LaMelo Ball scored a season-high 24 points and Jaden McDaniels added 23 as the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the LA Clippers 127-101 on Friday night at Target Center in Minneapolis. The game counted in NBA Cup group play, and Minnesota won it without Anthony Edwards, who did not play.
How it happened
Minnesota led for most of the night and pulled away in the fourth quarter, when Ball hit three 3-pointers. McDaniels capped the run with a dunk off a Ball pass that made it 116-92 with just under five minutes to play.
Wolves leaders
- LaMelo Ball: 24 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds, 6 made 3-pointers.
- Jaden McDaniels: 23 points on 11-for-15 shooting, 7 assists, 6 rebounds.
- Bones Hyland: 19 points and 8 assists off the bench.
- Ayo Dosunmu: 15 points, 7 rebounds.
- Rudy Gobert: 9 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists.
- Jaylen Clark: 5 points and 2 steals, plus-23 in 17 minutes.
By the numbers
- Shooting: Minnesota made 51 of 95 shots and 18 of 42 from 3-point range. The Clippers made 35 of 85.
- Assists: Wolves 32, Clippers 24.
- Clippers leaders: Darius Garland scored 24 points on 10-for-22 shooting, and Brook Lopez had 13 points and 6 rebounds off the bench.
The Timberwolves are 4-2, and the Clippers fell to 1-4. Minnesota plays at San Antonio on Saturday night, Oct. 31, then hosts Milwaukee on Monday, Nov. 2. For more local games this weekend, see our weekend events guide.
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