Timberwolves at Portland Trail Blazers
9 p.m. Saturday, Moda Center
TV: BSN Extra Radio: 830-AM
Game preview: The teams will play Saturday night and Monday night. ... Portland is 13-12 under coach Chauncey Billups, a former Wolf. ... Leading scorers are Anfernee Simons (23.9) and Jerami Grant (22.8). ... C Jusuf Nurkic averages 10.0 rebounds for the Blazers. ... Wolves are 40-87 all time vs. Portland, including 14-50 on the road.
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