NBA scores today: Suns vs Lakers, Spurs vs Nets, and other games<\/a><\/p>\nDerrick Jones Jr. put up 18 points and Bennedict Mathurin added 14 for the Clippers, who were without Kawhi Leonard (ankle) and John Collins (head\/neck).<\/p>\n
Kris Dunn scored 11 points for Los Angeles, which has dropped three consecutive games for the first time since a five-game skid from Dec. 5-18.<\/p>\n
The Clippers continue to await the debut of Darius Garland (toe), who was acquired from the Cleveland Cavaliers at the trade deadline.<\/p>\n
Frustration rose to the surface less than two minutes into the second half when McDaniels was called for a flagrant-1 foul on Mathurin and got into a shoving match with Dunn, who assessed a technical foul.<\/p>\n
Despite struggling for offense in the first half, the Clippers led by as many as six points in the third quarter and were up 68-63 heading into the fourth.<\/p>\n
The Timberwolves went up for good with 7:40 remaining on a reverse layup from Edwards. A layup from Jones bought the Clippers within 89-88 with 1:05 remaining before Edwards hit a 3-pointer over two Los Angeles defenders with 42.9 seconds to go for a 92-88 lead.<\/p>\n
The Timberwolves led 44-38 at halftime after DiVincenzo scored 12 points and Edwards added 11. Minnesota held Los Angeles to 18.2% shooting from the floor and 11 points in the second quarter. It was Los Angeles’ lowest-scoring first half of the season.<\/p>\n
Minnesota’s Naz Reid returned to the locker room with 4:45 remaining before halftime due to an elbow injury but returned in the third quarter.<\/p>\n
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