PORTLAND — The circumstances coming into Saturday's game against Portland didn't favor the Timberwolves.
They were playing for the second time in two nights with travel in between while facing a Trail Blazers team that was at home and rested.
Despite that, the Wolves had a chance at their third consecutive victory deep into the fourth quarter, but they couldn't quite execute down the stretch of a 124-118 loss to Portland.
The Wolves had done a good job of limiting Portland's second-chance points in the second half, but allowed three at an inopportune time.
Trailing by two, the Wolves couldn't corral a miss from Anfernee Simons.