Jusuf Nurkić had 22 points (12 in the paint) and 11 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers closed the fourth quarter on a 10-0 run to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 113-105.
The Timberwolves led 105-103 with 2:30 left in the fourth quarter. Damian Lillard’s pull-up 3-pointer put the Trail Blazers ahead for good with 58 seconds left.
CJ McCollum’s 3-pointer with 25.6 seconds left made it 111-105 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Trail Blazers outscored the Timberwolves 15-8. Lillard (No. 9 in clutch points, 2018-19) scored 6 of the Trail Blazers’ 15 on 2 for 3 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Derrick Rose had 5 of his 9 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Josh Okogie that put the Timberwolves ahead.
Lillard had 28 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.
For the Timberwolves, Andrew Wiggins scored 20 points (10 in the third quarter).
The Trail Blazers shot 47.0% from the field to the Timberwolves’ 44.0%. The Timberwolves outscored the Trail Blazers 25-5 off turnovers. The Trail Blazers’ starters outscored the Timberwolves 66-44 in 21 minutes together.