Overview
- Grant finished with 26 points, drilling the go-ahead corner three with 22.2 seconds left and adding clinching free throws for Portland’s third straight victory.
- Donovan Clingan logged his sixth straight double-double with 21 points and 12 rebounds, while Deni Avdija added 25 points and eight boards and Jrue Holiday posted 12 points and 12 rebounds.
- Rudy Gobert led Minnesota with 18 points and 15 rebounds, Julius Randle scored 19, and Ayo Dosunmu contributed 17 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists in an expanded role.
- All-Star Anthony Edwards remained out with right-knee inflammation expected to sideline him for 1–2 weeks, and Naz Reid missed a second straight game after being listed questionable, reported as a right knee sprain.
- The result lifted Portland into the Western Conference’s play-in range at eighth, with Minnesota navigating a tight seeding race in the upper half of the conference.