Timberwolves 108, Trail Blazers 107
MINNEAPOLIS — Jimmy Butler hit a pair of free throws with 2.5 seconds left and Damian Lillard’s 3-point shot at the buzzer was off the mark as Minnesota came from behind to beat Portland.
Butler scored 37 points for Minnesota, which finished a five-game homestand 3-2 after the comeback. Jamal Crawford had a season-high 23 points, including 16 in the fourth quarter, off the bench for the Wolves. Karl-Anthony Towns had 16 points and eight rebounds for Minnesota.
Lillard fell two rebounds shy of his first career triple-double after posting 17 points and 13 assists. Jusuf Nurkic and C.J. McCollum each scored 20 points for Portland, which had its three-game winning streak snapped.
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