Game recap: Portland 96, Wolves 93

The key player and stats from Sunday's game:

February 1, 2016 at 6:06AM
Portland's C.J. McCollum, left, shot over Timberwolves center Gorgui Dieng.
Portland's C.J. McCollum, left, shot over Timberwolves center Gorgui Dieng. (Craig Mitchelldyer/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Impact player: Damian Lillard, Portland

He made just five of 14 shots, including one of seven three-pointers, but provided his team's pulse by scoring nine of his 21 points in the fourth quarter.

By the numbers

34: Blazers guard C.J. McCollum's consecutive streak of games with at least one three-pointer made. He went 0-for-3 Sunday.

6-for-7: Ricky Rubio's shooting from the field, including a three-point shot that got the Wolves within 92-90 with 13 seconds left.

9: Wolves' missed free throws (19-for-28).

JERRY ZGODA

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