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Kawhi Leonard scores 32 points, Clippers edge Timberwolves 89-88 in physical, defensive game
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Kawhi Leonard had 32 points and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 89-88 on Sunday in a physical and defensive game between two of the top four teams in the Western Conference.
Norman Powell matched a season high with 24 points, and Paul George added 15 points but shot just 5 of 16 from the field and was 3 of 11 from 3-point range.
“This was an old-school, 1985 game,” Los Angeles coach Tyronn Lue said. “But I loved the way we kept competing and kept guarding, defending.”
The Clippers played without Russell Westbrook after he fractured his left hand in a home victory over Washington on Friday night. Ivica Zubac returned after missing two games with an illness.
Anthony Edwards scored 27 points for Minnesota, which dropped a half-game behind Oklahoma City for the West lead when the Thunder won at Phoenix later Sunday. The Timberwolves lost back-to-back games for just the third time this season.
“It was a very physical game,” said Minnesota's Rudy Gobert, who had 12 points and 16 rebounds. “I thought there was a lot of touching, grabbing, just like a playoff game. I thought we started the game the right way. I think, over time, it was hard for us to get what we wanted.”
Leonard broke an 84-all tie with a layup with 2:01 remaining and added a free throw after being fouled by Karl-Anthony Towns.
Towns’ dunk with 1:40 left brought Minnesota within one, but Anthony Edwards missed a 3 and Towns was off the mark on a jumper before Leonard closed out the game with a pair of free throws.
Minnesota had one more possession but couldn't find an open 3 and Edwards ended up driving for a layup. But the Wolves couldn't foul on the inbound pass as time ran out.
“It was a tough game, neither team shoots over 40% from the field, but that’s on me,” Minnesota coach Chris Finch said. “I got to take a timeout, get us organized on that second-to-last possession we had there. It’s a hard-fought game. Just didn’t make enough shots.”
The Timberwolves had won four games in a row in the matchup with Los Angeles, including the first two games this season.
“We just had to stay in it, stay with it," George said. "Shots weren’t falling for both sides. I thought we just stayed in and played a full 48 minutes. We weren’t making shots. Only other thing we could have done is made it tough for them to make shots.”
Towns had 18 points, nine rebounds and eight assists.
Minnesota shot 38.8% and had 15 turnovers, leading to 20 points for the Clippers. Los Angeles shot 37.6% but had just nine turnovers, including six over the final three quarters. Partially as a result, the Clippers held a 19-0 advantage in fast-break points.
James Harden had 10 assists for Los Angeles but was 0-for-10 shooting.
UP NEXT
Clippers: At Milwaukee on Monday night.
Timberwolves: Host Portland on Monday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Ivica Zubac vs. Rudy Gobert (Karl-Anthony Towns gains possession) | ||
| 11:39 | | Jaden McDaniels misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:37 |  | Terance Mann defensive rebound | ||
| 11:25 | | James Harden turnover (lost ball) (Jaden McDaniels steals) | ||
| 11:13 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point pullup bank jump shot | 0-2 |
| 10:50 | | Paul George turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Edwards steals) | ||
| 10:37 | | Terance Mann personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 10:30 | | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 0-5 |
| 10:08 | | Paul George misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:05 | | Mike Conley defensive rebound | ||
| 9:57 | | Mike Conley turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:45 | | James Harden misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:42 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 9:23 | | Kawhi Leonard shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 9:23 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-6 |
| 9:23 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-7 |
| 9:12 | | Kawhi Leonard misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:08 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 8:55 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving finger roll layup | 0-9 |
| 8:53 | | Clippers 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:45 | | +2 | Kawhi Leonard makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 2-9 |
| 8:27 | | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Mike Conley assists) | 2-12 |
| 8:16 | | James Harden misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:15 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 8:00 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving finger roll layup (Mike Conley assists) | 2-14 |
| 7:52 | | Paul George misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:50 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 7:39 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point driving dunk (Anthony Edwards assists) | 2-16 |
| 7:23 | | +3 | Kawhi Leonard makes three point jump shot (James Harden assists) | 5-16 |
| 7:04 | | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point jump shot (Mike Conley assists) | 5-19 |
| 6:41 | | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Terance Mann draws the foul) | ||
| 6:41 | | +1 | Terance Mann makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-19 |
| 6:41 | | +1 | Terance Mann makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-19 |
| 6:18 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 6:16 | | Terance Mann defensive rebound | ||
| 6:05 | | Terance Mann misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:01 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 5:49 | | Rudy Gobert misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 5:48 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 5:47 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point putback layup | 7-21 |
| 5:27 | | Paul George misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:24 | | Mike Conley defensive rebound | ||
| 5:11 | | Terance Mann shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 5:11 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-22 |
| 5:11 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-23 |
| 4:56 | | James Harden misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:51 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 4:44 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:41 | | Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound | ||
| 4:38 | | +3 | Norman Powell makes three point running pullup jump shot (Kawhi Leonard assists) | 10-23 |
| 4:21 | | Kawhi Leonard blocks Naz Reid's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:19 | | Paul George defensive rebound | ||
| 4:17 | | Paul George turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Edwards steals) | ||
| 4:13 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point running layup | ||
| 4:11 | | Monte Morris offensive rebound | ||
| 4:08 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:04 | | Daniel Theis defensive rebound | ||
| 3:53 | | +3 | Norman Powell makes three point jump shot (James Harden assists) | 13-23 |
| 3:53 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:43 | | +2 | Kyle Anderson makes two point driving bank hook shot (Naz Reid assists) | 13-25 |
| 3:21 | | Kyle Anderson blocks Kawhi Leonard's two point driving layup | ||
| 3:20 | | Clippers offensive rebound | ||
| 3:15 | | Kawhi Leonard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:11 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 2:59 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:57 | | Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound | ||
| 2:53 | | Amir Coffey misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:50 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 2:36 | | James Harden shooting foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | ||
| 2:36 | | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-26 |
| 2:36 | | Naz Reid misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:33 | | Daniel Theis defensive rebound | ||
| 2:15 | | Norman Powell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:12 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:00 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point alley-oop dunk (Kyle Anderson assists) | 13-28 |
| 1:34 | | Rudy Gobert blocks Kawhi Leonard's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:32 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 1:17 | | Kyle Anderson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:15 | | Daniel Theis defensive rebound | ||
| 0:59 | | Amir Coffey misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 0:58 | | Daniel Theis offensive rebound | ||
| 0:58 | | +2 | Daniel Theis makes two point putback layup | 15-28 |
| 0:45 | | Norman Powell shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 0:45 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-29 |
| 0:45 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-30 |
| 0:32 | | Amir Coffey misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:29 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 0:16 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:12 | | Norman Powell defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | +3 | Norman Powell makes three point turnaround jump shot | 18-30 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | +3 | Norman Powell makes three point jump shot (Bones Hyland assists) | 21-30 |
| 11:29 | | Naz Reid misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 11:26 | | Amir Coffey defensive rebound | ||
| 11:23 | | Amir Coffey misses two point running layup | ||
| 11:22 | | Daniel Theis offensive rebound | ||
| 11:22 | | +2 | Daniel Theis makes two point putback layup | 23-30 |
| 11:09 | | Mike Conley turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:56 | | Paul George turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:43 | | Naz Reid turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 10:26 | | +3 | Paul George makes three point pullup jump shot (Bones Hyland assists) | 26-30 |
| 10:02 | | Amir Coffey blocks Kyle Anderson's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:00 | | Daniel Theis defensive rebound | ||
| 9:59 | | Norman Powell turnover (traveling) | ||
| 9:47 | | Naz Reid turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 9:35 | | Bones Hyland misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:34 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 9:26 | | Paul George blocks Rudy Gobert's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:24 | | Daniel Theis defensive rebound | ||
| 9:21 | | +2 | Norman Powell makes two point driving floating jump shot (Paul George assists) | 28-30 |
| 9:05 | | Kyle Anderson turnover (bad pass) (Paul George steals) | ||
| 8:58 | | +3 | Paul George makes three point running pullup jump shot | 31-30 |
| 8:58 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:40 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:37 | | Paul George defensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | Paul George misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:29 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 8:22 | | Norman Powell personal foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 8:17 | | Mike Conley misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:14 | | Daniel Theis defensive rebound | ||
| 8:01 | | Rudy Gobert blocks Norman Powell's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:59 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 7:46 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point alley-oop dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 31-32 |
| 7:19 | | Rudy Gobert shooting foul (Paul George draws the foul) | ||
| 7:19 | | Paul George misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | ||
| 7:19 | | Clippers offensive rebound | ||
| 7:19 | | +1 | Paul George makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 32-32 |
| 7:19 | | +1 | Paul George makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 33-32 |
| 7:03 | | +3 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes three point jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 33-35 |
| 6:44 | | Daniel Theis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:41 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 6:20 | | Jaden McDaniels turnover (lost ball) (Kawhi Leonard steals) | ||
| 6:02 | | +2 | Amir Coffey makes two point turnaround jump shot | 35-35 |
| 5:46 | | Mike Conley misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:43 | | Clippers defensive rebound | ||
| 5:29 | | Kawhi Leonard turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 5:07 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point pullup jump shot | 35-37 |
| 4:52 | | +2 | Kawhi Leonard makes two point finger roll layup (James Harden assists) | 37-37 |
| 4:31 | | +3 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes three point jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 37-40 |
| 4:18 | | +2 | Kawhi Leonard makes two point hook shot (James Harden assists) | 39-40 |
| 4:01 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (lost ball) (Amir Coffey steals) | ||
| 3:55 | | +2 | Terance Mann makes two point running reverse layup | 41-40 |
| 3:32 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:29 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 3:15 | | Ivica Zubac misses two point hook shot | ||
| 3:14 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 3:07 | | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point jump shot (Naz Reid assists) | 41-43 |
| 2:51 | | +2 | Kawhi Leonard makes two point alley-oop dunk (James Harden assists) | 43-43 |
| 2:28 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:26 | | Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound | ||
| 2:22 | | Naz Reid shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 2:22 | | Clippers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:22 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 44-43 |
| 2:22 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-43 |
| 2:02 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker turnover (lost ball) (Amir Coffey steals) | ||
| 1:58 | | James Harden misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 1:54 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 1:45 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:43 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 1:30 | | +2 | Kawhi Leonard makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Terance Mann assists) | 47-43 |
| 1:15 | | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point pullup bank jump shot (Rudy Gobert assists) | 47-46 |
| 0:49 | | Kawhi Leonard misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:47 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 0:29 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (bad pass) (James Harden steals) | ||
| 0:27 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker blocks Kawhi Leonard's two point running layup | ||
| 0:26 | | Kawhi Leonard offensive rebound | ||
| 0:25 | | +2 | Kawhi Leonard makes two point putback layup | 49-46 |
| 0:02 | | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Amir Coffey defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | | Kawhi Leonard misses two point hook shot | ||
| 11:42 | | Terance Mann offensive rebound | ||
| 11:38 | | Kawhi Leonard misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:34 | | Mike Conley defensive rebound | ||
| 11:13 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point stepback bank jump shot | ||
| 11:10 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 11:08 | | Ivica Zubac turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Edwards steals) | ||
| 11:05 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point pullup jump shot | 49-48 |
| 10:44 | | Paul George misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:41 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 10:23 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:20 | | Clippers defensive rebound | ||
| 10:07 | | Paul George misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:05 | | Clippers offensive rebound | ||
| 9:56 | | +2 | Kawhi Leonard makes two point pullup jump shot | 51-48 |
| 9:29 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point cutting dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 51-50 |
| 9:14 | | Mike Conley shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 9:14 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 52-50 |
| 9:14 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 53-50 |
| 9:01 | | Terance Mann personal foul (Mike Conley draws the foul) | ||
| 8:48 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point cutting dunk (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 53-52 |
| 8:31 | | Paul George misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:28 | | Mike Conley defensive rebound | ||
| 8:19 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving finger roll layup | 53-54 |
| 8:05 | | James Harden misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:04 | | Clippers offensive rebound | ||
| 8:04 | | Rudy Gobert personal foul (Loose ball) (Ivica Zubac draws the foul) | ||
| 7:58 | | +2 | Kawhi Leonard makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Ivica Zubac assists) | 55-54 |
| 7:40 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 7:38 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 7:37 | | Jump ball. Jaden McDaniels vs. Terance Mann (Rudy Gobert gains possession) | ||
| 7:30 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:28 | | Mike Conley offensive rebound | ||
| 7:20 | | Mike Conley misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 7:18 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 7:00 | | Kawhi Leonard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:58 | | Terance Mann offensive rebound | ||
| 6:55 | | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Kawhi Leonard draws the foul) | ||
| 6:55 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:55 | | +1 | Kawhi Leonard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 56-54 |
| 6:55 | | +1 | Kawhi Leonard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 57-54 |
| 6:38 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 6:36 | | Paul George defensive rebound | ||
| 6:23 | | +2 | Terance Mann makes two point stepback jump shot (James Harden assists) | 59-54 |
| 5:58 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point driving layup (Kyle Anderson assists) | 59-56 |
| 5:42 | | Paul George misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:40 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 5:33 | | Terance Mann shooting foul (Kyle Anderson draws the foul) | ||
| 5:33 | | +1 | Kyle Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 59-57 |
| 5:33 | | +1 | Kyle Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 59-58 |
| 5:25 | | James Harden misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:22 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:18 | | James Harden blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's two point running layup | ||
| 5:17 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 5:09 | | +2 | Kyle Anderson makes two point jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 59-60 |
| 4:49 | | +2 | Ivica Zubac makes two point floating jump shot (James Harden assists) | 61-60 |
| 4:26 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:25 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 4:10 | | Norman Powell misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:06 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 4:01 | | James Harden blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's two point driving layup | ||
| 4:00 | | Clippers defensive rebound | ||
| 4:00 | | Clippers 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:46 | | James Harden misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:44 | | Daniel Theis offensive rebound | ||
| 3:44 | | Naz Reid blocks Daniel Theis's two point tip layup | ||
| 3:42 | | Clippers offensive rebound | ||
| 3:42 | | Kyle Anderson personal foul (Loose ball) (Daniel Theis draws the foul) | ||
| 3:35 | | Kawhi Leonard misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:32 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 3:19 | | Amir Coffey shooting foul (Kyle Anderson draws the foul) | ||
| 3:19 | | +1 | Kyle Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 61-61 |
| 3:19 | | +1 | Kyle Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 61-62 |
| 2:58 | | +2 | Kawhi Leonard makes two point layup | 63-62 |
| 2:58 | | Kyle Anderson shooting foul (Kawhi Leonard draws the foul) | ||
| 2:58 | | +1 | Kawhi Leonard makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 64-62 |
| 2:34 | | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:29 | | Daniel Theis defensive rebound | ||
| 2:09 | | Bones Hyland misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 2:06 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:01 | | Kyle Anderson misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:59 | | Naz Reid offensive rebound | ||
| 1:59 | | Naz Reid misses two point tip layup | ||
| 1:58 | | Naz Reid offensive rebound | ||
| 1:57 | | Naz Reid misses two point putback layup | ||
| 1:56 | | Norman Powell shooting foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | ||
| 1:56 | | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 64-63 |
| 1:56 | | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 64-64 |
| 1:36 | | Kawhi Leonard misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:34 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 1:16 | | Norman Powell shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 1:16 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 64-65 |
| 1:16 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 64-66 |
| 1:02 | | Norman Powell misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:00 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 0:52 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:48 | | Amir Coffey defensive rebound | ||
| 0:31 | | Daniel Theis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:28 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 0:07 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:04 | | Daniel Theis defensive rebound | ||
| 0:04 | | Daniel Theis turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 0:03 | | +2 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes two point cutting dunk (Kyle Anderson assists) | 64-68 |
| 0:00 | | +3 | Norman Powell makes three point pullup jump shot | 67-68 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:45 | | Amir Coffey defensive rebound | ||
| 11:35 | | Rudy Gobert blocks Bones Hyland's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:32 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 11:15 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:13 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 11:12 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point putback layup | 67-70 |
| 10:54 | | +2 | Paul George makes two point pullup jump shot | 69-70 |
| 10:32 | | Mike Conley turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:09 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker blocks Paul George's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:07 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 10:04 | | Rudy Gobert offensive foul (Daniel Theis draws the foul) | ||
| 10:04 | | Rudy Gobert turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:49 | | Paul George misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:46 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 9:28 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:25 | | Norman Powell defensive rebound | ||
| 9:18 | | Daniel Theis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:14 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 9:00 | | +3 | Monte Morris makes three point jump shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 69-73 |
| 8:59 | | Clippers 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:43 | | +2 | Norman Powell makes two point driving floating jump shot (James Harden assists) | 71-73 |
| 8:28 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul (Paul George draws the foul) | ||
| 8:28 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:03 | | +3 | Paul George makes three point stepback jump shot | 74-73 |
| 7:43 | | Mike Conley misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:40 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 7:38 | | +3 | Monte Morris makes three point jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 74-76 |
| 7:13 | | James Harden misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:11 | | Mike Conley defensive rebound | ||
| 7:04 | | Monte Morris misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:02 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 7:00 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:48 | | +2 | Paul George makes two point stepback jump shot | 76-76 |
| 6:28 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (bad pass) (Kawhi Leonard steals) | ||
| 6:27 | | Anthony Edwards shooting foul (Kawhi Leonard draws the foul) | ||
| 6:27 | | Kawhi Leonard misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:27 | | Clippers offensive rebound | ||
| 6:27 | | +1 | Kawhi Leonard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 77-76 |
| 6:11 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point reverse layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 77-78 |
| 6:01 | | Paul George misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:57 | | Daniel Theis offensive rebound | ||
| 5:56 | | +2 | Kawhi Leonard makes two point floating jump shot (Daniel Theis assists) | 79-78 |
| 5:37 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:35 | | Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound | ||
| 5:25 | | Kawhi Leonard misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:23 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 5:23 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:06 | | Monte Morris misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:03 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 4:55 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:52 | | Daniel Theis defensive rebound | ||
| 4:45 | | +3 | Norman Powell makes three point jump shot (James Harden assists) | 82-78 |
| 4:43 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:27 | | Jaden McDaniels misses two point driving dunk | ||
| 4:25 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 4:19 | | Daniel Theis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:17 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 4:08 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:05 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 4:04 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point putback layup | ||
| 4:02 | | Paul George defensive rebound | ||
| 3:59 | | Kawhi Leonard turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 3:51 | | Daniel Theis shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 3:51 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 82-79 |
| 3:51 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 82-80 |
| 3:34 | | Kawhi Leonard misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:30 | | Mike Conley defensive rebound | ||
| 3:22 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (bad pass) (Norman Powell steals) | ||
| 3:19 | | +2 | Norman Powell makes two point running dunk | 84-80 |
| 3:03 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving finger roll layup (Mike Conley assists) | 84-82 |
| 2:44 | | James Harden misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:42 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 2:20 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:19 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 2:16 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point cutting dunk (Rudy Gobert assists) | 84-84 |
| 2:15 | | Clippers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:01 | | +2 | Kawhi Leonard makes two point cutting layup (James Harden assists) | 86-84 |
| 2:01 | | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Kawhi Leonard draws the foul) | ||
| 2:01 | | +1 | Kawhi Leonard makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 87-84 |
| 1:40 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving dunk (Mike Conley assists) | 87-86 |
| 1:16 | | James Harden misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:13 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 1:00 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:57 | | Norman Powell defensive rebound | ||
| 0:39 | | Kawhi Leonard misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:36 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 0:19 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:14 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 0:13 | | Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 0:13 | | Clippers 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:13 | | Mike Conley personal foul (Take) (Kawhi Leonard draws the foul) | ||
| 0:13 | | +1 | Kawhi Leonard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 88-86 |
| 0:13 | | +1 | Kawhi Leonard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 89-86 |
| 0:13 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:03 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 89-88 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
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+ 2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 0:03 |
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Timberwolves 60 second timeout | 0:13 |
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+ 1 | Kawhi Leonard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:13 |
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+ 1 | Kawhi Leonard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:13 |
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Mike Conley personal foul (Take) (Kawhi Leonard draws the foul) | 0:13 |
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Clippers 60 second timeout | 0:13 |
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Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul (James Harden draws the foul) | 0:13 |
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James Harden defensive rebound | 0:14 |
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Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving floating jump shot | 0:19 |
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Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | 0:36 |
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Kawhi Leonard misses two point pullup jump shot | 0:39 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 89 | 88 |
| Field Goals | 32-85 (37.6%) | 31-80 (38.8%) |
| 3-Pointers | 10-34 (29.4%) | 9-33 (27.3%) |
| Free Throws | 15-17 (88.2%) | 17-18 (94.4%) |
| Total Rebounds | 49 | 56 |
| Offensive | 7 | 12 |
| Defensive | 33 | 42 |
| Team | 9 | 2 |
| Assists | 17 | 24 |
| Steals | 7 | 4 |
| Blocks | 5 | 7 |
| Turnovers | 9 | 15 |
| Fouls | 12 | 14 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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K. Leonard
SF 2
32 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
K. Towns
PF 32
18 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST
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115.6 PPG | 43.0 RPG | 25.6 APG |
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113.0 PPG | 43.6 RPG | 26.6 APG |
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K. Leonard SF | 23.7 PPG | 6.1 RPG | 3.6 APG | 52.5 FG% |
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A. Edwards SG | 25.9 PPG | 5.4 RPG | 5.1 APG | 46.1 FG% |
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K. Leonard SF | 32 PTS | 5 REB | 1 AST | |
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A. Edwards SG | 27 PTS | 5 REB | 2 AST | |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Leonard | 32 | 5 | 1 | 12/26 | 1/4 | 7/8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -11 | 40 |
| P. George | 15 | 4 | 1 | 5/16 | 3/11 | 2/3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | +2 | 20 |
| T. Mann | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -17 | 12 |
| J. Harden | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0/10 | 0/6 | 4/4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -10 | 31 |
| I. Zubac | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -11 | 5 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Leonard | 32 | 5 | 1 | 12/26 | 1/4 | 7/8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -11 | 40 |
| P. George | 15 | 4 | 1 | 5/16 | 3/11 | 2/3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | +2 | 20 |
| T. Mann | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -17 | 12 |
| J. Harden | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0/10 | 0/6 | 4/4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -10 | 31 |
| I. Zubac | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -11 | 5 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Powell | 24 | 3 | 0 | 9/13 | 6/8 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +19 | 27 |
| D. Theis | 4 | 13 | 1 | 2/7 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | +14 | 18 |
| A. Coffey | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +8 | 9 |
| B. Hyland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 4 |
| P. Tucker | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. Westbrook | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Plumlee | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| X. Moon | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Diabate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Miller | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Brown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Primo | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Boston Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 89 | 40 | 17 | 32/85 | 10/34 | 15/17 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 33 | +5 | 166 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| A. Edwards | 27 | 5 | 2 | 9/20 | 3/10 | 6/6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | +10 | 36 |
| K. Towns | 18 | 9 | 8 | 7/18 | 2/7 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | +14 | 40 |
| R. Gobert | 12 | 16 | 2 | 5/7 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | +4 | 34 |
| J. McDaniels | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3/9 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +5 | 10 |
| M. Conley | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0/4 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | +8 | 14 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| A. Edwards | 27 | 5 | 2 | 9/20 | 3/10 | 6/6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | +10 | 36 |
| K. Towns | 18 | 9 | 8 | 7/18 | 2/7 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | +14 | 40 |
| R. Gobert | 12 | 16 | 2 | 5/7 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | +4 | 34 |
| J. McDaniels | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3/9 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +5 | 10 |
| M. Conley | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0/4 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | +8 | 14 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Anderson | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2/5 | 0/1 | 4/4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 17 |
| N. Alexander-Walker | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3/6 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -14 | 11 |
| M. Morris | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2/4 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -9 | 7 |
| N. Reid | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0/7 | 0/3 | 3/4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -18 | 17 |
| J. McLaughlin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Nix | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Minott | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Jackson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. Miller | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. Garza | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| W. Moore Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Clark | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 88 | 54 | 24 | 31/80 | 9/33 | 17/18 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 42 | -5 | 186 |
