Turner Has Triple-Double As Blazers Top Wolves, 132-122

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Evan Turner had 13 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists off the bench, and the Portland Trail Blazers moved into a tie for third place in the Western Conference with a 132-122 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night.

Rodney Hood led Portland with 21 points. Enes Kanter added 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Blazers, who joined the idle Houston Rockets at 49-28.

Portland led by as many as 19 in the first half after going 10 of 16 from 3-point range before halftime.

Andrew Wiggins had 21 points for Minnesota, while Gorgui Dieng scored 18 on 7-of-8 shooting.

That lead disappeared in the second half as Minnesota went ahead in the third quarter. The Timberwolves went on a 16-6 run, including eight points from Wiggins, to chip away, then closed the period with a 12-0 run to take a 100-97 lead into the fourth.

A 10-2 run put Portland up 124-114 with 4:29 remaining. Seth Curry had eight of the Blazers' 10 points during the run.

Kanter has seen his minutes increase since the season-ending injury to center Jusuf Nurkic. Kanter played 26 minutes on Monday, his second-most since joining the Blazers in mid-February.

Portland bounced back after a loss to Detroit on Saturday snapped a six-game winning streak. The Trail Blazers are 10-2 in their last 12 games.

Portland's bench scored 60 points, including 19 from Curry.

UP NEXT

Blazers: Host Memphis on Wednesday night.

Timberwolves: Visit Dallas on Wednesday night.