MINNESOTA
TIMBERWOLVES
20-32
Streak: 3Wvs. LOS ANGELES
CLIPPERS
30-19
Streak: 1LTarget Center - Minneapolis, MN Mar. 27, 2011 - 2:30 PM (PST) Matchups Louis Williams PG Baron Davis Wesley Johnson SG Nick Young Michael Beasley SF Wilson Chandler Kevin Love PF Blake Griffin Darko Milicic C DeAndre Jordan A LEAD TOO BIG TO OVERCOME
THE FACTS: Michael Beasley does it again as the Timberwolves have found themselves winning 3 in a row, one of the wins coming against the West #1 team, the New Orleans Hornets. Maybe it was too early for the Clippers, but they were not sharp at all as they fell behind by as many as 23 points in the first half. It was the T'Wolves tough defense as they were either contesting shots or blocking them, the Clippers shot a 35% on a season low 39 first half points. The 3Q was not much better as the Clippers found themselves behind by over 30 points most of the quarter. A late run by Blake Griffin would allow them to exit behind by 24. Then all of a sudden the Clippers finally started to play their game in the 4Q as they were able to get the lead down to as low as 18 points. T'Wolves coach Kurt Rambis quickly put his starter back in and the lead grew again to 20+. Once VDN decided to bring back Baron and Blake, they began to chip at the deficit again. With less than two minutes in the game, the Clippers did the unthinkable and got the lead to single digits. In the final moments, a pair of Baron Davis 3 pointers cut a lead that was once 36 to only 3. But the lead was just too much to overcome as the Clippers had chances to get within 1 point, but a Blake Griffin 3 point attempt fell just short of its mark.
THE STAT: The Clippers comeback that fell short was in part with 49 points the 4Q, which set a new team record in most points in a quarter (previous 47 points @ San Antonio 1986)
QUOTABLE: Kurt Rambis, "We played hard, but you have to credit them (Clippers) for coming back. Next season we will be better, we will get better at closing out games."
HOT: Blake Griffin scored 41 points which included a career high 3 3-pointers
NOT: Nick Young was still in double figures, but did not score in the first half, mainly due to foul trouble as he picked up his 4th before halftime
GOOD MOVE: When the game was still fun for the Clippers, Baron Davis was on the fast break and threw a lob behind him for a Blake Griffin alley-oop slam dunk
BAD MOVE: Only Baron Davis was back to stop a streaking Wesley Johnson, so Blake Griffin tried to come and help...he was too late on the play and got on a nasty Wes Johnson Poster
Injuries: N/A
Next Game: @ Cavaliers (2 of 7 Game Road Trip)Final Score:
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES (128) - LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS (123)
Player of the Game:
Michael Beasley
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