Wiggins scores 31 as Timberwolves beat Clippers 108-102
Andrew Wiggins scored 31 points, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the LA Clippers 108-102 to end a 5-game losing streak.
Wiggins’ 11-foot fadeaway put the Timberwolves ahead for good with 47 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
The Clippers got within 102-100 on DeAndre Jordan’s dunk with 27 seconds to play, but Ricky Rubio answered with 2 free throws, and the Clippers got no closer.
Tayshaun Prince’s 2 free throws with 12.2 seconds left made it 108-102 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Timberwolves outscored the Clippers 12-10. Rubio scored 4 of the Timberwolves’ 12 at the line, 4 for 5. Early in the fourth quarter, Wesley Johnson had 3 steals, one of them leading to Jamal Crawford’s driving layup that put the Clippers ahead 88-87, and the Clippers scored 2 points off them.
Rubio had 8 points, 7 assists and 5 steals.
For the Clippers, Chris Paul had 22 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) and 8 assists, and Crawford added 21 points but shot 5 for 15 off the bench. Jordan had 18 points, 15 rebounds and 3 blocks on 7 for 8 shooting.
The Timberwolves shot 50.6% from the field and 47.1% from 3 to the Clippers’ 44.0% and 34.4%. Johnson fouled out.