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Jaden McDaniels scored 20 points, Anthony Edwards added 18 and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Los Angeles Clippers 108-101 on Tuesday night to snap a ...

... Jumped out to a 32-20 lead late in the first quarter as they shot 12 of 23 during the first 12 minutes. The Timberwolves opened up a 88-75 lead with 11:20 remaining in the fourth quarter. ... Committed 12 turnovers in the first half that resulted in 18 Timberwolves' points. "Those are the ones that kill you, and we had it under control for awhile but now we gotta get it back.” The Clippers had 25 turnovers that led to 29 Minnesota points. This time we were able to get stops,” said McDaniels, who had 18 points in the last meeting against the Clippers on Jan. Paul George had 25 points and Kawhi Leonard 23 for the Clippers, who have dropped three straight. Once we get it well get back to what we were doing before the break. We got to drill it. The fourth through 10th spots are separated by only three games. “This is a big win, We lost two games we could have won. “We just got to continue to drill it," George said.

Jaden McDaniels scored 20 points and Anthony Edwards added 18 as the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves ended a three-game losing streak with a 108-101 victory ...

The Wolves took a 58-56 lead into halftime. A 5-0 burst from George brought the Clippers within 103-98 before Anderson scored inside as the Timberwolves went up 105-98 with 1:01 left. Los Angeles committed nine of its 25 turnovers in the third period.

In Episode 54 of LePodcast, the Boys discuss the new look Eastern Conference and make predictions on which teams they believe will make a final push.

The Warriors have won the first three games of their five-game homestand and will host the Los Angeles Clippers at Chase Center on Thursday.

The Clippers are on a three-game losing streak and have lost five of their last seven contests. The Warriors and Clippers both have an identical win percentage (51.6%) as the Warriors are 32-20 and the Clippers are 33-31. The only game with more combined points was a 186-184 victory for the Detroit Pistons over the Denver Nuggets on Dec. The Clippers were recently involved in the second-highest scoring game in NBA history. It's very encouraging that the Warriors have fared so well in comparison without Curry, especially considering they lost six of their first seven games without him. With Tuesday's victory over the Blazers, the Warriors are now .500 (12-12) in games without Stephen Curry this season. Western Conference teams, excluding the Warriors, are 60-161 (37.3%) without their points per game leader. 14 in Los Angeles](https://www.nba.com/warriors/news/gameday-recap-20230214). After missing the previous two games due to injury, Draymond Green recorded his eighth game this season with at least eight rebounds and eight assists. The Dubs have won eight of their last nine games at home, including four in a row. Jordan Poole led all scorers with 29 points, his 20th game of the season with 25 or more points. This will be the third of this season’s four head-to-head meetings against the Clippers.

Two veteran-laden lineups with championship aspirations duel in a match-up with serious playoff implications when the Los Angeles Clippers visit the Golden ...

It feels like there's some grit and some toughness, and the guys are really coming together. "I'm not one bit worried," Westbrook assured in the wake of the Minnesota defeat. Leonard is shooting 58.3 percent from the field during that stretch, while George is hitting at a 48.1-percent clip. Thompson had 23 points and Jordan Poole a game-high 29 in Tuesday's 123-105 home win over the Portland Trail Blazers. It feels like there's some chemistry, some energy that's forming," Warriors coach Steve Kerr gushed after the win. The veteran has moved up to No.

Kawhi Leonard believes that new Clippers teammate Russell Westbrook is 'doing a good job' in spite of LA's current slump.

[Russell Westbrook](https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-russell-westbrook-brutally-honest-disappointing-loss-slumping-timberwolves) has been playing well for the [Los Angeles Clippers](https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-paul-george-admits-harsh-reality-la-championship-aspirations) since his high-profile cross-town move from the Los Angeles Lakers. “He’s playing both ends of the floor, running and getting us the ball in our spots, being aggressive in his moments, knocking down shots, getting to the paint, kicking out, so he’s playing good.” Even before the finger-pointing begins to take shape toward Westbrook’s direction — if it hasn’t already — Kawhi is also making it clear that he believes Russ is playing his role well for the Clippers:

The Los Angeles Clippers are 0-3 with Russell Westbrook in the lineup, and one NBA executive likely doesn't see that as a coincidence.

To the UCLA product's credit, he has hit 44.4 percent of his three-pointers in a small sample size for the Clippers. What's more, he remains a lackluster three-point shooter and has connected on just 30.2 percent of his triples this season for the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers. On the one hand, he is a future Hall of Famer with a resume that includes a league MVP, two scoring titles, nine All-NBA selections, nine All-Star nods and a spot on the NBA's 75th Anniversary Team.

The Clippers may be 0-3 in the Russell Westbrook era, but Kawhi Leonard is happy with what he's seen from the point guard.

The Los Angeles Clippers entered their Tuesday night matchup against fellow playoff hopefuls Minnesota Timberwolves losers of their past two games.

Nonetheless, there’s just too much talent present in the Clippers roster for them not to figure things out. “We got to take care of the basketball and when you want to be a good offensive team, you just can’t turn the ball over that many times. The Clippers ended the game with 25 turnovers (compared to the Timberwolves’ 19).

Jaden McDaniels isn't the first player that comes to mind when mentioning key players on the Minnesota Timberwolves roster, but the forward is proving to be ...

"Those are the ones that kill you, and we had it under control for a while but now we gotta get it back." The Clippers slowly whittled away and got to 105-101 after a 3-pointer by Russell Westbrook with 42.2 seconds remaining, but Gobert's dunk quashed any hopes of a Los Angeles rally. The Clippers had 25 turnovers that led to 29 Minnesota points. "We just got to continue to drill it," George said. Clippers: Westbrook had 14 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds. We got to drill it. I have no concern on that end." The Timberwolves (32-32) moved up to eighth in the Western Conference while the Clippers (33-31) remained sixth. "Everybody played really well and that's what we've been waiting for," Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said. The Timberwolves also had a 60-38 advantage in points in the paint. "This is a big win. It was McDaniels' fourth 20-point game this season.

Leonard racked up 23 points (7-19 FG, 3-6 3Pt, 6-6 FT), five rebounds, five assists and one steal over 39 minutes during Tuesday's 108-101 loss to Minnesota ...

• He enjoyed his best game of the season against the Kings last week and followed up with 33 points against the Nuggets Monday night.

Big plays that won't show up in the highlights: Jaden McDaniels denying Paul George and forcing Westbrook to take it in crunch time. Via NBA's tracking data, ...

Insight on why Heat hasn’t pursued a point guard to this point, among Westbrook & others: [12:33 AM](https://twitter.com/SamQuinnCBS/status/1630803442120773632) [J. Should actually have more assists. Russell Westbrook already has 3 rebounds and 5 assists. [11:03 PM](https://twitter.com/LawMurrayTheNU/status/1630780787128930304) [Law Murray](https://twitter.com/LawMurrayTheNU)@ [LawMurrayTheNU](https://twitter.com/LawMurrayTheNU) He has only taken one shot, looking to distribute. Russell Westbrook has seven assists in 11 minutes with two turnovers so far. How’d that work out?)](https://theathletic.com/4261008/2023/03/01/nba-playoffs-contenders-hopefuls-pretenders/?source=nbatw&access_token=61329&redirected=1) come in for Terance Mann and Nicolas Batum. Russell Westbrook and Marcus Morris Sr. He has no business being on the floor in that situation. On another subject, thank God the Clippers are playing Westbrook in crunch time.