The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Portland Trail Blazers 116-111 on Dec 12, 2021 at Moda Center.
Final · Moda Center
Top performers
- Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
- Anfernee Simons led the Trail Blazers with 26 points, 1 rebounds and 3 assists.
Minnesota Timberwolves box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | 29 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7-13 | 2-7 | 8-9 | 4 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 35 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7-17 | 0-3 | 9-10 | 4 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 35 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5-12 | 4-8 | 4-6 | 2 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 31 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6-8 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 1 |
| Patrick Beverley | 34 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3-10 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 28 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-11 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Malik Beasley | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Naz Reid | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Team | 224 | 111 | 41 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 36-80 | 13-35 | 26-32 | 20 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Portland Trail Blazers box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anfernee Simons | 33 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9-20 | 6-12 | 2-3 | 5 |
| Damian Lillard | 37 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5-17 | 3-14 | 11-15 | 0 |
| Norman Powell | 39 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6-11 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Jusuf Nurkic | 21 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 26 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 4 |
| Robert Covington | 34 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Trendon Watford | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Tony Snell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Dennis Smith Jr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 206 | 86 | 41 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 28-68 | 12-38 | 18-26 | 20 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Timberwolves · 2021-22 season · Previous Dec 10, 2021: CLE 123, MIN 106 · Next Dec 15, 2021: MIN 124, DEN 107
- Trail Blazers · 2021-22 season · Previous Dec 8, 2021: POR 94, GS 104 · Next Dec 14, 2021: PHX 111, POR 107