Timberwolves 118 - 100 Clippers summary, stats, scores and highlights | NBA

Conley had 12 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter as he and Edwards closed out the Clippers on their home court. The T'Wolves are holding on to a top three spot in the West even without Karl-Anthony Towns. Will they be able to continue keeping pace until the big man returns from injury. 

The Clippers are in 4th still, but they will come out of tonight think less about the loss and more about the injury to Kawhi Leonard. 

Edwards tied the game up mid way through the third quarter and the Wolves took control from there. They would stretch the lead to as many as 20 in the fourth quarter as they eased to victory after trailing by 22 in the first half. 

Alexander-Walker had 28 off the bench, hitting 9/10 FGs and going 5/6 from downtown. 

The T'Wolves went on a 20-2 run in the second quarter to closer the gap heading into the final 24 minutes. 

Losing KAT hurts, but the T'Wolves have one of the biggest squads in the league and Rudy Gobert can carry the load, especially on the defensive end. He had 8 points and 11 rebounds, and two blocks. 

Conley didn't get going until the second quarter, but once he saw the ball go through the hoop there was no stopping him. The Clippers would take as much as a 22 point lead despite losing Kawhi Leonard to back spasm in the first quarter. That lead would fade as Conley and the T'Wolves got hot. 

With Karl-Anthony Towns out for at least the next four weeks, the Wolves are going to need everyone to chip in on the offensive end. Tonight they got contributions from a couple different sources, one was Mike Conley, the other was Nickeil Alexander-Walker who went off from downtown in LA. 

The Minnesota Timberwolves took the tie breaker over the Clippers and took a step ahead of Los Angeles in the Western Conference standings from Crypto.com Arena Tuesday night. Anthony Edwards led the T'Wolves with 37, 8 and 4 assists. 

ANT Man didn't waste anytime getting his night going, even though the Timberwolves struggled in the first quarter. They turned the ball over 5 times and trailed by double digits right out of the gate. 

IT'S ALL OVER!!! 

The T'Wolves win the season series and have the tiebreaker over LA if it comes down to that heading into the playoffs. 

Milller tips in the Plumlee missed three. 

Moon drops the pull up from the baseline. 

Warren lays it up an in off the dish from Minott. 

Edwards crashing the boards and tips it in off the miss from Warren. 

Edwards to the line after the foul on Theis but he misses both. 

Boston lays it up and in as the Clippers starters have gone to the bench. 

Alexander-Walker with another three ball, this time in the corner and the T'Wolves have gone from trailing by 22 to leading by 20. 

Timeout Clippers with under 4:00 to go.

Conley lays it up and it and he's got 12 of his 23 in the quarter. 

George gets into the lane and hits the turn around jumper. 

Edwards drills the three ball over Harden and the lead is out to 17 with 5:00 to go!

Edwards pulls from from the mid range and drops the J from the wing. 

TImeout T'wolves with 5:26 to go in the 4th. 

Hyland driving to the iron and he gets the tough finish to go in traffic. 

Conley is going wild from downtown! He's got 5 threes and 21 points on the night. 

Hyland drills the three ball and the Clippers needed that to go down from th top of the key. 

Anderson drops a runner on the baseline out of the timeout. 

Timeout Minnesota with 7:23 on the clock as Gobert has to head back to the locker room after taking a blow to the chest. 

Zubac to the line after the foul on Gobert and he hits both FTs. 

Conley sinks another long two out of the timeout. 

Anderson finds Reid slashing to the basket and lays it up and in. 

Timeout Clippers with 8:28 to go in the 4th quarter. 

Great cut from McLaughlin to the bucket and Anderson found him for the lay up.

Zuban gets the jump hook to go in the lane. 

Conley with a quick trigger on the wing and he hits it with a foot on the line. 

Reid with one dribble and the sky high floater on the baseline. 

Kickout from Hyland to Coffey and he drills the three ball in the corner. 

Conley pulls up from the wing and he hits his fourth three of the night!

Harden crossing the lane and laying it up off the glass with the left. 

Gobert driving from the perimeter and takes Zubac to the cup for a lay up. 

Anderson drills the mid range jumper to beat the buzzer and the T'Wolves are going into the final quarter with their largest lead of the game!

Edwards pulls up from the elbow and he's got 30 in three quarters!

Edwards strips George and then lays it up and in after going coast to coast. 

Theis dashes to the rack and lays it up and in. 

Big block from Reid leads to a lay up by Anderson on the other end. 

Edwards on the step back and he drills the deep two over Mann. 

Mann driving down the lane from the right side of the perimeter and lays it over Reid. 

Edwards going to the rack strong and finishes from close range. That's his first bucket of the second half after 22 in the first half. 

Edwards finds Alexander-Walker in the corner for three!

Harden draws the foul on Alexander-Walker and he hits both FTs. 

George back to the line after the turnover and foul on Alexander-Walker and he hits both FTs. 

George to the line after the foul on Gobert and he drops both FTs. 

Edwards lay up, no.. Gobert with the tip slam, YES!!!

Timeout Clippers trail after a 14-5 run from Minnesota in the first five minutes of the second half!

Alexander-Walker in the corner with a quick trigger three and that's 22 points for NAW!

Edwards running the break off the turnover and he finds Conley in the corner for three!

Alexander-Walker to the line after the foul on George and he hits both FTs. 

Mann stripped Edwards and laid it up off the steal. 

Gobert leads Alexander-Walker to the cut with a bounce pass and he gets the reverse to fall. 

George drills a spot up three ball from the wing. He's going to have to take over with Kawhi out. 

Gobert starts us of with a tip slam off the miss from Conley. 

WE ARE BACK IN LA FOR THE SECOND HALF OF ACTION. 

ANT led the T'Wolves on a 20-2 run to cut the one time 22 point lead to 4 points. He's got 22 and 5 rebounds at half. 

Alexander-Walker chipped in 15 points of the bench in the first half. 

Cue the Anthony Edwards highlights. He single handily is keeping his team in the game. 

The lead climbed up to 22 points in the first half, but the Clippers had trouble scoring buckets once Kawhi left and that allowed Minnesota to come back into the game. 

Kawhi had six points before leaving the building. Clippers fans are currently crossing their fingers that Leonard is going to be okay for the final stretch of the season. 

PG and Kawhi were both on the injured list and were considered questionable but both came out and started the game. George has 13 points at halftime, but Kawhi went to the locker room and was seen dressed in street clothes leaving the building. 

The Clippers spread it around well in the first quarter to jump out to an early double digit lead. Zubac had six and five rebounds in the opening two quarters. 

We are heading to halftime with the Clippers holding on to an 8 point lead. The T'Wolves came storming back in the second quarter to make the final 24 minuets awfully interesting. 

Coffey drills the mid range jumper over Gover with the shot clock winding down. 

George to the line after the foul on McLaughlin and he hits both FTs. 

Kawhi went to the locker room a few minutes ago and according to reports he has left the building. We'll keep you posted as we get any updates. 

Edwards gets the roll off the spot up three from the win and it's a 4 point game after the T'Wolves trailed by as many as 22!

Timeout Clippers with 50 seconds to go in the first half!

Alexander-Walker drllls a tree ball from the corner and we've got a 7 point game!

Edwards drills the mid range jumper from the elbow and he's got 19 on the night. 

McLaughline follows up the miss from Edwards and tips it in. 

George brings an end to the 10-0 run with a pull up in the lane. 

Alexander-Walker going to the line after the foul on Harden and he hits both FTs. 

Alexander-Walker with the off balanced runner through the lane. 

Edwards shakes George and lays it up off the glass. 

Edwards going coast to coast and finger rolls it at the cup. 

Timeout Clippers with 4:34 to go in the first half. 

Conley goes high off the glass and finishes on the right side of the lane. 

Harden fakes the behind the back pass and lays it up and in 

Zubac to the line after the foul on McDaniels and he hits both FTs. 

Edwards on the AND 1 with a double clutch lay up into Zubac. FT is good. 

George to the line after the foul on McDaniels and he hits both FTs. 

Powell driving on the left side of the lane and lays it up over Gobert. 

Gobert pulls down the offensive board and slams it home with two hands. 

Edwards to the line after the foul on Powell and he hits both FTs. 

Coffey in the corner and he drills the three ball! This is on the verge of getting out of hand!

TImeout T'Wolves with 8:51 to go in the 2nd. 

Powell pull up inside the arc off the one dribble and sinks the mid range J. 

Alexander-Walker to the line after the foul on Hyland and he hits one of two FTs. 

Coffey driving to the cup in transition and he gets the lay up and the foul! FT is good. 

Theis following up the miss from George and he tips it up and in. 

Conely with his second straight three, this one off the step back from the wing. 

Theis answers back with a three ball from the top of the ky. 

Conley pulls up from the top of the key and drills just the second 3 of the night for the T'Wolves. 

Powell drives to the cup and gets the tough lay up to go over Gobert. 

Hyland draws the defense in the paint and dumps it off for Theis who gets the bucket and the foul. FT is good. 

That brings us to the end of the first quarter from LA, and it was all Clippers out of the gate. LA hit 6 threes, and forced five TOs in the first quarter as George leads his team with 7 points, while Kawhi and Harden have 6. Edwards has 8 to lead the T'Wolves. 

Edwards eurosteps around the defender and lays it up in traffic. 

Hyland with the step back three ball from the top of the key!

Alexander-Walker stretches to the rim and finger rolls it from the left side of the lan. 

Leonard to the line after the foul on Edwards and he hits one of two FTs. 

Alexander-Walker following up the miss from Reid and he tips it in. 

Powell was fouled by Reid on the three ball and hits two of three FTs. 

Alexander-Walker in the corner and he buries a three ball off the kick out from Reid. 

Edwards to the line after the foul on Zubac and he hits both FTs. 

George with a spin and a drive on the baseline and he finishes with a two handed flush!

TO T'Wolves, down 15 with under four to go in the first quarter. 

Leonard gets the shooters roll off the three ball from the wing!

Zubac hits the hook shot on the baseline. 

Reid brings down the offensive board and gets the put back to fall although he twisted his ankle and he heads to the bench for an already short handed T'Wolves side, especially at the center position. 

Leonard off the dribble and he hits the runner from just outside the lane. 

Mann in the corner and he drills the three off the dish from George. 

Anderson with the tip in after the missed three from Hyland. 

George to the line after the foul on Edwards and he hits both FTs. 

Timeout early on with the Clips up by 5 just a few minutes into this game. 

Harden pulls the trigger from downtown and drills the three over Gobert. 

Anderson with a floater in the lane and he gets the bucket and the foul! FT is no good, but the offensive rebound finds it way to Edwards who floats it up and in. 

Harden splashes a three ball from the wing off the kick out from Kawhi. 

George steps back and drills a three ball over Anderson from the top of the key. 

Edwards eurostepping to the rim and reverses it off the glass. 

Zubac working the pick and roll with Harden who lobbed it to him for the lay up. 

WE ARE UNDERWAY FROM LA!!

The Clippers have all of their stars available tonight for this big home game against the T'Wolves. Kawhi and PG are back after missing last game against the Bucks, and they are joined by Harden, Mann and Zubac. 

Rudy and ANT were listed as questionable coming into the night, but they both have the green light tonight in a huge match up at the top of the West. It's ANT, Gobert, Conley, McDaniels and Anderson starting in LA tonight. 

Western Conference picture

Taking a look at the Western Conference we see things tightening up at the top of the table. The Thunder are in the one seed right now, holding off the Nuggets who are half game behind them with a record of 45-20. The Timberwolves aren’t far off pace, trailing by just 1.5 games but it’s going to be tough to stay in the mix without KAT for what will most likely be a large portion of the rest of the regular season, if not all of it. The Clippers are recovering from a bit of a slump after the All-Star break, and are currently 3.5 games back of OKC. They are 2.5 games ahead of the Pelicans for the fourth and final home court seed in the first round of the playoffs, and five games ahead of the Mavs who are in Play-In position in 8th place. Both of these teams will have their eyes set on a top seed heading into the playoffs, but know that it won’t take much to slide down the standings and put themselves in a tough spot entering the post season. 

ANT Man's MVP case

With no Karl-Anthony Towns, the Minnesota Timberwolves are going to need their biggest star to carry them even more until the big man comes back. “Ant-Man” should be in the MVP conversation if he isn’t already. He is averaging 26.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 5 assists a game, and has had the T’wolves at the top of the West for most of the season. If he is able to carry his team without KAT, it would be an monumental achievement worthy of putting his name in the mix with Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. 

Harden has full cast tonight

The LA Clippers have had to deal with injuries to their stars for the last few years, and it’s derailed their chances to make a run for the title. Last game LA was without Paul George and Kawhi Leonard, which puts the brunt of the burden on James Harden. Harden is obviously more effective when he has PG and Kawhi at his disposal, but he can still put up 40 in a game, and when he’s not scoring he’s one of the best passers in the game. He’s averaging 8.3 dishes a game, to go along with his 17.5 ppg. Tonight he will be with PG and Kawhi which will be huge as the Clips try to even the tiebreak with the T’Wolves.

T'Wolves last game

Minnesota played their third game of a six game road trip right here from Crypto.com Arena as Anthony Edwards and company took on LeBron James and the Lakers. With Karl-Anthony Towns out for a third straight game it was up to Anthony Edwards to carry the brunt of the load, but with their top big man out Anthony Davis had a field day. The Lakers center had 27 points, 25 rebounds, and seven steals, but it wasn’t until the final quarter that LA pulled away. Davis and the rest of the Lake show kept Minnesota to just 17 fourth quarter points, and limited Edwards to 25 points on the night as LA got a much needed win at home. 

Clippers last game

Over the weekend, the Clippers welcomed the refurbished Milwaukee Bucks that have been rolling since the All-Star break. It was a tight game for all 48 minutes. It was a single digit lead for most of the night as both teams exchanged leads throughout the four quarters. LA was without Paul George and Kawhi Leonard, which left space for Norman Powell to explode off the bench with 26 points, but Damian Lillard was saving the best for late in the game. He had 16 of his 35 in the final quarter and helped the Bucks pull away in the last few minutes of the game to hand the Clippers the loss at home. 

We are live from LA

Hello everyone and welcome to the Crypt where the Clippers look like they have put their late season slump in the rear view mirror, although they did drop their last game to the Bucks at home over the weekend. Tonight they will try to continue their trek out the standings with a win over the Timberwolves who are dealing with injuries while attempting to hold on to their place in the top of he conference. These two teams will battle until the finish line while jockeying for playoff position, and tonight’s game could play a big role in determining who finishes higher up in the standings.

T'Wolves vs. Clippers

It’s showtime in LA as two of the top teams in the Western Conference square off in a star studded battle from Crypto.com Arena. The Minnesota Timberwolves are trying to stop their skid down the standings tonight against the Los Angeles Clippers who are aiming to jump over the T’wolves on their way to the top spot in the West. AS English will be with you all night providing live coverage, stats, highlights and analysis of tonight’s game from the City of Angels.