The Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves, 109-94, at the Rose Garden on Saturday night.

Damian Lillard finished with a game-high 24 points (on nine-for-18 shooting), six rebounds, and four assists in 39 minutes. J.J. Hickson added 18 points (on seven-for-eight shooting), 16 rebounds and three assists. Meyers Leonard had 12 points (on six-for-seven shooting) and eight rebounds while Eric Maynor added seven points (three-for-seven shooting) and 12 assists off the bench.

Derrick Williams led the Timberwolves with 23 points (on nine-for-20 shooting) and eight rebounds. Ricky Rubio nearly had a triple-double: 12 points (on three-for-10 shooting), nine assists and nine rebounds.

Here's a box score.

Discuss the game here and be sure to check out Brandon Roy's pre-game comments here.

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