The Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves, 107-105, at Target Center on Sunday afternoon.

The Trail Blazers (33-45) are out of the playoff race, but delivered a shocking result here with a tight win over a Timberwolves (39-40) team that remains alive in the race to earn an automatic postseason berth. Portland looked better in the early going and jumped out to a 31-29 score in the first quarter. However, the Timberwolves showed their credentials of a potential playoff contender and won the second quarter by a 33-25 score. Minnesota held on to its advantage in the third quarter despite Portland winning that period by a 26-24 score, but the differential was just four points entering the final 12 minutes of play. The Trail Blazers executed better down the stretch and won the game following a 25-19 score in the fourth quarter. Kyle Anderson could have won it for Minnesota, but he missed a driving lay-up with 0.1 seconds left on the clock. The Blazers moved to 16-22 on the road with the win, while the Timberwolves fell to 21-19 at home.

Shaedon Sharpe led the way for the Trail Blazers and finished with 27 points, six rebounds and six assists across 35 minutes. Trendon Watford posted 15 points, three rebounds and two assists. Skylar Mays finished with 13 points, nine assists and three rebounds. Drew Eubanks had 12 points, five rebounds, three blocks, two assists and two steals. Kevin Knox II posted 19 points, four rebounds and three steals.

Anthony Edwards was the best player for Minnesota and posted 37 points while adding six assists and five rebounds. Rudy Gobert had 10 points, 15 rebounds and three assists. Jaden McDaniels had 10 points, three rebounds, four blocks and two steals. Mike Conley had 11 points, six assists and four rebounds. Karl-Anthony Towns delivered eight points, nine rebounds and three assists. Kyle Anderson ended with 13 points.