Perhaps the most difficult road trip of the Portland Trial Blazers’ (22-21) season ended on a sour note Sunday night, as the Blazers fell, 120-103, to the Minnesota Timberwolves (29-16) in front of 14,739 fans at Target Center in Minneapolis.
The Blazer offense came out of the gates firing on all cylinders, shooting 13-of-21 from the field in the first quarter led by Shabazz Napier’s nine points to put Portland up 33-31 after one. The momentum stalled, however, as Minnesota started the second on a 14-2 run. The Blazers converted just one of their first ten attempts in the quarter, with a pair of Evan Turner free throws at the 4:40 mark snapping the home side’s run.