Blazer's Edge · Mar 8, 2022
Big, Bad Wolves Devour Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers played three good quarters in a loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night, sticking close before falling to Karl-Anthony Towns in the final frame.
Following the Monday night rematch between the two teams, the Portland Trail Blazers have still played three good quarters against the Minnesota Timberwolves, total, in the last 48 hours. The ‘Wolves dismissed any idea of revenge for Portland, dominating a Blazers team that welcomed back forward Josh Hart, but sat high-scoring guard Anfernee Simons. Minnesota went up 20 early, pushed it to 30, and never looked back, pasting a 124-81 on the Blazers.