Game ID: 22400044
LA Clippers @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Friday, November 29, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIN 26 27 19 21 93LAC 25 22 21 24 92
LAC @ MIN ScoutingLAC @ 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.
MIN availability going into 11/21 · 3 days' restBACK Dillingham back 11/13 after 2, 6 min since (59% of 10)
MIN availability going into 11/24 · 2 days' restBACK Dillingham back 11/13 after 2, 7 min since (68% of 10)
NEW Conley 25 to 30 min over the last 3
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)
LAC availability going into 11/22 · 1 day's restOUT Hyland missed 3 since 11/17, out tonight
BACK Miller back 11/13 after 3, 13 min since (118% of 11)
LAC availability going into 11/24 · 1 day's restOUT Powell missed 2 since 11/20, out tonight
OUT Hyland missed 4 since 11/17, returns tonight: 6 min (50% of 11)
BACK Miller back 11/20 after 2, 14 min since (134% of 11)
LAC availability going into 11/25 · back-to-backOUT Powell missed 3 since 11/20, out tonight
BACK Hyland back 11/24 after 4, 6 min since (50% of 11)
BACK Miller back 11/20 after 2, 17 min since (160% of 11)
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
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Edwards at 27 and Randle at 25 a game. That is 4 straight losses. One day's rest. The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 100, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Harden at 26 and Zubac at 17 a game. They have won the glass by 9 a night. Without Powell (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-9 a night and Minnesota minus-2 and the defense, the Clippers allowing 100 a night to Minnesota's 113. Call it the Clippers 110, Minnesota 108, Minnesota keeping it close.
11/21 @ TOR 105-110 — MIN notes
MIN lost 105-110. MIN took 8 more shots (80 to 72), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 41% to TOR's 51%, 12 of 35 from three, and got to the line 33 times to TOR's 39. Edwards led with 26 (9 of 20, 5 of 9 from three); Randle added 23, McDaniels 22. Q2 was theirs, 24-20, the deficit cut from 5 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 90-81 against them. Dillingham's -14 in 10 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/24 @ BOS 105-107 — MIN notes
MIN lost 105-107. MIN shot 42% (37 of 88) to BOS's 43%, 15 of 41 from three, and went to the line 21 times to BOS's 15 — 16 points from the stripe to their 12. Edwards led with 28 (9 of 21, 6 of 11 from three); Randle added 23, Dillingham 14. Q4 was theirs, 32-23, the deficit cut from 11 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 84-73 against them. McDaniels's -12 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
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 — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 108, shooting 42 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Edwards at 27 and Randle at 20 a game. 2 days' rest. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 30 from three, 19 free throws a game; Davis at 21 and James at 18 a game. Without Hayes (3 straight), Vanderbilt (14 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-2 a night and the Lakers minus-3 and the turnovers, Minnesota giving it away 16 times a game to the Lakers' 12. Call it Minnesota 112, the Lakers 108, the Lakers keeping it close.
12/04 @ LAC — 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.
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.
11/22 vs SAC 104-88 — LAC notes
LAC won 104-88. LAC shot 41% (39 of 94) to SAC's 39%, 10 of 42 from three, and got to the line 16 times to SAC's 24. Harden led with 22 (5 of 18, 2 of 10 from three, 10 of 10 at the line); Jones Jr. added 17, Porter Jr. 14. The hinge was Q1, 26-12: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 25. Harden was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
11/24 @ PHI 125-99 — LAC notes
LAC won 125-99. LAC shot 58% (47 of 81) to PHI's 40%, 12 of 30 from three. The glass went 44-33 for them. Harden led with 23 (4 of 10, 3 of 7 from three, 12 of 12 at the line); Jones Jr. added 18, Zubac 16. The hinge was Q3, 35-22: a lead of 12 became 25, and the lead reached 33. Dunn was the night's best plus/minus at +38.
11/25 @ BOS 94-126 — LAC notes
LAC lost 94-126. LAC shot 43% (39 of 90) to BOS's 51%, 7 of 26 from three, and got to the line 13 times to BOS's 20. Zubac led with 23 (11 of 14); Harden added 19, Jones Jr. 11. Q3 was theirs, 29-21, the deficit cut from 29 to 21, but the other 3 periods went 105-65 against them. Porter Jr.'s -27 in 17 minutes was the worst on the floor.
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 — 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 107 a night and allowing 100, shooting 47 percent and 31 from three, 18 free throws a game; Harden at 25 and Zubac at 17 a game. Without Powell (6 straight). One day's rest. Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 117, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; Jokić at 30 and Porter Jr. at 20 a game. Without Gordon (10 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 100 a night to Denver's 117 and the arc, Denver at 40 percent from three to the Clippers' 31. Call it the Clippers 113, Denver 111, Denver keeping it close.
12/03 vs POR — 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 107, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Harden at 29 and Zubac at 16 a game. One day's rest. Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Simons at 22 and Ayton at 20 a game. Without Henderson (2 straight), Thybulle (21 straight), Clingan (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 107 a night to Portland's 117. Call it the Clippers 114, Portland 108.
12/04 vs MIN — 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.
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.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LACAC A. Coffey
DJ D. Jones Jr.
IZ I. Zubac
JH J. Harden
JM J. Miller
KD K. Dunn
KP K. Porter Jr.
MB M. Bamba
NB N. Batum
TM T. Mann
MINAE A. Edwards
DD D. DiVincenzo
JM J. McDaniels
JR J. Randle
MC M. Conley
NA N. Alexander-Walker
NR N. Reid
RG R. Gobert
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
Timberwolves stop 4-game losing streak by fending off Clippers 93-92 in NBA Cup play
MINNEAPOLIS -- — Anthony Edwards scored 21 points on 7-for-21 shooting to help the Minnesota Timberwolves stop a four-game losing streak by holding off the Los Angeles Clippers 93-92 in an NBA Cup game Friday night.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker had 12 points and 10 rebounds and Julius Randle added 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who overcame 22 turnovers and another blown double-digit lead.
James Harden had 20 points and 11 assists and Ivica Zubac added 16 points and 13 rebounds for the Clippers, who went ahead 90-87 with 4:10 left on Harden's four-point play for their first lead since 27-26.
Kevin Porter Jr ., who had 17 points and seven rebounds for the Clippers, rolled his left ankle on a drive to the basket with 1:29 left as he lost the ball out of bounds with his team trailing by three.
The Timberwolves finished 2-2 in West Group A. The Clippers are 1-2 with one group stage game left. Both teams are long shots to reach the quarterfinals of the in-season tournament.
Key moment Edwards hit a pull-up 3-pointer with 2:24 to go for a 92-90 lead.
Key stat The Clippers made only one basket, a layup by Zubac, over the final four minutes.
Takeaways Clippers: With star Kawhi Leonard (knee) yet to play this season and starter Norman Powell (hamstring) sidelined for a his sixth straight game, the Clippers have been hanging in there in the loaded West.
Timberwolves: The 11-point second-quarter lead evaporated in the type of funk that has troubled this team since reaching the conference finals last season, be it from a lack of intensity on defense, a stoppage of movement on offense, or both. With three straight turnovers to start the second half, the Timberwolves found themselves in a tie game soon after.
Up next The Clippers host Denver Sunday. The Timberwolves host the Lakers on Monday.