Game ID: 22500760
LA Clippers @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Sunday, February 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIN 19 23 17 37 96LAC 23 31 26 35 115
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 1/31 · 1 day's restOUT Shannon Jr. missed 18 since 12/27, out tonight
MIN availability going into 2/02 · 1 day's restOUT Shannon Jr. missed 19 since 12/27, out tonight
MIN availability going into 2/04 · 1 day's restOUT Shannon Jr. missed 20 since 12/27, out tonight
MIN availability going into 2/06 · 1 day's restOUT Shannon Jr. missed 21 since 12/27, out tonight
MIN availability going into 2/08 · 1 day's restOUT Conley missed 2 since 2/04, out tonight
OUT Shannon Jr. missed 22 since 12/27, out tonight
NEW Hyland 16 to 22 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 2/09 · back-to-backOUT Conley missed 3 since 2/04, out tonight
OUT Shannon Jr. missed 23 since 12/27, out tonight
NEW Hyland 16 to 21 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)
LAC availability going into 2/01 · 1 day's restOUT Jones Jr. missed 13 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 17 since 12/28, out tonight
BACK Leonard back 1/22 after 3, 27 min since (86% of 32)
LAC availability going into 2/02 · back-to-backOUT Jones Jr. missed 14 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 18 since 12/28, out tonight
BACK Leonard back 1/22 after 3, 28 min since (87% of 32)
NEW Sanders 20 to 26 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 2/04 · 1 day's restOUT Jones Jr. missed 15 since 1/05, returns tonight: 21 min (79% of 27)
OUT Bogdanović missed 19 since 12/28, returns tonight: 12 min (60% of 20)
NEW Sanders 20 to 28 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 2/06 · 1 day's restBACK Jones Jr. back 2/04 after 15, 21 min since (79% of 27)
BACK Bogdanović back 2/04 after 19, 12 min since (60% of 20)
NEW Sanders 20 to 26 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 2/08 · 1 day's restBACK Jones Jr. back 2/04 after 15, 24 min since (91% of 27)
BACK Bogdanović back 2/04 after 19, 12 min since (60% of 20)
NEW Sanders 20 to 25 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 2/10 · 1 day's restOUT Bogdanović missed 2 since 2/06, out tonight
BACK Jones Jr. back 2/04 after 15, 26 min since (95% of 27)
NEW Sanders 20 to 25 min over the last 5
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
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 121, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 25 free throws a game; Edwards at 33 and Randle at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Conley (2 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 116, shooting 51 percent and 34 from three, 25 free throws a game; Leonard at 26 and Collins at 18 a game. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the arc, Minnesota at 42 percent from three to the Clippers' 34 and the turnovers, the Clippers giving it away 16 times a game to Minnesota's 12. Call it Minnesota 119, the Clippers 113.
1/31 @ MEM 131-114 — MIN notes
MIN won 131-114. MIN shot 53% (47 of 89) to MEM's 49%, 18 of 37 from three. Edwards led with 33 (9 of 21, 1 of 6 from three, 14 of 16 at the line); Randle added 27, McDaniels 20. The hinge was Q1, 30-21: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 22. Edwards was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
2/02 @ MEM 128-137 — MIN notes
MIN lost 128-137. MIN shot 49% (44 of 90) to MEM's 50%, 16 of 41 from three. Edwards led with 39 (13 of 27, 3 of 9 from three, 10 of 14 at the line); McDaniels added 29, DiVincenzo 21. Q4 was theirs, 42-39, the deficit cut from 12 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 98-86 against them. Reid's -18 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/04 @ TOR 128-126 — MIN notes
MIN won 128-126. MIN shot 51% (49 of 97) to TOR's 53%, 16 of 39 from three. Edwards led with 30 (11 of 23, 1 of 8 from three, 7 of 10 at the line); Hyland added 20, McDaniels 19. The hinge was Q4, 34-22: MIN came in trailing by 10 and left it ahead by 2. MIN trailed 59-72 at the half and won the second half 69-54. Gobert was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
2/06 vs NOP 115-119 — MIN notes
MIN lost 115-119. MIN took 15 more shots (95 to 80), fed by 20 offensive rebounds, but shot 42% to NOP's 54%, 13 of 40 from three. MIN turned it over 9 times to NOP's 16. Edwards led with 35 (11 of 22, 5 of 9 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Randle added 24, Hyland 20. Q2 was theirs, 38-22, turning a 2-point deficit into a 14-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 97-77 against them. They led by as many as 18. Edwards's -12 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/08 vs LAC 96-115 — MIN notes
MIN lost 96-115. MIN shot 45% (37 of 83) to LAC's 51%, 8 of 33 from three, and got to the line 22 times to LAC's 28. MIN turned it over 20 times to LAC's 13, and LAC turned those into 11 steals. Edwards led with 23 (7 of 18, 1 of 8 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Randle added 17, Dosunmu 11. Q4 was theirs, 37-35, the deficit cut from 21 to 19, but the other 3 periods went 80-59 against them. Dosunmu's -33 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/09 vs ATL — 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 120 a night and allowing 122, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 26 free throws a game; Edwards at 32 and Randle at 21 a game. Without Conley (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 119, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Johnson at 29 and Alexander-Walker at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-3 a night and Atlanta minus-10 and the line, where Minnesota takes 26 free throws a game to Atlanta's 18. Call it Minnesota 119, Atlanta 117, Atlanta keeping it close.
2/11 vs POR — 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 121 a night and allowing 123, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Edwards at 31 and Randle at 19 a game. Without Conley (4 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 122, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Grant at 21 and Holiday at 17 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Sharpe (2 straight), Murray (17 straight), Thybulle (49 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Portland has been plus-10 a night and Minnesota plus-1 and the turnovers, Portland giving it away 18 times a game to Minnesota's 13. Call it Minnesota 121, Portland 118, Portland keeping it close.
2/20 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Edwards at 26 and Randle at 23 a game. Without Conley (5 straight). 8 days' rest. Dallas comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 125, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 27 free throws a game; Flagg at 27 and Marshall at 19 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Nembhard (3 straight). 7 days' rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-1 a night and Dallas minus-8 and the defense, Minnesota allowing 117 a night to Dallas's 125. Call it Minnesota 122, Dallas 113.
2/22 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Edwards at 28 and Randle at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Conley (6 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 124, shooting 41 percent and 30 from three, 32 free throws a game; Maxey at 29 and Oubre Jr. at 16 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without George (9 straight), Embiid (4 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 Philadelphia minus-6 and the defense, Minnesota allowing 114 a night to Philadelphia's 124. Call it Minnesota 122, Philadelphia 110, Minnesota by 12.
2/01 @ PHX 117-93 — LAC notes
LAC won 117-93. LAC shot 52% (43 of 83) to PHX's 33%, 9 of 24 from three, and went to the line 34 times to PHX's 18 — 22 points from the stripe to their 12. LAC turned it over 17 times to PHX's 4. The glass went 63-35 for them. Leonard led with 25 (9 of 20, 1 of 5 from three, 6 of 10 at the line); Miller added 20, Collins 16. The hinge was Q4, 32-22: a lead of 14 became 24. Christie was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
2/02 vs PHI 113-128 — LAC notes
LAC lost 113-128. LAC shot 59% (46 of 78) to PHI's 48%, 9 of 26 from three. LAC turned it over 14 times to PHI's 5, and PHI turned those into 8 steals. Leonard led with 29 (12 of 21, 2 of 5 from three); Miller added 21, Sanders 17. Q3 was theirs, 34-28, the deficit cut from 19 to 13, but the other 3 periods went 100-79 against them. Lopez's -18 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/04 vs CLE 91-124 — LAC notes
LAC lost 91-124. LAC shot 46% (37 of 80) to CLE's 51%, 6 of 28 from three. LAC turned it over 24 times to CLE's 9, and CLE turned those into 17 steals. Leonard led with 25 (10 of 20, 2 of 6 from three); Collins added 19, Niederhäuser 10. Q2 was theirs, 24-26, but the other 3 periods went 98-67 against them. Collins's -33 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/06 @ SAC 114-111 — LAC notes
LAC won 114-111. LAC shot 52% (37 of 71) to SAC's 45%, 9 of 21 from three, and went to the line 36 times to SAC's 22 — 31 points from the stripe to their 19. Leonard led with 31 (9 of 19, 1 of 5 from three, 12 of 12 at the line); Collins added 22, Lopez 15. The hinge was Q2, 31-22: the deficit went from 10 to 1. LAC trailed 48-49 at the half and won the second half 66-62. Dunn was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
2/08 @ MIN 115-96 — LAC notes
LAC won 115-96. LAC shot 51% (39 of 76) to MIN's 45%, 14 of 27 from three, and went to the line 28 times to MIN's 22 — 23 points from the stripe to their 14. LAC turned it over 13 times to MIN's 20. Leonard led with 41 (14 of 30, 5 of 11 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Collins added 15, Niederhäuser 15. The hinge was Q3, 26-17: a lead of 12 became 21, and the lead reached 28. Dunn was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
2/10 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 110, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Durant at 20 and Sengun at 18 a game. 2 days' rest. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 110, shooting 52 percent and 37 from three, 26 free throws a game; Leonard at 30 and Collins at 17 a game. Without Bogdanović (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, the Clippers giving it away 17 times a game to Houston's 12. Call it Houston 112, the Clippers 110, the Clippers keeping it close.
2/11 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Durant at 23 and Sengun at 20 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 112, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Leonard at 30 and Collins at 18 a game. Without Bogdanović (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Houston wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Houston 112, the Clippers 108, the Clippers keeping it close.
2/19 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 104 a night and allowing 107, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Leonard at 30 and Collins at 17 a game. They have lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Bogdanović (4 straight), Batum (2 straight). 7 days' rest. Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 123, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 34 free throws a game; Murray at 28 and Jokić at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Watson (3 straight), Gordon (9 straight), Jones (3 straight). 7 days' rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-7 a night and the Clippers minus-5 and the defense, the Clippers allowing 107 a night to Denver's 123. Call it the Clippers 115, Denver 114, Denver keeping it close.
2/20 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 115, shooting 52 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; James at 22 and Reaves at 21 a game. Without Dončić (4 straight), Ayton (2 straight). 7 days' rest. The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 105, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 29 free throws a game; Leonard at 29 and Mathurin at 21 a game. Without Bogdanović (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the turnovers, the Lakers giving it away 18 times a game to the Clippers' 12 and the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-3 a night and the Clippers minus-4. Call it the Lakers 114, the Clippers 110, the Clippers keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LACBL B. Lopez
CC C. Christie
DB D. Banton
DJ D. Jones Jr.
JC J. Collins
JM J. Miller
KD K. Dunn
KL K. Leonard
KS K. Sanders
NB N. Batum
NI Niederhauser
TW T. Washington Jr.
YN Y. Niederhäuser
MINAD A. Dosunmu
AE A. Edwards
BH B. Hyland
DD D. DiVincenzo
EF E. Freeman
JB J. Beringer
JC J. Clark
JI J. Ingles
JM J. McDaniels
JP J. Phillips
JR J. Randle
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
Leonard scores 41 points to help the Clippers rout the slumping Timberwolves
MINNEAPOLIS -- — Kawhi Leonard had 41 points and eight rebounds and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the slumping Minnesota Timberwolves 115-96 on Sunday.
John Collins had 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting, and Yanic Konan Niederhauser also scored 15 points. The Clippers took command with a 17-3 run closing out the third quarter.
Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 23 points, and Julius Randle had 17. The Timberwolves have lost three of their last four, all to sub-.500 opponents. Minnesota made just 8 of 33 3-point attempts and committed 20 turnovers while being held under 100 points for just the second time this season.
Ayo Dosunmu , making his Timberwolves debut after being acquired in a trade with Chicago , had 11 points and two steals.
The Timberwolves were coming off one of their most frustrating losses of the season, when they blew an 18-point third-quarter lead in a home loss to the lowly New Orleans Pelicans .
The first half was more of the same for Minnesota. Leonard scored 24 points and helped key an 18-2 run late in the second quarter that give the Clippers a 54-42 lead.
Minnesota made just 3 of 18 3-point attempts and committed 13 turnovers in the first half. Edwards was 0 for 6 on 3s and turned it over a team-high four times in the first half.
Los Angeles played without its two key trade deadline acquisitions. Darius Garland , who arrived from Cleveland in the James Harden trade , remained sidelined with a sprained big toe on his right foot. The Clippers had already said wingman Bennedict Mathurin , picked up in a swap with the Pacers, wouldn't debut with his new team until Tuesday in Houston.