Trail Blazers 107-93 Timberwolves (1 Dec, 2014) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Timberwolves

4-11, 2-6 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	26	14	21	32	93
POR	22	26	27	32	107

Portland Trail Blazers

13-4, 9-2 home

107

Wesley Matthews misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nicolas Batum misses 26-foot three point jumper
Robin Lopez misses tip shot
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 17-foot jumper (Robin Lopez assists)
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 11-foot jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 18-foot jumper (Nicolas Batum assists)
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 7-foot two point shot
Nicolas Batum makes driving layup (Damian Lillard assists)
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 20-foot jumper
Robin Lopez makes two point shot (LaMarcus Aldridge assists)
Wesley Matthews misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nicolas Batum misses 25-foot three point jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 22-foot two point shot
Allen Crabbe makes 26-foot (Nicolas Batum assists)
LaMarcus Aldridge misses
LaMarcus Aldridge makes dunk (Steve Blake assists)
Nicolas Batum misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Kaman misses 14-foot two point shot
Steve Blake makes 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Kaman misses 10-foot jumper
Steve Blake misses
Joel Freeland misses 13-foot two point shot
Steve Blake misses 20-foot jumper
Damian Lillard misses 26-foot three point jumper
Damian Lillard misses layup
Chris Kaman makes two point shot
Wesley Matthews makes 26-foot three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
Damian Lillard makes two point shot (Chris Kaman assists)
Chase Budinger blocks Chris Kaman's layup
Chris Kaman misses 5-foot hook shot
Joel Freeland misses tip shot
Thaddeus Young blocks Joel Freeland's layup
Damian Lillard misses 19-foot jumper
Allen Crabbe makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nicolas Batum assists)
Nicolas Batum misses 26-foot three point jumper
Damian Lillard misses 29-foot three point jumper
Joel Freeland makes two point shot (Damian Lillard assists)
Nicolas Batum misses 18-foot jumper
Allen Crabbe makes 26-foot three point jumper (Steve Blake assists)
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 22-foot jumper (Steve Blake assists)
Nicolas Batum makes 25-foot three point jumper (Allen Crabbe assists)
Nicolas Batum misses 25-foot three point jumper
Robin Lopez misses hook shot
LaMarcus Aldridge makes layup (Nicolas Batum assists)
LaMarcus Aldridge makes layup (Steve Blake assists)
Wesley Matthews makes 13-foot two point shot
Nicolas Batum makes layup (Wesley Matthews assists)
Nicolas Batum misses 26-foot three point jumper
Damian Lillard misses 27-foot
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 20-foot jumper
Wesley Matthews makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nicolas Batum assists)
Wesley Matthews makes 26-foot three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
Wesley Matthews misses 25-foot three point jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 18-foot jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
Nicolas Batum misses three point jumper
Damian Lillard misses three point jumper
Nicolas Batum makes 20-foot jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
Allen Crabbe misses 26-foot three point jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 17-foot two point shot
Allen Crabbe misses three point jumper
Wesley Matthews makes three point jumper (Steve Blake assists)
LaMarcus Aldridge makes layup
Steve Blake misses 42-foot three point jumper
Damian Lillard misses 28-foot three point jumper
Chris Kaman misses layup
Joel Freeland makes layup
Wesley Matthews makes 24-foot three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
Steve Blake misses 26-foot three point jumper
Joel Freeland makes dunk (Steve Blake assists)
Chris Kaman makes jumper (Steve Blake assists)
Damian Lillard makes two point shot
Shabazz Muhammad blocks Wesley Matthews's layup
Wesley Matthews makes 15-foot two point shot
Wesley Matthews misses 24-foot three point jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 19-foot jumper
Damian Lillard makes jumper (Wesley Matthews assists)
Nicolas Batum misses jumper
Damian Lillard makes 26-foot three point jumper (LaMarcus Aldridge assists)
Robin Lopez misses hook shot
LaMarcus Aldridge makes two point shot
Thaddeus Young blocks Robin Lopez's layup
Robin Lopez misses tip shot
Damian Lillard makes driving layup
Damian Lillard misses 26-foot three point jumper
Wesley Matthews makes 24-foot three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
Damian Lillard makes 8-foot two point shot
Thaddeus Young misses 4-foot hook shot
Mo Williams makes 17-foot jumper (Thaddeus Young assists)
Thaddeus Young misses 26-foot three point jumper
Andrew Wiggins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Gorgui Dieng assists)
Gorgui Dieng makes 1-foot two point shot (Corey Brewer assists)
Thaddeus Young misses 22-foot jumper
Mo Williams makes 20-foot two point shot
Mo Williams misses 13-foot jumper
Corey Brewer makes two point shot (Mo Williams assists)
Corey Brewer misses 20-foot jumper
Andrew Wiggins makes two point shot (Gorgui Dieng assists)
Robin Lopez blocks Gorgui Dieng's layup
Corey Brewer makes layup
Chris Kaman blocks Corey Brewer's layup
Mo Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Gorgui Dieng assists)
Andrew Wiggins misses 26-foot three point jumper
Thaddeus Young makes 10-foot two point shot (Corey Brewer assists)
Gorgui Dieng misses 11-foot jumper
Corey Brewer misses 10-foot jumper
Mo Williams makes two point shot
Mo Williams misses 17-foot jumper
Corey Brewer misses tip shot
Shabazz Muhammad makes 7-foot two point shot
Mo Williams misses 11-foot jumper
Shabazz Muhammad makes two point shot (Mo Williams assists)
Thaddeus Young misses driving layup
Anthony Bennett makes 21-foot jumper (Mo Williams assists)
Anthony Bennett misses 20-foot jumper
Mo Williams misses 21-foot two point jumper
Thaddeus Young makes layup (Chase Budinger assists)
Anthony Bennett misses jumper
Shabazz Muhammad misses 6-foot hook shot
Nicolas Batum blocks Chase Budinger's shot
Shabazz Muhammad makes 12-foot jumper
Chase Budinger misses 17-foot jumper
Shabazz Muhammad makes layup
Robin Lopez blocks Anthony Bennett's layup
Corey Brewer misses 21-foot jumper
Andrew Wiggins misses 15-foot jumper
Gorgui Dieng makes 5-foot two point shot
Gorgui Dieng misses 11-foot hook shot
Mo Williams misses 18-foot jumper
Andrew Wiggins makes driving layup
Andrew Wiggins misses three point jumper
Gorgui Dieng misses 18-foot jumper
Mo Williams misses 18-foot jumper
Andrew Wiggins misses 8-foot jumper
Corey Brewer misses layup
Robin Lopez blocks Mo Williams 's 8-foot jumper
Thaddeus Young makes driving layup
Thaddeus Young misses 25-foot three point jumper
Andrew Wiggins misses 11-foot two point shot
Mo Williams makes 4-foot two point shot
Corey Brewer makes layup (Mo Williams assists)
Gorgui Dieng makes layup (Corey Brewer assists)
Corey Brewer misses three point jumper
Shabazz Muhammad misses
Mo Williams makes 5-foot jumper
Shabazz Muhammad makes two point shot (Gorgui Dieng assists)
Mo Williams misses 27-foot three point jumper
Shabazz Muhammad makes 10-foot jumper (Mo Williams assists)
Damian Lillard blocks Gorgui Dieng 's 14-foot jumper
Gorgui Dieng misses 16-foot jumper
Corey Brewer makes layup (Mo Williams assists)
Robbie Hummel misses 21-foot jumper
Robbie Hummel misses 20-foot jumper
Shabazz Muhammad makes layup
Zach LaVine misses 15-foot jumper
Zach LaVine misses 17-foot jumper
Thaddeus Young makes layup (Mo Williams assists)
Mo Williams makes driving layup
Shabazz Muhammad makes layup (Thaddeus Young assists)
Zach LaVine misses layup
Chase Budinger misses three point jumper
Chase Budinger makes two point shot (Thaddeus Young assists)
Shabazz Muhammad makes 5-foot jumper
Shabazz Muhammad makes layup (Mo Williams assists)
Mo Williams makes layup
Gorgui Dieng makes 5-foot two point shot (Shabazz Muhammad assists)
Chase Budinger misses 20-foot jumper
Thaddeus Young makes driving layup (Mo Williams assists)
Thaddeus Young makes 11-foot two point shot (Mo Williams assists)
Shabazz Muhammad makes two point shot (Thaddeus Young assists)
Nicolas Batum blocks Shabazz Muhammad's layup
Shabazz Muhammad makes layup (Mo Williams assists)
Robin Lopez blocks Mo Williams 's 2-foot layup
Robin Lopez blocks Shabazz Muhammad's layup
Mo Williams misses jumper
Chase Budinger misses 7-foot jumper
Shabazz Muhammad misses tip shot

TIMBERWOLVES

TRAIL BLAZERS

TIME		MIN	POR
12:00	Gorgui Dieng vs. Robin Lopez (LaMarcus Aldridge gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Robin Lopez bad pass	0	0
11:30	Thaddeus Young misses 4-foot hook shot	0	0
11:29	Robin Lopez defensive rebound	0	0
11:07	Wesley Matthews misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:07	Timberwolves defensive team rebound	0	0
10:42	Mo Williams makes 17-foot jumper (Thaddeus Young assists)	2	0
10:33	Mo Williams personal foul (Robin Lopez draws the foul)	2	0
10:18	Nicolas Batum misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	0
10:17	Robin Lopez misses tip shot	2	0
10:17	Robin Lopez offensive rebound	2	0
10:15	Robin Lopez offensive rebound	2	0
10:11	LaMarcus Aldridge makes 17-foot jumper (Robin Lopez assists)	2	2
9:51	Thaddeus Young misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	2
9:49	Nicolas Batum defensive rebound	2	2
9:41	LaMarcus Aldridge misses 11-foot jumper	2	2
9:40	Corey Brewer defensive rebound	2	2
9:30	Andrew Wiggins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Gorgui Dieng assists)	5	2
9:11	LaMarcus Aldridge makes 18-foot jumper (Nicolas Batum assists)	5	4
8:52	Gorgui Dieng makes 1-foot two point shot (Corey Brewer assists)	7	4
8:37	LaMarcus Aldridge makes 7-foot two point shot	7	6
8:22	Thaddeus Young misses 22-foot jumper	7	6
8:22	Damian Lillard defensive rebound	7	6
8:15	Nicolas Batum makes driving layup (Damian Lillard assists)	7	8
8:00	Mo Williams makes 20-foot two point shot	9	8
7:45	LaMarcus Aldridge misses 20-foot jumper	9	8
7:43	Thaddeus Young defensive rebound	9	8
7:35	Mo Williams misses 13-foot jumper	9	8
7:33	LaMarcus Aldridge defensive rebound	9	8
7:16	Robin Lopez makes two point shot (LaMarcus Aldridge assists)	9	10
6:58	Corey Brewer makes two point shot (Mo Williams assists)	11	10
6:41	Robin Lopez lost ball turnover (Corey Brewer steals)	11	10
6:37	Wesley Matthews shooting foul (Mo Williams draws the foul)	11	10
6:37	Mo Williams misses free throw 1 of 3	11	10
6:37	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	11	10
6:37	Mo Williams makes free throw 2 of 3	12	10
6:37	Mo Williams makes free throw 3 of 3	13	10
6:22	Wesley Matthews misses 26-foot three point jumper	13	10
6:20	Mo Williams defensive rebound	13	10
6:13	Corey Brewer misses 20-foot jumper	13	10
6:11	Wesley Matthews defensive rebound	13	10
6:09	Wesley Matthews offensive foul (Andrew Wiggins draws the foul)	13	10
6:09	Wesley Matthews turnover	13	10
6:09	Steve Blake enters the game for Wesley Matthews	13	10
6:01	Damian Lillard personal foul (Corey Brewer draws the foul)	13	10
5:52	Corey Brewer lost ball turnover (Robin Lopez steals)	13	10
5:41	Nicolas Batum misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	10
5:39	Gorgui Dieng defensive rebound	13	10
5:35	Andrew Wiggins makes two point shot (Gorgui Dieng assists)	15	10
5:35	Trail Blazers Full timeout	15	10
5:09	LaMarcus Aldridge makes 22-foot two point shot	15	12
4:48	Robin Lopez blocks Gorgui Dieng's layup	15	12
4:46	Corey Brewer offensive rebound	15	12
4:45	Corey Brewer makes layup	17	12
4:22	Chris Kaman enters the game for Robin Lopez	17	12
4:22	Allen Crabbe enters the game for Damian Lillard	17	12
4:18	Allen Crabbe makes 26-foot (Nicolas Batum assists)	17	15
4:00	Chris Kaman blocks Corey Brewer's layup	17	15
4:00	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	17	15
3:54	Mo Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Gorgui Dieng assists)	20	15
3:40	LaMarcus Aldridge misses	20	15
3:38	Gorgui Dieng defensive rebound	20	15
3:33	Andrew Wiggins misses 26-foot three point jumper	20	15
3:30	Corey Brewer offensive rebound	20	15
3:26	Thaddeus Young makes 10-foot two point shot (Corey Brewer assists)	22	15
3:04	LaMarcus Aldridge makes dunk (Steve Blake assists)	22	17
2:46	Gorgui Dieng misses 11-foot jumper	22	17
2:45	Nicolas Batum defensive rebound	22	17
2:33	Nicolas Batum misses 25-foot three point jumper	22	17
2:32	Gorgui Dieng defensive rebound	22	17
2:29	Chris Kaman kicked ball violation	22	17
2:29	Timberwolves Full timeout	22	17
2:29	Shabazz Muhammad enters the game for Andrew Wiggins	22	17
2:29	Wesley Matthews enters the game for Nicolas Batum	22	17
2:19	Corey Brewer misses 10-foot jumper	22	17
2:17	Allen Crabbe defensive rebound	22	17
2:00	Shabazz Muhammad shooting foul (Chris Kaman draws the foul)	22	17
2:00	Chris Kaman makes free throw 1 of 2	22	18
2:00	Chris Kaman makes free throw 2 of 2	22	19
1:53	Mo Williams makes two point shot	24	19
1:38	Chris Kaman misses 14-foot two point shot	24	19
1:37	Corey Brewer defensive rebound	24	19
1:29	Mo Williams misses 17-foot jumper	24	19
1:25	Corey Brewer misses tip shot	24	19
1:25	Corey Brewer offensive rebound	24	19
1:24	LaMarcus Aldridge defensive rebound	24	19
1:13	Chase Budinger enters the game for Corey Brewer	24	19
1:05	Steve Blake makes 26-foot three point jumper	24	22
48.0	Shabazz Muhammad makes 7-foot two point shot	26	22
28.0	Chris Kaman misses 10-foot jumper	26	22
27.0	Chase Budinger defensive rebound	26	22
4.0	Mo Williams misses 11-foot jumper	26	22
3.0	LaMarcus Aldridge defensive rebound	26	22
0.0	Steve Blake misses	26	22
0.0	Trail Blazers offensive team rebound	26	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	22

Regular Season Series

POR leads 1-0

Timberwolves
93
Trail Blazers
107

Game 1

1/12

Trail Blazers
82
Timberwolves
90

Game 2

11/12

Trail Blazers
113
Timberwolves
121

Game 3

8/3

Timberwolves
91
Trail Blazers
116

Game 4

9/4

Moda Center

2:00 AM, 1 December 2014

Portland, OR

Attendance: 18,843

Referees:
James Williams
Michael Smith
Scott Twardoski

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	57	25	.695	-	W5
Denver	57	25	.695	-	W1
Minnesota	56	26	.683	1	L1
Utah	31	51	.378	26	L1
Portland	21	61	.256	36	L5

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