LA Clippers 89, Minnesota Timberwolves 88 — Recap

March 3, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): LA Clippers 89, Minnesota Timberwolves 88. Scoring by quarter: Q1 LAC 18-30 MIN; Q2 LAC 31-16 MIN; Q3 LAC 18-22 MIN; Q4 LAC 22-20 MIN.

Top performers (box score): Kawhi Leonard (LAC) 32 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 threes on 12-of-26 shooting; Anthony Edwards (MIN) 27 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 9-of-20 shooting; Norman Powell (LAC) 24 points, 3 rebounds, null assists, 6 threes on 9-of-13 shooting; Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN) 18 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-18 shooting; Paul George (LAC) 15 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists, 3 threes on 5-of-16 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · LAC

Kawhi Leonard

32 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 3PM · 12-26 FG

Scoring · MIN

Anthony Edwards

27 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 3 3PM · 9-20 FG

Scoring · LAC

Norman Powell

24 PTS, 3 REB, 0 AST, 6 3PM · 9-13 FG

Season highs

Naz Reid · Season-high 11 rebounds

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
LAC	18	31	18	22		89
MIN	30	16	22	20		88

🧮 How They Scored

LACMIN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

44.9%Effective FG%42.8%

8.6%Turnover %15.2%

6.7%Offensive rebound %31.4%

0.218Free-throw rate0.237

Box Score

LA Clippers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kawhi Leonard F	38	32	5	1	2	1	2	12-26	1-4	7-8	—
Paul George F	34	15	4	1	1	1	3	5-16	3-11	2-3	—
James Harden G	34	4	5	10	1	2	1	0-10	0-6	4-4	—
Norman Powell F-G	27	24	3	—	1	—	1	9-13	6-8	—	—
Amir Coffey G	25	2	4	—	2	1	—	1-5	—	—	—
Terance Mann G	19	6	4	1	—	—	—	2-3	0-1	2-2	—
Ivica Zubac C	19	2	2	1	—	—	1	1-2	—	—	—
Nah'Shon Hyland G	13	—	—	2	—	—	—	0-3	—	—	—

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Rudy Gobert C	40	12	16	2	—	3	1	5-7	—	2-2	—
Anthony Edwards G	37	27	5	2	3	—	3	9-20	3-10	6-6	—
Karl-Anthony Towns C	34	18	9	8	—	—	3	7-18	2-7	2-2	—
Jaden McDaniels F	33	6	2	1	1	—	1	3-9	0-4	—	—
Mike Conley G	28	—	7	5	—	—	3	0-4	0-3	—	—
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	21	8	—	1	—	1	1	3-6	2-3	—	—
Naz Reid F-C	21	3	11	2	—	1	2	0-7	0-3	3-4	—
Kyle Anderson F	14	8	3	3	—	1	1	2-5	0-1	4-4	—

🔬 Advanced Stats

LA ClippersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Kawhi Leonard	Bench	38	32	54.2	37.3	-15.1	15.8
Norman Powell	Bench	27	24	92.3	23.0	+33.3	23.9
Paul George	Bench	34	15	43.3	27.8	+1.6	5.6
Terance Mann	Bench	19	6	77.3	10.0	-48.6	6.3
James Harden	Bench	34	4	17.0	17.8	-15.6	7.1
Ivica Zubac	Bench	19	2	50.0	7.7	-32.4	3.7
Amir Coffey	Bench	25	2	20.0	8.9	+16.0	4.3
Mason Plumlee	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Nah'Shon Hyland	Bench	13	—	0.0	9.7	+37.9	-2.7

Minnesota TimberwolvesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Anthony Edwards	Bench	37	27	59.6	32.1	+15.6	16.4
Karl-Anthony Towns	Bench	34	18	47.7	30.1	+23.6	11.4
Rudy Gobert	Bench	40	12	76.1	10.0	+3.9	18.5
Kyle Anderson	Bench	14	8	59.2	22.2	-16.1	18.5
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	21	8	66.7	15.6	-34.1	8.5
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	33	6	33.3	14.1	+9.8	2.8
Naz Reid	Bench	21	3	17.1	22.0	-40.9	5.3
Mike Conley	Bench	28	—	0.0	11.7	+17.1	2.9
Jordan McLaughlin	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Wendell Moore Jr.	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Josh Minott	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0