The Portland Trail Blazers (22-20) close out their four-game road trip on Sunday when the Blazers take on the Minnesota Timberwolves (28-16). On this trip, the Blazers are 2-1. Portland is coming off a119-113 loss on Friday night to the New Orleans Pelicans. The Blazers struggled from deep Friday night and ended up making just 12-of-42 three-pointers. In the loss, Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum each scored a team-high 23 points. All five Trail Blazer starters scored in double figures. Starting small forward Evan Turner was a late scratch vs. New Orleans with an illness.
New Orleans with an illness. Shabazz Napier got the start as Portland went with the three-guard lineup. The Blazers are now 12-10 on the road. [NBC Sports Gold “Blazers Pass” 11-game Blazers package for fans without NBC Sports Northwest $34. 99 – click to learn more and buy] Minnesota has been enjoying a five-game homestand that will wrap up on Sunday when the T-Wolves host the Blazers. The Timberwolves have won four straight to be undefeated during this current homestand. The Timberwolves most recent win came Friday, when Minnesota beat the New York Knicks 118-108. Karl-Anthony Towns had a near triple-double in the victory with 23 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists. Minnesota is now 22-6 against the Western Conference this season and is now 17-6 at home.
12/13/2022 - APShot ChartJerami Grant makes free throw 1 of 2Jerami Grant makes free throw 2 of 2Jerami Grant makes two point shot (Damian Lillard assists)Jusuf Nurkic misses 26-foot three point jumperJusuf Nurkic makes two point shotAnfernee Simons makes 13-foot two point shot (Jusuf Nurkic assists)Anfernee Simons makes 27-foot step back jumpshotJosh Hart makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jusuf Nurkic assists)Anfernee Simons misses driving floating jump shotJusuf Nurkic misses 27-foot three point jumperJusuf Nurkic misses free throw 1 of 2Jusuf Nurkic misses free throw 2 of 2D'Angelo Russell blocks Jusuf Nurkic 's 3-foot two point shotDamian Lillard makes 29-foot three point jumper (Justise Winslow assists)Damian Lillard misses two point shotJustise Winslow makes 3-foot layup (Damian Lillard assists)Jerami Grant makes free throw 1 of 3Jerami Grant makes free throw 2 of 3Jerami Grant makes free throw 3 of 3Damian Lillard makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot (Justise Winslow assists)Shaedon Sharpe misses driving floating jump shotDamian Lillard makes free throw 1 of 1Damian Lillard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Justise Winslow assists)Trendon Watford makes free throw 1 of 2Trendon Watford misses free throw 2 of 2Justise Winslow misses two point shotTrendon Watford misses driving floating jump shotShaedon Sharpe makes dunkTrendon Watford makes free throw 1 of 2Trendon Watford misses free throw 2 of 2Anfernee Simons misses 17-foot pullup jump shotJustise Winslow misses 23-foot three point jumperShaedon Sharpe misses 24-foot three point jumperJerami Grant misses 26-foot three point jumperJusuf Nurkic makes two point shotJerami Grant makes 27-foot three pointer (Jusuf Nurkic assists)Jerami Grant misses 28-foot three point shotShaedon Sharpe misses 29-foot step back jumpshotAnfernee Simons misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shotDamian Lillard makes 26-foot three point shot (Justise Winslow assists)Damian Lillard misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shotJusuf Nurkic makes two point shotAnfernee Simons makes 6-foot two point shotAnfernee Simons makes 19-foot pullup jump shotJusuf Nurkic makes layup (Anfernee Simons assists)Jusuf Nurkic makes free throw 1 of 1Damian Lillard makes 23-foot three point jumper (Justise Winslow assists)Damian Lillard makes 23-foot three point jumper (Anfernee Simons assists)Anfernee Simons misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shotDamian Lillard misses 21-foot step back jumpshotDamian Lillard makes 31-foot three point jumper (Drew Eubanks assists)Damian Lillard misses 25-foot step back jumpshotDrew Eubanks makes 6-foot two point shot (Damian Lillard assists)Damian Lillard makes two point shotDrew Eubanks makes layup (Anfernee Simons assists)Drew Eubanks makes dunk (Anfernee Simons assists)Damian Lillard makes 31-foot step back jumpshotJosh Hart misses 9-foot two point shotDamian Lillard makes 29-foot three point jumper (Jusuf Nurkic assists)Jaden McDaniels blocks Damian Lillard 's 27-foot step back jumpshotAnfernee Simons misses 26-foot three point shotJerami Grant makes free throw 1 of 2Jerami Grant makes free throw 2 of 2Josh Hart misses two point shotJusuf Nurkic makes free throw 1 of 2Jusuf Nurkic misses free throw 2 of 2Anfernee Simons misses 28-foot three point shotJosh Hart misses 27-foot three point jumperJerami Grant makes dunk (Josh Hart assists)Jusuf Nurkic makes free throw 1 of 2Jusuf Nurkic makes free throw 2 of 2Damian Lillard makes 33-foot three pointerJusuf Nurkic makes free throw 1 of 2Jusuf Nurkic makes free throw 2 of 2Damian Lillard makes 34-foot three pointerDamian Lillard misses 38-foot three point jumperJosh Hart makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jerami Grant assists)Justise Winslow makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jerami Grant assists)Jerami Grant makes 23-foot three point shot (Justise Winslow assists)Damian Lillard misses 25-foot three point shotJerami Grant misses two point shotJosh Hart misses 14-foot two point shotDamian Lillard misses 31-foot three point jumperJustise Winslow makes two point shotDamian Lillard makes two point shot (Justise Winslow assists)Jerami Grant makes 25-foot three point shot (Josh Hart assists)Jerami Grant misses 26-foot three point jumperJosh Hart makes tip shotJerami Grant makes 1-foot driving dunk (Anfernee Simons assists)Justise Winslow makes two point shot (Anfernee Simons assists)Jerami Grant makes two point shot (Justise Winslow assists)Jerami Grant misses layupAnfernee Simons makes 25-foot three pointer (Justise Winslow assists)Anfernee Simons misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shotJusuf Nurkic misses 18-foot two point shotShaedon Sharpe makes two point shot (Justise Winslow assists)Shaedon Sharpe misses 22-foot step back jumpshotAnfernee Simons misses 26-foot three point jumperJustise Winslow misses three point jumperShaedon Sharpe makes dunkKeon Johnson misses 20-foot pullup jump shotShaedon Sharpe makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Trendon Watford assists)Shaedon Sharpe makes layup (Trendon Watford assists)Justise Winslow misses pullup jump shotKeon Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumperJabari Walker makes 26-foot jump bank shot (Shaedon Sharpe assists)Shaedon Sharpe misses 23-foot three point jumperShaedon Sharpe makes two point shotShaedon Sharpe makes 19-foot step back jumpshotTrendon Watford makes 26-foot three point jumper (Keon Johnson assists)D'Angelo Russell makes 18-foot step back jumpshotD'Angelo Russell makes 4-foot two point shot (Anthony Edwards assists)D'Angelo Russell misses running pullup jump shotAnthony Edwards misses 18-foot pullup jump shotRudy Gobert misses 19-foot two point shotRudy Gobert makes 2-foot dunk (Kyle Anderson assists)D'Angelo Russell misses driving layupJaden McDaniels makes driving layupAnthony Edwards makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rudy Gobert assists)Anthony Edwards misses driving layupD'Angelo Russell misses 20-foot pullup jump shotAustin Rivers misses 8-foot two point shotAnthony Edwards misses driving layupRudy Gobert misses tip shotRudy Gobert makes alley oop layup (Anthony Edwards assists)Rudy Gobert makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)Austin Rivers makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jaden McDaniels assists)Anthony Edwards misses two point shotNaz Reid makes 5-foot two point shot (Austin Rivers assists)Anthony Edwards misses 23-foot step back jumpshotAnthony Edwards misses free throw 1 of 2Anthony Edwards misses free throw 2 of 2Jaylen Nowell misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shotRudy Gobert makes tip shotTrendon Watford blocks Kyle Anderson 's 20-foot driving floating jump shotKyle Anderson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Naz Reid assists)Naz Reid makes driving layup (Kyle Anderson assists)Jerami Grant blocks Bryn Forbes 's 25-foot three point pullup jump shotJaylen Nowell makes driving layupBryn Forbes misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shotJaylen Nowell misses 15-foot pullup jump shotKyle Anderson misses two point shotJaylen Nowell misses two point shotJaylen Nowell makes two point shotD'Angelo Russell makes 19-foot pullup jump shotD'Angelo Russell misses free throw 1 of 1Bryn Forbes makes driving floating jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists)D'Angelo Russell makes 14-foot step back jumpshotD'Angelo Russell makes 16-foot two point shotD'Angelo Russell makes 16-foot two point shotJaylen Nowell makes driving layup (D'Angelo Russell assists)Jaylen Nowell makes free throw 1 of 1Jaylen Nowell makes 22-foot step back jumpshotJaylen Nowell misses free throw 1 of 2Jaylen Nowell misses free throw 2 of 2Jaylen Nowell misses 29-foot three point jumperD'Angelo Russell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kyle Anderson assists)D'Angelo Russell misses 30-foot three point jumperDrew Eubanks blocks Rudy Gobert 's 4-foot two point shotRudy Gobert makes two point shotAnthony Edwards makes driving layup (Kyle Anderson assists)Anthony Edwards makes 1-foot driving dunkKyle Anderson makes 7-foot two point shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)Kyle Anderson makes free throw 1 of 2Kyle Anderson makes free throw 2 of 2Anthony Edwards misses 11-foot two point shotRudy Gobert misses two point shotAnthony Edwards misses driving layupRudy Gobert makes driving layup (D'Angelo Russell assists)Jaden McDaniels misses 26-foot three point jumperKyle Anderson misses 10-foot two point shotRudy Gobert makes alley oop dunk shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)Rudy Gobert misses free throw 1 of 1D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point jumperKyle Anderson misses 4-foot two point shotAnthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2Anthony Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2Anthony Edwards makes layup (Rudy Gobert assists)D'Angelo Russell misses two point shotAnthony Edwards misses free throw 1 of 2Anthony Edwards misses free throw 2 of 2D'Angelo Russell makes 27-foot step back jumpshotJaden McDaniels misses 25-foot three point jumperAnthony Edwards makes 26-foot three pointer (D'Angelo Russell assists)Anthony Edwards makes 23-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)Jaylen Nowell makes two point shotJaylen Nowell makes 12-foot step back jumpshotDrew Eubanks blocks Anthony Edwards 's 3-foot driving layupAustin Rivers misses 25-foot three point jumperJaylen Nowell misses driving layupAnthony Edwards misses 11-foot two point shotNaz Reid makes dunk (Jaylen Nowell assists)Jaylen Nowell makes free throw 1 of 2Jaylen Nowell makes free throw 2 of 2Bryn Forbes misses driving floating jump shotD&#