We’re just very ball-dominant right now.”

When the lights come on and they start counting stats, things get sticky.”įinch added: “It goes back to the same thing, everyone just standing around wanting the ball. “We move the ball in practice,” Minnesota coach Chris Finch said. The T’Wolves’ defense also slipped, opening the door for LA. Minnesota’s shooting waned in the third as the offense became stagnant and reliant on quick 3s early in possessions. The Clippers went over five minutes without a field goal in the second quarter, and the Timberwolves used a 14-2 run capped by a pair of 3s by Beasley for a game-high, 20-point advantage. Los Angeles shot 39.5% in the first half Friday and 41.4% for the game. Minnesota was much more active defensively in its rematch with the Clippers, who in the teams’ first meeting shot a season-high 60.3% from the field and converted a season-high 21 3-pointers. We have spurts of playing good, then we play bad and don’t pick it up. It’s tough right now because we’re struggling. “We came out flat, but we’re struggling right now, man. “The key was, man, we came out (in the) third quarter flat once again,” Edwards said. Malik Beasley finished with 18 points off the bench for Minnesota, which shot 35.2% from the field and had 22 turnovers. Karl-Anthony Towns had 20 points and Anthony Edwards added 17 for the Timberwolves, who have lost five of six. But our guys kept fighting, kept competing. “We could have easily gave in, winning Wednesday’s game and just giving in to this game. “To be down 20 on the road and come back to win by 20 just shows a lot about our team, our character, our resilience and not giving up,” Los Angeles coach Tyronn Lue said. The Clippers have won three straight after losing four of their first five. Ivica Zubac had 14 points and 14 rebounds for Los Angeles, which also won at Minnesota on Wednesday night. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Paul George had 21 points and 11 rebounds, Reggie Jackson scored 14 of his 20 points in the second half, and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied from a 20-point deficit to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 104-84 on Friday night.

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