Whenever the Portland Trail Blazers are in need of a nice road win, they can always count on the Minnesota Timberwolves. That's the way it seems anyway; for the second time this season the Blazers overcame a double-digit deficit in Target Center tonight, defeating the Timberwolves 109-103.
Normally I start these recaps with a Game Flow section. Instead I'll refer you to Ryan Rosback's excellent rendition of the Instant Recap, which covers the ups and downs of the action. Suffice it to say that the Blazers came out of the gate defending poorly, allowing the Timberwolves a 32-point first period and 59-point half.