Game ID: 22500857
Minnesota Timberwolves @ LA Clippers
Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 10:00 PM ET
Intuit Dome, Inglewood, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAC 27 11 30 20 88MIN 29 15 19 31 94
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 2/11 · back-to-backOUT Bogdanović missed 3 since 2/06, out tonight
BACK Jones Jr. back 2/04 after 15, 26 min since (96% of 27)
NEW Lopez 22 to 27 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 2/19 · 7 days' restOUT Bogdanović missed 4 since 2/06, out tonight
OUT Batum missed 2 since 2/10, returns tonight: 18 min (101% of 18)
BACK Jones Jr. back 2/04 after 15, 27 min since (99% of 27)
NEW Lopez 22 to 30 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 2/20 · back-to-backOUT Bogdanović missed 5 since 2/06, out tonight
BACK Batum back 2/19 after 2, 18 min since (101% of 18)
NEW Collins 27 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Lopez 22 to 32 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 2/22 · 1 day's restOUT Sanders missed 2 since 2/19, returns tonight: 26 min (133% of 20)
OUT Bogdanović missed 6 since 2/06, out tonight
BACK Batum back 2/19 after 2, 16 min since (94% of 18)
NEW Lopez 22 to 32 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 2/26 · 3 days' restOUT Bogdanović missed 7 since 2/06, returns tonight: 17 min (87% of 20)
OUT Jackson missed 2 since 2/20, out tonight
BACK Sanders back 2/22 after 2, 26 min since (133% of 20)
BACK Batum back 2/19 after 2, 15 min since (87% of 18)
NEW Dunn 27 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Jones Jr. 27 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Lopez 22 to 31 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 3/01 · 2 days' restOUT Collins missed 2 since 2/22, returns tonight: 25 min (91% of 27)
OUT Jackson missed 3 since 2/20, returns tonight: 4 min (27% of 16)
BACK Sanders back 2/22 after 2, 23 min since (115% of 20)
BACK Bogdanović back 2/26 after 7, 17 min since (87% of 20)
BACK Batum back 2/19 after 2, 18 min since (103% of 18)
NEW Dunn 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Jones Jr. 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Lopez 22 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Niederhäuser 10 to 16 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 3/02 · back-to-backBACK Collins back 3/01 after 2, 25 min since (91% of 27)
BACK Sanders back 2/22 after 2, 17 min since (84% of 20)
BACK Bogdanović back 2/26 after 7, 17 min since (87% of 20)
BACK Batum back 2/19 after 2, 18 min since (105% of 18)
BACK Jackson back 3/01 after 3, 4 min since (27% of 16)
NEW Jones Jr. 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Lopez 22 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Niederhäuser 10 to 18 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 3/04 · 1 day's restOUT Bogdanović missed 2 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Collins back 3/01 after 2, 25 min since (91% of 27)
BACK Sanders back 2/22 after 2, 18 min since (90% of 20)
BACK Jackson back 3/01 after 3, 4 min since (27% of 16)
NEW Lopez 22 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Niederhäuser 10 to 19 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 3/06 · 1 day's restOUT Collins missed 2 since 3/02, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 3 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Sanders back 2/22 after 2, 19 min since (93% of 20)
BACK Jackson back 3/01 after 3, 11 min since (71% of 16)
NEW Niederhäuser 10 to 18 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 2/11 · 1 day's restOUT Conley missed 4 since 2/04, out tonight
OUT Shannon Jr. missed 24 since 12/27, out tonight
NEW Hyland 16 to 21 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 2/20 · 8 days' restOUT Conley missed 5 since 2/04, out tonight
OUT Shannon Jr. missed 25 since 12/27, out tonight
MIN availability going into 2/22 · 1 day's restOUT Conley missed 6 since 2/04, returns tonight: 15 min (88% of 18)
OUT Shannon Jr. missed 26 since 12/27, returns tonight: 18 min (128% of 14)
MIN availability going into 2/24 · 1 day's restBACK Conley back 2/22 after 6, 15 min since (88% of 18)
BACK Shannon Jr. back 2/22 after 26, 18 min since (128% of 14)
MIN availability going into 2/26 · 1 day's restBACK Conley back 2/22 after 6, 15 min since (88% of 18)
BACK Shannon Jr. back 2/22 after 26, 12 min since (85% of 14)
MIN availability going into 3/01 · 2 days' restOUT Clark missed 2 since 2/24, out tonight
BACK Conley back 2/22 after 6, 9 min since (53% of 18)
BACK Shannon Jr. back 2/22 after 26, 9 min since (66% of 14)
MIN availability going into 3/03 · 1 day's restOUT Clark missed 3 since 2/24, out tonight
BACK Conley back 2/22 after 6, 9 min since (53% of 18)
BACK Shannon Jr. back 2/22 after 26, 9 min since (66% of 14)
MIN availability going into 3/05 · 1 day's restOUT Conley missed 2 since 3/01, out tonight
OUT Shannon Jr. missed 2 since 3/01, returns tonight: 3 min (23% of 14)
OUT Clark missed 4 since 2/24, returns tonight: 3 min (26% of 13)
MIN availability going into 3/07 · 1 day's restOUT Conley missed 3 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Shannon Jr. back 3/05 after 2, 3 min since (23% of 14)
BACK Clark back 3/05 after 4, 3 min since (26% of 13)
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 109 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 30 from three, 27 free throws a game; Leonard at 28 and Mathurin at 22 a game. Without Bogdanović (7 straight), Jackson (2 straight). 3 days' rest. Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 118, shooting 52 percent and 39 from three, 26 free throws a game; Edwards at 29 and Randle at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the arc, Minnesota at 39 percent from three to the Clippers' 30 and the turnovers, Minnesota giving it away 17 times a game to the Clippers' 11. Call it the Clippers 116, Minnesota 115, Minnesota keeping it close.
2/11 @ HOU 105-102 — LAC notes
LAC won 105-102. LAC shot 47% (36 of 77) to HOU's 46%, 11 of 28 from three, and went to the line 26 times to HOU's 18 — 22 points from the stripe to their 14. LAC turned it over 9 times to HOU's 21. The glass went 32-45 against them. Leonard led with 27 (9 of 20, 1 of 5 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Dunn added 16, Mathurin 16. The hinge was Q4, 35-26: LAC came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 3. LAC trailed 46-56 at the half and won the second half 59-46. Dunn was the night's best plus/minus at +7.
2/19 vs DEN 115-114 — LAC notes
LAC won 115-114. LAC shot 47% (41 of 87) to DEN's 45%, 8 of 33 from three. LAC turned it over 12 times to DEN's 17. Mathurin led with 38 (12 of 22, 2 of 6 from three, 12 of 13 at the line); Leonard added 23, Jones Jr. 22. The hinge was Q3, 33-25: LAC came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 1. LAC trailed 45-52 at the half and won the second half 70-62. Niederhäuser was the night's best plus/minus at +7.
2/20 @ LAL 122-125 — LAC notes
LAC lost 122-125. LAC shot 55% (45 of 82) to LAL's 52%, 8 of 21 from three. The glass went 42-32 for them. Leonard led with 31 (11 of 19, 4 of 6 from three); Mathurin added 26, Lopez 16. Q2 was theirs, 35-31, the deficit cut from 11 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 94-87 against them. Batum's -9 in 15 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/22 vs ORL 109-111 — LAC notes
LAC lost 109-111. LAC shot 48% (40 of 83) to ORL's 48%, 5 of 23 from three. Leonard led with 37 (14 of 25, 2 of 7 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Mathurin added 21, Miller 14. Q3 was theirs, 36-31, turning a 4-point deficit into a 1-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 80-73 against them. Dunn's -8 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/26 vs MIN 88-94 — LAC notes
LAC lost 88-94. LAC shot 41% (30 of 74) to MIN's 43%, 5 of 22 from three, and went to the line 29 times to MIN's 19 — 23 points from the stripe to their 14. LAC turned it over 18 times to MIN's 12, and MIN turned those into 8 steals. Jones Jr. led with 18 (7 of 11); Mathurin added 14, Dunn 11. Q3 was theirs, 30-19, turning a 6-point deficit into a 5-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 75-58 against them. Miller's -13 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/01 vs NOP — 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 108 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 29 from three, 28 free throws a game; Leonard at 30 and Mathurin at 23 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Collins (2 straight), Jackson (3 straight). 2 days' rest. New Orleans comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 33 from three, 29 free throws a game; Bey at 25 and Williamson at 21 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Murphy III (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 109 a night to New Orleans's 116 and the turnovers, New Orleans giving it away 16 times a game to the Clippers' 13. Call it the Clippers 116, New Orleans 112, New Orleans keeping it close.
3/02 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 118, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 14 free throws a game; Melton at 19 and Moody at 17 a game. Without Ste. Curry (10 straight), Porziņģis (4 straight), Cryer (13 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 32 from three, 29 free throws a game; Leonard at 28 and Mathurin at 22 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the line, where the Clippers take 29 free throws a game to Golden State's 14 and the defense, the Clippers allowing 112 a night to Golden State's 118. Call it Golden State 116, the Clippers 113, the Clippers keeping it close.
3/04 vs IND — 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 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 33 from three, 28 free throws a game; Leonard at 28 and Mathurin at 17 a game. Without Bogdanović (2 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 132, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Nembhard at 22 and Potter at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Siakam (3 straight), Nesmith (5 straight), Thompson (5 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 110 a night to Indiana's 132 and the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-4 a night and Indiana minus-7. Call it the Clippers 121, Indiana 110, the Clippers by 11.
3/06 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 106, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 19 and Vassell at 17 a game. Without Barnes (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 106, shooting 50 percent and 33 from three, 27 free throws a game; Leonard at 28 and Mathurin at 17 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Collins (2 straight), Bogdanović (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-3 a night and San Antonio minus-3 and the arc, San Antonio at 38 percent from three to the Clippers' 33. Call it San Antonio 113, the Clippers 111, the Clippers keeping it close.
2/11 vs POR 133-109 — MIN notes
MIN won 133-109. MIN shot 52% (45 of 87) to POR's 43%, 14 of 34 from three, and went to the line 35 times to POR's 16 — 29 points from the stripe to their 13. MIN turned it over 14 times to POR's 25. Randle led with 41 (14 of 24, 3 of 7 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); McDaniels added 21, Gobert 17. The hinge was Q4, 37-27: a lead of 14 became 24, and the lead reached 28. Gobert was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
2/20 vs DAL 122-111 — MIN notes
MIN won 122-111. MIN shot 47% (47 of 99) to DAL's 42%, 16 of 42 from three, and got to the line 19 times to DAL's 29. MIN turned it over 19 times to DAL's 12, and DAL turned those into 12 steals. Edwards led with 40 (16 of 30, 5 of 13 from three); Gobert added 22, Reid 21. The hinge was Q1, 40-25: from level to 15 ahead, and the lead reached 18. DiVincenzo was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
2/22 vs PHI 108-135 — MIN notes
MIN lost 108-135. MIN shot 48% (34 of 71) to PHI's 52%, 10 of 33 from three, and went to the line 36 times to PHI's 21 — 30 points from the stripe to their 14. MIN turned it over 20 times to PHI's 10, and PHI turned those into 14 steals. Edwards led with 28 (11 of 19, 3 of 8 from three); McDaniels added 19, Randle 18. Q2 was theirs, 32-33, but the other 3 periods went 102-76 against them. Dosunmu's -25 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/24 @ POR 124-121 — MIN notes
MIN won 124-121. MIN shot 53% (47 of 88) to POR's 47%, 17 of 35 from three, and got to the line 19 times to POR's 30. Edwards led with 34 (11 of 27, 5 of 13 from three, 7 of 10 at the line); McDaniels added 29, DiVincenzo 19. The hinge was Q1, 33-27: from level to 6 ahead. McDaniels was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
2/26 @ LAC 94-88 — MIN notes
MIN won 94-88. MIN shot 43% (36 of 83) to LAC's 41%, 8 of 26 from three, and got to the line 19 times to LAC's 29. MIN turned it over 12 times to LAC's 18. Edwards led with 31 (12 of 24, 2 of 6 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); DiVincenzo added 18, McDaniels 12. The hinge was Q4, 31-20: MIN came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 6. Hyland was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
3/01 @ 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 111, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 26 free throws a game; Jokić at 28 and Murray at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Watson (8 straight), Gordon (14 straight), Pickett (5 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 26 free throws a game; Edwards at 29 and Randle at 18 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-5 a night and Minnesota plus-0. Call it Denver 118, Minnesota 114, Minnesota keeping it close.
3/03 vs MEM — 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 113 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Edwards at 31 and McDaniels at 17 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest. Memphis comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 121, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Jackson at 18 and Wells at 15 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Aldama (10 straight), Coward (7 straight), Jerome (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-1 a night and Memphis minus-8 and the defense, Minnesota allowing 113 a night to Memphis's 121. Call it Minnesota 119, Memphis 114.
3/05 vs TOR — 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 112 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Edwards at 31 and McDaniels at 19 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Conley (2 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Ingram at 22 and Quickley at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Murray-Boyles (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-3 a night and Toronto minus-4 and the turnovers, Minnesota giving it away 15 times a game to Toronto's 11. Call it Minnesota 115, Toronto 111, Toronto keeping it close.
3/07 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 107, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Edwards at 30 and McDaniels at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Conley (3 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Banchero at 26 and Bane at 22 a game. Without Fra. Wagner (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the arc, Minnesota at 38 percent from three to Orlando's 33 and the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-3 a night and Orlando minus-2. Call it Minnesota 115, Orlando 110.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MINAD A. Dosunmu
AE A. Edwards
BH B. Hyland
DD D. DiVincenzo
JM J. McDaniels
JR J. Randle
MC M. Conley
NR N. Reid
RG R. Gobert
TS T. Shannon Jr.
LACBB B. Bogdanović
BL B. Lopez
BM B. Mathurin
BO Bogdanovic
CC C. Christie
DJ D. Jones Jr.
JM J. Miller
KD K. Dunn
KS K. Sanders
NB N. Batum
YN Y. Niederhäuser
MIN/LAC 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
Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves outlast short-handed Clippers 94-88
INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- — Anthony Edwards scored 31 points, Donte DiVincenzo added 18 and the surging Minnesota Timberwolves beat Los Angeles Clippers 94-88 on Thursday night.
Jaden McDaniels and Ayo Dosunmu each scored 12 points and Rudy Gobert had 13 rebounds to help the Timberwolves improve to 5-1 since Feb. 9 and 3-1 since the All-Star break.
Edwards, who was returning to the site of the All-Star game, where he was selected the MVP, was 12 of 24 from the floor and sealed the victory with a step-back 3-pointer over two defenders for a 92-88 lead with 42.9 seconds left.
Minnesota improved to 2-0 on a three-game trip.
Derrick Jones Jr . scored 18 points and Bennedict Mathurin added 14 for the Clippers, who struggled from the outset with a season-low 38 points in the first half. Kris Dunn had 11 points as Los Angeles lost three consecutive games for the first time since December.
The Clippers struggled on offense without star Kawhi Leonard (ankle).
Los Angeles shot 40.5% from the floor, including 18.2% (4 of 22) in the second quarter. Minnesota shot 43.4% in the game.
The Timberwolves scored just 15 points in the second quarter and still topped the Clippers who had 11 in the period. Minnesota led 44-38 at halftime behind 12 points from DiVincenzo and 11 from Edwards.
The Clippers led by six points in the third quarter and were up 68-63 heading into the fourth. Edwards' drive and reverse layup put the Timberwolves up for good at 76-74 with 7:40 remaining.