Timberwolves vs. Trail Blazers: How to watch live stream, TV channel, NBA start time

How to watch Timberwolves vs. Trail Blazers basketball game

By Scout Staff

Mar 5, 2022 at 10:10 pm ET • 3 min read

Through 3 Quarters

We've seen some fireworks three quarters in as the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Portland Trail Blazers have combined for 210 points. Minnesota has emerged as the frontrunner and is ahead of Portland 109-101.

The Timberwolves have been led by center Karl-Anthony Towns, who so far has dropped a double-double on 27 points and ten rebounds in addition to two blocks. One thing to keep an eye out for is Jordan McLaughlin's foul situation as he currently sits at four.

Portland has been relying on the performance of shooting guard Anfernee Simons, who has shot 7-for-12 from downtown and has recorded 30 points.

Portland has lost 84% of the time when they were down heading into the fourth quarter this season, so this one seems just about wrapped up

Who's Playing

Portland @ Minnesota

Current Records: Portland 25-37; Minnesota 35-29

What to Know

The Minnesota Timberwolves are getting right back to it as they host the Portland Trail Blazers at 8 p.m. ET March 5 at Target Center. The Timberwolves know how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past three matchups -- so hopefully Portland likes a good challenge.

This past Friday, Minnesota really took it to the Oklahoma City Thunder for a full four quarters, racking up a 138-101 victory on the road. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Minnesota had established a 108-87 advantage. They got their win on the backs of several key players, and it was center Naz Reid out in front picking up 20 points in addition to five boards.

Meanwhile, the oddsmakers predicted a rough matchup for Rip City this past Wednesday, and boy were they were right. They suffered a grim 120-90 defeat to the Phoenix Suns. Portland was down 92-69 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from. The top scorers for Portland were guard Brandon Williams (14 points), power forward Trendon Watford (13 points), and center Drew Eubanks (13 points).

The Timberwolves are the favorite in this one, with an expected 13.5-point margin of victory. They are currently three-for-three against the spread in their most recent games, a trend bettors might want to take into account.

Minnesota's victory lifted them to 35-29 while Portland's loss dropped them down to 25-37. We'll see if Minnesota can repeat their recent success or if the Trail Blazers bounce back and reverse their fortune.