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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Clippers | 33 | 32 | 37 | 22 | 124 |
 Timberwolves | 29 | 29 | 23 | 36 | 117 |
LACTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAC | 39-7949.4% | 11-2544.0% | 35-3989.7% | 45 | 16 | 19 |
| MIN | 38-8544.7% | 10-4124.4% | 31-3783.8% | 39 | 17 | 18 |
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LA Clippers124| 39 | 46 | 17-31 | 6-15 | 6-7 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +8.3 | ||||||
| 37 | 42, Season high (his best before, 38) | 10-24 | 3-3 | 19-19 | 0 | 0 | +16 | +1.7 | ||||||
| 30 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +23 | −2.4 | ||||||
| 18 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −1.9 | |||||
| 16 | 5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +23 | +0.6 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | 18 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −4.3 | |||||
| 30 | 6 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.4 | |||||
| 19 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −3.6 | ||||
| 15 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −6.1 | ||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −1.2 | ||
| Team | 124 | 39-7949.4% | 11-2544.0% | 45 | 16 | 19 | 30 | 35-3989.7% | 8 | 5 | 2 | |||
Bench 26 points on 8 for 19 shooting
Did not play: Johnathan Motley and Mfiondu Kabengele (coach’s decision); Lou Williams (injury/illness).
Minnesota Timberwolves117| 39 | 34 | 12-20 | 2-7 | 8-8 | 0 | −9 | +4.9 | |||||||
| 35 | 39, Season high (his best before, 37) | 12-22 | 5-10 | 10-13 | 0 | +4 | +12.4 | |||||||
| 33 | 10 | 4-11 | 2-8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −8 | −4.3 | ||||||
| 31 | 6 | 2-7 | 0-4 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −10.0 | |||||
| 18 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −18 | −7.4 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 33 | 22 | 6-9 | 0-2 | 10-11 | 0 | +13 | +7.9 | |||||||
| 14 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −5.5 | ||||||
| 12 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −10 | +0.8 | |||||
| 11 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 0.0 | |||||
| 11 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −3.2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −2.5 | ||
| Team | 117 | 38-8544.7% | 10-4124.4% | 39 | 17 | 18 | 26 | 31-3783.8% | 7 | 9 | 3 | |||
Bench 28 points on 8 for 20 shooting
Did not play: Noah Vonleh (coach’s decision).
Clippers124Timberwolves117ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Paul George scored 46 points, and the LA Clippers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-117 for their fourth straight win.
The Clippers took control with a 28-10 run bridging the second and third quarters and led by as many as 27.
During clutch time, the Clippers outscored the Timberwolves 8-1. Montrezl Harrell scored 4 of the Clippers’ 8 on 2 for 2 shooting.
Kawhi Leonard had 42 points and 11 rebounds, making all 19 of his free throws. The Clippers had 2 40-point scorers.
For the Timberwolves, Karl-Anthony Towns had 39 points (18 in the fourth quarter) and 12 rebounds, and Andrew Wiggins added 34 points (20 in the paint) on 12 for 20 shooting. Jeff Teague scored 22 points on 6 for 9 shooting off the bench. Towns scored 18 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter. The Timberwolves had 2 30-point scorers.
The Clippers shot 49.4% from the field and 44.0% from 3 to the Timberwolves’ 44.7% and 24.4%. The Clippers’ starters outscored the Timberwolves 37-19 in 12 minutes together.
LA ClippersMinnesota TimberwolvesPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
89 points from the field on 79 shots: 7.7 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 17-23 | 73.9% | 64% |
| In the paint | 3-9 | 33.3% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 8-22 | 36.4% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 1-6 | 16.7% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-19 | 52.6% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Okogie | 33 | 6 | 2-9 | −6 |
| Andrew Wiggins | 16 | 3 | 1-4 | −3 |
| Robert Covington | 15 | 10 | 4-5 | +4 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 7 | 12 | 5-6 | +9 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 12 | 4-7 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 43 points on 88 possessions. He usually scores about 33 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Wiggins | 22 | 11 | 3-7 | +3 |
| Robert Covington | 22 | 8 | 2-6 | 0 |
| Josh Okogie | 13 | 2 | 0-2 | −3 |
| Jarrett Culver | 8 | 7 | 2-4 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 14 | 5-10 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 42 points on 83 possessions. He usually scores about 29 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 34 | 8 | 4-7 | −3 |
| Gorgui Dieng | 11 | 5 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Andrew Wiggins | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Jeff Teague | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 8 | 4-6 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
MIN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
LAC
50/50
MIN
Highest Leverage Moments
Towns 25' 3PT Jump Shot (37 PTS) (Teague 5 AST)
Q4 4:55
12.1%
8→21
Wiggins 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (32 PTS)
Q4 2:15
9.7%
5→15
Harrell 1' Tip Layup Shot (14 PTS)
Q4 4:35
9.6%
24→14
Towns 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (18 PTS)
Q2 3:45
9.2%
47→56
Covington 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Wiggins 1 AST)
Q2 2:09
9.2%
29→39
