Williams And Grant Help Trail Blazers Beat Timberwolves 122-108

Robert Williams and Jerami Grant each scored 19 points to le Portland Trail Blazers to a 122-108 win over Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night.

Williams, who recently returned from a knee injury, also h nine rebounds and three assists.

Naz Reid led Minnesota with 28 points in loss while star guard Anthony Edwards pitched in 26 points.

Blazers, who entered game as second-worst 3-point shooting team in NBA , shot a blistering 18 for 32 (56%) from behind 3-point line.

Blazers jumped out to a 28-17 le after first quarter, capped off by a Dalano Banton 3-pointer at buzzer. Banton entered game after Portland lost Anfernee Simons for game due to a chest injury and his backup, Scoot Henderson, picked up three fouls in first quarter.

Timberwolves: Minnesota came into Tuesday’s cup game after blowing an 88-80 le in last five minutes to Miami Heat on Sunday. ir coach Chris Finch blamed himself for loss. “I take responsibility for that entire game, that was a complete meltdown in a lot of ways. I didn’t have enough answers for zone,” Finch said. “It wasn’t a late-game thing as much as I thought zone really stifled us.”

Blazers: Donovan Clingan got first start of his NBA career on Tuesday night in place of Deandre Ayton, who missed game with a sprained finger. He started game with a block against Rudy Gobert on opening play of game and snagged a steal a few possessions later.

Portland h two end of quarter buzzer-beating 3-pointers, one from Banton to end first quarter and anor from Deni Avdija to end third quarter.

Blazers dominated bench points in Tuesday night’s game, outsourcing Minnesota 64-39.