Damian Lillard scored 31 points (18 on 6 3-pointers), and the Portland Trail Blazers went on a 20-8 run in the third quarter to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 123-114.
The Timberwolves led 60-58 with 10:44 left in the third quarter. Al-Farouq Aminu’s 3-pointer put the Trail Blazers ahead for good with 10:03 left in the quarter. He scored 8 points during the run, and they led 78-68 with 5:53 left in the quarter and by as many as 19 in the fourth quarter.
CJ McCollum scored 28 points (13 in the fourth quarter) on 12 for 20 shooting.
For the Timberwolves, Andrew Wiggins scored 24 points on 11 for 17 shooting, and Jamal Crawford added 19 points on 7 for 10 shooting off the bench.
The Trail Blazers shot 54.9% from the field and 54.8% from 3 to the Timberwolves’ 53.6% and 37.5%. The Timberwolves forced 11 turnovers, about 5 fewer than usual for this many possessions. They scored the last 10 points of the game.