Timberwolves
Minnesota
Western Conference
Northwest
14
47
61
1098
238
7
4
57
85
46
54
31
25
81
35
10
45
3
26
7
6
15
121
4
40
20
50
2620
129
5
36
34
94
79
63
142
12
85
12
05
2922
6060
12
02
17
2118
1312
62
418
414
99
910
10
920
00
58
22
01
3040
6060
4
2
50
26
12
46
3
3
100
7
6
13
1
8
1
0
29
60
0
0
0
20
9
45
6
4
67
9
3
12
2
5
2
5
22
60
1
0
0
21
13
62
4
4
100
9
1
10
0
5
2
0
30
60
2
2
100
18
12
67
18
14
78
10
0
10
0
8
2
1
40
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Andrew
Wiggins
Andrew Wiggins
True
40
8
15
53
1
1
100
1
2
50
2
2
4
2
3
1
0
1
18
9
none
Ricky
Rubio
Ricky Rubio
True
38
5
12
42
1
3
33
2
2
100
0
8
8
15
0
0
1
4
13
13
double
Kevin
Martin
Kevin Martin
True
31
11
21
52
1
1
100
6
6
100
0
6
6
2
1
0
0
1
29
13
none
Nikola
Peković
Nikola Peković
True
25
5
11
45
0
0
0
1
1
100
6
2
8
0
0
1
0
1
11
16
none
Kevin
Garnett
Kevin Garnett
True
21
2
4
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
5
6
2
0
0
1
1
4
13
none
Gorgui
Dieng
Gorgui Dieng
False
27
2
3
67
0
0
0
2
2
100
1
4
5
4
1
1
2
4
6
-5
none
Gary
Neal
Gary Neal
False
21
8
11
73
1
1
100
10
13
77
0
4
4
1
0
0
0
1
27
-3
none
Adreian
Payne
Adreian Payne
False
20
2
2
100
0
0
0
1
3
33
0
4
4
0
1
0
0
1
5
-9
none
Zach
LaVine
Zach LaVine
False
12
3
6
50
0
1
0
2
2
100
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
8
-7
none
Lorenzo
Brown
Lorenzo Brown
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
none
Chase
Budinger
Chase Budinger
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Justin
Hamilton
Justin Hamilton
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
9
March
2015
Monday
Staples Center
Los Angeles
Clippers
Los Angeles
False
Trail Blazers
Portland
Western Conference
Northwest
41
20
61
1139
1140
27
14
52
88
43
49
17
13
76
27
9
36
3
18
3
10
23
113
4
64
43
67
2022
1110
55
44
42
95
78
13
91
20
56
03
23
3025
6060
611
25
4
2125
913
43
45
25
56
75
32
107
01
16
00
23
2236
6060
6
4
67
20
11
55
4
4
100
7
1
8
2
5
0
2
30
60
4
3
75
22
10
45
4
2
50
8
3
11
0
6
3
3
25
60
6
2
33
21
9
43
4
2
50
7
3
10
0
1
0
2
22
60
11
5
45
25
13
52
5
5
100
5
2
7
1
6
0
3
36
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
LaMarcus
Aldridge
LaMarcus Aldridge
True
38
10
20
50
0
1
0
1
1
100
1
7
8
0
0
0
1
1
21
-13
none
Nicolas
Batum
Nicolas Batum
True
38
7
12
58
3
5
60
0
0
0
1
6
7
3
0
0
2
4
17
-6
none
Damian
Lillard
Damian Lillard
True
37
11
23
48
4
8
50
6
6
100
1
6
7
8
1
0
2
3
32
-7
none
Arron
Afflalo
Arron Afflalo
True
32
5
12
42
3
5
60
1
2
50
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
6
14
0
none
Robin
Lopez
Robin Lopez
True
28
2
3
67
0
0
0
3
4
75
3
2
5
0
0
3
0
1
7
-9
none
Chris
Kaman
Chris Kaman
False
18
3
5
60
0
0
0
2
2
100
3
3
6
1
1
0
4
1
8
2
none
CJ
McCollum
CJ McCollum
False
17
1
5
20
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
-3
none
Steve
Blake
Steve Blake
False
13
1
1
100
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
2
3
-4
none
Dorell
Wright
Dorell Wright
False
10
3
7
43
2
5
40
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
8
4
none
Alonzo
Gee
Alonzo Gee
False
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
-4
none
Allen
Crabbe
Allen Crabbe
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Joel
Freeland
Joel Freeland
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Meyers
Leonard
Meyers Leonard
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
11
March
2015
Wednesday
Moda Center
Portland
Rockets
Houston
True
The Minnesota Timberwolves ( 14 - 47 ) defeated the Portland Trail Blazers ( 41 - 20 ) , 121 - 113 . Gary Neal sparked the Timberwolves with a season - high 27 points on 11 shots in 21 minutes , including 17 points in the fourth quarter . The Timberwolves ' scored 70 points in the first half , and their bench scored 46 points . Ricky Rubio fell two rebounds shy of a triple - double , supplying 13 points , 15 assists , eight rebounds and a three - point dagger with one minute left in the game . Kevin Martin scored a team - high 29 points , and rookie Andrew Wiggins added 18 points , four rebounds , three steals , two assists , one block , and one three - pointer in 41 minutes . Arron Afflalo started his first game with the Trail Blazers following Wesley Matthews ' season - ending injury . Afflalo contributed 14 points and one assist before fouling out in 32 minutes . Damian Lillard nearly notched a triple - double , compiling 32 points , eight assists , seven rebounds , one steal and four three - pointers in 38 minutes , scoring 11 points in the final 48 seconds . Robin Lopez blocked a game - high three shots , and LaMarcus Aldridge grabbed a team - high eight rebounds in the loss . The Timberwolves begin a four - game road trip Monday against the Los Angeles Clippers . The Trail Blazers have three days off before they host the Houston Rockets .
The Minnesota Timberwolves (14 - 47) defeated the Portland Trail Blazers (41 - 20), 121 - 113. Gary Neal sparked the Timberwolves with a season - high 27 points on 11 shots in 21 minutes, including 17 points in the fourth quarter. The Timberwolves' scored 70 points in the first half, and their bench scored 46 points. Ricky Rubio fell two rebounds shy of a triple - double, supplying 13 points, 15 assists, eight rebounds and a three - point dagger with one minute left in the game. Kevin Martin scored a team - high 29 points, and rookie Andrew Wiggins added 18 points, four rebounds, three steals, two assists, one block, and one three - pointer in 41 minutes. Arron Afflalo started his first game with the Trail Blazers following Wesley Matthews' season - ending injury. Afflalo contributed 14 points and one assist before fouling out in 32 minutes. Damian Lillard nearly notched a triple - double, compiling 32 points, eight assists, seven rebounds, one steal and four three - pointers in 38 minutes, scoring 11 points in the final 48 seconds. Robin Lopez blocked a game - high three shots, and LaMarcus Aldridge grabbed a team - high eight rebounds in the loss. The Timberwolves begin a four - game road trip Monday against the Los Angeles Clippers. The Trail Blazers have three days off before they host the Houston Rockets.
The Minnesota Timberwolves (14 - 47) defeated the Portland Trail Blazers (41 - 20), 121 - 113. Gary Neal sparked the Timberwolves with a season - high 27 points on 11 shots in 21 minutes, including 17 points in the fourth quarter. The Timberwolves' scored 70 points in the first half, and their bench scored 46 points. Ricky Rubio fell two rebounds shy of a triple - double, supplying 13 points, 15 assists, eight rebounds and a three - point dagger with one minute left in the game. Kevin Martin scored a team - high 29 points, and rookie Andrew Wiggins added 18 points, four rebounds, three steals, two assists, one block, and one three - pointer in 41 minutes. Arron Afflalo started his first game with the Trail Blazers following Wesley Matthews' season - ending injury. Afflalo contributed 14 points and one assist before fouling out in 32 minutes. Damian Lillard nearly notched a triple - double, compiling 32 points, eight assists, seven rebounds, one steal and four three - pointers in 38 minutes, scoring 11 points in the final 48 seconds. Robin Lopez blocked a game - high three shots, and LaMarcus Aldridge grabbed a team - high eight rebounds in the loss. The Timberwolves begin a four - game road trip Monday against the Los Angeles Clippers. The Trail Blazers have three days off before they host the Houston Rockets.
<GAME> <DATE> 7 March 2015 <DAY> Saturday <STADIUM> Target Center <CITY> Minneapolis <HOME> <TEAM> Timberwolves <CITY> Minnesota <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 121 <WINS-LOSSES> 14 47 <QTRS> 29 22 30 40 <TEAM-AST> 26 <3PT> 4 <TEAM-FG> 46 <TEAM-FT> 25 <TEAM-REB> 45 <TEAM-TO> 6 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 9 March 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Monday <NEXT-STADIUM> Staples Center <NEXT-CITY> Los Angeles <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Los Angeles <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Clippers <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Trail Blazers <CITY> Portland <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 113 <WINS-LOSSES> 41 20 <QTRS> 30 25 22 36 <TEAM-AST> 18 <3PT> 14 <TEAM-FG> 43 <TEAM-FT> 13 <TEAM-REB> 36 <TEAM-TO> 10 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 11 March 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Wednesday <NEXT-STADIUM> Moda Center <NEXT-CITY> Portland <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Houston <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Rockets <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Kevin Martin <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 29 <FG> 11 21 52 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 6 6 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gary Neal <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 27 <FG> 8 11 73 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 10 13 77 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Andrew Wiggins <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 40 <PTS> 18 <FG> 8 15 53 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 3 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ricky Rubio <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 13 <FG> 5 12 42 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 8 <AST> 15 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Nikola Peković <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 11 45 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 8 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 6 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Zach LaVine <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gorgui Dieng <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Adreian Payne <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 2 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 3 33 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kevin Garnett <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Justin Hamilton <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Chase Budinger <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Lorenzo Brown <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Damian Lillard <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 32 <FG> 11 23 48 <FG3> 4 8 50 <FT> 6 6 100 <REB> 7 <AST> 8 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> LaMarcus Aldridge <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 21 <FG> 10 20 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 8 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nicolas Batum <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 17 <FG> 7 12 58 <FG3> 3 5 60 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Arron Afflalo <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 14 <FG> 5 12 42 <FG3> 3 5 60 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dorell Wright <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Chris Kaman <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 3 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Robin Lopez <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 7 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 3 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Steve Blake <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> CJ McCollum <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Meyers Leonard <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joel Freeland <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Allen Crabbe <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alonzo Gee <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 5 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none