Damian Lillard scored 38 points (17 in the second quarter) with 11 3-pointers, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 133-112.
The Trail Blazers led by as many as 27 and never trailed, pulling away with a 27-10 run bridging the third and fourth quarters.
Jerami Grant scored 24 points (10 in the third quarter). Shaedon Sharpe scored 12 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter. Justise Winslow assisted on 6 of Lillard’s 13 baskets, 5 of them 3-pointers.
For the Timberwolves, D'Angelo Russell had 23 points and 8 assists. Rudy Gobert had 16 points and 20 rebounds.
The Trail Blazers shot 53.9% from the field and 45.7% from 3 to the Timberwolves’ 49.5% and 37.0%. The Trail Blazers made 21 3-pointers, 11 of them by Lillard. The Timberwolves got 7 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. They outscored the Trail Blazers 21-9 off turnovers. The Trail Blazers outscored the Timberwolves 24-11 in 7 minutes with Lillard, Grant, Winslow, Hart and Eubanks on the floor together.