Butler makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jimmy Butler makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Al-Farouq Aminu misses driving layup
  • Taj Gibson makes layup
  • CJ McCollum misses three point jumper
  • CJ McCollum makes two point shot
  • Al-Farouq Aminu misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • Ed Davis makes tip shot
  • Taj Gibson makes 17-foot jumper (Jimmy Butler assists)
  • Damian Lillard misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jeff Teague makes 2-foot two point shot
  • CJ McCollum misses 11-foot two point shot
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Ed Davis makes dunk (Damian Lillard assists)
  • Jamal Crawford misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
  • Damian Lillard makes technical free throw
  • Andrew Wiggins misses 13-foot two point shot
  • Al-Farouq Aminu makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zach Collins assists)
  • Jamal Crawford makes 6-foot two point shot
  • Pat Connaughton misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Taj Gibson makes 2-foot two point shot (Jeff Teague assists)
  • Zach Collins misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Andrew Wiggins misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Al-Farouq Aminu makes 23-foot three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
  • Jeff Teague misses 13-foot two point shot
  • Jamal Crawford makes 19-foot jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
  • Jamal Crawford makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Zach Collins makes 24-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)
  • Jamal Crawford misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Zach Collins misses 13-foot two point shot
  • Gorgui Dieng misses 20-foot jumper
  • CJ McCollum makes 8-foot two point shot
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup (Jamal Crawford assists)
  • CJ McCollum makes 11-foot step back jumpshot
  • Tyus Jones misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses layup
  • CJ McCollum makes 26-foot three point jumper (Evan Turner assists)
  • Shabazz Napier misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Shabazz Napier makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Shabazz Napier makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jimmy Butler misses 16-foot two point shot
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes 8-foot hook shot
  • Ed Davis misses 7-foot jumper
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tyus Jones assists)
  • Jimmy Butler misses 14-foot jumper
  • Evan Turner misses 15-foot jumper
  • Zach Collins misses tip shot
  • Jimmy Butler makes layup
  • Jimmy Butler makes free throw 1 of 1
  • CJ McCollum makes 24-foot three point jumper (Evan Turner assists)
  • Jamal Crawford misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Jusuf Nurkic makes 5-foot hook shot (CJ McCollum assists)
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jeff Teague makes finger roll layup
  • Jusuf Nurkic misses 3-foot two point shot
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving layup
  • Taj Gibson makes two point shot
  • Evan Turner makes 26-foot three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
  • Andrew Wiggins makes layup (Jimmy Butler assists)
  • Shabazz Napier makes 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Andrew Wiggins misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Jusuf Nurkic misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Jeff Teague makes 26-foot three point jumper
  • Shabazz Napier makes 25-foot three point jumper (Evan Turner assists)
  • Jeff Teague makes 5-foot two point shot
  • Jeff Teague misses 5-foot two point shot
  • Jeff Teague misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jimmy Butler makes two point shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
  • Jusuf Nurkic makes 1-foot dunk (Damian Lillard assists)
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses hook shot
  • Damian Lillard makes 26-foot three pointer
  • Shabazz Napier misses 7-foot two point shot
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jimmy Butler assists)
  • Damian Lillard makes 21-foot pullup jump shot (CJ McCollum assists)
  • Jeff Teague makes 19-foot jumper
  • Jusuf Nurkic makes jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jumper
  • Andrew Wiggins makes dunk
  • Jusuf Nurkic makes layup (CJ McCollum assists)
  • Taj Gibson misses 17-foot jumper
  • Damian Lillard makes driving layup
  • Jimmy Butler makes step back jumpshot
  • CJ McCollum misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jimmy Butler makes layup
  • Damian Lillard misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jimmy Butler makes 6-foot two point shot (Jeff Teague assists)
  • CJ McCollum makes two point shot
  • Andrew Wiggins misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Damian Lillard makes driving layup
  • Jimmy Butler makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jimmy Butler makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jusuf Nurkic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jusuf Nurkic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Al-Farouq Aminu misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Jusuf Nurkic makes tip shot
  • Andrew Wiggins misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Andrew Wiggins makes two point shot
  • Andrew Wiggins makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Damian Lillard misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jimmy Butler misses 19-foot jumper
  • Al-Farouq Aminu misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jimmy Butler makes driving layup
  • Evan Turner makes 11-foot two point shot
  • Al-Farouq Aminu makes two point shot
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses jumper
  • Jimmy Butler misses tip shot
  • CJ McCollum makes 11-foot two point shot
  • Jimmy Butler misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Jimmy Butler makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Gorgui Dieng misses 22-foot jumper
  • Damian Lillard misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Damian Lillard misses two point shot
  • Jeff Teague makes layup
  • Al-Farouq Aminu misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
  • Taj Gibson misses two point shot
  • Damian Lillard misses two point shot
  • Gorgui Dieng misses jumper
  • Shabazz Napier makes 16-foot jumper
  • Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Andrew Wiggins misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Zach Collins makes hook shot (Damian Lillard assists)
  • Damian Lillard makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ed Davis assists)
  • Jamal Crawford makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Damian Lillard misses driving layup
  • Ed Davis makes tip shot
  • Andrew Wiggins misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • CJ McCollum misses 19-foot jump bank shot
  • Zach Collins misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jamal Crawford misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyus Jones assists)
  • Shabazz Napier makes 19-foot jumper (Evan Turner assists)
  • Jamal Crawford makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • CJ McCollum misses two point shot
  • Ed Davis makes tip shot
  • Jamal Crawford makes pullup jump shot
  • Shabazz Napier makes alley oop layup (Evan Turner assists)
  • Jamal Crawford makes 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • CJ McCollum misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
  • Ed Davis makes tip shot
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Shabazz Napier makes 24-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jamal Crawford misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
  • Zach Collins makes dunk (Evan Turner assists)
  • Jamal Crawford makes three pointer (Gorgui Dieng assists)
  • Jamal Crawford makes 20-foot jumper (Taj Gibson assists)
  • Jimmy Butler makes technical free throw
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jimmy Butler makes dunk (Jamal Crawford assists)
  • Damian Lillard makes 13-foot two point shot (Jusuf Nurkic assists)
  • Jamal Crawford makes 21-foot pullup jump shot
  • CJ McCollum makes 6-foot jump bank shot
  • Jimmy Butler makes two point shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
  • Jusuf Nurkic makes two point shot (Damian Lillard assists)
  • Jimmy Butler makes 7-foot two point shot
  • Damian Lillard makes driving layup
  • Jamal Crawford makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Jeff Teague assists)
  • Jamal Crawford makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Damian Lillard misses 18-foot jumper
  • CJ McCollum misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Jeff Teague misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jamal Crawford misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jimmy Butler misses 18-foot jumper
  • Jimmy Butler makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jimmy Butler makes free throw 2 of 2
  • CJ McCollum makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Damian Lillard assists)
  • Jimmy Butler misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
  • Damian Lillard misses driving layup
  • Jimmy Butler makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jimmy Butler makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Damian Lillard misses 27-foot three point jumper
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