Kawhi Leonard scores 45 points in the Clippers' 153-128 romp over the Timberwolves
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) Kawhi Leonard scored 45 points and the Los Angeles Clippers routed the Minnesota Timberwolves 153-128 on Wednesday night, moving above .500 with their third straight victory and sixth in seven games.
Eighth in the Western Conference at 33-32 after opening 6-21, the Clippers had their highest points total of the season. They blew out Minnesota after beating New York on Monday night to open a five-game homestand.
Leonard was 15 of 20 from the the field, 6 of 9 on 3s and made 9 of 10 free throws. Los Angeles made 19 of 37 3s.
Bennedict Mathurin scored 22 points for Los Angeles. Clippers newcomer Darius Garland had 21, hitting five 3-pointers.
Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 36 points and Naz Reid had 18.
Minnesota dropped to sixth in the tight Western Conference, but only a half-game behind the third-place Lakers. The Timberwolves have lost three in a row after winning five straight. They lost to the Lakers on Tuesday night to open four-game trip.
Leonard scored 18 points in the first quarter to help Los Angeles take a 38-27 lead. He had 28 at the half, with the Clippers up 74-65, and went to the fourth with 39 and LA ahead 109-98. Los Angeles had a 44-30 edge in the fourth.
Timberwolves: At Golden State on Friday night.
Clippers: Host Chicago on Friday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Rudy Gobert vs. Brook Lopez (Derrick Jones Jr. gains possession) | |||
| 11:37 | Derrick Jones Jr. turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
| 11:24 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving finger roll layup | 2-0 | |
| 11:00 | +2 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point cutting dunk (Kris Dunn assists) | 2-2 | |
| 10:40 | Jaden McDaniels turnover (bad pass) (Derrick Jones Jr. steals) | |||
| 10:35 | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point jump shot (Derrick Jones Jr. assists) | 2-5 | |
| 10:23 | Donte DiVincenzo turnover (bad pass) (Kris Dunn steals) | |||
| 10:18 | Darius Garland misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
| 10:14 | Julius Randle defensive rebound | |||
| 10:02 | Anthony Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Kris Dunn steals) | |||
| 9:57 | +2 | Kawhi Leonard makes two point running dunk (Kris Dunn assists) | 2-7 | |
| 9:44 | Anthony Edwards turnover (bad pass) (Darius Garland steals) | |||
| 9:36 | Julius Randle personal foul (Kris Dunn draws the foul) | |||
| 9:30 | +3 | Brook Lopez makes three point jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 2-10 | |
| 9:18 | Donte DiVincenzo turnover (lost ball) (Darius Garland steals) | |||
| 9:15 | +2 | Kawhi Leonard makes two point running dunk (Darius Garland assists) | 2-12 | |
| 9:15 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
| 8:57 | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point driving dunk (Julius Randle assists) | 4-12 | |
| 8:32 | Darius Garland misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
| 8:30 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
| 8:21 | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point pullup jump shot (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 7-12 | |
| 7:57 | Kawhi Leonard misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:54 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
| 7:48 | Derrick Jones Jr. blocks Rudy Gobert's two point cutting dunk | |||
| 7:45 | Darius Garland defensive rebound | |||
| 7:42 | Rudy Gobert shooting foul (Derrick Jones Jr. draws the foul) | |||
| 7:42 | +1 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-13 | |
| 7:42 | +1 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-14 | |
| 7:24 | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point driving layup | 9-14 | |
| 7:13 | Darius Garland misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 7:09 | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | |||
| 7:02 | Julius Randle turnover (bad pass) (Kris Dunn steals) | |||
| 6:57 | Kris Dunn misses two point running layup | |||
| 6:56 | Kawhi Leonard offensive rebound | |||
| 6:51 | Darius Garland misses three point jump shot | |||
| 6:47 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
| 6:40 | Anthony Edwards turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
| 6:27 | Donte DiVincenzo personal foul (Kawhi Leonard draws the foul) | |||
| 6:24 | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point cutting layup (Kris Dunn assists) | 9-16 | |
| 6:00 | Julius Randle misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 5:58 | Julius Randle offensive rebound | |||
| 5:57 | Julius Randle misses two point hook shot | |||
| 5:57 | Kris Dunn defensive rebound | |||
| 5:46 | +2 | Kawhi Leonard makes two point cutting dunk (Bennedict Mathurin assists) | 9-18 | |
| 5:31 | Kris Dunn personal foul (Jaden McDaniels draws the foul) | |||
| 5:21 | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point cutting layup (Anthony Edwards assists) | 11-18 | |
| 5:03 | +3 | Kawhi Leonard makes three point pullup jump shot | 11-21 | |
| 4:50 | Naz Reid misses two point turnaround hook shot | |||
| 4:48 | Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 4:38 | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point pullup jump shot | 11-23 | |
| 4:26 | Bennedict Mathurin shooting foul (Donte DiVincenzo draws the foul) | |||
| 4:26 | Donte DiVincenzo misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 4:26 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
| 4:26 | +1 | Donte DiVincenzo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-23 | |
| 4:11 | +2 | Kawhi Leonard makes two point driving floating jump shot | 12-25 | |
| 3:59 | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:56 | Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 3:51 | +3 | Kawhi Leonard makes three point running pullup jump shot | 12-28 | |
| 3:32 | +2 | Donte DiVincenzo makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 14-28 | |
| 3:19 | +2 | Kawhi Leonard makes two point driving layup | 14-30 | |
| 3:05 | Brook Lopez shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | |||
| 3:05 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-30 | |
| 3:05 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-30 | |
| 2:49 | +2 | Kawhi Leonard makes two point driving layup (Isaiah Jackson assists) | 16-32 | |
| 2:34 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup | 18-32 | |
| 2:22 | Kawhi Leonard misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 2:22 | Clippers offensive rebound | |||
| 2:22 | Kyle Anderson personal foul (Loose ball) (Isaiah Jackson draws the foul) | |||
| 2:22 | Clippers 60 second timeout | |||
| 2:16 | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point driving layup (Isaiah Jackson assists) | 18-34 | |
| 2:01 | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point stepback jump shot (Kyle Anderson assists) | 21-34 | |
| 1:40 | Darius Garland turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
| 1:30 | +2 | Bones Hyland makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 23-34 | |
| 1:10 | +2 | Jordan Miller makes two point driving layup | 23-36 | |
| 0:56 | +2 | Bones Hyland makes two point driving layup | 25-36 | |
| 0:43 | Naz Reid shooting foul (Isaiah Jackson draws the foul) | |||
| 0:43 | +1 | Isaiah Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-37 | |
| 0:43 | +1 | Isaiah Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-38 | |
| 0:31 | Jordan Miller shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | |||
| 0:31 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-38 | |
| 0:31 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-38 | |
| 0:15 | Bennedict Mathurin misses two point driving hook shot | |||
| 0:13 | Julius Randle defensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | Naz Reid misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
| 0:00 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | Nicolas Batum shooting foul (Kyle Anderson draws the foul) | |||
| 11:46 | Kyle Anderson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 11:46 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
| 11:46 | +1 | Kyle Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-38 | |
| 11:36 | Isaiah Jackson turnover (bad pass) (Julius Randle steals) | |||
| 11:31 | +3 | Naz Reid makes three point running jump shot (Bones Hyland assists) | 31-38 | |
| 11:18 | Bones Hyland shooting foul (Jordan Miller draws the foul) | |||
| 11:18 | Jordan Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 11:18 | Clippers offensive rebound | |||
| 11:18 | +1 | Jordan Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-39 | |
| 10:54 | +3 | Bones Hyland makes three point jump shot (Julius Randle assists) | 34-39 | |
| 10:31 | Darius Garland turnover (lost ball) (Bones Hyland steals) | |||
| 10:23 | +2 | Julius Randle makes two point driving layup (Bones Hyland assists) | 36-39 | |
| 10:23 | Clippers 60 second timeout | |||
| 10:12 | Bennedict Mathurin turnover (bad pass) (Donte DiVincenzo steals) | |||
| 10:12 | Donte DiVincenzo turnover (out of bounds step) | |||
| 10:00 | Naz Reid shooting foul (Isaiah Jackson draws the foul) | |||
| 10:00 | +1 | Isaiah Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-40 | |
| 10:00 | +1 | Isaiah Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-41 | |
| 9:49 | +2 | Julius Randle makes two point cutting layup (Kyle Anderson assists) | 38-41 | |
| 9:26 | +2 | Isaiah Jackson makes two point driving layup (Kris Dunn assists) | 38-43 | |
| 9:13 | Naz Reid misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 9:12 | Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound | |||
| 9:07 | Bennedict Mathurin misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
| 9:04 | Naz Reid defensive rebound | |||
| 8:54 | Bones Hyland turnover (bad pass) (Kris Dunn steals) | |||
| 8:35 | Bennedict Mathurin misses two point cutting layup | |||
| 8:33 | Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound | |||
| 8:29 | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point running layup (Julius Randle assists) | 40-43 | |
| 8:22 | Bones Hyland personal foul (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul) | |||
| 8:16 | Donte DiVincenzo shooting foul (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul) | |||
| 8:16 | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 40-44 | |
| 8:16 | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-45 | |
| 8:03 | +3 | Bones Hyland makes three point pullup jump shot (Rudy Gobert assists) | 43-45 | |
| 7:51 | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point jump shot (Bennedict Mathurin assists) | 43-48 | |
| 7:35 | Isaiah Jackson blocks Bones Hyland's three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 7:34 | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | |||
| 7:22 | Bones Hyland shooting foul (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul) | |||
| 7:22 | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 43-49 | |
| 7:22 | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 43-50 | |
| 7:15 | Kyle Anderson turnover (bad pass) (Bennedict Mathurin steals) | |||
| 7:13 | Kyle Anderson personal foul (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul) | |||
| 7:13 | Bennedict Mathurin misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 7:13 | Clippers offensive rebound | |||
| 7:13 | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 43-51 | |
| 7:00 | Darius Garland shooting foul (Kyle Anderson draws the foul) | |||
| 7:00 | +1 | Kyle Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 44-51 | |
| 7:00 | +1 | Kyle Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-51 | |
| 6:46 | Brook Lopez turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Anderson steals) | |||
| 6:24 | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point driving floating jump shot (Kyle Anderson assists) | 47-51 | |
| 6:16 | Kyle Anderson shooting foul (Kawhi Leonard draws the foul) | |||
| 6:16 | +1 | Kawhi Leonard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 47-52 | |
| 6:16 | +1 | Kawhi Leonard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 47-53 | |
| 5:54 | Jaden McDaniels misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
| 5:52 | Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound | |||
| 5:47 | Darius Garland misses three point running jump shot | |||
| 5:45 | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | |||
| 5:28 | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point pullup jump shot | 50-53 | |
| 5:11 | +3 | Kris Dunn makes three point jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 50-56 | |
| 4:56 | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point turnaround bank hook shot | 52-56 | |
| 4:49 | Anthony Edwards personal foul (Derrick Jones Jr. draws the foul) | |||
| 4:49 | +1 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 52-57 | |
| 4:49 | +1 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 52-58 | |
| 4:35 | Anthony Edwards misses three point stepback bank jump shot | |||
| 4:28 | Brook Lopez defensive rebound | |||
| 4:12 | +2 | Jordan Miller makes two point driving floating jump shot (Kawhi Leonard assists) | 52-60 | |
| 4:12 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
| 3:52 | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point pullup jump shot (Rudy Gobert assists) | 54-60 | |
| 3:39 | Jordan Miller misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:36 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
| 3:26 | +3 | Jaden McDaniels makes three point pullup jump shot (Rudy Gobert assists) | 57-60 | |
| 3:08 | +2 | Kawhi Leonard makes two point driving layup | 57-62 | |
| 3:03 | Derrick Jones Jr. kicked ball violation | |||
| 2:54 | Anthony Edwards turnover (bad pass) (Derrick Jones Jr. steals) | |||
| 2:49 | +2 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point running layup | 57-64 | |
| 2:41 | Jaden McDaniels turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
| 2:41 | Timberwolves delay of game violation | |||
| 2:28 | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul (Kawhi Leonard draws the foul) | |||
| 2:28 | +1 | Kawhi Leonard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 57-65 | |
| 2:28 | +1 | Kawhi Leonard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 57-66 | |
| 2:04 | Julius Randle turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Miller steals) | |||
| 2:00 | +2 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point running layup (Kris Dunn assists) | 57-68 | |
| 1:55 | Jaden McDaniels turnover (bad pass) (Derrick Jones Jr. steals) | |||
| 1:52 | Kawhi Leonard misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:49 | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | |||
| 1:37 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point turnaround jump shot | 59-68 | |
| 1:37 | Kris Dunn shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | |||
| 1:37 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 60-68 | |
| 1:22 | Julius Randle shooting foul (Kawhi Leonard draws the foul) | |||
| 1:22 | +1 | Kawhi Leonard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 60-69 | |
| 1:22 | +1 | Kawhi Leonard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 60-70 | |
| 1:08 | +2 | Julius Randle makes two point driving floating jump shot | 62-70 | |
| 0:50 | +2 | Kawhi Leonard makes two point pullup jump shot | 62-72 | |
| 0:40 | Anthony Edwards turnover (bad pass) (Derrick Jones Jr. steals) | |||
| 0:34 | Bennedict Mathurin misses two point running layup | |||
| 0:32 | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | |||
| 0:27 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point running layup | 64-72 | |
| 0:27 | Brook Lopez shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | |||
| 0:27 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 65-72 | |
| 0:10 | +2 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point cutting layup (Jordan Miller assists) | 65-74 | |
| 0:02 | Julius Randle misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 0:00 | Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | Kawhi Leonard misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:00 | Clippers offensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point driving layup (Anthony Edwards assists) | 67-74 | |
| 11:24 | Brook Lopez misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:21 | Derrick Jones Jr. offensive rebound | |||
| 11:15 | +3 | Kawhi Leonard makes three point jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 67-77 | |
| 10:51 | Derrick Jones Jr. personal foul (Donte DiVincenzo draws the foul) | |||
| 10:42 | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point dunk (Julius Randle assists) | 69-77 | |
| 10:29 | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point driving floating jump shot | 69-79 | |
| 10:20 | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point cutting layup (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 71-79 | |
| 10:20 | Derrick Jones Jr. shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | |||
| 10:20 | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 72-79 | |
| 9:58 | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point jump shot (Kawhi Leonard assists) | 72-82 | |
| 9:40 | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:37 | Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound | |||
| 9:27 | +3 | Kawhi Leonard makes three point stepback jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 72-85 | |
| 9:14 | Derrick Jones Jr. shooting foul (Julius Randle draws the foul) | |||
| 9:14 | +1 | Julius Randle makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 73-85 | |
| 9:14 | +1 | Julius Randle makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 74-85 | |
| 9:00 | Rudy Gobert shooting foul (Kawhi Leonard draws the foul) | |||
| 9:00 | +1 | Kawhi Leonard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 74-86 | |
| 9:00 | +1 | Kawhi Leonard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 74-87 | |
| 8:43 | Julius Randle turnover (bad pass) (Kawhi Leonard steals) | |||
| 8:42 | Kawhi Leonard turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
| 8:36 | Kris Dunn personal foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | |||
| 8:23 | Julius Randle misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 8:19 | Kris Dunn defensive rebound | |||
| 8:13 | +2 | Kris Dunn makes two point cutting dunk (Darius Garland assists) | 74-89 | |
| 8:13 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
| 8:02 | Brook Lopez personal foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | |||
| 8:02 | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 75-89 | |
| 8:02 | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 76-89 | |
| 7:56 | Julius Randle personal foul (Derrick Jones Jr. draws the foul) | |||
| 7:39 | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point stepback jump shot | 76-92 | |
| 7:22 | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:20 | Brook Lopez defensive rebound | |||
| 7:13 | +3 | Kawhi Leonard makes three point jump shot (Kris Dunn assists) | 76-95 | |
| 6:54 | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point driving layup (Rudy Gobert assists) | 78-95 | |
| 6:34 | Derrick Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 6:31 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
| 6:25 | +3 | Donte DiVincenzo makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 81-95 | |
| 6:22 | Clippers 60 second timeout | |||
| 6:00 | Kawhi Leonard misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 5:58 | Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound | |||
| 5:56 | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point running dunk (Donte DiVincenzo assists) | 83-95 | |
| 5:46 | Bennedict Mathurin offensive foul (Donte DiVincenzo draws the foul) | |||
| 5:46 | Bennedict Mathurin turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 5:32 | Brook Lopez blocks Donte DiVincenzo's two point driving layup | |||
| 5:30 | Brook Lopez defensive rebound | |||
| 5:23 | Kawhi Leonard misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 5:21 | Naz Reid defensive rebound | |||
| 5:19 | Naz Reid turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
| 5:00 | Derrick Jones Jr. misses two point layup | |||
| 4:55 | Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound | |||
| 4:47 | Naz Reid misses two point turnaround hook shot | |||
| 4:45 | Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 4:38 | Bennedict Mathurin misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
| 4:36 | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | |||
| 4:29 | Kris Dunn personal foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | |||
| 4:29 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 84-95 | |
| 4:29 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 85-95 | |
| 4:10 | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Jordan Miller draws the foul) | |||
| 4:05 | Darius Garland turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
| 3:58 | Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 3:56 | Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound | |||
| 3:42 | Jordan Miller misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:36 | Bennedict Mathurin offensive rebound | |||
| 3:36 | Kyle Anderson shooting foul (Isaiah Jackson draws the foul) | |||
| 3:36 | Isaiah Jackson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 3:36 | Clippers offensive rebound | |||
| 3:36 | +1 | Isaiah Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 85-96 | |
| 3:33 | Bennedict Mathurin personal foul (Julius Randle draws the foul) | |||
| 3:33 | +1 | Julius Randle makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 86-96 | |
| 3:33 | Julius Randle misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 3:31 | Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound | |||
| 3:26 | Kyle Anderson personal foul (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul) | |||
| 3:26 | Bennedict Mathurin misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 3:26 | Clippers offensive rebound | |||
| 3:26 | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 86-97 | |
| 3:12 | Naz Reid misses two point turnaround hook shot | |||
| 3:10 | Julius Randle offensive rebound | |||
| 3:08 | Isaiah Jackson blocks Julius Randle's two point putback layup | |||
| 3:07 | Julius Randle offensive rebound | |||
| 3:06 | Julius Randle misses two point putback layup | |||
| 3:05 | Donte DiVincenzo offensive rebound | |||
| 2:57 | Isaiah Jackson shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | |||
| 2:57 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 87-97 | |
| 2:57 | Anthony Edwards misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 2:52 | Naz Reid offensive rebound | |||
| 2:49 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup (Donte DiVincenzo assists) | 89-97 | |
| 2:37 | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point driving layup | 89-99 | |
| 2:11 | Julius Randle misses two point floating jump shot | |||
| 2:07 | Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound | |||
| 1:59 | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point jump shot (Jordan Miller assists) | 89-102 | |
| 1:42 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup | 91-102 | |
| 1:32 | Bones Hyland shooting foul (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul) | |||
| 1:32 | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 91-103 | |
| 1:32 | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 91-104 | |
| 1:19 | Anthony Edwards misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 1:15 | Julius Randle offensive rebound | |||
| 1:15 | Isaiah Jackson shooting foul (Julius Randle draws the foul) | |||
| 1:15 | +1 | Julius Randle makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 92-104 | |
| 1:15 | +1 | Julius Randle makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 93-104 | |
| 1:01 | +3 | Nicolas Batum makes three point jump shot (Jordan Miller assists) | 93-107 | |
| 0:53 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving dunk | 95-107 | |
| 0:38 | Jordan Miller turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Edwards steals) | |||
| 0:29 | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point driving layup (Anthony Edwards assists) | 97-107 | |
| 0:29 | Bennedict Mathurin shooting foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | |||
| 0:29 | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 98-107 | |
| 0:10 | +2 | Jordan Miller makes two point driving dunk | 98-109 | |
| 0:02 | Donte DiVincenzo misses two point driving reverse layup | |||
| 0:02 | Clippers defensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | Clippers offensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | Jordan Miller misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 11:40 | Jordan Miller offensive rebound | |||
| 11:39 | +2 | Jordan Miller makes two point putback layup | 98-111 | |
| 11:23 | Rudy Gobert turnover (bad pass) (Kawhi Leonard steals) | |||
| 11:18 | +3 | Bennedict Mathurin makes three point running jump shot (Kawhi Leonard assists) | 98-114 | |
| 11:03 | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:02 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
| 11:02 | Isaiah Jackson personal foul (Loose ball) (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | |||
| 10:52 | Bones Hyland misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 10:50 | Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound | |||
| 10:37 | Terrence Shannon Jr. shooting foul (Jordan Miller draws the foul) | |||
| 10:37 | Jordan Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 10:37 | Clippers offensive rebound | |||
| 10:37 | +1 | Jordan Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 98-115 | |
| 10:19 | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point driving layup (Bones Hyland assists) | 100-115 | |
| 10:06 | +3 | Kawhi Leonard makes three point stepback jump shot | 100-118 | |
| 9:54 | Terrence Shannon Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:51 | Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound | |||
| 9:43 | +2 | Isaiah Jackson makes two point driving hook shot (Bennedict Mathurin assists) | 100-120 | |
| 9:43 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
| 9:24 | Anthony Edwards misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 9:17 | Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound | |||
| 9:13 | +3 | Bennedict Mathurin makes three point pullup jump shot (Isaiah Jackson assists) | 100-123 | |
| 8:57 | +2 | Kyle Anderson makes two point driving floating jump shot (Bones Hyland assists) | 102-123 | |
| 8:44 | +3 | Nicolas Batum makes three point jump shot (Jordan Miller assists) | 102-126 | |
| 8:35 | Nicolas Batum personal foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | |||
| 8:27 | Bones Hyland turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
| 8:13 | Isaiah Jackson misses two point cutting layup | |||
| 8:12 | Clippers offensive rebound | |||
| 8:09 | Jump ball. Isaiah Jackson vs. Jaden McDaniels (Clippers gains possession) | |||
| 8:09 | Timberwolves technical foul (Delay of game) | |||
| 8:09 | Kawhi Leonard misses technical free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 8:09 | Clippers offensive rebound | |||
| 7:54 | +2 | Jordan Miller makes two point cutting dunk (Kawhi Leonard assists) | 102-128 | |
| 7:40 | Bennedict Mathurin shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | |||
| 7:40 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 103-128 | |
| 7:40 | Naz Reid technical foul | |||
| 7:40 | +1 | Kawhi Leonard makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 103-129 | |
| 7:40 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 104-129 | |
| 7:17 | +2 | Kawhi Leonard makes two point pullup jump shot | 104-131 | |
| 7:03 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 106-131 | |
| 6:56 | Naz Reid shooting foul (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul) | |||
| 6:56 | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 106-132 | |
| 6:56 | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 106-133 | |
| 6:38 | Anthony Edwards misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
| 6:38 | Clippers defensive rebound | |||
| 6:38 | Rudy Gobert personal foul (Loose ball) (Isaiah Jackson draws the foul) | |||
| 6:22 | +2 | Jordan Miller makes two point stepback jump shot (Kawhi Leonard assists) | 106-135 | |
| 6:04 | Julius Randle turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Jackson steals) | |||
| 6:00 | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Jordan Miller assists) | 106-137 | |
| 6:00 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
| 5:45 | Joe Ingles turnover (bad pass) (Norchad Omier steals) | |||
| 5:38 | Cam Christie misses three point running jump shot | |||
| 5:36 | Terrence Shannon Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 5:28 | +2 | Terrence Shannon Jr. makes two point driving layup | 108-137 | |
| 5:16 | +2 | Norchad Omier makes two point layup (Sean Pedulla assists) | 108-139 | |
| 5:07 | Norchad Omier personal foul (Terrence Shannon Jr. draws the foul) | |||
| 4:56 | +2 | Rocco Zikarsky makes two point cutting layup (Terrence Shannon Jr. assists) | 110-139 | |
| 4:40 | Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot | |||
| 4:38 | Rocco Zikarsky defensive rebound | |||
| 4:25 | +3 | Jaylen Clark makes three point jump shot (Joe Ingles assists) | 113-139 | |
| 4:09 | Jordan Miller misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 4:07 | Jordan Miller offensive rebound | |||
| 4:06 | Rocco Zikarsky blocks Jordan Miller's two point putback layup | |||
| 4:04 | Rocco Zikarsky defensive rebound | |||
| 3:59 | +2 | Terrence Shannon Jr. makes two point driving layup | 115-139 | |
| 3:41 | +3 | Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot (Jordan Miller assists) | 115-142 | |
| 3:30 | Jaylen Clark misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 3:26 | Rocco Zikarsky offensive rebound | |||
| 3:19 | Terrence Shannon Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:17 | Sean Pedulla defensive rebound | |||
| 3:09 | +2 | Norchad Omier makes two point driving hook shot (Sean Pedulla assists) | 115-144 | |
| 2:55 | +2 | Jaylen Clark makes two point cutting layup (Terrence Shannon Jr. assists) | 117-144 | |
| 2:40 | Rocco Zikarsky kicked ball violation | |||
| 2:33 | +2 | Kobe Sanders makes two point pullup jump shot (Norchad Omier assists) | 117-146 | |
| 2:19 | Julian Phillips misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:17 | Jordan Miller defensive rebound | |||
| 2:13 | +2 | Norchad Omier makes two point running dunk (Jordan Miller assists) | 117-148 | |
| 1:54 | +2 | Joe Ingles makes two point driving layup (Jaylen Clark assists) | 119-148 | |
| 1:46 | +2 | Cam Christie makes two point cutting dunk (Sean Pedulla assists) | 119-150 | |
| 1:26 | +3 | Jaylen Clark makes three point stepback jump shot (Joe Ingles assists) | 122-150 | |
| 1:12 | Jordan Miller misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 1:08 | Cam Christie offensive rebound | |||
| 1:06 | +3 | Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot (Cam Christie assists) | 122-153 | |
| 0:51 | +2 | Jaylen Clark makes two point driving floating jump shot (Joe Ingles assists) | 124-153 | |
| 0:51 | Norchad Omier shooting foul (Jaylen Clark draws the foul) | |||
| 0:51 | +1 | Jaylen Clark makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 125-153 | |
| 0:28 | Jordan Miller misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:26 | Cam Christie offensive rebound | |||
| 0:23 | Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:20 | Julian Phillips defensive rebound | |||
| 0:11 | +3 | Julian Phillips makes three point jump shot (Terrence Shannon Jr. assists) | 128-153 | |
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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+ 3 | Julian Phillips makes three point jump shot (Terrence Shannon Jr. assists) | 0:11 |
| Julian Phillips defensive rebound | 0:20 |
| Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot | 0:23 |
| Cam Christie offensive rebound | 0:26 |
| Jordan Miller misses three point jump shot | 0:28 |
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+ 1 | Jaylen Clark makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 0:51 |
| Norchad Omier shooting foul (Jaylen Clark draws the foul) | 0:51 |
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+ 2 | Jaylen Clark makes two point driving floating jump shot (Joe Ingles assists) | 0:51 |
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+ 3 | Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot (Cam Christie assists) | 1:06 |
| Cam Christie offensive rebound | 1:08 |
| Jordan Miller misses three point stepback jump shot | 1:12 |
| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Points | 128 | 153 |
| Field Goals | 46-77 (59.7%) | 52-82 (63.4%) |
| 3-Pointers | 11-25 (44.0%) | 19-37 (51.4%) |
| Free Throws | 25-29 (86.2%) | 30-36 (83.3%) |
| Total Rebounds | 32 | 41 |
| Offensive | 7 | 7 |
| Defensive | 21 | 22 |
| Team | 4 | 12 |
| Assists | 32 | 36 |
| Steals | 5 | 16 |
| Blocks | 1 | 4 |
| Turnovers | 21 | 10 |
| Fouls | 24 | 24 |
| Technicals | 2 | 0 |
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| Team Stats | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Timberwolves 40-26 | 118.6 PPG | 44.3 RPG | 26.2 APG |
| Clippers 33-32 | 113.4 PPG | 40.8 RPG | 23.6 APG |
| Key Players | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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A. Edwards SG | 29.4 PPG | 5.0 RPG | 3.7 APG | 49.2 FG% |
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K. Leonard SF | 28.3 PPG | 6.4 RPG | 3.8 APG | 50.3 FG% |
| Top Scorers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Edwards SG | 36 PTS | 2 REB | 5 AST | ||
| K. Leonard SF | 45 PTS | 5 REB | 5 AST | ||
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| A. Edwards | 36 | 2 | 5 | 11/17 | 3/8 | 11/12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | -25 | 44 |
| J. Randle | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3/10 | 0/1 | 5/6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | -12 | 22 |
| J. McDaniels | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5/6 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -40 | 16 |
| R. Gobert | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -38 | 21 |
| D. DiVincenzo | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2/5 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -12 | 12 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| A. Edwards | 36 | 2 | 5 | 11/17 | 3/8 | 11/12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | -25 | 44 |
| J. Randle | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3/10 | 0/1 | 5/6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | -12 | 22 |
| J. McDaniels | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5/6 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -40 | 16 |
| R. Gobert | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -38 | 21 |
| D. DiVincenzo | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2/5 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -12 | 12 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Reid | 18 | 3 | 0 | 8/15 | 1/3 | 1/1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -11 | 20 |
| J. Clark | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4/5 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 13 |
| B. Hyland | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4/6 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 17 |
| K. Anderson | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 12 |
| T. Shannon Jr. | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2/4 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 11 |
| J. Phillips | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +6 | 4 |
| J. Ingles | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 7 |
| R. Zikarsky | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +6 | 6 |
| J. Beringer | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Z. Pullin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| E. Freeman | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 128 | 28 | 32 | 46/77 | 11/25 | 25/29 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 21 | -125 | - |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Leonard | 45 | 5 | 5 | 15/20 | 6/9 | 9/10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +41 | 61 |
| D. Garland | 21 | 1 | 6 | 8/13 | 5/9 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 33 |
| D. Jones Jr. | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4/6 | 0/1 | 4/4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +19 | 22 |
| K. Dunn | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +17 | 23 |
| B. Lopez | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +17 | 6 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Leonard | 45 | 5 | 5 | 15/20 | 6/9 | 9/10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +41 | 61 |
| D. Garland | 21 | 1 | 6 | 8/13 | 5/9 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 33 |
| D. Jones Jr. | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4/6 | 0/1 | 4/4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +19 | 22 |
| K. Dunn | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +17 | 23 |
| B. Lopez | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +17 | 6 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| B. Mathurin | 22 | 2 | 3 | 5/10 | 2/4 | 10/12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +17 | 29 |
| J. Miller | 14 | 3 | 7 | 6/13 | 0/4 | 2/4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +10 | 31 |
| I. Jackson | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 5/6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | +14 | 23 |
| N. Batum | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 6 |
| S. Pedulla | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 13 |
| N. Omier | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 9 |
| C. Christie | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -6 | 6 |
| K. Sanders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 2 |
| B. Bogdanovic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Washington Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 153 | 29 | 36 | 52/82 | 19/37 | 30/36 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 22 | +125 | - |