Minnesota Timberwolves @ Portland Trail Blazers
5-6, 2-3 Away
95
5-6, 2-3 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN | 33 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 95 |
| 28 | 22 | 31 | 22 | 103 |
6-6, 4-3 Home
103
6-6, 4-3 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- LaMarcus Aldridge makes 19-foot two point shot (Damian Lillard assists)
- Luke Ridnour makes 24-foot three pointer
- Damian Lillard makes two point shot (J.J. Hickson assists)
- J.J. Hickson blocks Nikola Pekovic 's 6-foot shot
- LaMarcus Aldridge misses 20-foot jumper
- Nikola Pekovic misses hook shot
- Kevin Love makes layup
- Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Damian Lillard makes 10-foot two point shot
- Andrei Kirilenko makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Pekovic assists)
- Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Damian Lillard makes three pointer
- Kevin Love misses 2-foot two point shot
- Nikola Pekovic makes two point shot
- J.J. Hickson makes layup (Nicolas Batum assists)
- Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Andrei Kirilenko assists)
- J.J. Hickson makes 16-foot two point shot (Wesley Matthews assists)
- Kevin Love misses 11-foot two point shot
- Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Wesley Matthews misses two point shot
- Malcolm Lee misses 25-foot three point jumper
- LaMarcus Aldridge misses 12-foot two point shot
- Luke Ridnour makes two point shot
- LaMarcus Aldridge makes 8-foot two point shot (Nicolas Batum assists)
- Luke Ridnour misses two point shot
- Luke Ridnour makes 7-foot two point shot
- Nicolas Batum misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Nicolas Batum makes 21-foot jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
- Nikola Pekovic makes dunk (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Wesley Matthews makes three point jumper (Nicolas Batum assists)
- Malcolm Lee makes three point jumper (Andrei Kirilenko assists)
- Malcolm Lee makes dunk (Andrei Kirilenko assists)
- Wesley Matthews makes layup (Damian Lillard assists)
- Nikola Pekovic misses 5-foot running hook shot
- Nicolas Batum makes two point shot
- Andrei Kirilenko makes dunk (Malcolm Lee assists)
- Wesley Matthews misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love makes driving layup
- Nicolas Batum misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Damian Lillard makes 21-foot jumper (Luke Babbitt assists)
- Wesley Matthews makes driving dunk
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Damian Lillard misses
- Luke Babbitt misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Damian Lillard blocks Jose Juan Barea 's 50-foot three point jumper
- Alexey Shved misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Dante Cunningham misses layup
- Will Barton misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Dante Cunningham makes 20-foot jumper (Alexey Shved assists)
- Nicolas Batum misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jose Juan Barea misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Will Barton misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Josh Howard makes 21-foot two point shot (Jose Juan Barea assists)
- Alexey Shved makes two point shot
- LaMarcus Aldridge misses 19-foot jumper
- Alexey Shved makes free throw 1 of 2
- Alexey Shved makes free throw 2 of 2
- J.J. Hickson makes layup (Will Barton assists)
- Jose Juan Barea misses 4-foot jumper
- Lou Amundson misses tip shot
- Lou Amundson misses 4-foot jumper
- Dante Cunningham makes 6-foot two point shot
- Wesley Matthews makes 19-foot two point shot
- Dante Cunningham misses jumper
- Wesley Matthews makes 25-foot three point jumper (J.J. Hickson assists)
- Jose Juan Barea makes two point shot (Alexey Shved assists)
- LaMarcus Aldridge misses 19-foot jumper
- Jose Juan Barea misses 25-foot three point jumper
- LaMarcus Aldridge makes dunk (J.J. Hickson assists)
- LaMarcus Aldridge makes free throw 1 of 1
- Alexey Shved misses 25-foot three point jumper
- J.J. Hickson misses 7-foot jumper
- Josh Howard makes two point shot (Alexey Shved assists)
- Ronnie Price misses two point jumper
- Nikola Pekovic misses free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Wesley Matthews misses driving layup
- Luke Ridnour misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- J.J. Hickson makes 14-foot jumper
- Andrei Kirilenko misses 17-foot two point shot
- Damian Lillard makes 8-foot two point shot
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Damian Lillard makes driving layup (Wesley Matthews assists)
- Luke Ridnour makes 23-foot two point shot
- Damian Lillard misses 6-foot Running Jumper
- Jared Jeffries misses free throw 1 of 2
- Jared Jeffries misses free throw 2 of 2
- Andrei Kirilenko misses jumper
- Wesley Matthews makes 25-foot three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
- Damian Lillard misses driving layup
- J.J. Hickson misses jumper
- Josh Howard makes layup (Kevin Love assists)
- Damian Lillard makes 25-foot three pointer
- Josh Howard misses 38-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love makes 22-foot jumper (Andrei Kirilenko assists)
- LaMarcus Aldridge misses 19-foot jumper
- Nikola Pekovic misses layup
- Wesley Matthews makes 16-foot jumper
- Damian Lillard misses free throw 1 of 2
- Damian Lillard misses free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Love misses 18-foot jumper
- J.J. Hickson makes two point shot (Nicolas Batum assists)
- Luke Ridnour makes 23-foot two point shot
- LaMarcus Aldridge makes 5-foot two point shot
- Andrei Kirilenko misses driving layup
- J.J. Hickson makes two point shot (Damian Lillard assists)
- Nikola Pekovic misses 4-foot jumper
- Nikola Pekovic makes layup
- LaMarcus Aldridge misses driving layup
- Nicolas Batum blocks Kevin Love's layup
- J.J. Hickson misses free throw 1 of 2
- J.J. Hickson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Love makes 8-foot two point shot (Andrei Kirilenko assists)
- Wesley Matthews makes 22-foot three point jumper (J.J. Hickson assists)
- Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Love misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nicolas Batum misses 4-foot
- J.J. Hickson misses free throw 1 of 2
- J.J. Hickson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Andrei Kirilenko misses 22-foot jumper
- Meyers Leonard makes 18-foot jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
- Malcolm Lee makes 5-foot two point shot (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Meyers Leonard misses 15-foot jumper
- Wesley Matthews misses free throw 1 of 2
- Wesley Matthews makes free throw 2 of 2
- Luke Ridnour misses technical free throw
- Meyers Leonard blocks Kevin Love's layup
- Andrei Kirilenko makes free throw 1 of 2
- Andrei Kirilenko misses free throw 2 of 2
- Jared Jeffries makes layup (Nicolas Batum assists)
- Jared Jeffries misses free throw 1 of 1
- Damian Lillard makes 24-foot three pointer
- Luke Ridnour makes two point shot
- Damian Lillard misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Andrei Kirilenko makes free throw 1 of 2
- Andrei Kirilenko makes free throw 2 of 2
- Meyers Leonard misses layup
- Nicolas Batum makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nicolas Batum makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Love makes 15-foot two point shot
- Kevin Love misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Damian Lillard makes 19-foot two point shot
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love misses technical free throw
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Damian Lillard makes 24-foot three pointer
- Damian Lillard misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Nicolas Batum makes 25-foot three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
- Kevin Love misses 83-foot three point jumper
- J.J. Hickson misses 6-foot two point shot
- Lou Amundson blocks Wesley Matthews's layup
- Alexey Shved misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Ronnie Price makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
- Alexey Shved misses layup
- Lou Amundson misses tip shot
- Josh Howard misses 14-foot jumper
- Sasha Pavlovic makes 10-foot jumper (Wesley Matthews assists)
- Nikola Pekovic misses
- Dante Cunningham blocks Ronnie Price's layup
- Wesley Matthews makes two point shot
- Andrei Kirilenko misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Josh Howard makes two point shot
- Josh Howard misses 8-foot Running Jumper
- J.J. Hickson blocks Nikola Pekovic's layup
- LaMarcus Aldridge makes 20-foot jumper
- Josh Howard makes two point shot
- J.J. Hickson misses jumper
- Andrei Kirilenko makes driving layup (Nikola Pekovic assists)
- LaMarcus Aldridge makes two point shot
- Wesley Matthews makes three point jumper (Ronnie Price assists)
- Jose Juan Barea makes two point shot
- LaMarcus Aldridge misses 20-foot jumper
- Jose Juan Barea misses 24-foot three point jumper
- LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 1 of 2
- LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 2 of 2
- Nicolas Batum misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love makes 10-foot two point shot
- Damian Lillard misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Luke Ridnour misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Wesley Matthews makes 10-foot two point shot
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 3
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 3
- Kevin Love makes free throw 3 of 3
- Wesley Matthews makes 18-foot jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
- Luke Ridnour makes free throw 1 of 2
- Luke Ridnour misses free throw 2 of 2
- Wesley Matthews misses 23-foot jumper
- Nicolas Batum blocks Kevin Love 's 2-foot layup
- Nicolas Batum misses three point jumper
- Luke Ridnour misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Nikola Pekovic misses tip shot
- Nikola Pekovic misses free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Damian Lillard makes free throw 1 of 2
- Damian Lillard makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Pekovic misses
- Nicolas Batum misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Andrei Kirilenko misses 16-foot jumper
- Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Damian Lillard makes two point shot
- Kevin Love misses
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | MIN | POR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | | Nikola Pekovic vs. J.J. Hickson (Nicolas Batum gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:40 | | LaMarcus Aldridge makes 19-foot two point shot (Damian Lillard assists) | 0 | 2 |
| 11:17 | | Luke Ridnour makes 24-foot three pointer | 3 | 2 |
| 11:02 | | Damian Lillard makes two point shot (J.J. Hickson assists) | 3 | 4 |
| 10:41 | | J.J. Hickson blocks Nikola Pekovic 's 6-foot shot | 3 | 4 |
| 10:41 | | Nicolas Batum defensive rebound | 3 | 4 |
| 10:33 | | LaMarcus Aldridge misses 20-foot jumper | 3 | 4 |
| 10:30 | | Andrei Kirilenko defensive rebound | 3 | 4 |
| 10:21 | | Nikola Pekovic misses hook shot | 3 | 4 |
| 10:19 | | Kevin Love offensive rebound | 3 | 4 |
| 10:18 | | Kevin Love makes layup | 5 | 4 |
| 9:55 | | J.J. Hickson lost ball turnover (Kevin Love steals) | 5 | 4 |
| 9:47 | | Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper | 5 | 4 |
| 9:45 | | Nicolas Batum defensive rebound | 5 | 4 |
| 9:37 | | Damian Lillard makes 10-foot two point shot | 5 | 6 |
| 9:18 | | Andrei Kirilenko makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Pekovic assists) | 8 | 6 |
| 9:06 | | Nicolas Batum offensive foul (Luke Ridnour draws the foul) | 8 | 6 |
| 9:06 | | Nicolas Batum turnover | 8 | 6 |
| 8:56 | | J.J. Hickson shooting foul (Nikola Pekovic draws the foul) | 8 | 6 |
| 8:56 | | Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 1 of 2 | 9 | 6 |
| 8:56 | | Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 2 of 2 | 10 | 6 |
| 8:48 | | Damian Lillard makes three pointer | 10 | 9 |
| 8:33 | | Kevin Love misses 2-foot two point shot | 10 | 9 |
| 8:32 | | Nikola Pekovic makes two point shot | 12 | 9 |
| 8:32 | | Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound | 10 | 9 |
| 8:11 | | J.J. Hickson makes layup (Nicolas Batum assists) | 12 | 11 |
| 7:47 | | Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Andrei Kirilenko assists) | 14 | 11 |
| 7:26 | | J.J. Hickson makes 16-foot two point shot (Wesley Matthews assists) | 14 | 13 |
| 7:03 | | Kevin Love misses 11-foot two point shot | 15 | 13 |
| 7:03 | | Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound | 14 | 13 |
| 7:03 | | J.J. Hickson shooting foul (Nikola Pekovic draws the foul) | 14 | 13 |
| 7:03 | | Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 1 of 2 | 15 | 13 |
| 7:03 | | Meyers Leonard enters the game for J.J. Hickson | 15 | 13 |
| 7:03 | | Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 2 of 2 | 16 | 13 |
| 6:50 | | Wesley Matthews misses two point shot | 16 | 13 |
| 6:48 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | 16 | 13 |
| 6:43 | | Meyers Leonard personal foul (Nikola Pekovic draws the foul) | 16 | 13 |
| 6:31 | | Malcolm Lee misses 25-foot three point jumper | 16 | 13 |
| 6:31 | | Damian Lillard defensive rebound | 16 | 13 |
| 6:20 | | LaMarcus Aldridge misses 12-foot two point shot | 16 | 13 |
| 6:18 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | 16 | 13 |
| 6:05 | | Luke Ridnour makes two point shot | 18 | 13 |
| 5:56 | | Trail Blazers Full timeout | 18 | 13 |
| 5:47 | | LaMarcus Aldridge makes 8-foot two point shot (Nicolas Batum assists) | 18 | 15 |
| 5:31 | | Luke Ridnour misses two point shot | 18 | 15 |
| 5:30 | | Luke Ridnour offensive rebound | 18 | 15 |
| 5:30 | | Luke Ridnour makes 7-foot two point shot | 20 | 15 |
| 5:11 | | Nicolas Batum misses 25-foot three point jumper | 20 | 15 |
| 5:09 | | LaMarcus Aldridge offensive rebound | 20 | 15 |
| 5:03 | | Nikola Pekovic personal foul (LaMarcus Aldridge draws the foul) | 20 | 15 |
| 4:56 | | Nicolas Batum makes 21-foot jumper (Damian Lillard assists) | 20 | 17 |
| 4:41 | | Nikola Pekovic makes dunk (Luke Ridnour assists) | 22 | 17 |
| 4:15 | | Wesley Matthews makes three point jumper (Nicolas Batum assists) | 22 | 20 |
| 4:03 | | Malcolm Lee makes three point jumper (Andrei Kirilenko assists) | 25 | 20 |
| 3:41 | | Meyers Leonard bad pass (Andrei Kirilenko steals) | 25 | 20 |
| 3:36 | | Malcolm Lee makes dunk (Andrei Kirilenko assists) | 27 | 20 |
| 3:19 | | Wesley Matthews makes layup (Damian Lillard assists) | 27 | 22 |
| 3:00 | | Nikola Pekovic misses 5-foot running hook shot | 27 | 22 |
| 3:00 | | LaMarcus Aldridge defensive rebound | 27 | 22 |
| 2:50 | | Nicolas Batum makes two point shot | 27 | 24 |
| 2:45 | | Nikola Pekovic offensive foul (Meyers Leonard draws the foul) | 27 | 24 |
| 2:45 | | Nikola Pekovic turnover | 27 | 24 |
| 2:45 | | Timberwolves Full timeout | 27 | 24 |
| 2:45 | | Dante Cunningham enters the game for Nikola Pekovic | 27 | 24 |
| 2:45 | | Jared Jeffries enters the game for LaMarcus Aldridge | 27 | 24 |
| 2:32 | | Nicolas Batum lost ball turnover (Dante Cunningham steals) | 27 | 24 |
| 2:31 | | Andrei Kirilenko makes dunk (Malcolm Lee assists) | 29 | 24 |
| 2:03 | | Wesley Matthews misses 24-foot three point jumper | 29 | 24 |
| 2:03 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | 29 | 24 |
| 1:46 | | Kevin Love makes driving layup | 31 | 24 |
| 1:29 | | Nicolas Batum misses 25-foot three point jumper | 31 | 24 |
| 1:28 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | 31 | 24 |
| 1:21 | | Malcolm Lee traveling | 31 | 24 |
| 1:21 | | Alexey Shved enters the game for Luke Ridnour | 31 | 24 |
| 1:21 | | Luke Babbitt enters the game for Meyers Leonard | 31 | 24 |
| 1:21 | | Jose Juan Barea enters the game for Malcolm Lee | 31 | 24 |
| 1:08 | | Damian Lillard makes 21-foot jumper (Luke Babbitt assists) | 31 | 26 |
| 53.0 | | Jose Juan Barea bad pass (Wesley Matthews steals) | 31 | 26 |
| 50.0 | | Wesley Matthews makes driving dunk | 31 | 28 |
| 29.0 | | Jared Jeffries shooting foul (Kevin Love draws the foul) | 31 | 28 |
| 29.0 | | Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2 | 32 | 28 |
| 29.0 | | Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2 | 33 | 28 |
| 10.0 | | Damian Lillard misses | 33 | 28 |
| 8.0 | | Trail Blazers offensive team rebound | 33 | 28 |
| 3.0 | | Luke Babbitt misses 29-foot three point jumper | 33 | 28 |
| 1.0 | | Jose Juan Barea defensive rebound | 33 | 28 |
| 0.0 | | Damian Lillard blocks Jose Juan Barea 's 50-foot three point jumper | 33 | 28 |
| 0.0 | | Timberwolves offensive team rebound | 33 | 28 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 33 | 28 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Portland, OR
Referee:Joe Crawford
Referee:Tre Maddox
Referee:Derrick Collins
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 37 | 8 | .822 | - | W2 |
| Denver | 29 | 15 | .659 | 7.5 | L2 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 17 | .614 | 9.5 | L3 |
| Portland | 22 | 22 | .500 | 14.5 | W3 |
| Utah | 15 | 29 | .341 | 21.5 | W1 |
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