Los Angeles is favored by 10.5-points in the latest Timberwolves vs. Clippers odds from William Hill Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 222.5. Before entering any Clippers vs. Get a preview of the Minnesota Timberwolves vs. LA Clippers basketball game. — Lou Williams led seven Clippers in double figures with 20 points and Los Angeles routed the Minnesota. In this NBA clash, Minnesota Timberwolves will host the LA Clippers.Let’s take a look at the match preview as we try to provide the game-winner, Asian handicap, and over/under margins. Timberwolves preview and game thread: LA looks to begin new winning streak The Clippers have been one of the best teams in the NBA all season. At 17-8, they’re currently in third.
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LOS ANGELES -- — Lou Williams led seven Clippers in double figures with 20 points and Los Angeles routed the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-101 on Tuesday night in a game missing stars for both teams.
The Clippers bounced back from a 51-point shellacking against Dallas two days earlier despite playing without Kawhi Leonard for the second straight game because of a mouth laceration. Minnesota big man Karl-Anthony Towns sat out with a dislocated left wrist.
“It feels good to get a win after that atrocious loss,” said Reggie Jackson, who finished with 11 points. “We knew that wasn’t necessarily who we are.”
Paul George added 18 points, Serge Ibaka had 16 points and eight rebounds, and Luke Kennard scored 15 for the Clippers.
D'Angelo Russell led the Timberwolves with 22 points. Malik Beasley added 19 and Ricky Rubio had 17. Jarrett Culver equaled his career high with 10 rebounds.
“We started the game the right way, but when things aren’t going our way, everybody plays selfish,' Rubio said. 'We've got to learn.”
The Timberwolves were coming off a 36-point loss to the Lakers on Sunday.
“We didn’t learn nothing from the game against the Lakers,” Rubio said. “We came with the same mindset of just, go out there and hoop. That can’t continue. We are way worse than 2-2 right now.”
The Clippers led by 20 at halftime and 31 in the third quarter on Williams' three-point play. That's when they made six 3-pointers, including four in a row, with George hitting two of his three in that stretch.
Williams' points came off the bench to go with 12 by Ivica Zubac, helping the Clippers' backups outscore Minnesota's reserves 56-32.
“Zubac was making their team kind of pay for being a smaller team,” Jackson said. “He made it easy on us.”
The Wolves were quicker out of the gate, opening a nine-point lead to start the game. The teams were tied once in the second quarter, just before the Clippers' 31-11 run, including 12 in a row, that extended their lead to 70-50 at the break.
“They couldn’t stop us after that,” Zubac said. “Guys were just more aggressive. Our coaching staff made a point that in the game against Dallas we had the least paint drives. Our focus was to put the ball on the floor and get into the paint.”
All 12 Clippers players scored in the game. They shot 56% from the field and had a season-high 32 assists, equaling their total against Denver on Christmas.
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Timberwolves: Also missing the game were G Jaylen Nowell (left ankle) and G Josh Okogie (left hamstring strain).
Clippers: Los Angeles coach Tyronn Lue said he isn't sure when Leonard will get the eight stitches out of his mouth that were needed after he accidentally got elbowed by Ibaka going for a rebound last Friday at Denver. .. The team is using prerecorded video performances of the national anthem and reruns of rap performances from previous seasons at halftime.
CROATIA EARTHQUAKE
Zubac grew up just east of the Croatian border and is a citizen of the country where a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck southwest of the capital of Zagreb on Tuesday. Buildings were destroyed and at least seven people were killed.
“I feel like I represent the whole country, coming from a small place. People are very proud from Croatia,' Zubac said. “It’s tough times over there. That city that was hit (Petrinja) the most was ran over during the war and the place was still in bad condition, a lot of old buildings and houses.”
Zubac said he spoke to people he knows in Croatia and they weren't seriously affected by the quake.
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Los Angeles Clippers (17-8) at Minnesota Timberwolves (6-18)
NBA Basketball: Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 8:00 pm (Target Center)
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The Los Angeles Clippers travel to the Target Center to take on the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night.
The Los Angeles Clippers have been in a bit of a rut lately as they've lost three of their last four games and they will be hoping to avoid a third straight defeat after getting stopped by the Kings in a 113-110 home loss on Sunday. Lou Williams led the team with 23 points and five assists off the bench, Kawhi Leonard added 20 points with 10 rebounds and two assists while Marcus Morris chipped in with 16 points off the bench. As a team, the Clippers shot just 41 percent from the field and eight of 28 from the 3-point line as they just couldn't get over the line against the Kings despite holding the narrow lead multiple times in the fourth quarter.
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Meanwhile, the Minnesota Timberwolves have been in a real slump lately as they've lost 11 of their past 14 games and they will be aiming to avoid a third straight defeat after Monday's 127-122 road loss to the Mavericks. Malik Beasley led the team with 30 points, nine rebounds and six assists, Anthony Edwards added 22 points while Jaylen Nowell chipped in with 18 points off the bench. As a team, the Timberwolves shot just 46 percent from the field and 18 of 42 from the 3-point line but they were fighting an uphill battle for most of the game after falling behind by as many as 25 points early on.
Looking at the betting trends, the Clippers are 6-1 ATS in their last seven games against a team with a losing record, 20-7 ATS in their last 27 road games and 4-1 ATS in their last five games against a team below .400. The Timberwolves are 0-4 ATS in their last four games against a team with a winning record, 16-34-1 ATS in their last 51 home games and 5-0-1 ATS in their last six games overall.
Head to head, the over is 8-3 in the last 11 meetings overall, the Clippers are 13-5-1 ATS in the last 19 meetings in Memphis and the Clippers are 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings overall.
The Clippers have been in a bit of a funk over their past four games or so and they will again be shorthanded as Paul George didn't even travel with the team for this two-game road trip. The Timberwolves have struggled from day one, but they were pretty good in their narrow loss to the Mavericks on Monday as they got plenty of scoring from Edwards and Beasley. The Clippers are not at full strength here, but they're going to snap out of their funk sooner rather than later and I think that starts with an easy win here.
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