PORTLAND, Ore. – – Robert Williams and Jerami Grant each scored 19 points to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 122-108 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night.

Williams, who recently returned from a knee injury, also had nine rebounds and three assists.

Naz Reid led Minnesota with 28 points in the loss, while star guard Anthony Edwards poured in 26 points.

The Blazers, who entered the game as the second-worst three-point shooting team in the NBA, shot a blistering 18 for 32 (56%) from behind the three-point line.

The Blazers jumped out to a 28-17 lead after the first quarter, capped off by a 3-pointer from Dalano Banton at the buzzer. Banton entered the game after Portland lost Anfernee Simons for the game due to a pectoral injury and his backup, Scoot Henderson, committed three fouls in the first quarter.

Takeaways

Timberwolves: Minnesota entered Tuesday’s Cup game after blowing an 88-80 lead in the final five minutes against the Miami Heat on Sunday. Their coach Chris Finch blamed himself for the loss. “I take responsibility for that whole match, which was a complete collapse in many ways. I didn’t have enough answers for the zone,” Finch said. “It wasn’t so much a late-game thing, but I thought the zone really got in our way.”

Blazers: Donovan Clingan got the first start of his NBA career Tuesday night in place of Deandre Ayton, who missed the game with a sprained finger. He started the game with a block on Rudy Gobert on the opening play of the game and picked up a steal a few possessions later.

Key moment

Portland had two three-pointers at the end of the quarter, one from Banton to end the first quarter and another from Deni Avdija to end the third quarter.

Key stat

The Blazers dominated the bench points in Tuesday night’s game, defeating Minnesota 64-39.

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