The Los Angeles Clippers (12 - 9) defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves (8 - 12) 110 - 106 on Friday thanks to some fourth quarter heroics. The Clippers pulled off an impressive win in Minnesota thanks to a 39 - point fourth quarter. Los Angeles outscored Minnesota 39 - 29 in those final 12 minutes and took an interesting strategy to a win. They continues to foul in the final 30 seconds when up by three and made it a free - throw competition. In fact, there were nearly 20 free - throw attempts combined in the final 30 seconds. The Clippers shot 26 - for - 19 from the charity stripe and that proved to be the difference in the game. The Clippers have now won five of their last six games and things are turning around. Chris Paul and J.J. Redick seemed very unlikely to play in this game, but both started and played well. DeAndre Jordan was the hero tonight though, as he tallied 20 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks in the win. Jamal Crawford also had a great game off the bench, as he contributed 18 points and seven assists as well. This team has all the talent in the world and it appears to be finally coming together. Los Angeles will look to add to this hot stretch when they take on the struggling Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday. The Timberwolves looked in control of this game in the third quarter, but couldn’t hold off the Clippers. They are now 2 - 9 at home this season and that’s something they'll need to figure out over time. The bench was a bright spot in the loss though, as they totaled 59 points between five players. The Wolves best player on Monday was Ricky Rubio, as he amassed 16 points, seven assists, five rebounds and four steals in the defeat. Even with the home struggles, they should have a good chance at a win when they host the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday in their next scheduled game.
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