Blazers get past Wolves behind Damian Lillard's 36

Damian Lillard recorded 36 points and eight assists to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 124-118 victory over the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night in the first of a back-to-back set.

Anfernee Simons made five 3-pointers and scored 31 points as the Trail Blazers ended a five-game losing streak against Minnesota. Jerami Grant added 17 points and seven rebounds, Josh Hart had 11 points and eight rebounds