The pinnacle of Minnesota’s week came Monday in Los Angeles, when it pummeled the Clippers to further solidify its spot atop the Western Conference standings.

The Wolves’ mission after that victory was clear — don’t let one get away between then and the all-star break.

A pair of contests in Portland against the lowly Blazers seemed like easy pickings, but consecutive road games against the same cellar dweller with a brief vacation on the minds of everyone can be as much a recipe for disaster as two runaway victories.

But Minnesota did enough Tuesday in Oregon to secure one of the latter, pulling away in the fourth for a 121-109 victory over the Blazers.

Anthony Edwards and Nickeil Alexander-Walker combined to score 21 points on 8 for 9 shooting in the final frame — with Alexander-Walker going a perfect 4 for 4 from deep — as Minnesota tallied 37 points in the fourth after leading by just one with 12 minutes to play.

Edwards led the charge for much of the night for Minnesota (38-16). On an evening where he was questionable to play with knee soreness after playing in a physical bout with the Clippers the night prior, Edwards dropped 18 of his 41 points in the first quarter.

The guard’s offense was needed on a night where Jaden McDaniels went 0 for 7 from the field and Karl-Anthony Towns was just 2 for 7 in 19 minutes.

Still, the Wolves led by eight at the break. For much of the season, the Wolves have used the third quarter as a team to squash opponents. But Portland out-played Minnesota coming out of the break Tuesday. No matter, this time, the Wolves waited until the fourth quarter to slam their foot down on the accelerator.

Alexander-Walker led the charge on the late surge. Not only did he cash a number of pivotal triples to extend the advantage, but he also suffocated Anfernee Simons when it looked like the Blazers guard was truly set to explode.

Simons went 0 for 2 from the field in a fourth quarter where Portland (15-38) shot just 7 for 19 from the field as a team.

The same two teams will meet Thursday in the NBA’s final game prior to all-star weekend. The mission for that one will remain for Minnesota — don’t let a game get away. Vacation can wait two more days.