Anthony Edwards drained back-to-back 3-pointers late in the fourth quarter, and the Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 108-106 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night in Minneapolis.
Edwards finished with 37 points, seven rebounds and eight assists for Minnesota, which snapped a three-game skid. Naz Reid scored 18 points off the bench, Donte DiVincenzo had 15, and Rudy Gobert grabbed a game-high 18 rebounds to go along with his eight points.
Norman Powell scored 25 points to lead Los Angeles. James Harden collected 22 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, and Ivica Zubac had 17 points, 16 boards and six blocked shots.
Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard scored eight points on 3-for-11 shooting in his second game of the season since returning from a knee injury. He played 21 minutes.
Edwards made the difference late in the fourth quarter. His 3-pointer put the Timberwolves ahead 103-101 with 1:12 to play.
After a defensive stop by Minnesota, Edwards took over again. He made another 3-pointer to increase the Timberwolves’ lead to 106-101 with 34.9 seconds to go.
The Clippers led 96-91 with 4:07 remaining after an 11-0 run.
The Timberwolves scored the next six points to regain a 97-96 edge with 3:05 remaining. That set up a back-and-forth finish that included a three-point play by Powell, who made a layup and a free throw to give the Clippers a 101-100 edge with 1:35 left.
The Timberwolves led 77-76 at the end of the third quarter.
Minnesota led by four points before Nicolas Batum hit a 3-pointer with 0.3 seconds remaining in the quarter. The play was confirmed after an official review.
The Clippers led 53-46 at the half.
Amir Coffey helped Los Angeles to seize a 15-point lead in the first quarter when he drove toward the rim and made a floating jump shot. That increased the Clippers’ advantage to 25-10 with 2:27 to play in the opening session.
The Timberwolves rallied with a 10-0 run late in the second quarter. Jaden McDaniels started the run with a layup and a 3-pointer before Edwards added a 3-pointer and Gobert made a basket to trim the deficit to 51-46 with 58.1 seconds left in the half.
Powell made a pair of free throws to finish the first-half scoring.
–Field Level Media