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The Minnesota Timberwolves took over in the fourth to beat the Los Angeles Clippers in the NBA Play-In Tournament.

- The loser of the No. 7-vs.-No. 8 game and the winner of the No. 9-vs.-No. 10 game will then play against each other. The Clippers remained calm though and quickly went on a 10-0 run to lead 12-7 with 6:29 left in the first quarter. The loser of the No. 9-vs.-No. 10 game will be eliminated from playoff contention. The loser will still have one more opportunity to reach the playoffs. 10:15 p.m. — Jaden McDaniels drills a three at the buzzer to cut into the Clippers lead. Clippers lead 17-13 with 2:32 left in the first quarter. A big blow for Minnesota as their veteran leader will now have to likely sit out for the rest of the first half. With 2:37 left in the second, the Clippers are clinging onto a 45-44 lead. 10:30 p.m. — Anthony Edwards is keeping the Timberwolves in this game. 11:30 p.m. — KAT may be out of sorts but the rest of the Timberwolves are locked. The Timberwolves are on a 14-2 run. The Sporting News tracked live scoring updates and highlights from Timberwolves vs.

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Nicolas Batum was his primary tormentor, but most of the Clippers had a hand in it. The Timberwolves took advantage of the extended pause. His only points came on a pair of free throws, and he flashed a sarcastic smile and pumped his first after getting that call. Staging an animal rights protest, she glued her hand to the hardwood along the baseline and sprawled out before security was able to pry her away. Jackson’s three-pointer gave the Clippers their largest lead of the game at 93–83 with 8:54 remaining, but about 4 minutes later Russell knocked down the go-ahead three-pointer for a 97–95 advantage the Wolves never relinquished. Edwards followed with a tomahawk dunk after blowing by Powell at the top of the key.

An emotional Patrick Beverley celebrated the Timberwolves' first playoff appearance since 2018 -- and the fact that Tuesday night's come-from-behind play-in ...

"And that is what they gave me. The Wolves celebrated on their home court like they won a playoff series. "His energy and his persona, you know, rubbed off, they made an impact on that roster. "Take they ass home," Beverley said of what he told his old teammates at the end. On Tuesday night, he helped the franchise secure only its second trip to the postseason since Garnett stood on the same table after leading the Wolves to the Western Conference finals in 2004. I love it. I love it. "This is just the icing on the cake, the cherry on top. To be able to come here and play them in a play-in and beat they ass, no other feeling, man. "Long flight to L.A. Take they ass home. "Man, I wanted this one so bad," said Beverley, who hugged his mother, Lisa, on the court. Not long after jumping off the table, Beverley sat on the Timberwolves bench and began sobbing in an outpouring of emotion.

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The Los Angeles Clippers will take on the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 7-seed vs. 8-seed Western Conference Play-In Game on Tuesday with the winner drawing ...

We will update this story daily with results and updated betting lines, so bookmark it and follow along for the next two months of a wide-open postseason.CLICK HERE. Amir Coffey scored a career-high 35 points (7-10 3PT) and collected 13 rebounds, as Luke Kennard added 20 points of his own in the win. Paul George, Ivica Zubac, Nicolas Batum and Luke Kennard did not play in this game for Los Angeles. - How to Watch Cavaliers at Nets Play-In Game On Tuesday Night: The Cleveland Cavaliers and Brooklyn Nets will get the NBA Play-In Tournament started on Tuesday night in a game to decide the 7-seed in the Eastern Conference.CLICK HERE. - The Los Angeles Clippers entered the 2021-22 season with the eighth-best odds to win the 2022 NBA Finals, the Minnesota Timberwolves had the sixth-worst odds. - The winner of this game will claim the 7-seed in the Western Conference Playoffs and draw a first-round matchup with the 2-seeded Memphis Grizzlies. - The Timberwolves opened up as a 2.5-point favorite against the Cavaliers and the odds have since drifted to -3 in favor of Minnesota. - The Timberwolves finished the regular season ranking first in points per game (115.9), while the Clippers finished the regular season ranking eleventh in points allowed per game (108.4). - Timberwolves last regular season game: Resting Karl-Anthony Towns and D’Angelo Russell in their season-finale, the Timberwolves lost 124-120 at home to the Chicago Bulls. Nathan Knight finished as the leading scorer for Minnesota with 17 points, as Anthony Edwards scored just 8 points on 3-8 shooting in 18 minutes of play. A date with the 2-seeded Memphis Grizzlies is on the line Tuesday night, as the Los Angeles Clippers will travel to Minneapolis to take on the Minnesota Timberwolves in a one game showdown for the 7-seed in the Western Conference. - The Clippers and Timberwolves faced off four times during the 2021-22 regular season, Los Angeles winning three of the four games played and outscoring Minnesota by an average of 10.0 points. Karl-Anthony Towns, Anthony Edwards and D’Angelo Russell have drastically shifted the trajectory of this franchise, suddenly making the Timberwolves one of the teams on the rise in the entire NBA. Taking down the Clippers and claiming the 7-seed would be a huge accomplishment for this organization.

The Timberwolves host the Clippers in the Seven-Eight Game of the NBA Play-In Tournament.

TBD TBD vs. TBD TBD TBD vs. TBD The loser of the No. 9-vs.-No. 10 game will be eliminated from playoff contention. The Clippers remained calm though and quickly went on a 10-0 run to lead 12-7 with 6:29 left in the first quarter. The 9:30 p.m. ET tipoff marks the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader. 10:15 p.m. — Jaden McDaniels drills a three at the buzzer to cut into the Clippers lead. With 2:37 left in the second, the Clippers are clinging onto a 45-44 lead. Recently returning from injuries, Paul George and Norman Powell will look to carry the Clippers to the postseason after LA came up just short of the Finals last season.

The Minnesota Timberwolves and LA Clippers will face off Tuesday night in the NBA play-in game. The Timberwolves are currently No. 7.

Overall, Minnesota beats the Clippers in points during the regular season. The LA Clippers finish with a 42-40 record. With their talent and success streak against the Wolves, they are giving themselves a good shot at a win. The Clippers have strong defensive gameplay, ranking eighth-best in the league this season. The losing team will play another game in an attempt to secure the playoff spot. The Timberwolves are currently No. 7 in the Western Conference, while the Clippers sit at No. 8.

The Minnesota Timberwolves have announced their final injury report for Tuesday's contest against the Los Angeles Clippers.

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The Minnesota Timberwolves are heading to the NBA playoffs. Despite a less than spectacular effort from All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns, the Wolves were ...

The Timberwolves are going to win this one. The Clippers season is still alive. — Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves)— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) #WolvesBack pic.twitter.com/zyuMF2r8Ny April 13, 2022 Reggie Jackson (17 points) was the team's second-leading scorer, and only two other players -- Norman Powell and Marcus Morris Sr. -- scored in double figures. The Clippers weren't able to walk away with a win, but not because of a lack of effort on Paul George's part. If those two can continue to play at a high level -- and Towns bounces back -- they'll be a tough out for Memphis. Both players hit big shot after big shot for Minnesota, and their combined production was a major catalyst in the contest. The Minnesota Timberwolves are heading to the NBA playoffs. Ultimately, Towns fouled out after playing just 24 total minutes in the game. 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) pic.twitter.com/n37v85Xi33 April 13, 2022 He couldn't find any sort of a rhythm on offense, and he was clearly bothered by Los Angeles' physicality. Despite the loss, this season isn't over for the Clippers as their playoff hopes remain alive.

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The Timberwolves took advantage of the extended pause. Nicolas Batum was his primary tormentor, but most of the Clippers had a hand in it. His only points came on a pair of free throws, and he flashed a sarcastic smile and pumped his first after getting that call. Staging an animal rights protest, she glued her hand to the hardwood along the baseline and sprawled out before security was able to pry her away. “The game had to go in a different direction,” coach Chris Finch said. Jackson's 3-pointer gave the Clippers their largest lead of the game at 93-83 with 8:54 remaining, but about 4 minutes later Russell knocked down the go-ahead 3-pointer for a 97-95 advantage the Wolves never relinquished.

The Clippers made costly mistakes down the stretch of Tuesday's game.

The Clippers also had another night of scattered cold scoring stretches, which weren’t helped by their percentage from the free-throw line (74-1%). If they’re going to bounce back on Friday night, it has to start with their shot selection and their spacing offensively. The Clippers tried their best to match that intensity but ultimately fell short, losing 109-104 at the Target Center. They’ll now play whoever wins between the San Antonio Spurs and New Orleans Pelicans in another play-in game on Thursday. Specifically, the Clippers turned the ball over 17 times, something you just can’t do against a team as offensively sound as the Timberwolves.

The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 109-104 in the Play-In Tournament on Tuesday night.

Paul George had 34 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Russell had 29 points, five rebounds and six assists. The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 109-104 in the Play-In Tournament on Tuesday night.

Minnesota went on a 16-2 run in the fourth quarter to take control of game and beat the Clippers, who play Friday at home for the eighth seed.

“Are you f—ing serious?” Towns said after his fourth foul in the half. Lineups with a center and lineups with all wings all eventually bogged down. When George drove past Towns, Reggie Jackson reached in for a swipe before Zubac’s straight-up defense bumped Towns to the floor. Lue was worried about rebounding; the Clippers grabbed 10 fewer. I miss it, his doing it on our side, because it’s contagious.” But the Clippers could not finish the job even when leading by 10, appearing to have no backup plan when their first had worked so well. The Clippers made 16 of 35 three-pointers but only 12 of 28 shots inside the paint. Lue knew Beverley would try to rile his former teammates; he did, his seven-point, 11-rebound line not coming close to quantifying the cockiness he supplied a team with no baseline for postseason intensity. He nearly baited Marcus Morris Sr. into an ejection by entangling their arms. With the Clippers focusing their energies on Tuesday’s play-in game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the bench led the way to a 138-88 win over the Thunder. “Obviously if we don’t win we go home. And after the Clippers failed to make the most of their chances, they have just one more chance to extend their season, hosting the winner of the play-in game between ninth-place New Orleans and 10th-place San Antonio on Friday in a win-or-else game at Crypto.com Arena for the Western Conference’s eighth and final playoff spot.

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But the Clippers return to their version of full-strength as an enigma, a daunting presence that will have to make it out of the play-in if they hope to make any noise beyond a sudden death matchup. The Clippers allow 6.6 fewer points per 100 possessions with him on the floor — in that category, George is in the 93rd percentile among forwards. He can be a matchup nightmare on either end of the floor, even as a sixth man. Powell, meanwhile, has been better than he’s ever been as a Clipper. The sample size is small — just five games and two starts, thanks to the aforementioned broken foot — but he’s gone off. He’s playing more like a point guard than he has in the past, showing flashes of court vision that no Clipper has emanated since Chris Paul. In a way, they’ll be preparing to take on a tulpa (scroll back to paragraph no. Beyond their formerly-wounded doves, the Clippers that have been in action all season were the ones who kept the ship relatively steady without their key contributors. While believed to be a spirit or demon, the Babadook is actually what we call a tulpa; it’s a form of a thought that can manifest itself in our plane of reality due to the strength of our fear and belief in its existence. That explains the career-best dime average of 5.7 per game, a whole half an assist more per contest than George has ever averaged before. But what is this thing, this “Babadook”? It sounds like a silly cartoon character, the sort of thing a kid shouts at their mother in an effort to communicate what they want to put on the television. For the season, he’s logged a career-high in usage rate of 35.5 percent, which places him in the 100th percentile among forwards despite having just played in 31 games. The Babadook, Jennifer Kent’s psychological horror film from 2014, tells the story of a single mother plagued by the shocking and brutal death of her husband all while navigating her son’s fear of a monster lurking in the house.

The Los Angeles Clippers close the season on a win streak led by Paul George and Norman Powell. Finishing with a 42-40 record, the best is yet to come.

The Los Angeles Clippers are coming together at the right time. Health is the only obstacle holding the Los Angeles Clippers back from doing significant damage. As he attracts double-teams, he is surrounded by a high level of three-point shooting as well as finishing. After diving into the stats as well as the impact, it is very clear that George and Powell have made their impact known. Let’s dive in and see the true impact Powell and George have had since their return. It is safe to say, this would not have been possible without the return of Paul George and Norman Powell. With such little time together, these two stars looked like they had been playing alongside each other all season long.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are heading to the NBA Playoffs. Having defeated the LA Clippers in the first play-in game, Minnesota will face the Memphis ...

The Clippers will now host the winner of the San Antonio Spurs vs. While that team prepares for what will likely be a transformative offseason, LeBron shared his immediate reaction to the Clippers vs. After the game, Patrick Beverley and the T-Wolves celebrated the playoff appearance with some visible emotion on the court.