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Damian Lillard wasn't concerned. Lillard finished with 35 points after a slow start and the Portland Trail Blazers rallied to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 108-99 on Thursday night for their season-high fifth straight win. CJ McCollum had 19 points and Jusuf Nurkic added 16 for Portland, which improved to 36-26. Continue to Article

March 02, 2018 2:08:am EST

Damian Lillard heats up for 35 points as the Portland Trail Blazers take care of the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night, 108-99. Continue to Article

March 02, 2018 1:45:am EST

Karl-Anthony Towns recorded yet another double-double in what has become a common occurrence for the first-time All-Star, and Minnesota got a much better defensive effort in the second half to pull away for a second straight lopsided win. Turns out life without Jimmy Butler isn't as bad as for the Timberwolves as some expected it would be. Towns had 26 points and 17 rebounds, his 54th double-double in 64 games this season, and Minnesota beat the Sacramento Kings 118-100 on Monday night. Continue to Article

February 27, 2018 1:23:am EST

Jimmy Butler underwent meniscus surgery on his right knee, but the Timberwolves didn’t reveal a timeline. Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports reported 4-6 weeks. An NBA executive explained to me that the Yahoo Sports’ timeline suggests that the torn part of the meniscus will be “shaved” via arthroscopic surgery, which often leads to a faster recovery, but can lead to pain or complications down the line. Continue to Article

February 26, 2018 10:01:pm EST

Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star Jimmy Butler?has undergone surgery on his injured meniscus, the team announced Sunday. The Timberwolves announced that Butler's surgery, performed at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, was successful. He has been ruled out indefinitely. On Saturday, Butler was telling close confidants that he was optimistic about his chances to come back before the playoffs begin, should the Timberwolves clinch their first postseason berth in 13 seasons. Butler suffered the noncontact injury in the third quarter of the Timberwolves' road loss to the Houston Rockets?on Friday. He is averaging 22.2 points, 5.4 rebounds and 5.0 assists in 56 games for a Timberwolves team that Continue to Article

February 25, 2018 4:29:pm EST