National Basketball Association
L.A. Clippers 98, Minnesota 90
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Where: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officials:
#24 Mike Callahan, #52 Pat Fraher, # Josh Tiven
Attendance:
15227
By SportsDirect Inc.
Blake Griffin had 29 points and eight rebounds to lead the visiting Los Angeles Clippers to a 98-90 victory over fellow All-Star Kevin Love and the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday.
Griffin made 12 of 20 shots as Los Angeles (21-35) won for just the second time in nine games.
Love had 18 points and 18 rebounds for his 42nd consecutive double-double for Minnesota (13-43).
The Clippers led 43-42 at halftime but took over control over the first seven minutes of the third quarter.
Baron Davis’ 3-pointer culminated a 10-2 run that gave Los Angeles a 55-48 lead less than three minutes into the half and the lead grew to 14 points on Griffin’s dunk with 5:09 remaining in the third quarter.
Randy Foye scored 21 points and Ryan Gomes added 18 points for the Clippers, who notched just their fifth road victory of the season. Chris Kaman, who had missed the previous 34 games with an ankle injury, added four points and six rebounds in nine minutes off the bench.
Wayne Ellington added 18 points for the Timberwolves, who shot just 35.4 percent from the field. Minnesota was just 7 of 24 from 3-point range.
Top Game Performances
L.A. Clippers |
|
Minnesota |
Blake Griffin 29 |
Scoring |
Wayne Ellington 18 |
Baron Davis 6 |
Assists |
Sebastian Telfair 5 |
Eric Bledsoe 8 |
Rebounds |
Kevin Love 18 |
Randy Foye 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Kevin Love 6 |
Eric Bledsoe 4 |
Steals |
Corey Brewer 2 |
DeAndre Jordan 4 |
Blocks |
Darko Milicic 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
L.A. Clippers
|
98 |
45.6 |
6-26 |
20-31 |
25 |
45 |
9 |
9 |
14 |
Minnesota
|
90 |
35.4 |
7-24 |
25-36 |
16 |
49 |
2 |
7 |
17 |
Upcoming Games
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Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Milwaukee. The Timberwolves have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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L.A. Clippers will play their next game on the road against Oklahoma City. The Clippers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.