Timberwolves 99, Blazers 95 FG FT

MINN Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS

Szczerbiak 41 7-15 0-0 4-7 6 2 14

Garnett 44 6-14 4-4 6-10 7 2 16

Ellis 35 6-17 0-0 4-9 2 3 12

Lopez 28 6-11 0-0 2-4 1 4 13

Brandon 47 11-20 8-8 0-4 11 0 30

Jacobson 6 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 5 2

Mitchell 17 4-7 0-0 0-2 0 2 8

Slater 13 1-2 2-2 2-4 0 0 4

Nesterovic 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

Billups 3 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 1 0

Avery 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

Totals 240 42-88 14-14 18-41 27 19 99

Percentages: FG .477, FT 1.000. 3-Point Goals: 1-6, .167 (Lopez 1-2, Mitchell 0-1, Brandon 0-1, Szczerbiak 0-2). Team Rebounds: 4. Blocked Shots: 4 (Lopez 2, Garnett, Ellis). Turnovers: 11 (Brandon 4, Garnett 2, Ellis 2, Szczerbiak, Slater, Lopez). Steals: 3 (Ellis 3). Technical Fouls: Illegal Defense, 3:45 third Ellis, 2:14 third Illegal Defense, 2:08 third Illegal Defense, 10:32 fourth. Illegal Defense: 1. FG FT

PORT Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS

Pippen 32 3-9 1-2 0-3 5 0 7

Wallace 24 2-6 5-6 4-9 2 0 9

Sabonis 16 1-5 1-2 0-0 1 2 3

Wells 33 8-15 0-0 3-11 1 3 18

Stoudamire 24 3-6 2-3 1-4 2 1 8

Smith 33 9-16 6-6 2-4 3 2 25

Davis 32 8-11 0-0 5-7 1 2 16

Strickland 22 2-5 2-2 0-0 8 3 6

Kemp 24 1-7 1-2 0-3 0 1 3

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Totals 240 37-80 18-23 15-41 23 14 95

Percentages: FG .463, FT .783. 3-Point Goals: 3-11, .273 (Wells 2-2, Smith 1-4, Wallace 0-1, Strickland 0-1, Pippen 0-3). Team Rebounds: 8. Blocked Shots: 4 (Stoudamire, Pippen, Smith, Davis). Turnovers: 14 (Wells 5, Sabonis 2, Pippen 2, Wallace, Stoudamire, Smith, Davis, Kemp). Steals: 6 (Wells 2, Kemp 2, Pippen, Strickland). Technical Fouls: Coach Dunleavy, 7:21 first; Wallace 2, 7:29 third. Ejected: Wallace, 7:29 third; Kemp, 4:55 fourth. Illegal Defense: 1. Minnesota 33 26 22 18 99

Portland 28 34 23 10 95

A—20,580 (19,980). T—2:17. Officials—Bob Delaney, Mike Callahan, Derek Richardson.

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