Minnesota Timberwolves 121, Portland Trail Blazers 109 — Recap

February 13, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Minnesota Timberwolves 121, Portland Trail Blazers 109. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 37-25 POR; Q2 MIN 22-26 POR; Q3 MIN 25-32 POR; Q4 MIN 37-26 POR.

Top performers (box score): Anthony Edwards (MIN) 41 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 16-of-27 shooting; Deandre Ayton (POR) 22 points, 16 rebounds, 1 assists on 11-of-12 shooting; Anfernee Simons (POR) 20 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 threes on 6-of-19 shooting; Nickeil Alexander-Walker (MIN) 18 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 threes on 6-of-7 shooting; Rudy Gobert (MIN) 16 points, 15 rebounds, 1 assists on 7-of-10 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MIN

Anthony Edwards

41 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 4 3PM · 16-27 FG

Scoring · POR

Deandre Ayton

22 PTS, 16 REB, 1 AST · 11-12 FG

Scoring · POR

Anfernee Simons

20 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST, 4 3PM · 6-19 FG

Season highs

Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Season-high 5 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
MIN	37	22	25	37		121
POR	25	26	32	26		109

🧮 How They Scored

MINPOR

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

57.6%Effective FG%50.6%

10.6%Turnover %12.4%

30.8%Offensive rebound %28.2%

0.405Free-throw rate0.165

Box Score

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Rudy Gobert C	37	16	15	1	—	1	1	7-10	—	2-4	—
Anthony Edwards G	34	41	4	2	2	1	2	16-27	4-8	5-5	—
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	26	18	3	2	—	1	2	6-7	5-6	1-1	—
Mike Conley G	26	7	4	6	2	3	2	2-7	1-5	2-2	—
Jaden McDaniels F	24	—	2	—	—	1	—	0-7	0-3	—	—
Kyle Anderson F	22	8	3	8	—	—	—	1-3	—	6-6	—
Karl-Anthony Towns C	19	13	5	1	1	—	3	2-7	1-3	8-8	—
Naz Reid F-C	13	10	3	1	1	2	—	4-8	1-3	1-2	—
Luka Garza C	4	5	1	—	—	—	—	1-2	1-2	2-2	—
Josh Minott F	2	2	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	2-2	—
Jordan McLaughlin G	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	0-1	—	—	—

Portland Trail Blazers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jerami Grant F	35	12	1	4	1	—	3	5-17	2-7	—	—
Scoot Henderson G	34	14	1	9	—	—	2	4-9	1-2	5-5	—
Deandre Ayton C	32	22	16	1	—	—	—	11-12	—	—	—
Anfernee Simons G	32	20	3	5	1	—	3	6-19	4-10	4-4	—
Toumani Camara F	22	14	4	2	—	—	2	5-7	2-2	2-2	—
Matisse Thybulle G-F	19	—	2	1	1	—	1	0-5	0-3	—	—
Jabari Walker F	17	4	7	—	—	—	1	2-5	—	—	—
Duop Reath C	13	6	3	—	1	1	—	2-5	1-3	1-2	—
Kris Murray F	2	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

🔬 Advanced Stats

Minnesota TimberwolvesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Anthony Edwards	Bench	34	41	70.2	36.6	+20.8	23.1
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	26	18	121.0	16.1	+39.5	15.8
Rudy Gobert	Bench	37	16	68.0	14.9	+13.0	13.5
Karl-Anthony Towns	Bench	19	13	61.8	30.4	-15.6	10.4
Naz Reid	Bench	13	10	56.3	15.5	+35.9	8.6
Kyle Anderson	Bench	22	8	70.9	11.8	+59.2	17.4
Mike Conley	Bench	26	7	44.4	15.9	+11.3	12.4
Luka Garza	Bench	4	5	86.8	27.3	-86.7	20.8
Josh Minott	Bench	02	2	113.6	18.2	-86.7	8.3
Jordan McLaughlin	Bench	02	—	0.0	9.1	-86.7	-16.7
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	24	—	0.0	11.7	-13.8	-7.1

Portland Trail BlazersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Deandre Ayton	Bench	32	22	91.7	17.4	-15.4	26.4
Anfernee Simons	Bench	32	20	48.2	32.0	-20.6	6.8
Scoot Henderson	Bench	34	14	62.5	16.0	-23.2	8.8
Toumani Camara	Bench	22	14	88.8	18.5	+20.6	15.0
Jerami Grant	Bench	35	12	35.3	25.6	-23.6	-0.3
Duop Reath	Bench	13	6	51.0	16.7	-33.5	4.4
Jabari Walker	Bench	17	4	40.0	14.0	-31.4	2.3
Matisse Thybulle	Bench	19	—	0.0	14.3	-7.9	-6.7
Kris Murray	Bench	02	—	0.0	0.0	+86.7	8.3