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Portland Trail Blazers vs Minnesota Timberwolves

NBA
Trail Blazers
16-14
107-108
Final
Timberwolves
18-13
Target Center
TV: League Pass

Lead tracker

POR leadsBiggest lead POR 10, MIN 5
Q1Q2Q3Q4
MIN leads
Team1234T
POR24303122107
MIN24272532108

Who won: Timberwolves 108-107

The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Portland Trail Blazers 108-107 on Monday, December 18, 2017 at Target Center. The Timberwolves lead the series 1-0. The Timberwolves outscored the Trail Blazers 32-22 in the 4th quarter. Jimmy Butler III led the Timberwolves in points (37). Jusuf Nurkic led the Trail Blazers in points (20).

Recap · Dec 19
Butler's 37 points spur Wolves rally past Blazers, 108-107

Jimmy Butler powered through a recent bout of back spasms to score 37 points, sinking two free throws that gave the Minnesota Timberwolves the lead with 2.5 seconds left in a 108-107 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night.

What it means

  • Season series: MIN leads series 1-0.
  • Trail Blazers 9-6 on the road; Timberwolves 11-6 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Trail Blazers1st in Western Conference Division
  • Branden Carlson C
    Concussion
    Out
  • Chris Youngblood G
    Ankle, Soreness, left
    Out
  • Shaedon Sharpe G
    Knee, Surgery, right
    Out
  • Deni Avdija F
    Ankle, right
    Day-To-Day
  • Micah Potter C
    Illness
    Day-To-Day
Timberwolves1st in Western Conference Division
  • Donte DiVincenzo G
    Achilles, Surgery, right
    Out

Head to head

MIN leads series 1-0

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Game info

Venue
Target Center, Minneapolis, MN · Attendance 14,187
Officials
Scott Foster (Referee), Leroy Richardson (Referee), Ben Taylor (Referee)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesMIN leads series 1-0

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