Trail Blazers 103-96 Timberwolves (11 Mar, 2008) Play-by-Play

Portland Trail Blazers

34-31, 12-22 away

103

	1	2	3	4	T
POR	26	24	27	26	103
MIN	26	28	25	17	96

Minnesota Timberwolves

14-49, 10-23 home

Marko Jaric misses driving layup
Ryan Gomes misses 19-foot jumper
Marko Jaric makes 21-foot jumper (Kirk Snyder assists)
Ryan Gomes makes 17-foot jumper (Randy Foye assists)
Kirk Snyder makes 13-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes makes two point shot (Marko Jaric assists)
Marko Jaric makes 6-foot running jumper
Brandon Roy blocks Kirk Snyder's driving layup
Al Jefferson misses layup
Marko Jaric makes 24-foot three point jumper (Randy Foye assists)
Ryan Gomes misses 23-foot three point jumper
Marko Jaric makes 25-foot three point jumper (Randy Foye assists)
Rashad McCants makes 13-foot two point shot
Randy Foye makes driving layup
Rashad McCants makes 14-foot two point shot
Randy Foye misses 9-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses 5-foot two point shot
Rashad McCants makes 19-foot jumper
Craig Smith makes layup (Chris Richard assists)
Marko Jaric misses 25-foot three point jumper
Craig Smith makes two point shot (Corey Brewer assists)
Rashad McCants makes 25-foot three point jumper (Craig Smith assists)
Corey Brewer misses 18-foot jumper
Craig Smith makes 7-foot two point shot
Craig Smith makes layup (Marko Jaric assists)
Craig Smith misses 5-foot jumper
Craig Smith makes layup
Craig Smith makes layup (Randy Foye assists)
Rashad McCants makes driving layup
Craig Smith misses 6-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes layup
Kirk Snyder misses 19-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses 13-foot jumper
Randy Foye makes dunk (Rashad McCants assists)
Al Jefferson misses 4-foot two point shot
Rashad McCants makes 17-foot jumper
Marko Jaric makes 19-foot jumper (Craig Smith assists)
Al Jefferson misses jumper
Randy Foye misses 12-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes misses 21-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses 15-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes makes 16-foot jumper (Marko Jaric assists)
Randy Foye makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marko Jaric assists)
Ryan Gomes makes two point shot (Marko Jaric assists)
Marko Jaric misses 16-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes misses 14-foot jumper
Kirk Snyder makes layup
Al Jefferson makes layup (Kirk Snyder assists)
Ryan Gomes misses 11-foot jumper
Randy Foye misses 25-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson makes 10-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes misses 20-foot jumper
Rashad McCants makes 16-foot jumper (Randy Foye assists)
Randy Foye misses 25-foot three point jumper
Channing Frye blocks Al Jefferson's layup
Al Jefferson makes 7-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses 8-foot jumper
Rashad McCants misses 12-foot jumper
Randy Foye makes two point shot
Ryan Gomes misses 16-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes makes 23-foot three point jumper (Randy Foye assists)
Ryan Gomes misses 20-foot jumper
Rashad McCants makes 26-foot three point jumper (Randy Foye assists)
Corey Brewer misses 17-foot jumper
Travis Outlaw blocks Corey Brewer's 5-foot jumper
Corey Brewer misses 8-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes layup
Travis Outlaw blocks Rashad McCants's driving layup
Craig Smith makes 5-foot jumper (Marko Jaric assists)
Al Jefferson makes slam dunk (Craig Smith assists)
Al Jefferson makes 9-foot jumper (Craig Smith assists)
Al Jefferson misses 6-foot jumper
Marko Jaric misses layup
Al Jefferson makes 5-foot running jumper
Al Jefferson misses 11-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes misses 20-foot jumper
Randy Foye misses 4-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes 9-foot jumper (Rashad McCants assists)
Rashad McCants misses 21-foot jumper
Joel Przybilla blocks Randy Foye's 5-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes 6-foot jumper (Randy Foye assists)
Rashad McCants misses three point jumper
Al Jefferson misses 7-foot jumper
Martell Webster misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brandon Roy makes driving layup (Martell Webster assists)
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 18-foot jumper (Brandon Roy assists)
Brandon Roy makes 16-foot jumper (Martell Webster assists)
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 6-foot two point shot
Martell Webster makes 14-foot jumper (Brandon Roy assists)
LaMarcus Aldridge misses two point shot
Steve Blake makes two point shot
Steve Blake makes two point shot (Martell Webster assists)
Brandon Roy misses 17-foot jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 12-foot two point shot
Channing Frye misses 20-foot jumper
Brandon Roy misses 8-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 16-foot jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge misses layup
Rashad McCants blocks Jarrett Jack's driving layup
Brandon Roy makes 27-foot three point jumper
Channing Frye makes 15-foot jumper (Brandon Roy assists)
Brandon Roy misses 24-foot three point jumper
James Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
Travis Outlaw misses 21-foot jumper
Sergio Rodriguez makes two point shot
Travis Outlaw makes 18-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Jarrett Jack misses 5-foot two point shot
Jarrett Jack makes jumper
Travis Outlaw makes 5-foot two point shot
Travis Outlaw misses 22-foot jumper
James Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Travis Outlaw makes 16-foot jumper (Sergio Rodriguez assists)
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 23-foot three point jumper
Travis Outlaw misses 9-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brandon Roy misses 10-foot jumper
Brandon Roy misses 4-foot jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 8-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 7-foot jumper
Brandon Roy misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 9-foot jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 13-foot two point shot
Brandon Roy makes 18-foot two point shot
Brandon Roy makes 4-foot jumper (Steve Blake assists)
Steve Blake misses 24-foot three point jumper
Steve Blake misses 20-foot jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 5-foot jumper
Brandon Roy misses 19-foot jumper
Martell Webster makes driving dunk (Steve Blake assists)
Steve Blake makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brandon Roy assists)
Martell Webster makes 23-foot three point jumper (LaMarcus Aldridge assists)
Brandon Roy misses 18-foot jumper
Steve Blake misses 14-foot jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 14-foot jumper (Brandon Roy assists)
LaMarcus Aldridge makes layup (Steve Blake assists)
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 8-foot two point shot (Brandon Roy assists)
Brandon Roy makes 9-foot jumper
Martell Webster misses 23-foot three point jumper
Steve Blake misses 8-foot jumper
Martell Webster misses three point jumper
Brandon Roy misses 9-foot jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge misses layup
Martell Webster makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brandon Roy assists)
Martell Webster misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rashad McCants blocks Martell Webster's 25-foot three point jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 7-foot jumper
Travis Outlaw misses 22-foot jumper
James Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
James Jones misses 27-foot three point jumper
Travis Outlaw makes 21-foot jumper
Travis Outlaw misses 15-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 4-foot jumper
Brandon Roy misses 16-foot jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge makes layup (Joel Przybilla assists)
Brandon Roy makes driving layup
James Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
Joel Przybilla makes layup (Brandon Roy assists)
Steve Blake makes 20-foot jumper (Brandon Roy assists)
Brandon Roy misses 20-foot jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 17-foot jumper
Brandon Roy makes 6-foot two point shot
James Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Steve Blake assists)
Brandon Roy makes driving layup

TRAIL BLAZERS

TIMBERWOLVES

TIME		POR	MIN
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Joel Przybilla vs. Al Jefferson (Steve Blake gains possession)	0	0
11:38	Steve Blake bad pass (Marko Jaric steals)	0	0
11:25	Marko Jaric misses driving layup	0	0
11:23	Joel Przybilla defensive rebound	0	0
11:15	Martell Webster misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:15	Randy Foye defensive rebound	0	0
11:00	Ryan Gomes misses 19-foot jumper	0	0
10:59	Martell Webster defensive rebound	0	0
10:45	Brandon Roy makes driving layup (Martell Webster assists)	2	0
10:30	Marko Jaric makes 21-foot jumper (Kirk Snyder assists)	2	2
10:04	LaMarcus Aldridge makes 18-foot jumper (Brandon Roy assists)	4	2
9:42	Ryan Gomes makes 17-foot jumper (Randy Foye assists)	4	4
9:26	Brandon Roy makes 16-foot jumper (Martell Webster assists)	6	4
9:08	Kirk Snyder makes 13-foot jumper	6	6
8:55	LaMarcus Aldridge makes 6-foot two point shot	8	6
8:36	Ryan Gomes 3 second	8	6
8:17	Martell Webster makes 14-foot jumper (Brandon Roy assists)	10	6
7:54	Ryan Gomes makes two point shot (Marko Jaric assists)	10	8
7:39	LaMarcus Aldridge misses two point shot	10	8
7:37	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	10	8
7:16	Marko Jaric makes 6-foot running jumper	10	10
6:52	Steve Blake makes two point shot	12	10
6:37	Brandon Roy blocks Kirk Snyder's driving layup	12	10
6:35	Martell Webster defensive rebound	12	10
6:28	LaMarcus Aldridge bad pass (Marko Jaric steals)	12	10
6:22	Kirk Snyder lost ball (Martell Webster steals)	12	10
6:18	Steve Blake makes two point shot (Martell Webster assists)	14	10
5:56	Al Jefferson misses layup	14	10
5:54	Randy Foye offensive rebound	14	10
5:52	Marko Jaric makes 24-foot three point jumper (Randy Foye assists)	14	13
5:33	Brandon Roy bad pass (Ryan Gomes steals)	14	13
5:28	Minnesota full timeout	14	13
5:28	Channing Frye enters the game for Joel Przybilla	14	13
5:16	Ryan Gomes misses 23-foot three point jumper	14	13
5:16	Steve Blake defensive rebound	14	13
4:56	Brandon Roy misses 17-foot jumper	14	13
4:54	Ryan Gomes defensive rebound	14	13
4:45	Marko Jaric makes 25-foot three point jumper (Randy Foye assists)	14	16
4:24	LaMarcus Aldridge makes 12-foot two point shot	16	16
4:24	Al Jefferson shooting foul (LaMarcus Aldridge draws the foul)	16	16
4:24	Rashad McCants enters the game for Kirk Snyder	16	16
4:24	LaMarcus Aldridge makes free throw 1 of 1	17	16
4:11	Rashad McCants turnover	17	16
3:58	Channing Frye misses 20-foot jumper	17	16
3:56	Randy Foye defensive rebound	17	16
3:51	Channing Frye shooting foul (Ryan Gomes draws the foul)	17	16
3:51	Ryan Gomes makes free throw 1 of 2	17	17
3:51	Jarrett Jack enters the game for Steve Blake	17	17
3:51	James Jones enters the game for Martell Webster	17	17
3:51	Ryan Gomes makes free throw 2 of 2	17	18
3:31	Brandon Roy misses 8-foot jumper	17	18
3:30	James Jones offensive rebound	17	18
3:17	Jarrett Jack misses 16-foot jumper	17	18
3:15	Marko Jaric defensive rebound	17	18
2:57	Rashad McCants makes 13-foot two point shot	17	20
2:47	LaMarcus Aldridge misses layup	17	20
2:46	Randy Foye defensive rebound	17	20
2:42	Randy Foye makes driving layup	17	22
2:34	Portland full timeout	17	22
2:34	Craig Smith enters the game for Ryan Gomes	17	22
2:18	Rashad McCants blocks Jarrett Jack's driving layup	17	22
2:17	Brandon Roy offensive rebound	17	22
2:15	Brandon Roy makes 27-foot three point jumper	20	22
1:50	Rashad McCants makes 14-foot two point shot	20	24
1:36	Channing Frye makes 15-foot jumper (Brandon Roy assists)	22	24
1:16	Randy Foye misses 9-foot jumper	22	24
1:15	Al Jefferson offensive rebound	22	24
1:10	Al Jefferson misses 5-foot two point shot	22	24
1:09	Channing Frye defensive rebound	22	24
58.9	Brandon Roy misses 24-foot three point jumper	22	24
57.9	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	22	24
53.6	Randy Foye bad pass	22	24
53.6	Sergio Rodriguez enters the game for Brandon Roy	22	24
53.6	Corey Brewer enters the game for Randy Foye	22	24
53.6	Travis Outlaw enters the game for LaMarcus Aldridge	22	24
39.9	James Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper	22	24
37.9	Channing Frye offensive rebound	22	24
25.9	Travis Outlaw misses 21-foot jumper	22	24
24.5	James Jones offensive rebound	22	24
24.5	Marko Jaric shooting foul (James Jones draws the foul)	22	24
24.5	James Jones makes free throw 1 of 2	23	24
24.5	James Jones makes free throw 2 of 2	24	24
3.8	Rashad McCants makes 19-foot jumper	24	26
0.0	Sergio Rodriguez makes two point shot	26	26
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	26

Regular Season Series

POR leads 3-0

Timberwolves
98
Trail Blazers
109

Game 1

29/12

Trail Blazers
90
Timberwolves
79

Game 2

3/1

Trail Blazers
103
Timberwolves
96

Game 3

11/3

Timberwolves
96
Trail Blazers
107

Game 4

15/3

Target Center

11:00 PM, 11 March 2008

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 13,433

Referees:
Ken Mauer
Scott Wall
Mark Ayotte

Team	PCT	GB	STRK
Denver	.000	-	-
Minnesota	.000	-	-
Portland	.000	-	-
Oklahoma City	.000	-	-
Utah	.000	-	-

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