The Minnesota Timberwolves (14 - 47) defeated the Portland Trail Blazers (41 - 20), 121 - 113. Gary Neal sparked the Timberwolves with a season - high 27 points on 11 shots in 21 minutes, including 17 points in the fourth quarter. The Timberwolves’ scored 70 points in the first half, and their bench scored 46 points. Ricky Rubio fell two rebounds shy of a triple - double, supplying 13 points, 15 assists, eight rebounds and a three - point dagger with one minute left in the game. Kevin Martin scored a team - high 29 points, and rookie Andrew Wiggins added 18 points, four rebounds, three steals, two assists, one block, and one three - pointer in 41 minutes. Arron Afflalo started his first game with the Trail Blazers following Wesley Matthews’ season - ending injury. Afflalo contributed 14 points and one assist before fouling out in 32 minutes. Damian Lillard nearly notched a triple - double, compiling 32 points, eight assists, seven rebounds, one steal and four three - pointers in 38 minutes, scoring 11 points in the final 48 seconds. Robin Lopez blocked a game - high three shots, and LaMarcus Aldridge grabbed a team - high eight rebounds in the loss. The Timberwolves begin a four - game road trip Monday against the Los Angeles Clippers. The Trail Blazers have three days off before they host the Houston Rockets.
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 "TeamStat(G,'Trail Blazers') has 20 Losses ,has 113 Total points ,has 41 Wins ."]