Minnesota Timberwolves 108, LA Clippers 80 — Recap

December 4, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Minnesota Timberwolves 108, LA Clippers 80. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 33-14 LAC; Q2 MIN 26-18 LAC; Q3 MIN 27-18 LAC; Q4 MIN 22-30 LAC.

Top performers (box score): Julius Randle (MIN) 20 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-16 shooting; Nah'Shon Hyland (LAC) 18 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 threes on 5-of-12 shooting; Anthony Edwards (MIN) 16 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 threes on 5-of-14 shooting; Derrick Jones Jr. (LAC) 14 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 5-of-12 shooting; Josh Minott (MIN) 13 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 threes on 5-of-7 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MIN

Julius Randle

20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 4 3PM · 8-16 FG

Scoring · LAC

Nah'Shon Hyland

18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 5 3PM · 5-12 FG

Scoring · MIN

Anthony Edwards

16 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 4 3PM · 5-14 FG

Season highs

Nah'Shon Hyland · Season-high 5 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	33	26	27	22		108
LAC	14	18	18	30		80

🧮 How They Scored

MINLAC

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

57.2%Effective FG%41.8%

12.8%Turnover %19.9%

20.0%Offensive rebound %16.3%

0.145Free-throw rate0.110

Box Score

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Rudy Gobert C	29	8	9	7	5	1	—	3-4	—	2-2	+21
Julius Randle F	26	20	4	4	1	—	1	8-16	4-9	—	+28
Anthony Edwards G	26	16	6	4	4	—	2	5-14	4-9	2-2	+27
Jaden McDaniels F	24	11	5	—	—	—	1	5-9	1-2	—	+13
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	22	8	3	3	1	1	4	3-9	2-7	—	+10
Josh Minott F	21	13	8	3	1	1	1	5-7	1-3	2-3	-1
Naz Reid F-C	21	4	4	1	—	2	1	1-4	0-2	2-2	+15
Donte DiVincenzo G	21	3	3	2	2	—	2	1-5	1-4	—	+9
Mike Conley G	20	11	3	2	—	—	1	5-8	1-4	—	+13
Luka Garza C	8	10	3	—	1	—	—	4-5	1-1	1-3	—
Terrence Shannon Jr. G-F	8	—	—	2	—	—	—	0-2	0-1	—	—

LA Clippers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Derrick Jones Jr. F-G	28	14	2	2	1	1	2	5-12	3-7	1-1	-26
Amir Coffey G	28	12	4	2	1	—	3	5-8	1-4	1-1	-35
Ivica Zubac C	26	4	10	1	—	—	1	2-4	—	—	-24
James Harden G	25	5	3	3	—	—	4	1-10	1-6	2-2	-27
Jordan Miller G	24	8	4	1	—	—	—	4-11	0-2	—	-7
Kris Dunn G	24	2	6	—	1	—	2	1-8	0-3	—	-20
Nah'Shon Hyland G	23	18	4	2	—	—	5	5-12	5-10	3-4	+1
Cam Christie G	18	5	3	—	2	—	1	2-7	1-4	—	+8
Nicolas Batum F-G	8	—	—	—	—	—	1	0-1	0-1	—	-17

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Julius Randle	Bench	26	20	62.5	28.3	+49.8	21.8
Anthony Edwards	Bench	26	16	53.8	30.4	+48.7	15.1
Josh Minott	Bench	21	13	78.1	16.7	-4.2	29.5
Mike Conley	Bench	20	11	68.8	21.4	+33.4	16.1
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	24	11	61.1	20.0	+29.5	13.3
Luka Garza	Bench	8	10	79.1	33.3	+7.4	32.1
Rudy Gobert	Bench	29	8	82.0	7.7	+35.2	21.9
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	22	8	44.4	24.5	+19.5	4.3
Naz Reid	Bench	21	4	41.0	12.2	+34.1	7.0
Donte DiVincenzo	Bench	21	3	30.0	13.2	+19.1	3.2
Terrence Shannon Jr.	Bench	8	—	0.0	11.1	+7.4	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nah'Shon Hyland	Bench	23	18	65.4	32.7	+3.8	13.7
Derrick Jones Jr.	Bench	28	14	56.3	22.6	-41.6	8.1
Amir Coffey	Bench	28	12	71.1	18.0	-61.4	11.3
Jordan Miller	Bench	24	8	36.4	18.6	-13.2	1.8
James Harden	Bench	25	5	23.0	27.3	-50.5	-2.2
Cam Christie	Bench	18	5	35.7	17.8	+20.5	7.5
Ivica Zubac	Bench	26	4	50.0	8.5	-44.4	9.9
Kris Dunn	Bench	24	2	12.5	18.9	-45.9	-1.5
Nicolas Batum	Bench	8	—	0.0	10.5	-91.5	-8.7