Top Performers
Points
37
Butler III
MIN
Rebounds
8
Lillard
POR
Assists
13
Lillard
POR
Threes
3
Aminu
POR
46-84 (54.8%)
FG%
42-91 (46.2%)
10-24 (41.7%)
3PM
7-19 (36.8%)
5-5 (100.0%)
FTM
17-21 (81.0%)
40
Rebounds
32
7
Offensive Rebounds
11
33
Defensive Rebounds
21
26
Assists
20
6
Steals
6
8
Blocks
2
17
Turnovers
10
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
24
Fouls
17
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
10
Biggest Lead
5
7
Longest Unanswered Run
8
Lead Changes
21
Ties
17
2017-18 Western
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rockets | 65 | 17 | .793 | |
| 2 |  Warriors | 58 | 24 | .707 | 7.0 |
| 3 |  Trail Blazers | 49 | 33 | .598 | 16.0 |
| 4 |  Thunder | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17.0 |
| 5 |  Jazz | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17.0 |
| 6 |  Pelicans | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17.0 |
| 7 |  Spurs | 47 | 35 | .573 | 18.0 |
| 8 |  Timberwolves | 47 | 35 | .573 | 18.0 |
| 9 |  Nuggets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 19.0 |
| 10 |  Clippers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 23.0 |
| 11 |  Lakers | 35 | 47 | .427 | 30.0 |
| 12 |  Kings | 27 | 55 | .329 | 38.0 |
| 13 |  Mavericks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 41.0 |
| 14 |  Grizzlies | 22 | 60 | .268 | 43.0 |
| 15 |  Suns | 21 | 61 | .256 | 44.0 |
Game Summary
The Minnesota Timberwolves squeaked out a win over the Portland Trail Blazers, 108 to 107, on December 18, 2017.
Game Info
December 18, 2017
Target Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
#48 Scott Foster (Head Official)
#46 Ben Taylor
#20 Leroy Richardson
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Aminu #8 | 36 | 13 | 6 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 2 | 5-12 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 54.2 |
E. Turner #12 | 37 | 5 | 2 (0) | 6 | 2 | 1 | -8 | 2 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 83.3 |
J. Nurkić #11 | 28 | 20 | 7 (1) | 1 | 0 | 3 | -8 | 2 | 6 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 77.6 |
D. Lillard #0 | 37 | 17 | 8 (0) | 13 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 6 | 2 | 7-18 | 2-7 | 1-1 | 46.1 |
CJ McCollum #3 | 39 | 20 | 2 (0) | 4 | 2 | 1 | +5 | 2 | 4 | 9-17 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 58.8 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Z. Collins #12 | 21 | 7 | 5 (2) | 1 | 0 | 1 | +9 | 1 | 4 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
E. Davis #17 | 20 | 10 | 7 (4) | 1 | 1 | 0 | +7 | 1 | 0 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 83.3 |
S. Napier #6 | 17 | 15 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 6-8 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 84.5 |
P. Connaughton #24 | 5 | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
M. Harkless #4 | |||||||||||||
M. Leonard #11 | |||||||||||||
N. Vonleh #21 | |||||||||||||
C.J. Wilcox #30 | |||||||||||||
W. Baldwin IV #4 | |||||||||||||
J. Layman #10 | |||||||||||||
C. Swanigan #50 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | POR | 107 | 40 (7) | 26 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 46-84 | 10-24 | 5-5 | 62.1 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Butler III #10 | 35 | 37 | 6 (1) | 4 | 2 | 0 | +14 | 0 | 0 | 12-21 | 2-3 | 11-12 | 70.4 |
A. Wiggins #22 | 33 | 9 | 7 (2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 4-14 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 29.4 |
T. Gibson #67 | 31 | 10 | 4 (1) | 1 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 2 | 4 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 71.4 |
K. Towns #32 | 42 | 16 | 7 (3) | 4 | 1 | 0 | +11 | 4 | 4 | 5-15 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 47.7 |
J. Teague #00 | 36 | 13 | 3 (2) | 6 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 | 3 | 6-13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Crawford #11 | 23 | 23 | 1 (0) | 2 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 1 | 10-16 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 68.1 |
G. Dieng #5 | 20 | 0 | 2 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
T. Jones #21 | 12 | 0 | 2 (1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
M. Georges-Hunt #13 | 8 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
C. Aldrich #45 | |||||||||||||
A. Brooks #0 | |||||||||||||
S. Muhammad #15 | |||||||||||||
N. Bjelica #8 | |||||||||||||
A. Brown #3 | |||||||||||||
J. Patton #13 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MIN | 108 | 32 (11) | 20 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 42-91 | 7-19 | 17-21 | 53.9 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
J. Nurkić makes layup
Assisted by D. Lillard
1Q 10:51
J. Butler III makes 17' jump shot
Assisted by J. Teague
1Q 10:28
2-2
J. Nurkić makes layup
Assisted by D. Lillard
1Q 10:12
4-2
A. Wiggins makes layup
Assisted by J. Butler III
1Q 09:55
4-4
J. Butler III makes 24' three
Assisted by K. Towns
1Q 09:19
4-7
J. Nurkić makes layup
Assisted by D. Lillard
1Q 09:05
6-7
A. Aminu makes driving dunk
Assisted by D. Lillard
1Q 08:30
8-7
J. Butler III makes 24' three
Assisted by J. Teague
1Q 08:13
8-10
T. Gibson makes reverse layup
1Q 07:47
8-12
A. Aminu makes 26' three
Assisted by D. Lillard
1Q 07:34
11-12
J. Butler III makes free throw 1/2
1Q 07:04
11-13
J. Butler III makes free throw 2/2
1Q 07:04
11-14
T. Gibson makes layup
Assisted by J. Teague
1Q 06:31
11-16
CJ McCollum makes layup
1Q 05:46
13-16
E. Davis makes putback layup
1Q 04:51
15-16
T. Gibson makes 16' jump shot
Assisted by J. Butler III
1Q 04:32
15-18
J. Teague makes finger roll
1Q 04:02
15-20
E. Davis makes dunk
Assisted by D. Lillard
1Q 03:24
17-20
D. Lillard makes free throw 1/1
1Q 02:39
18-20
A. Aminu makes 23' three
Assisted by Z. Collins
1Q 02:10
21-20
J. Crawford makes 5' floater
1Q 01:46
21-22
T. Gibson makes reverse layup
Assisted by J. Teague
1Q 01:16
21-24
A. Aminu makes 23' three
Assisted by D. Lillard
1Q 00:24
24-24
J. Crawford makes 19' jump shot
Assisted by K. Towns
2Q 11:44
24-26
J. Crawford makes free throw 1/1
2Q 11:44
24-27
Z. Collins makes 24' three
Assisted by CJ McCollum
2Q 11:25
27-27
CJ McCollum makes 8' floater
2Q 10:26
29-27
K. Towns makes driving layup
Assisted by J. Crawford
2Q 10:08
29-29
CJ McCollum makes 11' jump shot
2Q 09:43
31-29
CJ McCollum makes 26' three
Assisted by E. Turner
2Q 09:16
34-29
S. Napier makes free throw 1/2
2Q 08:40
35-29
S. Napier makes free throw 2/2
2Q 08:40
36-29
K. Towns makes 8' hook shot
2Q 08:20
36-31
K. Towns makes 26' three
Assisted by T. Jones
2Q 07:49
36-34
J. Butler III makes layup
2Q 06:46
36-36
J. Butler III makes free throw 1/1
2Q 06:46
36-37
CJ McCollum makes 24' three
Assisted by E. Turner
2Q 06:29
39-37
J. Nurkić makes 5' hook shot
Assisted by CJ McCollum
2Q 06:00
41-37
K. Towns makes free throw 2/2
2Q 05:49
41-38
J. Teague makes finger roll
2Q 05:17
41-40
T. Gibson makes putback layup
2Q 04:49
41-42
E. Turner makes 25' three
Assisted by D. Lillard
2Q 04:29
44-42
A. Wiggins makes layup
Assisted by J. Butler III
2Q 04:02
44-44
S. Napier makes 20' jump shot
2Q 03:40
46-44
J. Teague makes 25' three
2Q 02:53
46-47
S. Napier makes 25' three
Assisted by E. Turner
2Q 02:33
49-47
J. Teague makes 5' floater
2Q 02:19
49-49
J. Butler III makes 8' floater
Assisted by K. Towns
2Q 01:23
49-51
J. Nurkić makes dunk
Assisted by D. Lillard
2Q 01:04
51-51
D. Lillard makes 25' three
2Q 00:37
54-51
K. Towns makes 25' three
Assisted by J. Butler III
3Q 11:38
54-54
D. Lillard makes 21' jump shot
Assisted by CJ McCollum
3Q 11:23
56-54
J. Teague makes 19' jump shot
3Q 11:07
56-56
J. Nurkić makes 9' jump shot
Assisted by D. Lillard
3Q 10:56
58-56
A. Wiggins makes putback dunk
3Q 10:37
58-58
J. Nurkić makes layup
Assisted by CJ McCollum
3Q 10:20
60-58
D. Lillard makes driving layup
3Q 09:55
62-58
J. Butler III makes 17' jump shot
3Q 09:36
62-60
J. Butler III makes layup
3Q 09:05
62-62
J. Butler III makes 6' floater
Assisted by J. Teague
3Q 08:43
62-64
CJ McCollum makes reverse layup
3Q 08:21
64-64
D. Lillard makes driving layup
3Q 08:07
66-64
J. Butler III makes free throw 2/2
3Q 07:56
66-65
J. Butler III makes free throw 1/2
3Q 07:56
66-66
J. Nurkić makes free throw 1/2
3Q 07:38
67-66
J. Nurkić makes free throw 2/2
3Q 07:38
68-66
J. Nurkić makes putback layup
3Q 07:10
70-66
A. Wiggins makes 8' floater
3Q 06:44
70-68
A. Wiggins makes free throw 1/1
3Q 06:44
70-69
J. Butler III makes driving layup
3Q 05:51
70-71
E. Turner makes 11' jump shot
3Q 05:27
72-71
A. Aminu makes layup
3Q 04:59
74-71
CJ McCollum makes 11' jump shot
3Q 04:27
76-71
J. Butler III makes free throw 2/2
3Q 04:11
76-72
J. Teague makes layup
3Q 03:13
76-74
S. Napier makes 16' jump shot
3Q 01:59
78-74
Z. Collins makes 3' hook shot
Assisted by D. Lillard
3Q 01:03
80-74
D. Lillard makes 25' three
Assisted by E. Davis
3Q 00:55
83-74
J. Crawford makes 18' jump shot
3Q 00:39
83-76
E. Davis makes putback layup
3Q 00:33
85-76
K. Towns makes 24' three
Assisted by T. Jones
4Q 11:13
85-79
S. Napier makes 19' jump shot
Assisted by E. Turner
4Q 10:56
87-79
J. Crawford makes 16' jump shot
4Q 10:38
87-81
E. Davis makes putback layup
4Q 10:12
89-81
J. Crawford makes 18' jump shot
4Q 09:54
89-83
S. Napier makes alley-oop layup
Assisted by E. Turner
4Q 09:29
91-83
J. Crawford makes 20' jump shot
4Q 09:19
91-85
E. Davis makes putback layup
4Q 08:49
93-85
K. Towns makes free throw 1/2
4Q 08:21
93-86
K. Towns makes free throw 2/2
4Q 08:21
93-87
S. Napier makes 24' jump shot
4Q 08:07
95-87
Z. Collins makes dunk
Assisted by E. Turner
4Q 07:28
97-87
J. Crawford makes 30' three
Assisted by G. Dieng
4Q 07:02
97-90
J. Crawford makes 20' jump shot
Assisted by T. Gibson
4Q 06:31
97-92
J. Butler III makes free throw 1/1
4Q 06:17
97-93
J. Butler III makes dunk
Assisted by J. Crawford
4Q 05:31
97-95
D. Lillard makes 13' floater
Assisted by J. Nurkić
4Q 05:14
99-95
J. Crawford makes 21' jump shot
4Q 05:00
99-97
CJ McCollum makes 6' jump shot
4Q 04:37
101-97
J. Butler III makes 2' jump shot
Assisted by K. Towns
4Q 04:19
101-99
J. Nurkić makes reverse layup
Assisted by D. Lillard
4Q 04:00
103-99
J. Butler III makes 7' floater
4Q 03:43
103-101
D. Lillard makes driving layup
4Q 03:14
105-101
J. Crawford makes 13' jump shot
Assisted by J. Teague
4Q 02:49
105-103
J. Crawford makes free throw 1/1
4Q 02:49
105-104
J. Butler III makes free throw 1/2
4Q 01:00
105-105
J. Butler III makes free throw 2/2
4Q 01:00
105-106
CJ McCollum makes 20' jump shot
Assisted by D. Lillard
4Q 00:44
107-106
J. Butler III makes free throw 1/2
4Q 00:02
107-107
J. Butler III makes free throw 2/2
4Q 00:02
107-108
46-84 (54.8%)
FG%
42-91 (46.2%)
10-24 (41.7%)
3PM
7-19 (36.8%)
5-5 (100.0%)
FTM
17-21 (81.0%)
40
Rebounds
32
7
Offensive Rebounds
11
33
Defensive Rebounds
21
26
Assists
20
6
Steals
6
8
Blocks
2
17
Turnovers
10
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
24
Fouls
17
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
10
Biggest Lead
5
7
Longest Unanswered Run
8
Lead Changes
21
Ties
17
