MVP: Wes Johnson, Wolves
He barely gets the edge over Luke Ridnour for a season-high 19 points on 8-for-11 shooting -- 3-for-4 on threes -- even though he didn't play a lick in the fourth quarter.
BY THE NUMBERS
8-3 Wolves' record in past 11 games.
11 Wolves' three pointers, a season high. The Blazers made three of 23.
109 Kevin Love's points in the past three games after scoring 29 on Wednesday. That's one shy of the franchise-record 110 Kevin Garnett once scored in three games.
8-2 Wolves' record when Johnson scores nine or more points.
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