PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS VS. MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
Third quarter: Timberwolves 84, Blazers 83.
The Blazers won the third quarter 32-25 in party by committing just one turnover. They also shot 48% while Minnesota hit on just 36.4% of its shots.
Through three quarters, Edwards has 32 points and Gobert 16 points with 11 rebounds.
Ayton leads the Blazers with 18 points and 15 rebounds.
Halftime: Timberwolves 59, Blazers 51.
The Blazers defense held Minnesota to 33.3% shooting and got eight points from Dalano Banton to drwa to within eight points at halftime.
Anfernee Simons leads the Blazers with 12 points and Deandre Ayton has 10 points with seven rebounds.
Minnesota leads 14-4 on points off turnovers. The Blazers have committed 10 turnovers while the Timberwolves have seven.
Anthony Edwards leads all scorers with 23 points. He is 8 of 11 from the field and 3 of 4 on threes.
Rudy Gobert has 10 points and seven rebounds for Minnesota.
First quarter: Timberwolves 37, Blazers 25.
Anthony Edwards led all scorers with 18 points. Minnesota shot 60% from the field and made 5 of 11 threes.
The Blazers got seven points from Scoot Henderson off the Bench. He went 3 of 5 from the field. Deandre Ayton scored six points with three rebounds.
The Blazers sho 50% but committed seven turnovers that Minnesota converted into nine points.
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The Portland Trail Blazers will have Anfernee Simons, Scoot Henderson and Duop Reath available for Tuesday night’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Moda Center.
Simons (ankle) was listed as probable on Monday. Henderson (foot) and Reath (knee) were listed as questionable.
The Blazers will start Simons, Matisse Thybulle, Toumani Camara, Jerami Grant and Deandre Ayton.
Anthony Edwards (knee soreness) is questionable for Minnesota.
Be sure to check back during the game for updates:
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS VS. MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
What: Trail Blazers (15-37) vs. Timberwolves (37-16), 7 p.m., Tuesday.
Where: Moda Center.
Radio: Rip City Radio (KPOJ 620 AM).
TV channel: Root Sports PLUS (in Portland: Comcast 1253; DirecTV: 688).
Watch the game live online: You can watch this game live for FREE with Fubo (free trial). You can also get this game on DirecTV Stream’s “CHOICE” package (promotional offers), if you are out of fuboTV trials, or simply prefer that platform and their pricing plans. If you already have a cable or satellite provider that carries Root Sports and want to watch online, you can watch this game live on Root Sports Live.
ODDS (Oregon Lottery/DraftKings)
Moneyline: POR +250 | MIN -310
Spread: POR +7.5 | Over/Under: 213.0
INJURIES
Blazers: Anfernee Simons (left ankle sprain), Duop Reath (right knee tendinitis) and Scoot Henderson (left foot sprain) are available. Malcolm Brogdon (right elbow tendinitis), Shaedon Sharpe (lower abdominal surgery), Moses Brown (left wrist surgery) and Robert Williams III (season-ending right knee surgery) are out. Justin Minaya and Rayan Rupert with the Rip City Remix.
Timberwolves: Anthony Edwards (right knee soreness), Jaden McDaniels (left index finger sprain) and Wendell Moore Jr. (left knee soreness) are questionable. Jaylen Clark (Achilles) is out.
NEXT UP
The Blazers host the Timberwolves again at 7 p.m., Thursday.
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