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McDaniels, Reid lead Edwards-less Timberwolves past Trail Blazers, 114-98
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Jaden McDaniels had 30 points, 10 rebounds and four assists, Naz Reid scored 11 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter and the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves overcame a 15-point deficit to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 114-98 on Saturday night.
Minnesota played without All-Star guard Anthony Edwards for the second time this season after he was held out as a precaution because of soreness in his right hip. The Timberwolves also were missing Mike Conley (sprained right index), Julius Randle (strained right groin) and Donte DiVincenzo (sprained left big toe).
Reid hit three timely 3-pointers to help Minnesota to its third straight victory on a night when fans received his bobblehead. The Timberwolves have won eight of 10.
Anfernee Simons led Portland with 21 points. Jerami Grant and Shaedon Sharpe each had 14.
Trail Blazers: Portland had won six straight.
Timberwolves: Point guard Rob Dillingham, the eighth pick in the 2024 NBA draft, had eight points on 4-of-12 shooting (0 for 4 on 3-pointers) and six assists in his first career start.
Rudy Gobert's block led to McDaniels' running, pull-up shot that gave Minnesota a 91-90 lead with 6:48 left. The sequence capped a 21-7 run.
Minnesota outscored Portland 38-14 in the fourth quarter.
Both teams play Monday night. The Trail Blazers are at Denver, and the Timberwolves are at Cleveland.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Deandre Ayton vs. Rudy Gobert (Naz Reid gains possession) | ||
| 11:43 | | Rob Dillingham misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:42 |  | Trail Blazers defensive rebound | ||
| 11:25 | | Deni Avdija misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:22 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 11:09 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point driving layup (Rob Dillingham assists) | 0-2 |
| 10:54 | | Jerami Grant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:53 | | Toumani Camara offensive rebound | ||
| 10:53 | | Toumani Camara misses two point tip layup | ||
| 10:52 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 10:52 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point tip layup | ||
| 10:51 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 10:42 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point pullup jump shot | 0-4 |
| 10:25 | | Jerami Grant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:23 | | Timberwolves defensive rebound | ||
| 10:15 | | Rob Dillingham misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:12 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 10:02 | | +2 | Toumani Camara makes two point driving layup (Deni Avdija assists) | 2-4 |
| 9:45 | | Rudy Gobert misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 9:43 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 9:30 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point driving layup (Anfernee Simons assists) | 4-4 |
| 9:15 | | Rob Dillingham misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:13 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 9:02 | | Jerami Grant turnover (lost ball) (Rob Dillingham steals) | ||
| 8:58 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:57 | | Anfernee Simons defensive rebound | ||
| 8:50 | | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul (Deandre Ayton draws the foul) | ||
| 8:50 | | Deandre Ayton misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:50 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 8:50 | | +1 | Deandre Ayton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-4 |
| 8:40 | | Naz Reid offensive foul (Toumani Camara draws the foul) | ||
| 8:40 | | Naz Reid turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:21 | | Anfernee Simons misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:19 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 8:10 | | +2 | Rob Dillingham makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 5-6 |
| 7:52 | | Deni Avdija turnover (lost ball) (Nickeil Alexander-Walker steals) | ||
| 7:48 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point running layup (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 5-8 |
| 7:34 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point jump shot (Anfernee Simons assists) | 7-8 |
| 7:15 | | Rob Dillingham misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:14 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 7:13 | | Deandre Ayton turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 7:05 | | +3 | Naz Reid makes three point stepback jump shot (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 7-11 |
| 6:49 | | Jerami Grant misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:47 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 6:34 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:31 | | Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 6:21 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:19 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 6:17 | | Jerami Grant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:17 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 6:07 | | +3 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes three point pullup jump shot | 7-14 |
| 6:05 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:44 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:40 | | Toumani Camara offensive rebound | ||
| 5:37 | | Shaedon Sharpe turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:21 | | Jaden McDaniels misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:19 | | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | ||
| 5:19 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point tip layup | 7-16 |
| 5:00 | | Rudy Gobert personal foul (Toumani Camara draws the foul) | ||
| 4:46 | | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Scoot Henderson assists) | 9-16 |
| 4:27 | | Jaylen Clark misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:24 | | Robert Williams III defensive rebound | ||
| 4:20 | | Robert Williams III misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:18 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 4:11 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:09 | | Scoot Henderson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:02 | | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul (Scoot Henderson draws the foul) | ||
| 4:02 | | +1 | Scoot Henderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-16 |
| 4:02 | | +1 | Scoot Henderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-16 |
| 3:47 | | +2 | Jaylen Clark makes two point pullup jump shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 11-18 |
| 3:29 | | +2 | Robert Williams III makes two point alley-oop dunk (Shaedon Sharpe assists) | 13-18 |
| 3:20 | | Naz Reid turnover (bad pass) (Anfernee Simons steals) | ||
| 3:16 | | +2 | Shaedon Sharpe makes two point running layup (Anfernee Simons assists) | 15-18 |
| 3:02 | | Luka Garza misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:59 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 2:54 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:52 | | Luka Garza defensive rebound | ||
| 2:52 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:41 | | +2 | Terrence Shannon Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot (Luka Garza assists) | 15-20 |
| 2:21 | | +2 | Kris Murray makes two point driving layup | 17-20 |
| 2:06 | | +2 | Terrence Shannon Jr. makes two point driving layup (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 17-22 |
| 2:05 | | Timberwolves delay of game violation | ||
| 1:47 | | Scoot Henderson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:45 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 1:39 | | Naz Reid misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:38 | | Luka Garza offensive rebound | ||
| 1:31 | | +2 | Jaylen Clark makes two point driving floating jump shot | 17-24 |
| 1:11 | | +2 | Shaedon Sharpe makes two point driving floating jump shot | 19-24 |
| 0:56 | | Luka Garza misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:53 | | Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 0:34 | | +3 | Shaedon Sharpe makes three point stepback jump shot | 22-24 |
| 0:20 | | Terrence Shannon Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Shaedon Sharpe steals) | ||
| 0:02 | | Scoot Henderson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | | +3 | Anfernee Simons makes three point jump shot (Deni Avdija assists) | 25-24 |
| 11:32 | | Rob Dillingham turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 11:19 | | +2 | Robert Williams III makes two point alley-oop dunk (Deni Avdija assists) | 27-24 |
| 11:05 | | Jaden McDaniels misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:02 | | Robert Williams III defensive rebound | ||
| 10:59 | | Deni Avdija turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Clark steals) | ||
| 10:53 | | Deni Avdija blocks Rob Dillingham's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:49 | | Robert Williams III defensive rebound | ||
| 10:44 | | Jerami Grant misses two point running layup | ||
| 10:43 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 10:35 | | Robert Williams III shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 10:35 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-25 |
| 10:35 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-26 |
| 10:20 | | Robert Williams III misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 10:17 | | Kris Murray offensive rebound | ||
| 10:17 | | +2 | Kris Murray makes two point tip dunk | 29-26 |
| 10:07 | | Deni Avdija shooting foul (Terrence Shannon Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 10:07 | | Terrence Shannon Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:07 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 10:07 | | Terrence Shannon Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:04 | | Jerami Grant defensive rebound | ||
| 9:51 | | +2 | Anfernee Simons makes two point stepback jump shot | 31-26 |
| 9:32 | | Rob Dillingham turnover (lost ball) (Jerami Grant steals) | ||
| 9:31 | | Rob Dillingham personal foul (Jerami Grant draws the foul) | ||
| 9:14 | | Deni Avdija misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:13 | | Robert Williams III offensive rebound | ||
| 9:13 | | +2 | Robert Williams III makes two point tip dunk | 33-26 |
| 9:06 | | Jerami Grant personal foul (Rob Dillingham draws the foul) | ||
| 9:01 | | Deni Avdija shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 9:01 | | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:01 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 9:01 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-27 |
| 8:42 | | +2 | Anfernee Simons makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 35-27 |
| 8:29 | | +2 | Joe Ingles makes two point driving floating jump shot (Rob Dillingham assists) | 35-29 |
| 8:13 | | Anfernee Simons misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 8:11 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 8:10 | | +3 | Kris Murray makes three point jump shot (Deandre Ayton assists) | 38-29 |
| 8:08 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:56 | | Terrence Shannon Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:54 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 7:42 | | +2 | Scoot Henderson makes two point driving reverse layup | 40-29 |
| 7:23 | | Deandre Ayton shooting foul (Jaylen Clark draws the foul) | ||
| 7:23 | | Jaylen Clark misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:23 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 7:23 | | +1 | Jaylen Clark makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-30 |
| 7:04 | | Jerami Grant misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:02 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 6:56 | | Scoot Henderson shooting foul (Jaden McDaniels draws the foul) | ||
| 6:56 | | +1 | Jaden McDaniels makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 40-31 |
| 6:56 | | +1 | Jaden McDaniels makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-32 |
| 6:34 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 6:31 | | Toumani Camara offensive rebound | ||
| 6:31 | | +2 | Toumani Camara makes two point tip layup | 42-32 |
| 6:20 | | Deandre Ayton blocks Joe Ingles's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:20 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 6:14 |