Timberwolves 100-89 Trail Blazers (15 Dec, 2004) Play-by-Play

Portland Trail Blazers

10-10, 3-7 away

	1	2	3	4	T
POR	23	19	26	21	89
MIN	23	22	25	30	100

Minnesota Timberwolves

14-7, 6-3 home

100

Wally Szczerbiak made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
Kevin Garnett missed 17 ft jumper.
Kevin Garnett missed layup.
Kevin Garnett missed layup.
Wally Szczerbiak made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
Latrell Sprewell made two point shot. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
Wally Szczerbiak missed layup.
Sam Cassell made 19 ft jumper.
Kevin Garnett missed layup.
Mark Madsen missed tip shot.
Latrell Sprewell missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Kevin Garnett's layup blocked by Shareef Abdur-Rahim.
Kevin Garnett missed 21 ft jumper.
Sam Cassell made 10 ft two point shot. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
Michael Olowokandi missed jumper.
Sam Cassell made two point shot.
Kevin Garnett made 14 ft two point shot. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
Michael Olowokandi made layup. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
Sam Cassell missed 20 ft jumper.
Wally Szczerbiak made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
Wally Szczerbiak missed 4 ft jumper.
Michael Olowokandi missed jumper.
Fred Hoiberg missed 16 ft jumper.
Kevin Garnett missed two point shot.
Kevin Garnett made 4 ft two point shot.
Eddie Griffin's layup blocked by Joel Przybilla.
Troy Hudson missed layup.
Kevin Garnett missed two point shot.
Michael Olowokandi missed 11 ft jumper.
Fred Hoiberg missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Eddie Griffin's 9 ft jumper blocked by Joel Przybilla.
Eddie Griffin missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Sam Cassell made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by Trenton Hassell.
Trenton Hassell made 12 ft two point shot. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
Wally Szczerbiak missed layup.
Eddie Griffin made dunk.
Sam Cassell made 9 ft jumper.
Wally Szczerbiak made 6 ft two point shot. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
Wally Szczerbiak made 10 ft two point shot. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
Trenton Hassell's dunk blocked by Shareef Abdur-Rahim.
Wally Szczerbiak missed 13 ft jumper.
Trenton Hassell made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
Latrell Sprewell made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Trenton Hassell.
Eddie Griffin made layup.
Eddie Griffin missed three point jumper.
Troy Hudson missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Eddie Griffin made 5 ft hook shot.
Kevin Garnett missed 14 ft two point shot.
Troy Hudson missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Trenton Hassell missed layup.
Kevin Garnett missed 11 ft jumper.
Latrell Sprewell missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Kevin Garnett made 11 ft two point shot. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
Wally Szczerbiak made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
Sam Cassell made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
Wally Szczerbiak made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
Wally Szczerbiak missed 23 ft jumper.
Kevin Garnett made 5 ft jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
Kevin Garnett made 14 ft jumper.
Sam Cassell missed 10 ft jumper.
Wally Szczerbiak's layup blocked by Shareef Abdur-Rahim.
Wally Szczerbiak made 7 ft jumper.
Sam Cassell missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Sam Cassell made jumper.
Wally Szczerbiak made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
Michael Olowokandi made 11 ft two point shot. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
Kevin Garnett made 14 ft jumper. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
Latrell Sprewell missed jumper.
Troy Hudson made two point shot.
Eddie Griffin made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Fred Hoiberg.
Troy Hudson made 18 ft jumper.
Troy Hudson's jumper blocked by Darius Miles.
Kevin Garnett made layup.
Wally Szczerbiak missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Troy Hudson missed 8 ft two point shot.
Eddie Griffin missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Kevin Garnett made jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
Trenton Hassell made 14 ft jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
Wally Szczerbiak made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
Wally Szczerbiak made two point shot. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
Eddie Griffin made 19 ft jumper.
Sam Cassell made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
Sam Cassell made two point shot.
Wally Szczerbiak made 6 ft two point shot. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
Sam Cassell missed jumper.
Eddie Griffin's layup blocked by Darius Miles.
Eddie Griffin made dunk.
Trenton Hassell missed 16 ft jumper.
Wally Szczerbiak missed 15 ft jumper.
Kevin Garnett made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
Derek Anderson made three point jumper. Assisted by Damon Stoudamire.
Derek Anderson made 12 ft two point shot.
Derek Anderson missed 22 ft jumper.
Damon Stoudamire missed layup.
Zach Randolph missed layup.
Zach Randolph missed tip shot.
Damon Stoudamire made 12 ft jumper. Assisted by Derek Anderson.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim made layup. Assisted by Theo Ratliff.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim made dunk. Assisted by Theo Ratliff.
Damon Stoudamire missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim made layup.
Derek Anderson missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Damon Stoudamire missed 15 ft jumper.
Derek Anderson made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Shareef Abdur-Rahim.
Derek Anderson missed 21 ft jumper.
Nick Van Exel missed three point jumper.
Zach Randolph made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Nick Van Exel.
Zach Randolph missed two point shot.
Theo Ratliff made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Nick Van Exel.
Darius Miles missed 8 ft jumper.
Darius Miles made slam dunk. Assisted by Nick Van Exel.
Darius Miles missed 13 ft jumper.
Darius Miles made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Nick Van Exel.
Zach Randolph missed jumper.
Nick Van Exel missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Ruben Patterson made dunk. Assisted by Darius Miles.
Darius Miles made two point shot. Assisted by Ruben Patterson.
Ruben Patterson made layup. Assisted by Nick Van Exel.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim missed 20 ft jumper.
Ruben Patterson missed layup.
Ruben Patterson made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Darius Miles.
Nick Van Exel missed 16 ft jumper.
Damon Stoudamire missed 21 ft jumper.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim made 4 ft two point shot. Assisted by Derek Anderson.
Zach Randolph missed 8 ft jumper.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim made 14 ft two point shot. Assisted by Damon Stoudamire.
Derek Anderson missed 22 ft jumper.
Theo Ratliff's layup blocked by Kevin Garnett.
Zach Randolph's layup blocked by Eddie Griffin.
Theo Ratliff missed 15 ft jumper.
Damon Stoudamire missed three point jumper.
Damon Stoudamire missed layup.
Zach Randolph missed layup.
Zach Randolph made tip shot.
Zach Randolph made layup. Assisted by Damon Stoudamire.
Damon Stoudamire's layup blocked by Eddie Griffin.
Derek Anderson missed 21 ft jumper.
Zach Randolph made 15 ft jumper. Assisted by Damon Stoudamire.
Derek Anderson made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by Shareef Abdur-Rahim.
Damon Stoudamire made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Theo Ratliff.
Derek Anderson missed 21 ft jumper.
Damon Stoudamire made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Zach Randolph.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim missed 16 ft jumper.
Zach Randolph missed layup.
Zach Randolph made two point shot. Assisted by Shareef Abdur-Rahim.
Theo Ratliff's 11 ft jumper blocked by Michael Olowokandi.
Derek Anderson missed jumper.
Zach Randolph missed layup.
Theo Ratliff made tip shot.
Darius Miles missed 10 ft jumper.
Zach Randolph made 9 ft two point shot.
Theo Ratliff missed 15 ft jumper.
Darius Miles made 8 ft jumper. Assisted by Derek Anderson.
Darius Miles made two point shot.
Darius Miles made two point shot. Assisted by Nick Van Exel.
Nick Van Exel made 25 ft three point jumper.
Zach Randolph made 6 ft jumper. Assisted by Nick Van Exel.
Zach Randolph made layup. Assisted by Darius Miles.
Nick Van Exel missed 27 ft three point jumper.
Ruben Patterson missed layup.
Nick Van Exel made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Ruben Patterson.
Nick Van Exel made two point shot.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim's layup blocked by Eddie Griffin.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim made layup.
Nick Van Exel missed layup.
Ruben Patterson's layup blocked by Kevin Garnett.
Zach Randolph missed 6 ft jumper.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim made dunk. Assisted by Ruben Patterson.
Darius Miles made dunk.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim missed jumper.
Damon Stoudamire's layup blocked by Sam Cassell.
Derek Anderson missed three point jumper.
Derek Anderson made 9 ft jumper. Assisted by Damon Stoudamire.
Darius Miles missed 21 ft jumper.
Derek Anderson missed layup.
Nick Van Exel made two point shot. Assisted by Darius Miles.
Darius Miles missed layup.
Damon Stoudamire missed 26 ft three point jumper.

TRAIL BLAZERS

TIMBERWOLVES

TIME		POR	MIN
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Theo Ratliff vs. Kevin Garnett. Wally Szczerbiak gains possession.	0	0
11:47	Wally Szczerbiak made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.	0	2
11:23	Derek Anderson made three point jumper. Assisted by Damon Stoudamire.	3	2
11:10	Kevin Garnett missed 17 ft jumper.	3	2
11:08	Derek Anderson defensive rebound.	3	2
10:52	Derek Anderson made 12 ft two point shot.	5	2
10:33	Kevin Garnett missed layup.	5	2
10:32	Kevin Garnett offensive rebound.	5	2
10:32	Kevin Garnett missed layup.	5	2
10:30	Kevin Garnett offensive rebound.	5	5
10:26	Wally Szczerbiak made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.	5	5
10:07	Derek Anderson missed 22 ft jumper.	5	5
10:06	Mark Madsen defensive rebound.	5	5
10:00	Latrell Sprewell made two point shot. Assisted by Sam Cassell.	5	7
9:36	Damon Stoudamire missed layup.	5	7
9:34	Sam Cassell defensive rebound.	5	7
9:30	Sam Cassell Bad Pass. Stolen by Derek Anderson.	5	7
9:26	Zach Randolph missed layup.	5	7
9:23	Zach Randolph offensive rebound.	5	7
9:23	Zach Randolph missed tip shot.	5	7
9:22	Derek Anderson offensive rebound.	5	7
9:21	Damon Stoudamire made 12 ft jumper. Assisted by Derek Anderson.	7	7
9:03	Wally Szczerbiak missed layup.	7	7
9:02	Zach Randolph defensive rebound.	7	7
8:56	Shareef Abdur-Rahim made layup. Assisted by Theo Ratliff.	9	7
8:40	Latrell Sprewell Bad Pass. Stolen by Shareef Abdur-Rahim.	9	7
8:37	Shareef Abdur-Rahim Lost Ball. Stolen by Sam Cassell.	9	7
8:34	Sam Cassell made 19 ft jumper.	9	9
8:26	Sam Cassell Personal Foul. Cassell's 1st Personal Foul, Minnesota's 1st Team Foul.	9	9
8:17	Shareef Abdur-Rahim made dunk. Assisted by Theo Ratliff.	11	9
7:50	Kevin Garnett missed layup.	11	9
7:48	Mark Madsen offensive rebound.	11	9
7:48	Mark Madsen missed tip shot.	11	9
7:47	Damon Stoudamire defensive rebound.	11	9
7:33	Damon Stoudamire missed 25 ft three point jumper.	11	9
7:31	Shareef Abdur-Rahim offensive rebound.	11	9
7:30	Shareef Abdur-Rahim made layup.	13	9
7:20	Minnesota Full Timeout.	13	9
7:13	Sam Cassell Bad Pass. Stolen by Zach Randolph.	13	9
6:58	Derek Anderson missed 23 ft three point jumper.	13	9
6:56	Mark Madsen defensive rebound.	13	9
6:41	Latrell Sprewell missed 24 ft three point jumper.	13	9
6:39	Mark Madsen offensive rebound.	13	9
6:13	Shot Clock Violation	13	9
6:13	Michael Olowokandi enters the game for Mark Madsen.	13	9
6:07	Kevin Garnett's layup blocked by Shareef Abdur-Rahim.	13	9
6:07	Minnesota offensive rebound.	13	9
6:03	Kevin Garnett missed 21 ft jumper.	13	9
6:01	Derek Anderson defensive rebound.	13	9
5:58	Damon Stoudamire missed 15 ft jumper.	13	9
5:56	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound.	13	9
5:43	Sam Cassell made 10 ft two point shot. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.	13	11
5:16	Derek Anderson made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Shareef Abdur-Rahim.	16	11
5:03	Michael Olowokandi missed jumper.	16	11
5:03	Shareef Abdur-Rahim defensive rebound.	16	11
4:47	Derek Anderson missed 21 ft jumper.	16	11
4:45	Michael Olowokandi defensive rebound.	16	11
4:37	Sam Cassell made two point shot.	16	13
4:37	Theo Ratliff Shooting Foul. Ratliff's 2nd Personal Foul, Portland's 1st Team Foul.	16	13
4:37	Nick Van Exel enters the game for Damon Stoudamire.	16	13
4:37	Sam Cassell made Free Throw 1 of 1.	16	14
4:16	Theo Ratliff Backcourt	16	14
4:05	Kevin Garnett made 14 ft two point shot. Assisted by Sam Cassell.	16	16
3:58	Nick Van Exel missed three point jumper.	16	16
3:57	Michael Olowokandi defensive rebound.	16	16
3:49	Michael Olowokandi made layup. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.	16	18
3:31	Michael Olowokandi Personal Foul. Olowokandi's 1st Personal Foul, Minnesota's 2nd Team Foul.	16	18
3:31	Darius Miles enters the game for Shareef Abdur-Rahim.	16	18
3:23	Zach Randolph made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Nick Van Exel.	18	18
3:15	Sam Cassell missed 20 ft jumper.	18	18
3:13	Darius Miles defensive rebound.	18	18
3:08	Zach Randolph missed two point shot.	18	18
3:06	Wally Szczerbiak defensive rebound.	18	18
2:57	Wally Szczerbiak made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.	18	20
2:47	Theo Ratliff made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Nick Van Exel.	20	20
2:29	Wally Szczerbiak missed 4 ft jumper.	20	20
2:26	Theo Ratliff defensive rebound.	20	20
2:26	Portland Full Timeout.	20	20
2:26	Fred Hoiberg enters the game for Latrell Sprewell.	20	20
2:11	Darius Miles missed 8 ft jumper.	20	20
2:09	Michael Olowokandi defensive rebound.	20	20
1:51	Michael Olowokandi missed jumper.	20	20
1:49	Minnesota offensive rebound.	20	20
1:49	Ruben Patterson enters the game for Derek Anderson.	20	20
1:44	Wally Szczerbiak Offensive Foul. Szczerbiak's 2nd Personal Foul, Minnesota's 3rd Team Foul.	20	20
1:44	Wally Szczerbiak Foul	20	20
1:44	Joel Przybilla enters the game for Theo Ratliff.	20	20
1:28	Darius Miles Lost Ball. Stolen by Fred Hoiberg.	20	20
1:20	Troy Hudson enters the game for Sam Cassell.	20	20
1:20	Jumpball: Darius Miles vs. Kevin Garnett. Fred Hoiberg gains possession.	20	20
1:08	Fred Hoiberg missed 16 ft jumper.	20	20
1:07	Kevin Garnett offensive rebound.	20	20
1:07	Kevin Garnett missed two point shot.	20	20
1:06	Kevin Garnett offensive rebound.	20	20
1:05	Kevin Garnett made 4 ft two point shot.	20	22
1:05	Joel Przybilla Shooting Foul. Przybilla's 2nd Personal Foul, Portland's 2nd Team Foul.	20	22
1:05	Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 1.	20	23
50.5	Wally Szczerbiak Shooting Foul. Szczerbiak's 2nd Personal Foul, Minnesota's 4th Team Foul.	20	23
50.5	Ruben Patterson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	20	23
50.5	Portland offensive rebound.	20	23
50.5	Trenton Hassell enters the game for Wally Szczerbiak.	20	23
50.5	Eddie Griffin enters the game for Michael Olowokandi.	20	23
50.5	Ruben Patterson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	21	23
39.9	Eddie Griffin's layup blocked by Joel Przybilla.	21	23
37.9	Eddie Griffin offensive rebound.	21	23
28.9	Troy Hudson missed layup.	21	23
26.9	Joel Przybilla defensive rebound.	21	23
21.9	Darius Miles made slam dunk. Assisted by Nick Van Exel.	23	23
6.9	Kevin Garnett missed two point shot.	23	23
4.9	Zach Randolph defensive rebound.	23	23
0.0	Darius Miles missed 13 ft jumper.	23	23
0.0	Portland offensive rebound.	23	23
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	23	23

Regular Season Series

MIN leads 1-0

Trail Blazers
89
Timberwolves
100

Game 1

15/12

Trail Blazers
84
Timberwolves
92

Game 2

16/1

Timberwolves
92
Trail Blazers
83

Game 3

23/1

Timberwolves
91
Trail Blazers
83

Game 4

27/2

Target Center

12:00 AM, 15 December 2004

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 15,103

Referees:
Bennett Salvatore
Scott Foster
Tony Brown

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	22	5	.815	-	W7
Denver	15	11	.577	6.5	W1
Minnesota	14	13	.519	8	L2
Portland	9	19	.321	13.5	L1
Utah	7	20	.259	15	W2

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