Short-Handed Timberwolves Overcome 15-Point Deficit to Defeat Trail Blazers

Jaden McDaniels and Naz Reid lead Minnesota to a dominant fourth-quarter performance despite missing key players.

Jaden McDaniels scored 30 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, while Naz Reid added 23 points, including 11 in the fourth quarter, to propel the Timberwolves to victory.
The Timberwolves were missing four key players, including All-Star Anthony Edwards, Mike Conley, Julius Randle, and Donte DiVincenzo, due to injuries.
Minnesota outscored Portland 38-14 in the fourth quarter, erasing an 11-point deficit from late in the third quarter.
Rudy Gobert's crucial block and McDaniels' go-ahead basket highlighted a 21-7 run that gave the Timberwolves the lead for good.
Portland, led by Anfernee Simons' 21 points, saw its six-game winning streak snapped and dropped to 13th place in the Western Conference standings.