Trail Blazers 88-83 Timberwolves (16 Nov, 2008) Play-by-Play

Portland Trail Blazers

6-4, 3-4 away

	1	2	3	4	T
POR	27	14	24	23	88
MIN	25	26	20	12	83

Minnesota Timberwolves

1-7, 1-3 home

Mike Miller makes 19-foot jumper
Mike Miller misses 21-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes 16-foot jumper (Corey Brewer assists)
Corey Brewer makes layup (Al Jefferson assists)
Al Jefferson misses layup
Mike Miller makes 29-foot three point jumper (Al Jefferson assists)
Al Jefferson makes 17-foot jumper (Corey Brewer assists)
Corey Brewer makes 21-foot jumper (Mike Miller assists)
Al Jefferson makes 10-foot two point shot (Mike Miller assists)
Corey Brewer misses jumper
Kevin Love misses 21-foot jumper
Joel Przybilla blocks Mike Miller's layup
Randy Foye makes driving layup (Mike Miller assists)
Ryan Gomes makes 21-foot jumper (Randy Foye assists)
Ryan Gomes misses 5-foot jumper
Greg Oden blocks Kevin Love's layup
Randy Foye misses 16-foot jumper
Rashad McCants makes 4-foot running jumper (Randy Foye assists)
Ryan Gomes makes three point jumper (Craig Smith assists)
Rashad McCants misses 18-foot jumper
Randy Foye misses 6-foot jumper
Channing Frye blocks Rashad McCants's layup
Rashad McCants misses 19-foot jumper
Rashad McCants misses 12-foot two point shot
Rashad McCants makes two point shot
Rashad McCants misses 25-foot three point jumper
Randy Foye makes 18-foot jumper (Ryan Gomes assists)
Mike Miller makes driving layup (Ryan Gomes assists)
Randy Foye misses 8-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes layup (Craig Smith assists)
Ryan Gomes misses 11-foot running jumper
Mike Miller misses 27-foot three point jumper
Craig Smith makes driving layup (Al Jefferson assists)
Ryan Gomes makes jumper (Corey Brewer assists)
Randy Foye makes 23-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes 6-foot two point shot
Randy Foye makes 6-foot running jumper
Al Jefferson makes layup (Mike Miller assists)
Al Jefferson makes hook shot (Sebastian Telfair assists)
Kevin Love misses 19-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes two point shot
Sebastian Telfair misses 9-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses tip shot
Sebastian Telfair makes 22-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses 19-foot jumper
Corey Brewer misses 13-foot jumper
Corey Brewer misses 20-foot jumper
Mike Miller makes 6-foot running jumper (Corey Brewer assists)
Kevin Love makes 8-foot two point shot
Kevin Love makes 10-foot two point shot (Mike Miller assists)
Travis Outlaw blocks Corey Brewer's layup
Greg Oden blocks Kevin Love's layup
Craig Smith makes 10-foot two point shot
Randy Foye makes 19-foot jumper
Rashad McCants misses 16-foot jumper
Rashad McCants misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ryan Gomes misses three point jumper
Kevin Ollie misses 14-foot jumper
Randy Foye misses 22-foot jumper
Randy Foye misses jumper
Jason Collins makes two point shot
Greg Oden blocks Jason Collins's jumper
Randy Foye misses 16-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes misses 18-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses 8-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes layup
Sebastian Telfair misses layup
Al Jefferson misses layup
Mike Miller misses 8-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes tip shot
Randy Foye misses 17-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes two point shot (Kevin Love assists)
Kevin Love misses 8-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes 13-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses 6-foot jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge blocks Randy Foye's 25-foot three point jumper
Randy Foye misses 18-foot jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 7-foot jumper
Nicolas Batum makes 28-foot three point jumper (LaMarcus Aldridge assists)
Brandon Roy misses 22-foot jumper
Joel Przybilla makes slam dunk (Steve Blake assists)
LaMarcus Aldridge makes two point shot (Steve Blake assists)
Brandon Roy misses 18-foot jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 21-foot jumper (Brandon Roy assists)
Brandon Roy makes driving layup
Nicolas Batum makes 8-foot running jumper (Joel Przybilla assists)
Brandon Roy makes 9-foot running jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 18-foot jumper (Brandon Roy assists)
Steve Blake makes 24-foot jumper (LaMarcus Aldridge assists)
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 19-foot jumper
Brandon Roy makes 19-foot jumper (LaMarcus Aldridge assists)
Brandon Roy misses 20-foot jumper
Travis Outlaw misses 17-foot jumper
Rudy Fernandez makes 26-foot three point jumper
Travis Outlaw makes three point jumper (Sergio Rodriguez assists)
Sergio Rodriguez misses 35-foot three point jumper
Greg Oden misses 8-foot two point shot
Channing Frye misses 17-foot jumper
Greg Oden makes 10-foot two point shot
Channing Frye misses 22-foot jumper
Rudy Fernandez misses 27-foot three point jumper
Sergio Rodriguez misses 19-foot jumper
Channing Frye misses 8-foot two point shot
Travis Outlaw misses 17-foot jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 14-foot jumper
Brandon Roy misses 19-foot jumper
Rudy Fernandez misses 25-foot three point jumper
Joel Przybilla makes two point shot
Steve Blake misses 26-foot three point jumper
Steve Blake misses layup
Steve Blake makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brandon Roy assists)
Al Jefferson blocks Greg Oden's 6-foot jumper
Travis Outlaw misses three point jumper
Steve Blake makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brandon Roy assists)
Joel Przybilla makes layup (Steve Blake assists)
Nicolas Batum makes three point jumper (Steve Blake assists)
Nicolas Batum misses 25-foot three point jumper
Steve Blake misses 20-foot jumper
Brandon Roy misses 16-foot jumper
Channing Frye misses 20-foot jumper
Brandon Roy makes two point shot
Al Jefferson blocks Brandon Roy's layup
Travis Outlaw misses 23-foot three point jumper
Greg Oden misses 12-foot two point shot
Brandon Roy makes 9-foot running jumper
Travis Outlaw makes 25-foot three point jumper (Greg Oden assists)
Greg Oden makes two point shot (Travis Outlaw assists)
Brandon Roy misses jumper
Steve Blake misses three point jumper
Travis Outlaw misses 16-foot jumper
Travis Outlaw misses 25-foot three point jumper
Sergio Rodriguez makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rudy Fernandez assists)
Sergio Rodriguez makes 26-foot three point jumper
Joel Przybilla makes slam dunk (Rudy Fernandez assists)
Brandon Roy misses 14-foot jumper
Sergio Rodriguez misses 22-foot three point jumper
Craig Smith blocks Joel Przybilla's layup
Rudy Fernandez misses 9-foot running jumper
Rudy Fernandez misses 25-foot three point jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 18-foot jumper
Brandon Roy makes driving layup
Steve Blake misses 19-foot jumper
Greg Oden makes 12-foot two point shot
Steve Blake makes 20-foot jumper
Al Jefferson blocks Greg Oden's layup
Brandon Roy misses layup
Brandon Roy makes tip shot
Greg Oden makes slam dunk (Brandon Roy assists)
Travis Outlaw misses 8-foot jumper
Brandon Roy makes driving layup
Brandon Roy makes slam dunk
Travis Outlaw makes 19-foot jumper (Brandon Roy assists)

TRAIL BLAZERS

TIMBERWOLVES

TIME		POR	MIN
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Joel Przybilla vs. Al Jefferson (Nicolas Batum gains possession)	0	0
11:40	LaMarcus Aldridge misses 7-foot jumper	0	0
11:38	Mike Miller defensive rebound	0	0
11:25	Mike Miller makes 19-foot jumper	0	2
11:11	Nicolas Batum bad pass	0	2
10:57	Mike Miller misses 21-foot jumper	0	2
10:56	Brandon Roy defensive rebound	0	2
10:40	Nicolas Batum makes 28-foot three point jumper (LaMarcus Aldridge assists)	3	2
10:12	Al Jefferson makes 16-foot jumper (Corey Brewer assists)	3	4
9:52	Brandon Roy misses 22-foot jumper	3	4
9:51	Mike Miller defensive rebound	3	4
9:33	Corey Brewer makes layup (Al Jefferson assists)	3	6
9:33	LaMarcus Aldridge illegal defense	3	6
9:11	Joel Przybilla makes slam dunk (Steve Blake assists)	5	6
8:44	Al Jefferson misses layup	5	6
8:42	Steve Blake defensive rebound	5	6
8:37	LaMarcus Aldridge makes two point shot (Steve Blake assists)	7	6
8:11	Joel Przybilla shooting foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)	7	6
8:11	Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2	7	7
8:11	Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2	7	8
7:54	Brandon Roy misses 18-foot jumper	7	8
7:54	Portland defensive rebound	7	8
7:41	Mike Miller traveling	7	8
7:30	LaMarcus Aldridge makes 21-foot jumper (Brandon Roy assists)	9	8
7:22	Joel Przybilla jump ball	9	8
7:09	Mike Miller makes 29-foot three point jumper (Al Jefferson assists)	9	11
6:54	Brandon Roy makes driving layup	11	11
6:31	Al Jefferson makes 17-foot jumper (Corey Brewer assists)	11	13
6:07	Nicolas Batum makes 8-foot running jumper (Joel Przybilla assists)	13	13
5:58	Mike Miller offensive foul (Steve Blake draws the foul)	13	13
5:58	Mike Miller turnover	13	13
5:58	Minnesota full timeout	13	13
5:58	Travis Outlaw enters the game for Nicolas Batum	13	13
5:54	Sebastian Telfair personal foul (Steve Blake draws the foul)	13	13
5:41	Brandon Roy makes 9-foot running jumper	15	13
5:22	Corey Brewer makes 21-foot jumper (Mike Miller assists)	15	15
5:03	LaMarcus Aldridge makes 18-foot jumper (Brandon Roy assists)	17	15
4:48	Al Jefferson makes 10-foot two point shot (Mike Miller assists)	17	17
4:28	Steve Blake makes 24-foot jumper (LaMarcus Aldridge assists)	19	17
4:11	Joel Przybilla personal foul (Mike Miller draws the foul)	19	17
4:11	Jason Collins enters the game for Al Jefferson	19	17
4:11	Randy Foye enters the game for Sebastian Telfair	19	17
4:01	Corey Brewer misses jumper	19	17
4:01	Joel Przybilla defensive rebound	19	17
3:47	LaMarcus Aldridge misses 19-foot jumper	19	17
3:47	Jason Collins defensive rebound	19	17
3:33	Kevin Love misses 21-foot jumper	19	17
3:32	LaMarcus Aldridge defensive rebound	19	17
3:30	Steve Blake lost ball (Corey Brewer steals)	19	17
3:24	Joel Przybilla blocks Mike Miller's layup	19	17
3:23	Travis Outlaw defensive rebound	19	17
3:13	Brandon Roy makes 19-foot jumper (LaMarcus Aldridge assists)	21	17
2:50	Randy Foye makes driving layup (Mike Miller assists)	21	19
2:39	Portland full timeout	21	19
2:39	Ryan Gomes enters the game for Mike Miller	21	19
2:39	Rudy Fernandez enters the game for Joel Przybilla	21	19
2:39	Greg Oden enters the game for Steve Blake	21	19
2:25	Brandon Roy misses 20-foot jumper	21	19
2:25	Ryan Gomes defensive rebound	21	19
2:09	Ryan Gomes makes 21-foot jumper (Randy Foye assists)	21	21
1:57	Jason Collins personal foul (Rudy Fernandez draws the foul)	21	21
1:57	Rashad McCants enters the game for Corey Brewer	21	21
1:57	Sergio Rodriguez enters the game for Brandon Roy	21	21
1:57	Channing Frye enters the game for LaMarcus Aldridge	21	21
1:50	Travis Outlaw misses 17-foot jumper	21	21
1:49	Randy Foye defensive rebound	21	21
1:38	Ryan Gomes misses 5-foot jumper	21	21
1:38	Minnesota offensive rebound	21	21
1:25	Greg Oden blocks Kevin Love's layup	21	21
1:25	Minnesota offensive rebound	21	21
1:21	Randy Foye misses 16-foot jumper	21	21
1:21	Sergio Rodriguez defensive rebound	21	21
1:13	Rudy Fernandez makes 26-foot three point jumper	24	21
56.4	Rashad McCants makes 4-foot running jumper (Randy Foye assists)	24	23
42.8	Travis Outlaw makes three point jumper (Sergio Rodriguez assists)	27	23
30.9	Greg Oden shooting foul (Jason Collins draws the foul)	27	23
30.9	Craig Smith enters the game for Kevin Love	27	23
30.9	Jason Collins makes free throw 1 of 2	27	24
30.9	Jason Collins makes free throw 2 of 2	27	25
21.1	Rudy Fernandez bad pass	27	25
4.1	Randy Foye bad pass	27	25
1.0	Sergio Rodriguez misses 35-foot three point jumper	27	25
0.0	Portland offensive rebound	27	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	25

Regular Season Series

POR leads 2-0

Timberwolves
93
Trail Blazers
97

Game 1

9/11

Trail Blazers
88
Timberwolves
83

Game 2

16/11

Trail Blazers
102
Timberwolves
82

Game 3

28/2

Timberwolves
93
Trail Blazers
95

Game 4

8/3

Target Center

1:00 AM, 16 November 2008

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 12,213

Referees:
Scott Foster
Bill Kennedy
Phil Robinson

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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