Trail Blazers beat Timberwolves 96-93
Damian Lillard scored 21 points (9 in the fourth quarter), and the Portland Trail Blazers went on a 16-4 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 96-93 for their fourth straight win.
It was tied at 72 when Gerald Henderson’s 21-foot pull-up jumper put the Trail Blazers ahead for good with 8:39 left. Lillard scored 6 points as they pulled away to an 88-76 lead with 4:07 left.
Tayshaun Prince’s corner 3-pointer made it 96-93 with 0.1 seconds left.
During clutch time, the Trail Blazers outscored the Timberwolves 4-3.
CJ McCollum scored 21 points.
For the Timberwolves, Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points, 13 rebounds and 3 blocks, and Ricky Rubio added 15 points (8 on mid-range shots), 9 assists and 3 steals.
The Trail Blazers went 26 for 30 at the line to the Timberwolves’ 19 for 28. The Trail Blazers outscored the Timberwolves 14-4 in 4 minutes with Henderson, Aminu, Davis, Lillard and Leonard on the floor together. Zach LaVine fouled out.