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Edwards hits 9 3-pointers as Timberwolves blow out Trail Blazers 127-102
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Anthony Edwards hit nine 3-pointers and scored 37 points to help the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Portland Trail Blazers 127-102 on Friday night.
The nine 3s on 15 attempts were one short of a career high for Edwards, who scored 33 when Minnesota rallied past the Bulls in Chicago on Thursday. He added six rebounds and five assists as the Wolves dominated the Trail Blazers from the start.
Julius Randle scored 22 points and Rudy Gobert had eight points, 15 rebounds and three blocks for Minnesota, which won its third straight.
Scoot Henderson led the Blazers with 16 points. Anfernee Simons had 14 and Robert Williams III added 13 points.
Trail Blazers: Portland was playing its eighth game in seven different cities in 13 days, and it showed. Coming off a loss at San Antonio on Thursday night, the Blazers were flat from the start, falling behind by 27 in the second quarter. However, the Blazers are getting healthier, as Williams made his season debut and Shaedon Sharpe played his second game of the year.
Timberwolves: Third in the league in 3-point shooting, the Wolves were clicking from beyond the arc once again. They made a season-high 22 3s on 50 attempts.
Portland started the third quarter with four quick points to cut Minnesota’s lead to nine. But over three straight possessions, Mike Conley hit a runner and Edwards buried a pair of 3s to push the lead back to 72-55.
The Blazers were held scoreless for the first 5:12 of the game. They missed 11 field-goal attempts in that stretch and trailed 10-0 before Simons ended the drought with a long baseline jumper as the shot clock was about to expire.
The Blazers return home to face Memphis on Sunday, and the Timberwolves host the Heat on Sunday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Deandre Ayton vs. Rudy Gobert (Jerami Grant gains possession) | ||
| 11:34 |  | Anfernee Simons misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:31 | | Mike Conley defensive rebound | ||
| 11:19 | | Toumani Camara shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 11:19 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-1 |
| 11:19 | | Anthony Edwards misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:17 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 11:10 | | Mike Conley misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:06 | | Julius Randle offensive rebound | ||
| 11:06 | | Julius Randle misses two point tip layup | ||
| 11:05 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 10:59 | | Jerami Grant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:56 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 10:46 | | Toumani Camara shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 10:46 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-2 |
| 10:46 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-3 |
| 10:22 | | Trail Blazers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 10:05 | | Jaden McDaniels misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:00 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 9:49 | | Toumani Camara turnover (lost ball) (Jaden McDaniels steals) | ||
| 9:43 | | Toumani Camara blocks Julius Randle's two point running layup | ||
| 9:38 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 9:38 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point putback dunk | 0-5 |
| 9:31 | | Jerami Grant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:29 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 9:21 | | Rudy Gobert blocks Deandre Ayton's two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 9:18 | | Deni Avdija offensive rebound | ||
| 9:16 | | Deni Avdija misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:15 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 9:08 | | Mike Conley misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:05 | | Julius Randle offensive rebound | ||
| 9:05 | | Jerami Grant blocks Julius Randle's two point putback layup | ||
| 9:05 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 8:58 | | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point jump shot (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 0-8 |
| 8:42 | | Rudy Gobert blocks Deni Avdija's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:39 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 8:36 | | Anthony Edwards offensive foul (Charge) (Toumani Camara draws the foul) | ||
| 8:36 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:20 | | Deandre Ayton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:17 | | Julius Randle defensive rebound | ||
| 8:06 | | Mike Conley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:02 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 7:44 | | Anfernee Simons misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:41 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 7:40 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:38 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 7:27 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:23 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 7:20 | | Anfernee Simons misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:16 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 7:11 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point running layup | 0-10 |
| 7:11 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:51 | | Rudy Gobert blocks Anfernee Simons's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:50 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 6:48 | | +2 | Anfernee Simons makes two point jump shot (Scoot Henderson assists) | 2-10 |
| 6:18 | | Julius Randle misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:15 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 6:09 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point running layup | 4-10 |
| 5:52 | | +2 | Julius Randle makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Donte DiVincenzo assists) | 4-12 |
| 5:35 | | Deni Avdija misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:33 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 5:26 | | Julius Randle misses two point hook shot | ||
| 5:24 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 5:19 | | Scoot Henderson misses two point running layup | ||
| 5:18 | | Julius Randle defensive rebound | ||
| 5:17 | | Julius Randle turnover (lost ball) (Scoot Henderson steals) | ||
| 5:12 | | +2 | Scoot Henderson makes two point driving reverse layup | 6-12 |
| 5:01 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (discontinue dribble) | ||
| 4:52 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:50 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 4:36 | | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point stepback jump shot | 6-15 |
| 4:26 | | Donte DiVincenzo personal foul (Scoot Henderson draws the foul) | ||
| 4:18 | | Naz Reid shooting foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 4:18 | | +1 | Deni Avdija makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-15 |
| 4:18 | | Deni Avdija misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:16 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 3:58 | | +3 | Naz Reid makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 7-18 |
| 3:45 | | Scoot Henderson turnover (bad pass) (Naz Reid steals) | ||
| 3:35 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 3:28 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 3:28 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point tip dunk | 7-20 |
| 3:13 | | Anfernee Simons misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:13 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 3:06 | | Shaedon Sharpe turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:06 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:51 | | +3 | Donte DiVincenzo makes three point jump shot (Naz Reid assists) | 7-23 |
| 2:38 | | +2 | Scoot Henderson makes two point driving reverse layup | 9-23 |
| 2:27 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point driving floating jump shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 9-25 |
| 2:11 | | Scoot Henderson misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:07 | | Scoot Henderson offensive rebound | ||
| 2:05 | | +2 | Scoot Henderson makes two point layup | 11-25 |
| 1:55 | | +2 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes two point jump shot (Donte DiVincenzo assists) | 11-27 |
| 1:29 | | +2 | Scoot Henderson makes two point stepback jump shot | 13-27 |
| 1:14 | | +3 | Naz Reid makes three point jump shot (Julius Randle assists) | 13-30 |
| 0:58 | | Donovan Clingan misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 0:56 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 0:54 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Anthony Edwards assists) | 13-32 |
| 0:41 | | +2 | Shaedon Sharpe makes two point driving layup | 15-32 |
| 0:28 | | +3 | Julius Randle makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 15-35 |
| 0:03 | | Scoot Henderson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:03 | | Robert Williams III offensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | Robert Williams III misses two point tip layup | ||
| 0:03 | | Robert Williams III offensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | +2 | Robert Williams III makes two point tip layup | 17-35 |
| 0:00 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | | +3 | Julius Randle makes three point jump shot (Donte DiVincenzo assists) | 17-38 |
| 11:28 | | +2 | Robert Williams III makes two point alley-oop dunk (Scoot Henderson assists) | 19-38 |
| 11:17 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker turnover (bad pass) (Robert Williams III steals) | ||
| 11:05 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:01 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 10:51 | | +3 | Donte DiVincenzo makes three point jump shot (Julius Randle assists) | 19-41 |
| 10:36 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:33 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 10:30 | | Jerami Grant shooting foul (Julius Randle draws the foul) | ||
| 10:30 | | +1 | Julius Randle makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-42 |
| 10:30 | | +1 | Julius Randle makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-43 |
| 10:18 | | Scoot Henderson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:07 | | +3 | Julius Randle makes three point pullup jump shot | 19-46 |
| 9:44 | | Naz Reid shooting foul (Robert Williams III draws the foul) | ||
| 9:44 | | +1 | Robert Williams III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-46 |
| 9:44 | | +1 | Robert Williams III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-46 |
| 9:32 | | Julius Randle turnover (bad pass) (Toumani Camara steals) | ||
| 9:31 | | Mike Conley shooting foul (Shaedon Sharpe draws the foul) | ||
| 9:31 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:31 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 9:31 | | +1 | Shaedon Sharpe makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-46 |
| 9:15 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:10 | | Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 9:07 | | +2 | Shaedon Sharpe makes two point running layup | 24-46 |
| 9:07 | | Naz Reid shooting foul (Shaedon Sharpe draws the foul) | ||
| 9:07 | | +1 | Shaedon Sharpe makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 25-46 |
| 8:44 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:43 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 8:43 | | Timberwolves turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 8:28 | | +2 | Robert Williams III makes two point alley-oop layup (Shaedon Sharpe assists) | 27-46 |
| 8:13 | | Julius Randle misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 8:11 | | Donte DiVincenzo offensive rebound | ||
| 8:11 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses two point tip layup | ||
| 8:10 | | Robert Williams III defensive rebound | ||
| 7:54 | | Scoot Henderson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:52 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker turnover (bad pass) (Robert Williams III steals) | ||
| 7:29 | | Julius Randle shooting foul (Jerami Grant draws the foul) | ||
| 7:29 | | +1 | Jerami Grant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-46 |
| 7:29 | | Jerami Grant misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:27 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 7:13 | | Mike Conley misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:09 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 6:57 | | +3 | Jerami Grant makes three point jump shot (Robert Williams III assists) | 31-46 |
| 6:57 | | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul (Jerami Grant draws the foul) | ||
| 6:57 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:57 | | +1 | Jerami Grant makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 32-46 |
| 6:39 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point cutting dunk (Anthony Edwards assists) | 32-48 |
| 6:26 | | +3 | Robert Williams III makes three point jump shot (Scoot Henderson assists) | 35-48 |
| 6:13 | | Rudy Gobert offensive foul (Scoot Henderson draws the foul) | ||
| 6:13 | | Rudy Gobert turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:00 |