Game ID: 22500952
Minnesota Timberwolves @ LA Clippers
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 10:30 PM ET
Intuit Dome, Inglewood, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAC 38 36 35 44 153MIN 27 38 33 30 128
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 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
LAC availability going into 3/07 · back-to-backOUT Collins missed 3 since 3/02, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 4 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Jackson back 3/01 after 3, 12 min since (77% of 16)
NEW Lopez 22 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Niederhäuser 10 to 16 min over the last 4
LAC availability going into 3/09 · 1 day's restOUT Collins missed 4 since 3/02, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 5 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Jackson back 3/01 after 3, 15 min since (97% of 16)
NEW Miller 22 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Niederhäuser 10 to 16 min over the last 3
LAC availability going into 3/11 · 1 day's restOUT Collins missed 5 since 3/02, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 6 since 3/01, out tonight
LAC availability going into 3/13 · 1 day's restOUT Collins missed 6 since 3/02, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 7 since 3/01, out tonight
LAC availability going into 3/14 · back-to-backOUT Collins missed 7 since 3/02, returns tonight: 20 min (74% of 27)
OUT Bogdanović missed 8 since 3/01, out tonight
NEW Jones Jr. 27 to 32 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 3/16 · 1 day's restOUT Bogdanović missed 9 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Collins back 3/14 after 7, 20 min since (74% of 27)
LAC availability going into 3/18 · 1 day's restOUT Bogdanović missed 10 since 3/01, returns tonight: 5 min (24% of 20)
BACK Collins back 3/14 after 7, 23 min since (84% of 27)
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)
MIN availability going into 3/10 · 2 days' restOUT Conley missed 4 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Shannon Jr. back 3/05 after 2, 6 min since (40% of 14)
BACK Clark back 3/05 after 4, 4 min since (31% of 13)
MIN availability going into 3/11 · back-to-backOUT Conley missed 5 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Shannon Jr. back 3/05 after 2, 6 min since (45% of 14)
BACK Clark back 3/05 after 4, 4 min since (31% of 13)
MIN availability going into 3/13 · 1 day's restOUT Conley missed 6 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Shannon Jr. back 3/05 after 2, 8 min since (55% of 14)
BACK Clark back 3/05 after 4, 4 min since (35% of 13)
MIN availability going into 3/15 · 1 day's restOUT Conley missed 7 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Shannon Jr. back 3/05 after 2, 8 min since (55% of 14)
BACK Clark back 3/05 after 4, 4 min since (35% of 13)
MIN availability going into 3/17 · 1 day's restOUT Conley missed 8 since 3/01, out tonight
MIN availability going into 3/18 · back-to-backOUT Conley missed 9 since 3/01, returns tonight: 7 min (39% of 18)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 112, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 28 free throws a game; Leonard at 28 and Mathurin at 19 a game. Without Collins (5 straight), Bogdanović (6 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 31 from three, 27 free throws a game; Edwards at 26 and Randle at 16 a game. Without Conley (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the arc, the Clippers at 36 percent from three to Minnesota's 31. Call it the Clippers 117, Minnesota 111.
3/04 vs IND 130-107 — LAC notes
LAC won 130-107. LAC shot 55% (49 of 89) to IND's 43%, 12 of 32 from three, and got to the line 25 times to IND's 31. Leonard led with 29 (10 of 18, 3 of 7 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Mathurin added 23, Lopez 17. The hinge was Q1, 42-25: from level to 17 ahead, and the lead reached 37. Mathurin was the night's best plus/minus at +32.
3/06 @ SAS 112-116 — LAC notes
LAC lost 112-116. LAC shot 49% (42 of 86) to SAS's 48%, 12 of 33 from three, and went to the line 20 times to SAS's 14 — 16 points from the stripe to their 7. The glass went 41-52 against them. Leonard led with 30 (10 of 20, 1 of 6 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Lopez added 26, Jones Jr. 12. Q2 was theirs, 34-21, but the other 3 periods went 95-78 against them. They led by as many as 25. Dunn's -12 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/07 @ MEM 123-120 — LAC notes
LAC won 123-120. LAC shot 50% (41 of 82) to MEM's 48%, 4 of 17 from three, and went to the line 45 times to MEM's 24 — 37 points from the stripe to their 20. The glass went 44-34 for them. Leonard led with 28 (8 of 15, 0 of 3 from three, 12 of 14 at the line); Mathurin added 21, Garland 21. The hinge was Q2, 35-18: the deficit went from 18 to 1. LAC trailed 58-59 at the half and won the second half 65-61. Jones Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
3/09 vs NYK 126-118 — LAC notes
LAC won 126-118. LAC shot 46% (43 of 93) to NYK's 51%, 18 of 39 from three, and went to the line 26 times to NYK's 16 — 22 points from the stripe to their 12. LAC turned it over 8 times to NYK's 19. The glass went 36-51 against them. Leonard led with 29 (10 of 19, 2 of 5 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Mathurin added 28, Garland 23. The hinge was Q2, 36-31: a lead of 4 became 9, and the lead reached 15. Leonard was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
3/11 vs MIN 153-128 — LAC notes
LAC won 153-128. LAC shot 63% (52 of 82) to MIN's 60%, 19 of 37 from three, and went to the line 36 times to MIN's 29 — 30 points from the stripe to their 25. LAC turned it over 10 times to MIN's 21. Leonard led with 45 (15 of 20, 6 of 9 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Mathurin added 22, Garland 21. The hinge was Q4, 44-30: a lead of 11 became 25, and the lead reached 31. Leonard was the night's best plus/minus at +41.
3/13 vs CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 129 a night and allowing 118, shooting 53 percent and 41 from three, 30 free throws a game; Leonard at 32 and Mathurin at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Collins (6 straight), Bogdanović (7 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 122, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Sexton at 26 and Buzelis at 24 a game. Without Simons (9 straight), Okoro (2 straight), Sexton (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the arc, the Clippers at 41 percent from three to Chicago's 35 and the line, where the Clippers take 30 free throws a game to Chicago's 22. Call it the Clippers 123, Chicago 114.
3/14 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 118, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 30 free throws a game; Leonard at 32 and Garland at 22 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Collins (7 straight), Bogdanović (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 31 from three, 22 free throws a game; DeRozan at 21 and Westbrook at 18 a game. Without Murray (7 straight), LaVine (14 straight), Hunter (14 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the arc, the Clippers at 39 percent from three to Sacramento's 31 and the line, where the Clippers take 30 free throws a game to Sacramento's 22. Call it the Clippers 120, Sacramento 113.
3/16 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 118, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 32 free throws a game; Leonard at 32 and Mathurin at 24 a game. Without Bogdanović (9 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 24 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 32 and Fox at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-6 a night and the Clippers minus-4 and the line, where the Clippers take 32 free throws a game to San Antonio's 24. Call it the Clippers 119, San Antonio 118, San Antonio keeping it close.
3/18 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 34 free throws a game; Murray at 24 and Williamson at 21 a game. Without McGowens (3 straight), Jordan (2 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 118, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 28 free throws a game; Leonard at 33 and Garland at 24 a game. They have lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Bogdanović (10 straight). One day's rest.
So: New Orleans wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New Orleans has been plus-2 a night and the Clippers minus-9 and the line, where New Orleans takes 34 free throws a game to the Clippers' 28. Call it New Orleans 118, the Clippers 117, the Clippers keeping it close.
3/03 vs MEM 117-110 — MIN notes
MIN won 117-110. MIN shot 48% (40 of 84) to MEM's 46%, 10 of 34 from three. The glass went 52-33 for them. Edwards led with 41 (15 of 29, 7 of 13 from three); Randle added 23, McDaniels 16. The hinge was Q3, 32-20: MIN came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 7, and the lead reached 17. MIN trailed 57-62 at the half and won the second half 60-48. DiVincenzo was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
3/05 vs TOR 115-107 — MIN notes
MIN won 115-107. MIN shot 52% (42 of 81) to TOR's 49%, 13 of 31 from three. Edwards led with 22 (8 of 12, 5 of 8 from three); Gobert added 18, Randle 17. The hinge was Q3, 35-22: a lead of 1 became 14, and the lead reached 18. Dosunmu was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
3/07 vs ORL 92-119 — MIN notes
MIN lost 92-119. MIN shot 36% (30 of 84) to ORL's 46%, 9 of 40 from three. The glass went 37-58 against them. Edwards led with 34 (8 of 18, 5 of 9 from three, 13 of 14 at the line); Randle added 14, Reid 13. Q1 was theirs, 30-27, but the other 3 periods went 92-62 against them. McDaniels's -23 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/10 @ LAL 106-120 — MIN notes
MIN lost 106-120. MIN shot 46% (37 of 80) to LAL's 48%, 10 of 40 from three. MIN turned it over 11 times to LAL's 6. Edwards led with 14 (2 of 15, 1 of 10 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Randle added 14, Reid 13. Q1 was theirs, 21-16, but the other 3 periods went 104-85 against them. DiVincenzo's -15 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/11 @ LAC 128-153 — MIN notes
MIN lost 128-153. MIN shot 60% (46 of 77) to LAC's 63%, 11 of 25 from three, and got to the line 29 times to LAC's 36. MIN turned it over 21 times to LAC's 10, and LAC turned those into 16 steals. Edwards led with 36 (11 of 17, 3 of 8 from three, 11 of 12 at the line); Reid added 18, McDaniels 11. Q2 was theirs, 38-36, the deficit cut from 11 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 117-90 against them. McDaniels's -40 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/13 @ 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 111 a night and allowing 116, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 18 free throws a game; Podziemski at 18 and Melton at 17 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Ste. Curry (15 straight), Moody (4 straight). 2 days' rest. Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 122, shooting 48 percent and 31 from three, 29 free throws a game; Edwards at 29 and Randle at 16 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Conley (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the line, where Minnesota takes 29 free throws a game to Golden State's 18 and the glass, where Minnesota has been minus-1 a night and Golden State minus-6. Call it Golden State 117, Minnesota 113, Minnesota keeping it close.
3/15 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Holmgren at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Jal. Williams (12 straight), Hartenstein (3 straight), Sandfort (5 straight). 2 days' rest. Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 123, shooting 50 percent and 33 from three, 27 free throws a game; Edwards at 30 and Reid at 14 a game. Without Conley (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 107 a night to Minnesota's 123 and the turnovers, Minnesota giving it away 14 times a game to OKC's 11. Call it OKC 118, Minnesota 110.
3/17 vs PHX — 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 111 a night and allowing 125, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Edwards at 29 and Randle at 16 a game. Without Conley (8 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 24 free throws a game; Booker at 34 and Green at 28 a game. Without Brooks (11 straight), Williams (7 straight), Dunn (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Phoenix wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Minnesota giving it away 16 times a game to Phoenix's 10 and the defense, Phoenix allowing 113 a night to Minnesota's 125. Call it Phoenix 116, Minnesota 115, Minnesota keeping it close.
3/18 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 122, shooting 52 percent and 37 from three, 27 free throws a game; Edwards at 28 and Randle at 20 a game. Without Conley (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 121, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Sensabaugh at 24 and Williams at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Konchar (3 straight), Mykhailiuk (7 straight), Love (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-3 a night and Utah minus-4. Call it Minnesota 120, Utah 116, Utah keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LACBL B. Lopez
BM B. Mathurin
CC C. Christie
DG D. Garland
DJ D. Jones Jr.
IJ I. Jackson
JM J. Miller
KD K. Dunn
KL K. Leonard
KS K. Sanders
NB N. Batum
NO N. Omier
SP S. Pedulla
MINAE A. Edwards
BH B. Hyland
DD D. DiVincenzo
JC J. Clark
JI J. Ingles
JM J. McDaniels
JP J. Phillips
JR J. Randle
KA K. Anderson
NR N. Reid
RG R. Gobert
RZ R. Zikarsky
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
Kawhi Leonard scores 45 points in the Clippers' 153-128 romp over the Timberwolves
INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- — Kawhi Leonard scored 45 points and the Los Angeles Clippers routed the Minnesota Timberwolves 153-128 on Wednesday night, moving above .500 with their third straight victory and sixth in seven games.
Eighth in the Western Conference at 33-32 after opening 6-21, the Clippers had their highest points total of the season. They blew out Minnesota after beating New York on Monday night to open a five-game homestand.
Leonard was 15 of 20 from the the field, 6 of 9 on 3s and made 9 of 10 free throws. Los Angeles made 19 of 37 3s.
Bennedict Mathurin scored 22 points for Los Angeles. Clippers newcomer Darius Garland had 21, hitting five 3-pointers.
Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 36 points and Naz Reid had 18.
Minnesota dropped to sixth in the tight Western Conference, but only a half-game behind the third-place Lakers. The Timberwolves have lost three in a row after winning five straight. They lost to the Lakers on Tuesday night to open four-game trip.
Leonard scored 18 points in the first quarter to help Los Angeles take a 38-27 lead. He had 28 at the half, with the Clippers up 74-65, and went to the fourth with 39 and LA ahead 109-98. Los Angeles had a 44-30 edge in the fourth.
Up next Timberwolves: At Golden State on Friday night.