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Portland coach Nate McMillan's experiment with a three-guard starting lineup has sparked the Trail Blazers. Portland won its second consecutive game since McMillan employed a starting lineup that includes guards Brandon Roy, Andre Miller and Steve Blake. It was Miller leading the way Sunday, as he scored 21 points to lead Portland to a 116-93 win over Minnesota. With Roy, Miller and Blake as starters, the Blazers (4-3) have won games by margins of 12 and 23 points.
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Sun 11/8	Por	Por 116-93
Wed 11/11	Min	Por 107-84
Sat 11/21	Por	Por 106-78
Date	Home	Time (ET)
Sat 2/27	Min	8:00 pm

Game Stats

Timberwolves (1-6) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts R Gomes, F 33 6 4 1 15 A Jefferson, C 25 10 3 2 12 C Brewer, G 26 1 1 3 12 J Flynn, G 30 0 3 3 11 O Pecherov, F 14 2 1 3 4 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts N Jawai 23 6 0 4 16 W Ellington 20 3 1 0 9 A Pavlovic 22 4 1 1 7 R Sessions 22 2 3 1 5 R Hollins 20 3 1 2 2 D Wilkins 6 2 1 1 0 B Cardinal 0 0 0 0 0 M Blount 0 0 0 0 0 J Hart 0 0 0 0 0 K Love 0 0 0 0 0

Trail Blazers (4-3) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts A Miller, G 26 4 3 3 21 L Aldridge, F 25 10 3 1 19 G Oden, C 22 4 1 1 11 S Blake, G 27 4 5 0 6 B Roy, F 26 6 7 2 2 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts T Outlaw 19 1 1 0 19 J Bayless 18 1 4 5 12 M Webster 21 1 4 0 8 J Przybilla 26 13 1 4 7 D Cunningham 6 0 0 0 6 R Fernandez 23 5 6 1 5 J Howard 0 0 0 0 0 N Batum 0 0 0 0 0 P Mills 0 0 0 0 0 J Pendergraph 0 0 0 0 0

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Injury Report

Timberwolves Date Player Injury 10/16 K Love, FC Fractured left hand - out 6 to 8 weeks

Trail Blazers Date Player Injury 11/14 T Outlaw, F Surgery, left foot - out 3-5 months 10/26 N Batum, GF Right shoulder - 2 to 3 weeks 10/26 J Pendergraph, PF Right hip flexor - out 3 to 4 weeks

Player News

Timberwolves Al Jefferson (MIN) News: Al Jefferson posted a double-double on Monday as the T-Wolves fell to the Clippers 91-87. Jefferson scored 13 points and hauled in 13 rebounds in the game.  (Fanball - Tue. Nov 24, 2009) Jonny Flynn (MIN) News: Flynn led Minnesota with 17 points in a 91-87 loss to the Clippers on Monday night.  (STATS - Tue. Nov 24, 2009) Al Jefferson (MIN) News: Jefferson had 13 points and 13 rebounds during Minnesota's loss Monday.  (RotoWire - Mon. Nov 23, 2009)

Trail Blazers Greg Oden (POR) News: Coach Nate McMillan plans on letting Oden play through foul troubles from now on, The Oregonian reports.  (RotoWire - Nov 22, 2009) Joel Przybilla (POR) News: Przybilla scored 14 points with 11 boards and two blocks in 21 minutes off the bench Saturday night.  (RotoWire - Nov 22, 2009) Andre Miller (POR) News: Miller (ankle) came off the bench for the first time in 10 games on Saturday night. He registered only four points and four assists in 20 minutes off the bench.  (RotoWire - Nov 22, 2009)