Los Angeles Clippers (38-20, fourth in the Western Conference) against Minnesota Timberwolves (42-18, first in the Western Conference)
Minneapolis; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles faces Minnesota on Sunday in the Western Conference.
The Timberwolves are 29-9 against their Western Conference opponents. Minnesota is averaging 113.7 points while outscoring its opponents by 7.1 points per game.
The Clippers are 23-16 in the Western Conference. Los Angeles ranks eighth in the Western Conference with 51.2 points per game in the paint led by Kawhi Leonard with an average of 10.4.
The Timberwolves’ 12.6 3-pointers per game this season is the same average per game as the Clippers allow. The Clippers average 11.2 more points per game (117.8) than the Timberwolves give up to their opponents (106.6).
The two teams are playing for the third time this season. The Timberwolves beat the Clippers 121-100 in their last game on February 13. Karl-Anthony Towns led the Timberwolves with 24 points and Paul George led the Clippers with 18 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Towns is shooting 51.0% and averaging 22.3 points for the Timberwolves. Anthony Edwards is averaging 29.8 points over Minnesota’s last 10 games.
James Harden scores 17.6 points per game and averages 5.1 rebounds for the Clippers. Norman Powell has averaged 2.3 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Los Angeles.
LAST 10 GAMES: Timberwolves: 7-3, averaging 117.4 points, 45.1 rebounds, 27.4 assists, 7.7 steals and 6.8 blocks per game while shooting 48.3% from ground. Their opponents average 106.2 points per game.
Clippers: 5-5, averaging 116.4 points, 40.9 rebounds, 25.4 assists, 7.1 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 48.8% from the field. Their opponents average 119.1 points.
INJURIES: Timberwolves: Jaylen Clark: out (achilles), Kyle Anderson: day-to-day (hamstring).
Clippers: Ivica Zubac: absent (illness).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data logging and the data of Sports radar.
