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Sat Jan 15, 2005 · 8:00 PM
Portland Trail BlazersBlazers
85
away
Chemistry Steady
Minnesota TimberwolvesWolves
93
home
Chemistry Tense

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Portland Trail BlazersBlazers 13 33 19 20 85
Minnesota TimberwolvesWolves 28 15 20 30 93

After Action Report

In Minnesota, the Timberwolves held off the Trail Blazers 93-85. Ugly basketball, but the Timberwolves did just enough. Trail Blazers' skid keeps deepening — heads down on both ends; Trail Blazers' veteran poise eliminated the costly mistakes. The Trail Blazers looked disjointed — chemistry issues linger. Survive-and-advance type win.

What tipped it

  • Trail Blazers · Crashing An 8+ game losing skid — heads are down, both ends suffer.
  • Trail Blazers · Locker-Room Rift Tension in the locker room — poor ball movement and streaky play.