Minnesota Timberwolves overwhelmed LA Clippers 127-101, improve to 4-2

The Minnesota Timberwolves overwhelmed the LA Clippers 127-101 at home Friday at Target Center.

The margin of victory was 26 points, and the two teams combined for 228 points. The win moves the Timberwolves to 4-2 on the season.

The Clippers fall to 1-4. It is their 4th straight loss, and they are 1-4 over their last 5 games.

In the standings, the Timberwolves sit 7th in the Western Conference, while the Clippers are 14th in the same group. Because both clubs play in the same conference, the result carries extra weight for tiebreakers later in the season.

Across the season so far, the Timberwolves are scoring 121.5 points per game and allowing 106.7, while the Clippers are scoring 105.4 and allowing 111.8. That gives the Timberwolves the better point differential, +89 to -32.

Up next, the Timberwolves visit the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday, October 31. The Clippers visit the Golden State Warriors on Sunday, November 1.

The 228 combined points were above the 222.7 points these two teams’ games have averaged this season.

By the numbers

• Final: Minnesota Timberwolves 127, LA Clippers 101
• Margin: 26 points · Combined: 228 points
• Timberwolves: 4-2 overall · 2-1 at home · 2-1 on the road · last 5: W-W-L-L-W
• Clippers: 1-4 overall · 1-1 at home · 0-3 on the road · last 5: W-L-L-L-L
• Venue: Target Center

Over an 82-game season, NBA standings are about consistency. Finishing in the top six of a conference avoids the Play-In Tournament, where seeds seven through ten compete for the last two playoff places.

After this result, the top of the Western Conference reads: Memphis Grizzlies (5-0), Houston Rockets (5-1), Oklahoma City Thunder (4-1), Portland Trail Blazers (3-1), Los Angeles Lakers (4-2).

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