Timberwolves Vs. Clippers: Minnesota Loses Consciousness, Hammers L.A. in Fourth
Derrick Williams and Michael Beasley each scored 27 off the bench and Minnesota didn't miss for almost 12 minutes in beating the Clippers.
| Final - 2.28.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 22 | 29 | 22 | 36 | 109 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 31 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 97 |
Stories
Timberwolves 109 - Clippers 97 - LA Runs into a Buzzsaw
Derrick Williams and Michael Beasley each scored 27 points off the bench and didn't miss in the second half as the Timberwolves beat the Clippers in LA.
Clippers vs. Minnesota - Second Half Open Thread
Come join the conversation at Clips Nation for the second half of Clips-Wolves
Clippers vs. Minnesota - Game Preview
The Clippers will look to start the second half right and avenge a last-second loss against the Timberwolves.
Q&A With Tim Allen of T-Wolves Blog Canis Hoopus
Five questions for Tim Allen from T-Wolves blog Canis Hoopus in anticipation of Clippers-Wolves.
GameThreads
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Timberwolves Fans GameThread on Canis Hoopus
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 22 | 29 | 22 | 36 | 109 |
| LA Clippers | 31 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 97 |
| Minnesota | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Johnson | 18 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Kevin Love | 25 | 4-13 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 7-3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-1 | 10 |
| Nikola Pekovic | 22 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 12 |
| Luke Ridnour | 25 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 2-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-0 | 8 |
| Ricky Rubio | 28 | 1-8 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 7-2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 2 |
| Derrick Williams | 27 | 9-10 | 4-4 | 5-5 | 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-0 | 27 |
| Michael Beasley | 29 | 11-15 | 3-3 | 2-4 | 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 27 |
| Darko Milicic | 18 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-0 | 1 |
| J.J. Barea | 21 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3-0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 6 |
| Martell Webster | 20 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 11 |
| Anthony Tolliver | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Wayne Ellington | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Brad Miller | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Anthony Randolph | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Malcolm Lee | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 40-78 | 10-22 | 19-27 | 39-9 | 27 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 18-1 | 109 | |
| .513 | .455 | .704 | Team Reb: 10 | Total TO: 1 (11 pts) | |||||||
| LA Clippers | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caron Butler | 28 | 1-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-0 | 2 |
| Blake Griffin | 37 | 10-19 | 0-1 | 10-14 | 7-1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2-0 | 30 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 36 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 14-4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4-0 | 14 |
| Randy Foye | 28 | 6-14 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 13 |
| Chris Paul | 37 | 11-17 | 1-2 | 4-6 | 4-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-0 | 27 |
| Mo Williams | 29 | 4-12 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-0 | 8 |
| Kenyon Martin | 16 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-0 | 0 |
| Bobby Simmons | 17 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-0 | 0 |
| Reggie Evans | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Trey Thompkins | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Eric Bledsoe | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Brian Cook | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Chauncey Billups | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Ryan Gomes | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Travis Leslie | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 40-85 | 2-11 | 15-22 | 42-12 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 23-1 | 97 | |
| .471 | .182 | .682 | Team Reb: 7 | Total TO: 0 (12 pts) | |||||||
GAME NOTES
Officials: - Tom Washington, Tre Maddox, Gary Zielinski
Duration:2:12
Officials: - Tom Washington, Tre Maddox, Gary Zielinski
Duration:2:12
