The Minnesota Timberwolves (15 - 36) defeated the Los Angeles Clippers (32 - 17) 108 - 102 at Staples Center on Wednesday. A controversial Wednesday at Staples Center went down after Austin Rivers was ejected for arguing a call and Chris Paul was issued a technical foul with under one minute to play, which stretched the Timberwolves lead to four points. The ensuing possession in crunch time was a mishandled inbound pass off of J.J. Reddick’s foot, all but putting the nail in the coffin for the Clippers, especially after Ricky Rubio dropped a pass between the legs of DeAndre Jordan to an awaiting Karl-Anthony Towns, who finished at the rim. The Timberwolves were led by Andrew Wiggins, who put forth his second back - to - back 30 - plus point performance of his career, and finished with 31 points, four rebounds and three assists on 12 - of - 21 shooting in 36 minutes. Wiggins was on fire in the first half, scoring 21 points and helping the Timberwolves break out of a five game losing streak. Karl-Anthony Towns totaled 17 points and 12 rebounds, which marked his 27th double - double of the season, while Gorgui Dieng added 12 points and 10 rebounds alongside Towns in the frontcourt. The Clippers have owned the Timberwolves over the past few years and took a 14 game winning streak against Minnesota into the contest. It ended up being a frustrating night for Los Angeles, who had two controversial calls go against them in the game. Austin Rivers ejection is up for debate, as arguing with a referee is always going to hover a thin line, while Chris Paul’s technical foul late in the fourth quarter was simply a bad call. Paul was clicking with DeAndre Jordan in the pick - and - roll all night long, resulting in monstrous Jordan slam dunks, as the point guard finished with 22 points, eight assists and four rebounds, while Jordan added 18 points and 15 rebounds. JJ Reddick had a difficult time finiding a rhythm and totaled a lowly five points on 1 - of - 9 shooting, but Jamal Crawford bailed him out with a strong performance off the bench to the tune of 21 points, most of which coming from the free throw line, where he drained all 10 attempts. The Clippers will vist the Orlando Magic (21 - 27) on Friday, while the Timberwolves will host the Chicago Bulls (27 - 21) on Saturday.
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