NBA highlights: Portland Trail Blazers reduce the Minnesota Timberwolves in a 107-102 knockout
Where and when?
The game was played at the home ground of the Blazers, the Rose Garden in Portland, where the Blazers trampled the guest team with an easy victory. The game lasted for 2 hours and 15 minutes and over 20,000 people witnessed the victorious moments that the
Blazers experienced at the end of the game.
Kurt Rambis committed the only technical foul of the game for the Timberwolves.
The game was tied and the lead changed six times during the course of the game.
Box Score
Players' stats - Minnesota Timberwolves (6-21)
Michael Beasley was the top scorer as he scored 33 whooping points, Kevin Love and Martell Webster both added 19 to the score and Wesley Johnson contributed nine points.
The team grabbed four rebounds.
Players' stats - Portland Trail Blazers (13-14)
LaMarcus Aldridge was on the seventh sky when he netted his 36th basket, Rudy Fernandez added 26 and Wesley Matthews scored 21 points for the Blazers.
The team grabbed seven rebounds.
Highlights - Play by play
1st Quarter
The ball was jumped between Marcus Camby and Darko Milicic and Aldridge lunged forward to gain possession of the ball for Portland team. Aldridge initiated the game as Aldridge made a step back jump shot for his team.
Milicic missed a hook shot as Camby blocked the shot.
Love grabbed a rebound at 4:05 on the clock and Aldridge missed a running hook shot for the Blazers.
Portland was leading the game as the 1st quarter closed and the score was 25-24.
2nd Quarter
Beasley missed a jump shot for the Timberwolves at the very beginning of the 2nd one. Fernandez made a pull-up shot for the Blazers at 10:27 and Beasley missed another jump shot for the Wolves right after him.
The Portland team was at the lead at the end of 2nd half 59-54.
3rd Quarter
Matthews committed a shooting foul and Beasley grabbed both the free throws to clinch two points for the Wolves.
Fernandez grabbed a rebound for the Blazers at 10:35 on the clock.
Beasley made a jump shot and Johnson missed a three point shot for the Minnesota team right after that.
The Blazers were leading by the end of 3rd quarter 82-78.
4th Quarter
Matthews missed a three point shot and Beasley missed a layup shot for the Timberwolves. Beasley committed a personal foul and Matthews pulled out one point from the free throws given to the Blazers.
The Blazers succeeded in grabbing the victory by the end 107-102.
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