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The NBA sets ‘em up, and the Portland Trail Blazers keep knocking ‘em down. Fresh off an overtime loss to the Los Angeles Lakers 21 hours earlier, the Minnesota Timberwolves looked sluggish all night, posing no match for the surging Blazers’ offense in a 112-100 victory. Portland’s lead grew in each quarter, from 6 after the first, 13 after the second, and 19 after the third. The Wolves attempted one last run in the fourth quarter, but the effort was far too late, and the crowd enjoyed an easy victory.
The Blazers were led by their new “big three”, CJ McCollum (32 points), Damian Lillard (21 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists), and Jusuf Nurkic (14 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists).
Highlights
HIGHLIGHT: Vonleh packs it with two hands. #RipCity pic.twitter.com/9ELWaWY9Ag
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HIGHLIGHT: Lillard right down the boulevard for the layup. #RipCity pic.twitter.com/XAkaUqpvh5
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HIGHLIGHT: Harkless draws three defenders, finds Nurkic for the easy layup. #RipCity pic.twitter.com/Y6LYbuFyXY
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HIGHLIGHT: Easy steals lead to easy buckets. #RipCity pic.twitter.com/p5WWuohS5T
— CSN Northwest (@CSNNW) March 26, 2017
HIGHLIGHT: 3...J...McCollum. #RipCity pic.twitter.com/MXzsRyRrvD
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HIGHLIGHT: Lillard comes off the screen, drills the 3. #RipCity pic.twitter.com/9pAhX4HrWj
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Beast barrels through for the transition bucket #RipCity pic.twitter.com/yhmhy8L7Bm
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CJ steals, pulls up for the uncontested jumper #RipCity #CSNBlazers pic.twitter.com/EnCDR4jsM5
— CSN Northwest (@CSNNW) March 26, 2017
Lillard muscles up a circus jumper #RipCity #CSNBlazers pic.twitter.com/5zzrtF7ZYT
— CSN Northwest (@CSNNW) March 26, 2017
ET can't be contained #RipCity #CSNBlazers pic.twitter.com/fv7c5ZdATP
— CSN Northwest (@CSNNW) March 26, 2017
What’s Next
No rest for the Blazers, who play the Lakers in Los Angeles tomorrow night. Stay tuned tonight for further analysis of this game from Dan Marang.