Portland Trail Blazers at Minnesota Timberwolves
· National Basketball AssociationRandle has 41 points and the Timberwolves dominate the Blazers 133-109
Randall, who also had seven rebounds, capped his night with a windmill dunk that put the crowd at the Target Center on its feet. Jaden McDaniels added 21 points for the Timberwolves, playing their final game before the All-Star break.
Jrue Holiday scored 23 points for the Trail Blazers, who trailed by 28 points and were hurt by 25 turnovers. Scoot Henderson, playing just his third game back since missing the first half of the season because of a hamstring injury, finished with 18 points.
Minnesota scoring leader Anthony Edwards was listed as questionable going into the game because of an illness but he started and finished with 14 points.
Minnesota was coming off a 138-116 win at home over Atlanta that stopped a two-game skid.
McDaniels' floating jumper pushed Minnesota's lead to 50-38 midway through the second quarter. McDaniels had 15 points in the opening half and the Timberwolves led 61-51 at the break.
Edwards and Julius Randle hit back-to-back 3-pointers to go up 73-59 in the third quarter. Rudy Gobert dunked to cap a 16-2 run and gave the Timberwolves a 79-59 lead.
Portland ended the third quarter on a 10-3 run to close to 96-82 but couldn't find a rally down the stretch. All-Star Deni Avdija struggled with 11 points.
The Blazers were without Shaedon Sharpe, who missed the third straight game for the with a left calf strain.
Timberwolves: Host Dallas on Friday, Feb. 20.
Regular Season Series
MIN leads series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 109 - 133 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 109 - 133 |
| 4th 6.8 |  |
shot clock turnover | 109 - 133 |
| 4th 30.8 |  |
Rayan Rupert makes 7-foot two point shot | 109 - 133 |
| 4th 36.6 | |
Jaylen Clark out of bounds lost ball turnover | 107 - 133 |
Statistics
 POR |
 MIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 40-94 | FG | 45-87 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 16-45 | 3PT | 14-34 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 13-16 | FT | 29-35 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 18 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| 4 | Steals | 14 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
| 25 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 26 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 43 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 25 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 58 |
| 22 | Fouls | 21 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 28 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 98 |
Minnesota Timberwolves Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards, G | Out | Oct 29 |
| Donte DiVincenzo, G | Out | Oct 5 |
Portland Trail Blazers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Youngblood, G | Out | Nov 12 |
| Vit Krejci, G | Out | Nov 11 |
| Ja Morant, G | Out | Nov 7 |
| Shaedon Sharpe, G | Out | Aug 24 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 16,988 · Capacity:
2026-27 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
9 | 3 | .750 | - | W5 |
 Portland |
8 | 3 | .727 | 0.5 | W2 |
 Oklahoma City |
8 | 4 | .667 | 1 | L2 |
 Denver |
6 | 4 | .600 | 2 | W1 |
 Utah |
1 | 11 | .083 | 8 | L10 |
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