Posted November 15, 2018 at 02:21 PM | Updated November 16, 2018 at 12:07 PM
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ABOUT THE TIMBERWOLVES
Since trading away disgruntled All-Star Jimmy Butler, the Timberwolves are 2-0, recording victories over the Brooklyn Nets and New Orleans Pelicans. ... Minnesota defeated the Pelicans 107-100 Wednesday night at home as Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 25 points and 16 rebounds, Andrew Wiggins scored 23 points and Jeff Teague added 14 points and 14 assists. ... It was the first game in Minnesota for Robert Covington and Dario Saric, the Timberwolves' key acquisitions in the Butler trade with the Philadelphia 76ers. Covington started, recording 13 points, seven rebounds and two steals, and Saric added nine points and three rebounds off the bench. ... This is the third game of a five-game home stand for the Timberwolves, who are 6-1 at home. ... In a loss to the Sacramento Kings last week, Towns Karl-Anthony Towns recorded season-highs in points (39) and rebounds (19), eclipsing the 3000-rebound mark for his career. Towns joined Dwight Howard as the only players in NBA history to collect at least 5,000 points and 3,000 rebounds before their 23rd birthdays. Towns has 190 double-doubles in his career. Only Shaquille O'Neal (203), Tim Duncan (198) and David Robinson (195) had more over the first 261 games of their careers.
Jusuf Nurkic
ABOUT THE BLAZERS
This is the second game of a six-game, 10-day trip for the Blazers, who opened with a 126-117 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Center. ... Damian Lillard nearly recorded his first triple-double in the loss, finishing with 31 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds, but it wasn't nearly enough on a night LeBron James dominated (44 points, 10 rebounds, nine assists) and the Blazers' defense fizzled. ... The Blazers, who gave up their most points this season, were outscored 100-84 over the final three quarters. ... This is the second of four meetings between the Blazers and Timberwolves this season. The Blazers beat Minnesota 111-81 Nov. 4 in Portland. Jusuf Nurkic had 19 points and 12 rebounds in the blowout victory. ... The Blazers lead the NBA in rebounding (51.8 per game) and rank second in rebounding percentage (53.4). Portland has recorded 50 or more rebounds in nine games this season, tied for the most in the NBA. ... Lillard ranks fourth on the Blazers' all-time scoring list with 11,211 career points and is on the verge of moving up. The All-Star point guard trails Terry Porter (11,330) by just 119 points. ... The Blazers are 3-2 on the road this season.
LINEUPS
Blazers (10-4) vs. Timberwolves (6-9)
5 p.m. Friday at Target Center
TV on NBC Sports NW; Radio on KPOJ (620)
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| No. | Name | Height | Position | Statistics |
|---|
| 0 |
Jeff Teague |
6-2 |
PG |
14.1 ppg, 8.1 apg |
| 22 |
Andrew Wiggins |
6-8 |
G |
17.2 ppg, 4.1 apg |
| 33 |
Robert Covington |
6-9 |
F |
11.4 ppg, 5.3 rpg |
| 67 |
Taj Gibson |
6-7 |
F |
11.3 ppg, 7.1 rpg |
| 32 |
Karl-Anthony Towns |
7-0 |
C |
20.6 ppg, 11.9 rpg |
|
| No. | Name | Height | Position | Statistics |
|---|
| 0 |
Damian Lillard |
6-3 |
PG |
26.4 ppg, 6.2 apg, 5.2 rpg |
| 3 |
CJ McCollum |
6-3 |
G |
20.6 ppg, 3.9 rpg |
| 10 |
Jake Layman |
6-9 |
F |
5.6 ppg, 2.6 rpg |
| 8 |
Al-Farouq Aminu |
6-9 |
F |
9.1 ppg, 8.4 rpg |
| 27 |
Jusuf Nurkic |
7-0 |
C |
15.7 ppg, 10.7 rpg |
