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LA Clippers at Minnesota Timberwolves

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20-16, 8-10 Away
Final
106 - 108

18-17, 10-7 Home

Edwards scores 37 to lead Timberwolves past Clippers 108-106

Anthony Edwards drops 37 points as Wolves hang on to beat Clippers

Edwards, who had a career-high 53 points in Saturday’s loss at Detroit, finished 14 of 29 from the field, including a pair of late 3-pointers for his eighth game this season of 30-plus points.

Naz Reid scored 18 off the bench and Donte DiVincenzo added 15 for Minnesota, which ended a three-game slide. Rudy Gobert had eight points and a game-high 18 rebounds.

Norman Powell led Los Angeles with 25 points, James Harden added 22 and Ivica Zubac had 17 points and 16 rebounds. The Clippers have lost three of four.

With the Wolves down by one, Edwards swished a step-back 3 with 1:12 to play. After Zubac missed a layup for Los Angeles, Edwards drained another 3 with 34.4 seconds left for a 106-101 lead.

Takeaways Clippers: In his second game back after missing the team’s first 34 while recovering from a right knee injury, Kawhi Leonard scored eight points on 3-of-11 shooting. He had two assists and two rebounds in 20 minutes, 41 seconds.

Timberwolves: DiVincenzo started at point guard in place of Mike Conley, who came off the bench for the first time in his 131 games with the Timberwolves. In his 18th season overall, Conley entered averaging 8.0 points per game and shooting 34.9% from the field, both career lows. He finished with 11 points.

Key moment The Clippers led 96-91 with 4:07 to go, but a three-point play and a 3 by Edwards put the Timberwolves up by one a minute later.

Key stat Averaging 20.1 points per game, Julius Randle had five for Minnesota on 2-of-10 shooting. He missed all three 3-point attempts.

Up next The Clippers are at Denver on Wednesday. The Timberwolves are at New Orleans on Tuesday.

Regular Season Series

MIN wins series 3-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 106 - 108
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 106 - 108
4th 0.0 Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound 106 - 108
4th 2.1 Ivica Zubac misses 6-foot tip shot 106 - 108
4th 2.1 Ivica Zubac offensive rebound 106 - 108

Statistics

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37-89 FG 41-92
42 Field Goal % 45
12-35 3PT 16-39
34 Three Point % 41
20-25 FT 10-17
80 Free Throw % 59
49 Rebounds 55
14 Offensive Rebounds 17
35 Defensive Rebounds 38
23 Assists 24
9 Steals 6
10 Blocks 5
13 Turnovers 14
0 Team Turnovers 1
13 Total Turnovers 15
1 Technical Fouls 1
1 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
18 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 24
19 Fast Break Points 16
48 Points in Paint 48
19 Fouls 20
19 Largest Lead 10
Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jaden McDaniels, F Day-To-Day Dec 24
LA Clippers LA Clippers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Ivica Zubac, C Out Dec 21
Derrick Jones Jr., F Out Dec 20
Bradley Beal, G Out Nov 12

Game Information

Target Center

Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 18,978 · Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 19 9 .679 - L2
Phoenix 16 13 .552 3.5 W1
Golden State 15 15 .500 5 W2
LA Clippers 8 21 .276 11.5 W2
Sacramento 7 23 .233 13 L1

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 26 4 .867 - L1
Denver 21 8 .724 4.5 L1
Minnesota 20 10 .667 6 W3
Portland 12 18 .400 14 L2
Utah 10 19 .345 15.5 L4
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