The Portland Trail Blazers went on a 25-9 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 132-122.
The Timberwolves went on a 17-2 run to lead 105-99 with 10:58 left in the fourth quarter. Al-Farouq Aminu’s layup put the Trail Blazers ahead for good with 8:13 left. Seth Curry scored 8 points and Evan Turner added 6 during the run. The Trail Blazers led 124-114 with 4:28 left and by as many as 14.
Rodney Hood scored 21 points (12 in the first quarter). Enes Freedom added 20 points (14 in the paint), 11 rebounds and a season-high 4 blocks on 7 for 10 shooting, and Turner had 13 points, 11 rebounds and a season-high 10 assists off the bench, his first triple-double of the season.
For the Timberwolves, Andrew Wiggins scored 21 points, and Gorgui Dieng added 18 points on 7 for 8 shooting off the bench. Tyus Jones had 14 points, 10 assists and 3 steals.
The Trail Blazers shot 54.9% from the field and 50.0% from 3 to the Timberwolves’ 49.0% and 37.9%. The Timberwolves gave up 15 offensive rebounds, about 5 more than usual for the shots the Trail Blazers missed. The Trail Blazers outscored the Timberwolves 64-40 in the paint. The Timberwolves were outscored 30-20 in 8 minutes with Tolliver, Bayless, Dieng, Bates-Diop and Reynolds on the floor together.