The Minnesota Timberwolves (28 - 52) defeated the Portland Trail Blazers (43 - 38) 106 - 105 on Saturday. Minnesota, long eliminated from the playoffs, played as if they had something on the line Saturday. Down 28 - 21 after one quarter, the Timberwolves fought back to take a 53 - 49 lead by halftime. Both teams then played a nip - and - tuck second half, with the outcome of the game coming down to the closing seconds. Damian Lillard's 27 - foot three - pointer and subsequent free throw made it 105 - 104 Portland with three seconds remaining. However, Karl-Anthony Towns' basket off a Ricky Rubio pass with 2 seconds left made it 106 - 105 Minnesota, and when Damian Lillard's desperation 56 - foot three - point shot fell short, the Timberwolves had officially secured the hard - fought victory. The Timberwolves were led by Towns' 27 points, which he supplemented with nine rebounds, two assists and two blocks. Andrew Wiggins followed with 23 points, three rebounds and an assist. Zach Lavine pitched in with 10 points, three rebounds, an assist and a block. Shabazz Muhammad paced the reserves with 12 points, three boards and an assist. Nemanja Bjelica contributed a double - double off the bench, supplying 11 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, a steal and a block. The Timberwolves remain in last place in the Western Conference's Northwest Division. They're home against the Rockets on Monday. Portland was paced by Lillard's 31 points, which were complemented by seven assists, three rebounds and a steal. C.J. McCollum managed 21 points, seven assists and two rebounds. Mason Plumlee contributed a 15 - point, 15 - rebound double - double that also included two assists, two blocks and a steal. Al-Farouq Aminu posted 10 points, three rebounds, an assist and a block. The Trail Blazers remain in second place in the Western Conference's Northwest Division. They're home to close out the season against the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday.
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