Los Angeles (USA), February 28 (EFENEWS).- The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Los Angeles Clippers (101-108) on Tuesday at home, who have lost three games in a row and have yet to win with Russell Westbrook in their ranks.
After the point guard switched sides in Los Angeles from the Lakers to the Clippers, the team led by Tyronn Lue lost last Friday against the Sacramento Kings after two overtimes in Game 2 with the highest combined score of the history (175-176), fell Sunday against the Denver Nuggets also in overtime (134-124) and succumbed this Tuesday against Wolves.
The Clippers, in a duel against Wolves between two direct rivals for the Western playoff places, got off to a promising start with a 13-4 in just over 4 minutes and completed a good first quarter at home in front (33-26). .
But from the second period the Wolves reacted, taking control of the game and, already at the end of the evening, they knew how to keep their calm when the Clippers pressed in search of the return.
The Angelenos bled with 24 turnovers (17 by the Wolves) and suffered all 60 points in the paint for Minnesota (38 by the Clippers).
With six players over 10 points in a convincing overall performance, Wolves had Jaden McDaniels as the top scorer with 20 points.
Paul George (25 points) and Kawhi Leonard (23 points) were the most outstanding on offense for some Clippers, including Westbrook, who came close to a triple-double with 14 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists. EFENEWS
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