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C.J. McCollum added 20 points for the Trail
Blazers, and Jusuf Nurkic had 17 points and seven rebounds.
Portland (4-4) snapped a two-game skid and posted its
highest-scoring effort of the season.
D'Angelo Russell and Anthony Edwards scored 26 points apiece for
the Timberwolves. Naz Reid chipped in 13 points in 16 minutes as
Minnesota (2-6) dropped its sixth straight game.
The Trail Blazers scored 47 points in the second quarter. The
monster second quarter helped Portland jump to a 75-56 lead at
the half.
Lillard led the Trail Blazers with 26 points on 9-for-14
shooting, including 4 of 7 from beyond the arc, during the first
half. Nurkic (15 points) and McCollum (12) also scored in double
digits in the first half.
Minnesota led 29-28 after the first quarter, but Portland seized
control with its 47-27 edge in the next frame. Russell had 19
points at the half and was the Timberwolves' lone player in
double digits.
The Trail Blazers scored the first eight points of the second
quarter and never looked back. Rodney Hood made a running layup
and then assisted on a 3-pointer by Carmelo Anthony, and
McCollum knocked down a 3-pointer on the next possession to set
the stage for a dominant period.
By the end of the third quarter, Portland built a 111-80
advantage. McCollum made a 3-pointer to start a 10-0 run midway
through the third quarter that increased the Trail Blazers' lead
to 30 points.
--Field Level Media
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