Minnesota Timberwolves at Portland Trail Blazers
· National Basketball AssociationPortland opens season at home against Minnesota
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Portland Trail Blazers
Portland, Oregon; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EDT
Timberwolves -4.5; over/under is 221.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Portland Trail Blazers open the season at home against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Portland went 36-46 overall and 19-33 in Western Conference action last season. The Trail Blazers averaged 110.9 points per game last season, 48.8 in the paint, 17.8 off of turnovers and 15.8 on fast breaks.
Minnesota finished 49-33 overall and 33-19 in Western Conference play during the 2024-25 season. The Timberwolves averaged 114.3 points per game while allowing opponents to score 109.3 last season.
INJURIES
: Trail Blazers: Scoot Henderson: out (hamstring), Damian Lillard: out for season (achilles).Timberwolves: Leonard Miller: out (finger).
Regular Season Series
Series starts 10/22
Matchup Prediction
Statistics
 MIN |
 POR |
|
|---|---|---|
| - | Streak | - |
Portland Trail Blazers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Williams III, C | Out | Oct 21 |
| Scoot Henderson, G | Out | Oct 21 |
| Matisse Thybulle, G | Day-To-Day | Oct 20 |
| Damian Lillard, G | Out | Sep 25 |
Minnesota Timberwolves Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Terrence Shannon Jr., G | Day-To-Day | Oct 18 |
| Donte DiVincenzo, G | Day-To-Day | Oct 17 |
| Rudy Gobert, C | Day-To-Day | Oct 17 |
| Julius Randle, F | Day-To-Day | Oct 17 |
| Naz Reid, C | Day-To-Day | Oct 17 |
Timberwolves Last 5
| Date | OPP | Result |
|---|---|---|
vs  IND |
L 135-134 OT | |
@  NY |
L 100-95 OT | |
| vs |
W 134-74 | |
@  CHI |
L 126-120 | |
@  PHI |
L 126-110 |
LAL
GS
SACGame Information
Location: Portland, OR
Capacity:
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denver |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Minnesota |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Portland |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Oklahoma City |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Utah |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
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