LA Clippers vs Minnesota Timberwolves Full Highlights 1st QTR | Feb 12 | 2024 NBA Regular Season

LA Clippers vs Minnesota Timberwolves Full Highlights 1st QTR | Feb 12 | 2024 NBA Regular Season

Of rebounds to be had the Clippers were shooting below 40 for much of the game and then they went small and battled back as towns lays it up an in three-point lead for Minnesota got dominated on their boards 57- 35 in favor of Detroit but when plays needed to be made the

Clippers you know came through when it when it counted the most but you don’t want to have that kind of deficit rebounding going forward nice move by man beats the buzzer but can’t knock down the shot Clippers now one for four from the field Harden’s had some good looks man had a

Good look right there Minnesota leads by three they’ve hit four of seven connley gets into the paint and the Southpaw can’t knock it down rebound tapped off the glass repeatedly Clippers gobble up the rebound and dud did a good job of staying connected with Rudy goar that overh helping allowing kawi Leonard

To get back and kind of contest that shot in and out for Leonard and Anthony Edwards has the rebound Clippers now one for five but good looks Conley in the corner he is lethal both he and Norman Powell top five in corner threes Edwards for the Triple you can see a concerted effort

There by the Clippers in the paint go after the rebound I think he misses a play like this pick and roll kind of get go up and LIF to see if you can get inside just like that by James hard just not able to complete that play [Applause] deflection McDaniels has it P

Free Clippers do not have numbers and Harden waits for backup George likes the matchup trying to get towns to dance a little bit his handles plenty of time on the [Applause] clock and then gets the whistle I would say minutes well you remember last year we were talking a lot about the role

That Jaden McDaniels played along with Gober and they were the key guys but this year everybody’s kind of brought into that Mantra that we’re going to be better individually which ultimately want to secure home court throughout the playoffs and guys they have a little bit

Of time to do it but they are placing the urgency on right now oh it’s been great you know the way they have focused on this season it has been a different approach than we have ever seen from a Clipper team McDaniels tries to drive in

On Zo F back and knocks it down 107 start from Minnesota they’ve hit five of 10 Clippers have just one field goal they are one for six theyve hit all four of their free throws Russell Westbrook has checked in for James Harden and the Clippers went small in

Minnesota coaching staff felt that they found a little bit of something as kawhai Leonard knocks down his first shot what do you think that ingredient was that they found in particular going small against this team what do you think it was well it bothered the big boys up front in particular Carl Anthony

Towns and they felt that it really frustrated him to have to deal with Russell Westbrook who did bait him into a foul or two as towns is able to lay it in well also too what happens is because you’re not going to have a postup player

Or a center inside the lane it spreads everybody out now they’re forc Rudy and car and town to have to guard and be more perimeter oriented defensively which is out of their comfort zone Kawai into the paint can’t get to in a row and go with the rebound Minnesota leads 12

To9 there a slow slumbering game in the Twin Cities that’s the way Minnesota wants to play they hold you under 110 points they’ve got a great shot to win they’re 29 and three when the opposition scores less than that as gifted of an offensive team as the Clippers are they

Only scored 105 in that game Zoo turns it over and now Edwards is back the other way wolves do not have numbers frustrating to kind of get some clean looks in particular when you’re in the pain and speaking of clean look G towns can’t knock that

Down Downs 44% on the year as good as I said earlier as good as there is at that height ever in the NBA Kawai misses short Kawai now one for four to open up this game Clippers just two for nine well you think about it we haven’t had a

Block shot yet by Minnesota but they the size still impa ask how you shoot the ball as an opposing team go the defensive side they’re as good as they’ve ever been in team history on that side of the floor 14 to9 Minnesota Leads Kyle Anderson comes away with the steal ahead to Edwards pulls up on a three no and the rebound tapped out of bounce let’s send it down to Christina Pink yeah good to see uh Norm Powell back on the floor he was just icing that gash on his forehead during the timeout

Uh but he told me he’s feeling fine uh no fractures no structural damage that’s why he didn’t need to wear a mask just a protective gel over it he had five stitches that were placed in he’s going to have to keep them in throughout the allstar break but uh he did see the

Video and he said he didn’t make him as squeamish as most of the people around him told me he had 150 text messages by the clim he got to the locker room but he is doing okay Russ c and a foul and send him break but the Clippers are

Happy he’s back in the lineup he said it got to amputate before you take Norman Powell out of the lineup goar down the lane loses the ball Westbrook by the way lineup last year never really got a full feel for what they could do I’m not sure D’Angelo

Russell was a great fit for them Mike Conley seems to be a great fit for all 30 teams Westbrook explos here in this first quarter mentioned it Russ came into that game late Clippers were down 17 they went small I remember talking with Larry Drew after the game he says I

Feel good about our small lineup against Minnesota they haven’t unveiled it just yet n pluming is out there at the Five Spot Leonard has to go to work against the former teammate of San Antonio and Kyle Anderson and Co knocked down his second shot Clippers pulled within one timeout Minnesota for relocating a

Little bit further away to get more space to get that shot up but between Paul George Ka Leonard and James Harden you’re going to be able to create some opportunities for drive and kicks Nas Reed is checked into the game n Alexander Walker drives it the side and

Lays it in and it’s now 1815 Minnesota Timberwolves 7 of 15 from the field the wolves are great defensively they come into tonight 18th in offensive efficiency plumbley stri Walker Alexander the other way ahead to Edwards shed he lays it in well notice this on this came that game late down

17 talking with Larry Drew after the game our small [Applause] Linea they’re out at front by five Edwards he’s tough around the iron and lays it in once a whistle not going to get it wolves by seven Powell a quick trigger three way off rebound go to

Towns wolves offense tends to taper off as the game goes on the defense remains El at the top of this show here these are the two preferred lineups starting lineups for the Timberwolves they’re 25 and 10 with their starting line Clippers are 20 and6 with the lineup now going

Back all the way to November 17th overall the Clippers 32 and9 that’s the best Mark in the NBA and there’s a lot of great numbers that follow along there Lookers are going to have a real challenge here tonight they Trail by eight still trying to find their offensive flow Leonard five to shoot

Plays catch with coffee great defense by Minnesota and the rebound up for grabs and it goes to towns and he plays back to Anderson when Anderson is on the floor from Minnesota the offense tends to struggle as Powell has it Westbrook attacks tripped up on the

Way up a whistle will St a year from now 2317 Minnesota out in front Edwards now posting on a coffee good footwork by Edwards but forced to pass it out to Reed A Gifted three-point shooter and he knocks it down 41% on the year and he puts

Minnesota out in front by nine Westbrook attacking draws the defense that that leaves Kawai Le it all open for the three and he retaliates beautiful execution that time Russ with the push Amir coffee maintained his position and then spacing and then the quick pass over to kawhai

For that open three Russ has been the most impactful player for the Clippers in this first quarter with his attacking the paint Edwards Anderson you’ll dare him the shoot it out there look he steps inside of the mid-range and knocks it down but just six made threes this year

He’s been a decent three-point shooter he’s lost all confidence but able to make the Clippers pay there yeah and sometimes the shot that you don’t take like that wide open sometimes impacts your offensive your offense negatively and there that that impacts your offense right there car the TTS inside with or

Minnesota Timberwolves bodies inside the paint and then from that point you just make a quick decision call be able to spray it over to Kawai Howell for is the contact on Edwards no whistle Leonard Look Out Below did you notice something to when kawwai took off he could have went

Right-handed but that’s where Carl Anthony towns was kind of located he switched it over to his left and that’s how he was able to finish before Kat got off the ground South claw Spike for Kawai rebound Anderson no Clippers have time they’ll have the ball to start the

Second quarter as well Leonard attacks it again oh by oh Kawai on a mission here to close out the first quarter Edwards beats the horn that’ll do it a crescendo of a finish for the Clippers

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LA Clippers vs Minnesota Timberwolves Full Highlights 1st QTR | Feb 12 | 2024 NBA Regular Season