Portland Trail Blazers vs Minnesota Timberwolves Full Game Highlights Oct 22, 2025 NBA TODAY
up the defense. If anything, he might have to pull them back sometimes. Who’s been all defense in four of the last six years now brings great deal of experience, of course, championship pedigree with stops in Milwaukee, a champion, and Boston as well. He’ll start things off a clinging screen. Takes Edwards over the top of the screen, drives it inside, uses the off hand, back iron it out, and the rebound to Ant Edwards ahead to Devanchenza who will really push the ball at a rapid pace. Randall steps back, flutters one up. That is off. Klingan goes to his backside. Ball is loose. Grabbed by Randall. Swing to Edwards. He wades into a three. Hoist it. Missed it. Rebound. Denny Obia. Denny capable of ripping and run. He wants to push the action when possible. Holiday gives to Denny from the opposite point into the lane. Euro steps. Awkwardly laid it up. Got knocked down. He’s heading to the We just went and saw Lion King when it came to Kell auditori. Yeah, it was really good. You know, the stampede part is still the sad part. You know, 20, 30 years later, I thought I’d be over it, Kev. I still struggle with it, but but knowing knowing the you know, how it ends, that helps me get through a lot of it. Yeah. But I have no problem admitting that to you. Okay. Definitely. [Applause] That’s the finish from Shaden. He showed it last season in the paint. He’s got an array of finishes and I thought he was really nice on that because he could have taken one more dribble and started this season off with a major highlight at the rim. Blazers get back, fill the paint defensively. Devenzu another hoist to let it go. He is not bashful from threepoint range. It’s very much a part of his arsenal. 397 a year ago and seven attempts a game. Blazers the lead. Sharp operating crossed over lostenzo’s got an easy one. Cruises and lays it up and in. It hit McDaniel’s foot on the dribble. It’s not a kick ball because McDaniels did not intentionally make an attempt at kicking it. Tammani in the corner as the Blazers quickly transition and he rattled in a three. Now ladies and gentlemen, the defense will still be intact, but this guy is just scratching the surface of what he’ll be able to do offensively throughout his career. Edwards takes him off the Go Bear screen, eludes, gets some daylight, and he bags a three. Edwards prolific three. floater is as good as a layup. So, he’ll take that any day. Go picks up the foul. Here’s Sharp working on McDaniels to set back. He covered a lot of ground with that one. A three is off and the rebound to Randall. Julius Randle will advance the ball via the dribble. Capable of that, but again, the Blazers get back in transition. And so, McDaniels comes off the screen, angles in nice pass to go. Men at the summit and blocked by Cllingan. Grabbed by Holiday on the advance. Klingan continues to run the floor. He flicks it outside to Denny. Tightropppes the baseline. zips a pass to Sharp. Over it comes to Tammani. He’ll raise and score. What a series of plays with Donovan Klingan blocking and then the redirecting of the pass to Avia. Crossover. Edwards slithers in. Double team. They kick it. Rotate it. McDaniels at three. He nails one. Terrific pace here early. 1110 count. Minnesota. Holiday inside out. Dribble down again by Klingan. Another defensive stop by Donovan. Holiday one-on-one into the paint against the length of McDaniels. Off to Klingan. Good idea. Underthrew it. Intercepted by Deanchenzo. This is Edwards on the skip to Randall. McDaniels has a step. Jabbed away by Advia. Out of bounds and it’s coming right at us. Kev, he said that, you know, he told his players, “Don’t be coming over to me twirling a finger for the challenge early in the game. He wants to save it for late.” So, there’s got to be something that he and his staff, they got people on the bench to look at these things. There’s a reason that they did that. We can ask him about that later on for future reference if they were to issue another early challenge. Sometimes it’s just to create a little doubt in the refs if you get it right. Good movement on the offensive end. Denny can’t convert with the off hand. ball swatted and Deventenzo with it, but the length of Klingan has bothered them here early on. Yeah. Yeah. DC’s length made Edwards have to go to that deceleration which was a nice move and then influenced the miss. Holiday swings it left side here to Grant. Pump fake drive it inside trying to finish and does. Jeremy Grant finish it. Grant at the line scores the free throw. Second foul on Goar. steps out. Johnson is in and that means that Nas Reed is out there and switching on to him will be Denny Oia. Look at this unit defensively. Really pressuring on the corners now at the sideline now in the middle is Randall swings it outside to defensenzo gets off the three in time just to beat the clock. Rebound to Grant. Holiday. Grant Hansen on the floor with Chamani in the corner spinning in deep driving it to the hole is Denny Abby and again the Blazers draw contact at the rim this time on McDaniels and again they go to the line Lamar. Well it it started right here. I mean if you’re Julius Randall this is not a situation you want to be in. And that goes for about 98% of the NBA. You don’t want guarding you that far and then you don’t want to be dealing with Drew and they just toss back and forth. And then ultimately is Jeremy Grant guarding that final drive. This goes back to Kev where the first preseason game we did where the Blazers were at Golden State. I told you I I’m not as concerned about the whole offensive potential problem as I know people who follow the NBA are. Not only because I think defensively these guys will be able to spur a lot of opportunities offensively but also individually you look at these guys in addition to the new offense that they’re wanting [Applause] giving to Randall checked by Aia out to Devenenzo. [Applause] It’s a good screen to get him open and that’s where ultimately Hansen can be the Oh. Uhoh. Denny into the lane right to the glass again and smashes it with the right hand. But go Bear on the bench with two fouls. That has opened up the middle for the Blazers and they have taken advantage. Randall trying to spin away from Wesley, a determined defender. Defensive three whistled on the Blazers. Terrence Shannon is in after the free throw made in possession. Minnesota has Randall teaming up a three with nobody on him. Well, that play started with Edwards trying to attack the pick and roll as Chris Murray was the primary defender and Hansen was the help. So, the Timberwolves will be locked in on that and really try to test the rookie. Here’s Wesley to the baseline. Advia helps out, steps back, flutters a three just short. Rebound grabbed out of there by Edwards on the advance across midcourt. It comes to Shannon to Randall for three. That’s playoff Julius from last last season. That’s all NBA with the Knicks, Julius, not too long ago, right? He’s been hitting the threes from the opposite point into the lane. Coming to a complete stop was Avia and he laid it up and in. And again, there is gold at the rack and point paints to be had. He’s fundamentally sound. He uses the jump stop and the pump fake in the same possession. Edwards fades high bank up and in. Oh, that’s old school. That bank using the glass to give Minnesota the lead of one. Big screen. Wesley into the lane to the glass. Reverse up and in. They’re giving me an early opportunity. Chris Murray getting an early opportunity. Now he’s joined by Blake Wesley. Sharp is back in. Matis Thyel returns to the lineup. What a year it was last year for Matise dealing with knee and ankle issues. finally playing late late in the season, 15 games, but he can be a disruptor on the defensive end. Mike Connley, the longtime bat, is in for his first shift of the night. There’s Matis already getting involved in a play inside. Blake on the push, bouncing over to Thelo. Long strides into the lane and he is fouled on the pass off to Murray, who invites you to explore the many exclusive perks and experiences of First Tech Beyond of the University of Washington. G style giving the Blazers a lead here of four with 340 to go in the first quarter play. Connley pressured by Wesley at back court. That similar type of play before the game and he said it’s not always an automatic foul. That hand is out. It’s making contact. It it it’s dependent on on how does it impact that offensive player. spinning inside. His seventh year all with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Here’s Sharp. He has a step or did they cut him off the pass he’s triple teamed giving to Thelane again. Minnesota converges on it. The pass outside is Sharp. He knocks it down. He gains control and he calmly drills a three. Blazers four of seven from beyond the ark. Sharp with his first hit out there tonight. [Applause] Edwards pressured by Blake Wesley. 6’4 22 year old. Edwards beats the first line of defense and then encounters Mr. and that’s a foul. Particularly in regards to the Blazers next opponent, the Golden State Warriors coming up on Friday here at MOA. Here’s Wesley with it. The handoff to sharp jabbed away in the back court and he’s able to grab it. Work it along the side. Out on top it comes to Murray. goes right at Reed, backs him off with a shoulder and laid it in. Power move for Murray. He picked up 10 to 12 pounds of muscle in the offseason. They all claim that. Yeah. Well, yeah. Well, some of that was for golf swing. Yeah. For his golf swing. You know, Chris is committed on he coming for you next. Uh but but really he had a great summer mentally. He said his best mental summer of knowing when to get his work in, when to relax, how to go about thinking about the game. Matis looks like he is fresh, isn’t he? He’s moving. He is ready to go. Oh, he already has some speed and he is moving. Suffering through that year last year. Two good passes, three good passes. Murray thinks they picked up the pivot foot. But boy, you love the movement of that basketball. They’re committed to it. So the same way defending at this high level with all this effort is part of their DNA. Moving the ball. They want that to be a new thing that they do consistently, not just reliance on the pick and roll. There’ll be a time for that, especially late in game, late in quarters, but throughout the flow of it, this is how they want to look. Edwards been quiet here early, although he does have the eight points. He works on Grant. He spins, pump fake, steps through, handed off, blown at the cup, but tapped up and in by Naz Reed. Edwards is tough. He he he has counters to counters and can shoot it at all of the levels. Sharp drifting outside. Triggers Lee the other way. A rip and run by Blake Wesley leaving it here to Murray. And he comes on Connley. This is Grant musling his way to the cup and he is fouled. He’ll shoot two. That is smart. The reason why Jeremy’s got to look at this [Music] [Applause] Blazers with substitutions here. Kamara and Holiday rotating back in. Wesley and Murray will come out with 104 remaining. Seven different Blazers have scored. Connley double slipping the screen is Reed broken up from behind. I think it was Tammani who got a piece of it but is grabbed by Clark. Off it comes here to Reed backing down. Tammani trying to draw the bump. unable to do so. Reed laid it in. Tumani has the reputation for taking charges. Led the NBA last season with 31, almost 10 more than the next closest person, Austin Reeves and was not able to get the reputation call that time. Sharp lowers the left shoulder, knocks Clark down. Now he goes at Reed. Clark recovers, jams it away. Sharp recovers, sprawling out for it, but Connley scoops it up and Edwards ends up with it and tortures a three. Everything we’ve seen so far from the Blazers defensively, the Timberwolves, they got it, too. And so, if there’s two guys right there at the ball, there’s not going to be anywhere to go with that. And Shaden did not recognize that when he decided to reattack. Jaylen Clark and Terrence Shannon Jr. coming off the bench for Chris Finch here. Really going to count on those guys coming off that bench with that defense up top. Holiday step back, waits for the smoke to clear and throws a [Applause]
Portland Trail Blazers vs Minnesota Timberwolves Full Game Highlights Oct 22, 2025 NBA TODAY
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