NBA Final Intelligence
Minnesota Timberwolves 94, LA Clippers 88 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Minnesota Timberwolves 94, LA Clippers 88. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 29-27 LAC; Q2 MIN 15-11 LAC; Q3 MIN 19-30 LAC; Q4 MIN 31-20 LAC.
Top performers (box score): Anthony Edwards (MIN) 31 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 threes on 12-of-24 shooting; Donte DiVincenzo (MIN) 18 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 threes on 6-of-13 shooting; Derrick Jones Jr. (LAC) 18 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-11 shooting; Bennedict Mathurin (LAC) 14 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists on 4-of-14 shooting; Jaden McDaniels (MIN) 12 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists on 5-of-10 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · MIN
31 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST, 2 3PM · 12-24 FG
Scoring · MIN
18 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST, 4 3PM · 6-13 FG
Scoring · LAC
18 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 3PM · 7-11 FG
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
MIN
9 largest lead
Q2 0:13 (MIN 44, LAC 35) · 7-0 run, Q2 3:35–Q2 0:13
LAC
6 largest lead
Q3 3:53 (MIN 54, LAC 60) · 11-0 run, Q1 7:23–Q1 5:58
Swings
8 lead changes
Tied 4 times
Ahead for good: Anthony Edwards makes two point shot (Q4 7:40, MIN 76, LAC 74).
Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes
- Q4 4:21 Jordan Miller makes two point shotLAC · MIN 83, LAC 81
- Q4 4:03 Naz Reid makes driving layup (Anthony Edwards assists)MIN · MIN 85, LAC 81
- Q4 3:41 Derrick Jones Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2LAC · MIN 85, LAC 82
- Q4 2:24 Derrick Jones Jr. makes running layup (Kris Dunn assists)LAC · MIN 85, LAC 84
- Q4 2:12 Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2MIN · MIN 86, LAC 84
- Q4 2:12 Anthony Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2MIN · MIN 87, LAC 84
- Q4 1:36 Bennedict Mathurin makes layupLAC · MIN 87, LAC 86
- Q4 1:18 Anthony Edwards makes 11-foot jumper (Donte DiVincenzo assists)MIN · MIN 89, LAC 86
- Q4 1:05 Derrick Jones Jr. makes 4-foot two point shot (Kris Dunn assists)LAC · MIN 89, LAC 88
- Q4 0:42 Anthony Edwards makes 22-foot three point step back jumpshotMIN · MIN 92, LAC 88
- Q4 0:12 Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2MIN · MIN 93, LAC 88
- Q4 0:12 Anthony Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2MIN · MIN 94, LAC 88
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 29 | 15 | 19 | 31 | 94 | |
| LAC | 27 | 11 | 30 | 20 | 88 |
🧮 How They Scored
MINLAC
44Points in the paint46
8Fast-break points16
11Second-chance points4
18Points off turnovers15
26Bench points37
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
48.2%Effective FG%43.9%
11.6%Turnover %17.2%
17.1%Offensive rebound %15.0%
0.229Free-throw rate0.392
Box Score
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards G | 36 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12-24 | 2-6 | 5-6 | -2 |
| Rudy Gobert C | 35 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-4 | -2 |
| Jaden McDaniels F | 32 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 2-2 | -1 |
| Julius Randle F | 32 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-10 | 0-3 | 2-2 | +5 |
| Donte DiVincenzo G | 31 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-13 | 4-9 | 2-2 | +8 |
| Naz Reid F-C | 29 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 1-2 | +7 |
| Ayo Dosunmu G | 23 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 1-1 | 1-1 | +9 |
| Nah'Shon Hyland G | 15 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +10 |
| Terrence Shannon Jr. G-F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Mike Conley G | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -4 |
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennedict Mathurin G-F | 34 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4-14 | 0-4 | 6-8 | +1 |
| Derrick Jones Jr. F-G | 32 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7-11 | 1-2 | 3-5 | +2 |
| Kris Dunn G | 32 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 3-4 | -1 |
| Brook Lopez C | 32 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2-12 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Nicolas Batum F-G | 26 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +7 |
| Jordan Miller G | 24 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -13 |
| Kobe Sanders G | 19 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -11 |
| Bogdan Bogdanovic G | 17 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 3-4 | -5 |
| Yanic Konan Niederhauser C | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 6-6 | -6 |
| Cam Christie G | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -4 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Minnesota TimberwolvesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | Starter | 36 | 31 | 58.2 | 37.5 | -4.2 | 19.0 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | Starter | 31 | 18 | 64.8 | 20.8 | +14.4 | 16.6 |
| Jaden McDaniels | Starter | 32 | 12 | 55.1 | 15.9 | -3.0 | 13.2 |
| Julius Randle | Starter | 32 | 4 | 18.4 | 18.3 | +6.2 | -1.3 |
| Rudy Gobert | Starter | 35 | 3 | 54.3 | 6.6 | -4.3 | 9.2 |
| Ayo Dosunmu | Bench | 23 | 12 | 63.6 | 18.5 | +18.8 | 14.4 |
| Naz Reid | Bench | 29 | 11 | 50.6 | 18.8 | +10.6 | 12.1 |
| Nah'Shon Hyland | Bench | 15 | 3 | 30.0 | 14.3 | +29.9 | 10.6 |
| Mike Conley | Bench | 03 | 0 | 0.0 | 14.3 | -57.1 | -10.0 |
| Joe Ingles | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jaylen Clark | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Julian Phillips | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Terrence Shannon Jr. | Bench | 04 | 0 | 0.0 | 11.1 | +7.1 | 600.0 |
| Joan Beringer | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
LA ClippersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Jones Jr. | Starter | 32 | 18 | 68.2 | 20.0 | +1.6 | 11.5 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | Starter | 34 | 14 | 40.0 | 30.7 | +0.2 | -0.5 |
| Kris Dunn | Starter | 32 | 11 | 51.1 | 16.7 | -4.6 | 16.8 |
| Brook Lopez | Starter | 32 | 8 | 31.1 | 22.5 | -1.4 | 3.1 |
| Nicolas Batum | Starter | 26 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | +13.5 | 10.9 |
| Jordan Miller | Bench | 24 | 10 | 71.4 | 16.7 | -22.4 | 10.6 |
| Yanic Konan Niederhauser | Bench | 16 | 10 | 65.4 | 23.7 | -18.8 | 10.4 |
| Kobe Sanders | Bench | 19 | 9 | 64.3 | 17.8 | -25.4 | 10.9 |
| Bogdan Bogdanovic | Bench | 17 | 8 | 45.7 | 26.2 | -13.9 | 18.1 |
| Isaiah Jackson | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TyTy Washington Jr. | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Cam Christie | Bench | 08 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | -23.5 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2025-26 season series
MIN 2
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Last 21 meetings · since 2020-21
MIN 12
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Previous meetingsOpen the recap
- LAC 115@MIN 96 Recap
- LAC 106@MIN 109 Recap
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- MIN 108@LAC 80 Recap
- LAC 92@MIN 93 Recap
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