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Clippers, Timberwolves fight after Kawhi Leonard\u2019s nuclear game<\/a> appeared first on ClutchPoints<\/a>. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Los Angeles Clippers<\/a> didn\u2019t just beat the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night; they embarrassed them. But while Kawhi Leonard<\/a> was busy putting up a historical masterpiece<\/a>, the real fireworks started after the final buzzer sounded at the Intuit Dome.<\/p>\n

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In a game that featured Leonard going absolutely nuclear, the Clippers secured a 153-128 victory that was marred by a post-game altercation. Tensions finally boiled over as Naz Reid<\/a>, Jaden McDaniels<\/a>, and Bennedict Mathurin<\/a> got into a heated exchange that required teammates and security to separate the groups. The frustration from the Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a>\u2019 side was understandable, considering they had just been on the wrong end of one of the most efficient scoring displays in NBA history.<\/a><\/p>\n

Kawhi Leonard was the catalyst<\/a> for all that frustration. \u201cThe Klaw\u201d finished with 45 points, five rebounds, and five assists, but the efficiency was the terrifying part. Leonard shot a blistering 15-of-20 from the field, including 6-of-9 from beyond the arc. He also knocked down 9-of-10 free throws, essentially scoring at will against a Minnesota defense that currently ranks among the league\u2019s elite.<\/p>\n

While Anthony Edwards tried to keep pace with 36 points, the Timberwolves had no answer for a Clippers team that shot 63 percent as a unit. Julius Randle contributed 18 points in the loss, but the lack of defensive resistance clearly grated on the visiting squad. The post-game scuffle involving Mathurin and the Timberwolves\u2019 frontcourt duo seemed like a direct byproduct of the 25-point blowout.<\/p>\n

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For the Clippers, the win does more than just provide highlights; it moves them above the .500 mark<\/a> for the first time since their abysmal 5-20 start. If Leonard continues to play at this \u201ccyborg\u201d level of efficiency, the rest of the Western Conference is going to have a lot more to worry about.<\/p>\n

Related: Bam Adebayo\u2019s late-game shenanigans in 83-point explosion eerily similar to Devin Booker\u2019s 70 piece<\/a><\/p>\n

Related: NBA rumors: AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson No. 1 pick debate comes down to lottery winner<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Clippers, Timberwolves fight after Kawhi Leonard\u2019s nuclear game appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":654314,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3782],"tags":[375,7,363,377,376,529,135,307,152,3954,520,6,308],"class_list":{"0":"post-654313","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-minnesota-timberwolves","8":"tag-anthony-edwards","9":"tag-basketball","10":"tag-bennedict-mathurin","11":"tag-jaden-mcdaniels","12":"tag-julius-randle","13":"tag-kawhi-leonard","14":"tag-los-angeles-clippers","15":"tag-minnesota","16":"tag-minnesota-timberwolves","17":"tag-minnesotatimberwolves","18":"tag-naz-reid","19":"tag-nba","20":"tag-timberwolves"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116216010653491718","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/654313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=654313"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/654313\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/654314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=654313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=654313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=654313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}