Game ID: 22400324
Minnesota Timberwolves @ LA Clippers
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 10:30 PM ET
Intuit Dome, Inglewood, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAC 14 18 18 30 80MIN 33 26 27 22 108
LAC vs MIN ScoutingLAC vs MIN Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
LAC availability going into 11/27 · 1 day's restOUT Powell missed 4 since 11/20, out tonight
BACK Hyland back 11/24 after 4, 9 min since (79% of 11)
BACK Miller back 11/20 after 2, 18 min since (166% of 11)
LAC availability going into 11/29 · 1 day's restOUT Powell missed 5 since 11/20, out tonight
BACK Hyland back 11/24 after 4, 8 min since (75% of 11)
BACK Miller back 11/20 after 2, 18 min since (170% of 11)
LAC availability going into 12/01 · 1 day's restOUT Powell missed 6 since 11/20, returns tonight: 24 min (75% of 33)
BACK Hyland back 11/24 after 4, 8 min since (75% of 11)
NEW Miller 11 to 17 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 12/03 · 1 day's restOUT Hyland missed 2 since 11/29, returns tonight: 7 min (59% of 11)
BACK Powell back 12/01 after 6, 24 min since (75% of 33)
NEW Miller 11 to 18 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 12/04 · back-to-backOUT Porter Jr. missed 2 since 12/01, out tonight
BACK Powell back 12/01 after 6, 25 min since (76% of 33)
BACK Hyland back 12/03 after 2, 7 min since (59% of 11)
NEW Miller 11 to 18 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 12/08 · 3 days' restOUT Porter Jr. missed 3 since 12/01, returns tonight: 37 min (191% of 20)
BACK Powell back 12/01 after 6, 25 min since (76% of 33)
BACK Hyland back 12/03 after 2, 15 min since (133% of 11)
NEW Miller 11 to 19 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 12/13 · 4 days' restOUT Mann missed 2 since 12/04, out tonight
BACK Powell back 12/01 after 6, 28 min since (86% of 33)
BACK Porter Jr. back 12/08 after 3, 37 min since (191% of 20)
BACK Hyland back 12/03 after 2, 19 min since (172% of 11)
NEW Miller 11 to 21 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 12/16 · 2 days' restOUT Mann missed 3 since 12/04, out tonight
BACK Powell back 12/01 after 6, 29 min since (87% of 33)
BACK Porter Jr. back 12/08 after 3, 31 min since (157% of 20)
BACK Hyland back 12/03 after 2, 20 min since (177% of 11)
NEW Miller 11 to 22 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 12/19 · 2 days' restOUT Jones Jr. missed 2 since 12/13, returns tonight: 20 min (85% of 24)
OUT Mann missed 4 since 12/04, out tonight
BACK Porter Jr. back 12/08 after 3, 29 min since (149% of 20)
BACK Hyland back 12/03 after 2, 18 min since (163% of 11)
NEW Miller 11 to 23 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 11/26 · 1 day's restOUT Conley missed 2 since 11/21, out tonight
BACK Dillingham back 11/13 after 2, 9 min since (85% of 10)
MIN availability going into 11/27 · back-to-backOUT Conley missed 3 since 11/21, returns tonight: 32 min (130% of 25)
NEW Gobert 32 to 38 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 11/29 · 1 day's restOUT Clark missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Conley back 11/27 after 3, 32 min since (130% of 25)
NEW Gobert 32 to 38 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 12/02 · 2 days' restOUT Clark missed 3 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Conley back 11/27 after 3, 33 min since (132% of 25)
NEW Gobert 32 to 39 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 12/04 · 1 day's restOUT Clark missed 4 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Dillingham missed 2 since 11/29, out tonight
BACK Conley back 11/27 after 3, 29 min since (119% of 25)
NEW Gobert 32 to 38 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 12/06 · 1 day's restOUT Clark missed 5 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Dillingham missed 3 since 11/29, out tonight
BACK Conley back 11/27 after 3, 27 min since (109% of 25)
MIN availability going into 12/08 · 1 day's restOUT Clark missed 6 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Dillingham missed 4 since 11/29, out tonight
BACK Conley back 11/27 after 3, 27 min since (109% of 25)
MIN availability going into 12/13 · 4 days' restOUT Clark missed 7 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Dillingham missed 5 since 11/29, returns tonight: 8 min (74% of 10)
MIN availability going into 12/15 · 1 day's restOUT Clark missed 8 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Dillingham back 12/13 after 5, 8 min since (74% of 10)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 19 free throws a game; Harden at 29 and Zubac at 14 a game. Without Porter Jr. (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 102, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Edwards at 23 and Randle at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the arc, the Clippers at 40 percent from three to Minnesota's 35 and the defense, Minnesota allowing 102 a night to the Clippers' 108. Call it the Clippers 109, Minnesota 107, Minnesota keeping it close.
11/27 @ WAS 121-96 — LAC notes
LAC won 121-96. LAC shot 51% (45 of 89) to WAS's 41%, 12 of 33 from three. LAC turned it over 13 times to WAS's 20. Harden led with 43 (13 of 22, 7 of 11 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); Zubac added 18, Miller 15. The hinge was Q1, 37-26: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 33. Zubac was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
11/29 @ MIN 92-93 — LAC notes
LAC lost 92-93. LAC took 9 more shots (84 to 75), but shot 43% to MIN's 41%, 10 of 31 from three, and got to the line 13 times to MIN's 20. LAC turned it over 15 times to MIN's 21. The glass went 39-49 against them. Harden led with 20 (7 of 20, 3 of 9 from three); Porter Jr. added 17, Zubac 16. Q4 was theirs, 24-21, the deficit cut from 4 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 72-68 against them. Dunn's -8 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/01 vs DEN 126-122 — LAC notes
LAC won 126-122. LAC shot 48% (43 of 90) to DEN's 58%, 18 of 39 from three, and went to the line 27 times to DEN's 19 — 22 points from the stripe to their 10. Harden led with 39 (10 of 26, 6 of 15 from three, 13 of 13 at the line); Powell added 28, Mann 15. The hinge was Q1, 32-23: from level to 9 ahead. Harden was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
12/03 vs POR 127-105 — LAC notes
LAC won 127-105. LAC shot 55% (47 of 85) to POR's 51%, 19 of 37 from three. Powell led with 30 (11 of 15, 5 of 7 from three); Harden added 23, Coffey 19. The hinge was Q4, 36-27: a lead of 13 became 22, and the lead reached 26. Harden was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
12/04 vs MIN 80-108 — LAC notes
LAC lost 80-108. LAC shot 35% (29 of 83) to MIN's 48%, 11 of 40 from three. LAC turned it over 21 times to MIN's 14, and MIN turned those into 15 steals. Hyland led with 18 (5 of 12, 5 of 10 from three); Jones Jr. added 14, Coffey 12. Q4 was theirs, 30-22, the deficit cut from 36 to 28, but the other 3 periods went 86-50 against them. Coffey's -35 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/08 vs HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 105, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Harden at 26 and Coffey at 12 a game. Without Porter Jr. (3 straight). 3 days' rest. Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 112, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Sengun at 21 and VanVleet at 21 a game. Without Whitmore (7 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the line, where Houston takes 26 free throws a game to the Clippers' 19 and the defense, the Clippers allowing 105 a night to Houston's 112. Call it the Clippers 110, Houston 109, Houston keeping it close.
12/13 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 120, shooting 53 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Jokić at 39 and Porter Jr. at 20 a game. Without Murray (2 straight). 4 days' rest. The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 109, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 17 free throws a game; Powell at 25 and Harden at 22 a game. They have lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Mann (2 straight). 4 days' rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 109 a night to Denver's 120 and the line, where Denver takes 25 free throws a game to the Clippers' 17. Call it Denver 115, the Clippers 112, the Clippers keeping it close.
12/16 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Powell at 23 and Harden at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. They have lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Mann (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 122, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Collins at 19 and George at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Hendricks (21 straight), Williams (8 straight), Tshiebwe (6 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-5 a night and the Clippers minus-5 and the defense, the Clippers allowing 114 a night to Utah's 122. Call it the Clippers 116, Utah 110.
12/19 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 117, shooting 51 percent and 45 from three, 30 free throws a game; Dončić at 30 and Irving at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Kleber (3 straight), Hardy (3 straight). 3 days' rest. The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 19 free throws a game; Powell at 23 and Harden at 21 a game. They have lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Jones Jr. (2 straight), Mann (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Dallas has been plus-9 a night and the Clippers minus-5 and the line, where Dallas takes 30 free throws a game to the Clippers' 19. Call it Dallas 117, the Clippers 112.
11/26 vs HOU 111-117 — MIN notes
MIN lost 111-117 in 1 overtime. MIN shot 43% (42 of 98) to HOU's 45%, 9 of 38 from three, and went to the line 20 times to HOU's 13 — 18 points from the stripe to their 12. MIN turned it over 17 times to HOU's 10, and HOU turned those into 12 steals. Edwards led with 29 (8 of 22, 3 of 12 from three, 10 of 10 at the line); Randle added 21, Reid 19. Q4 was theirs, 24-18, the deficit cut from 6 to 0, but the other 4 periods went 99-87 against them.
11/27 vs SAC 104-115 — MIN notes
MIN lost 104-115. MIN shot 45% (33 of 74) to SAC's 49%, 14 of 39 from three, and went to the line 27 times to SAC's 15 — 24 points from the stripe to their 11. The glass went 33-47 against them. Edwards led with 29 (9 of 24, 4 of 9 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Randle added 21, Alexander-Walker 17. Q3 was theirs, 29-12, turning a 12-point deficit into a 5-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 103-75 against them. They led by as many as 12. Conley's -11 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/29 vs LAC 93-92 — MIN notes
MIN won 93-92. MIN shot 41% (31 of 75) to LAC's 43%, 15 of 39 from three, and went to the line 20 times to LAC's 13 — 16 points from the stripe to their 10. MIN turned it over 21 times to LAC's 15, and LAC turned those into 17 steals. The glass went 49-39 for them. Edwards led with 21 (7 of 21, 4 of 9 from three); Conley added 13, Alexander-Walker 12. The hinge was Q2, 27-22: a lead of 1 became 6.
12/02 vs LAL 109-80 — MIN notes
MIN won 109-80. MIN shot 51% (41 of 81) to LAL's 41%, 15 of 35 from three. MIN turned it over 15 times to LAL's 20. Randle led with 18 (6 of 13, 2 of 3 from three); Gobert added 17, Reid 15. The hinge was Q4, 30-16: a lead of 15 became 29. Reid was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
12/04 @ LAC 108-80 — MIN notes
MIN won 108-80. MIN shot 48% (41 of 85) to LAC's 35%, 16 of 44 from three. MIN turned it over 14 times to LAC's 21. Randle led with 20 (8 of 16, 4 of 9 from three); Edwards added 16, Minott 13. The hinge was Q1, 33-14: from level to 19 ahead, and the lead reached 41. Randle was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
12/06 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 112, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Curry at 25 and Kuminga at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Green (2 straight), Waters III (2 straight), Post (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 97, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Edwards at 21 and Randle at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 97 a night to Golden State's 112 and the turnovers, Minnesota giving it away 16 times a game to Golden State's 12. Call it Minnesota 109, Golden State 107, Golden State keeping it close.
12/08 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 107, shooting 41 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Curry at 23 and Kuminga at 19 a game. Without Post (10 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 91, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Edwards at 21 and Randle at 17 a game. That is 4 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 91 a night to Golden State's 107 and the arc, Minnesota at 37 percent from three to Golden State's 32. Call it Minnesota 106, Golden State 105, Golden State keeping it close.
12/13 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 91, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 17 free throws a game; Edwards at 20 and Randle at 16 a game. 4 days' rest. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 116, shooting 45 percent and 30 from three, 19 free throws a game; James at 26 and Davis at 24 a game. They have lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Reaves (5 straight), Hayes (7 straight), Vanderbilt (18 straight). 4 days' rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 91 a night to the Lakers' 116 and the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-4 a night and the Lakers minus-8. Call it Minnesota 113, the Lakers 102, Minnesota by 11.
12/15 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 123, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 28 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 23 and Vassell at 18 a game. Without Jones (5 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 90, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Edwards at 21 and Randle at 18 a game. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 90 a night to San Antonio's 123 and the line, where San Antonio takes 28 free throws a game to Minnesota's 18. Call it Minnesota 111, San Antonio 107, San Antonio keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LACAC A. Coffey
BH B. Hyland
CC C. Christie
DJ D. Jones Jr.
IZ I. Zubac
JH J. Harden
JM J. Miller
KD K. Dunn
KJ K. Jones
MB M. Bamba
NB N. Batum
TF T. Flowers
MINAE A. Edwards
DD D. DiVincenzo
DN D. Nix
JM J. McDaniels
JM J. Minott
JR J. Randle
LG L. Garza
MC M. Conley
NA N. Alexander-Walker
NR N. Reid
PD P. Dozier
RG R. Gobert
TS T. Shannon Jr.
LAC/MIN the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Julius Randle scores 20 points as Timberwolves cruise to 108-80 victory over Clippers
INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- — Julius Randle scored 16 of his 20 points in the first quarter, Anthony Edwards added 16 and the Minnesota Timberwolves rolled to a 108-80 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night.
Randle had all of his points in the first half, including four 3-pointers, to help Minnesota win its third straight after losing four in a row. The Timberwolves were up by 27 at halftime and their largest lead was 41 in the second half.
Bones Hyland led the Clippers with 18 points, including a season-high five 3-pointers. Derrick Jones Jr . scored 14 points.
The Clippers had their nine-game home winning streak snapped.
Takeaways Timberwolves: Josh Minott came off the bench to score 13 points. The Timberwolves had a 32-8 advantage in fast-break points, including 20-0 in the first half.
Clippers: LA fell to 3-3 on the second night of a back-to-back, and is at 8-4 in back-to-backs overall.
Key moment The Clippers had a 10-9 lead before the Timberwolves took control with an 18-4 run during a nearly four-minute span during the first quarter. Randle scored eight points during the spurt and Randle added five.
Key stat With the Lakers' 41-point loss at Miami earlier Wednesday, it is only the second time both Los Angeles teams have lost by 25 points or more when playing the same night according to Sportradar. The other was April 18, 2005, when the Clippers lost by 25 to Houston, and Golden State beat the Lakers by 27.
Up next The Timberwolves are at Golden State on Friday night. The Clippers host Houston on Sunday night.