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Reggie Jackson added 29 points and eight assists for Los
Angeles, which earned back-to-back victories for the first time
this season. Nicolas Batum scored 20 points on 7-for-10
shooting, including 6 of 8 from beyond the 3-point arc.
Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 28 points and contributed six
assists. Karl-Anthony Towns (18 points, 11 assists) and Patrick
Beverley (10 points, 10 rebounds) registered double-doubles.
The Timberwolves closed the gap to 118-113 on a driving layup by
Edwards with 3:19 remaining. The Clippers answered with
3-pointers by Batum and Jackson to increase their lead to
124-113 with 1:31 left.
Los Angeles held a 103-88 lead entering the fourth quarter. The
Clippers scored 45 points during the third quarter, which was
punctuated by a 3-pointer by Luke Kennard from the left wing.
Terance Mann pushed the ball up the court and found Kennard for
an open look in transition.
The 15-point deficit marked an ugly swoon for Minnesota, which
led 70-68 with 8:39 remaining in the third quarter before being
outscored 35-18 over the rest of the period.
The Clippers led 58-54 at the half.
Minnesota inched to a five-point lead late in the first quarter
after Towns buried a 3-pointer off an assist from Beverley. But
the Clippers closed the quarter on a 9-0 run that included a
3-pointer from Jackson and buckets from Justise Winslow, Kennard
and Mann.
The Timberwolves stayed close in the second quarter, pulling
within 48-46 on a driving layup by Beverley with 3:16 to play.
Los Angeles followed with a 10-0 run to go ahead by 12 before
Minnesota responded with an 8-0 run to trim the deficit to four
points before intermission.
Timberwolves guard D'Angelo Russell did not play because of an
ankle injury. Beverley started in his place, and backup option
Jordan McLaughlin contributed three points in 11 minutes off the
bench.
--Field Level Media
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