NBA Final Intelligence
Minnesota Timberwolves 88, LA Clippers 99 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Minnesota Timberwolves 88, LA Clippers 99. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 21-19 LAC; Q2 MIN 22-19 LAC; Q3 MIN 22-29 LAC; Q4 MIN 23-32 LAC.
Top performers (box score): Kawhi Leonard (LAC) 19 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-18 shooting; Anthony Edwards (MIN) 19 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-14 shooting; Paul George (LAC) 17 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 threes on 4-of-13 shooting; Luke Kennard (LAC) 16 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists, 4 threes on 5-of-8 shooting; Nicolas Batum (LAC) 13 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 5-of-9 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · LAC
19 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 3PM · 7-18 FG
Scoring · MIN
19 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 3PM · 6-14 FG
Scoring · LAC
17 PTS, 11 REB, 11 AST, 2 3PM · 4-13 FG
Season highs
Paul George · Season-high 11 reboundsPaul George · Season-high 11 assistsLuke Kennard · Season-high 4 threes
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 88 | |
| LAC | 19 | 19 | 29 | 32 | 99 |
🧮 How They Scored
MINLAC
50Points in the paint36
14Fast-break points8
6Second-chance points13
17Points off turnovers14
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
44.6%Effective FG%46.1%
16.3%Turnover %12.5%
15.6%Offensive rebound %28.0%
0.405Free-throw rate0.236
Box Score
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards G | 37 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6-14 | 2-7 | 5-7 | -11 |
| Jaden McDaniels F | 36 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -11 |
| Kyle Anderson F | 32 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 3-6 | -12 |
| Rudy Gobert C | 32 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 5-7 | -9 |
| Austin Rivers G | 29 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 1-4 | 2-2 | -8 |
| Jaylen Nowell G | 25 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6-16 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -12 |
| Naz Reid F-C | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | -15 |
| Wendell Moore Jr. G | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Bryn Forbes G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Josh Minott F | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +5 |
| Nathan Knight F-C | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Matt Ryan F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Luka Garza C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +5 |
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul George F | 33 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4-13 | 2-7 | 7-8 | +9 |
| Kawhi Leonard F | 31 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7-18 | 1-6 | 4-6 | +11 |
| Nicolas Batum F-G | 31 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 3-7 | 0-0 | +30 |
| Marcus Morris F | 29 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-13 | 2-8 | 2-2 | +8 |
| Reggie Jackson G | 26 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Terance Mann G | 24 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 1-2 | +3 |
| Luke Kennard G | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | 4-7 | 2-2 | +16 |
| Robert Covington F | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-7 | 1-6 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Ivica Zubac C | 17 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -10 |
| Moses Brown C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Brandon Boston Jr. G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Amir Coffey G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -5 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Minnesota TimberwolvesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | Bench | 37 | 19 | 55.6 | 26.2 | -14.3 | 10.2 |
| Kyle Anderson | Bench | 32 | 13 | 51.4 | 22.5 | -18.2 | 9.6 |
| Jaylen Nowell | Bench | 25 | 13 | 40.6 | 33.9 | -21.4 | 2.7 |
| Rudy Gobert | Bench | 32 | 11 | 68.1 | 15.1 | -15.1 | 15.8 |
| Naz Reid | Bench | 20 | 9 | 66.6 | 16.7 | -36.9 | 17.2 |
| Jaden McDaniels | Bench | 36 | 6 | 27.3 | 13.6 | -14.9 | 2.8 |
| Austin Rivers | Bench | 29 | 5 | 31.7 | 13.8 | -13.0 | 0.0 |
| Wendell Moore Jr. | Bench | 15 | 4 | 106.4 | 9.1 | +3.1 | 14.4 |
| Josh Minott | Bench | 3 | 4 | 106.4 | 40.0 | +110.0 | 43.5 |
| Nathan Knight | Bench | 3 | 4 | 100.0 | 40.0 | +110.0 | 43.5 |
| Luka Garza | Bench | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | +110.0 | -8.7 |
| Bryn Forbes | Bench | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 11.1 | +16.7 | -40.0 |
| Matt Ryan | Bench | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +110.0 | 0.0 |
LA ClippersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawhi Leonard | Bench | 31 | 19 | 46.0 | 28.9 | +20.2 | 15.6 |
| Paul George | Bench | 33 | 17 | 51.5 | 23.9 | +11.4 | 20.6 |
| Luke Kennard | Bench | 23 | 16 | 90.1 | 16.7 | +34.0 | 17.0 |
| Nicolas Batum | Bench | 31 | 13 | 72.2 | 12.7 | +41.2 | 16.9 |
| Marcus Morris | Bench | 29 | 12 | 43.2 | 18.4 | +11.7 | 10.8 |
| Reggie Jackson | Bench | 26 | 10 | 53.0 | 16.9 | 0.0 | 8.6 |
| Terance Mann | Bench | 24 | 5 | 36.3 | 15.4 | +6.4 | 6.8 |
| Robert Covington | Bench | 19 | 5 | 35.7 | 21.4 | +10.4 | 0.0 |
| Ivica Zubac | Bench | 17 | 2 | 20.0 | 14.6 | -27.8 | -1.1 |
| Amir Coffey | Bench | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 16.7 | -83.3 | -8.7 |
| Brandon Boston Jr. | Bench | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 16.7 | -110.0 | -8.7 |
| Moses Brown | Bench | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -110.0 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2022-23 season series
MIN 0
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Last 9 meetings · since 2020-21
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Previous meetingsOpen the recap
- LAC 104@MIN 109 Recap
- MIN 122@LAC 104 Recap
- MIN 102@LAC 129 Recap
- LAC 104@MIN 84 Recap
- LAC 126@MIN 115 Recap
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