Game 12: Los Angeles (1-10) vs Minnesota (3-9)

[mkwest]

Los Angeles Clippers VS Minnesota Timberwolves
Where: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN
When: Wednesday, November 17th, 2010 @ 5:00PM (PST)
TV:
Radio: KFWB News Talk 980





Timberwolves Starting 5

Telfair - Johnson - Beasley - Love - Milicic

Reserves

Ridnour - Brewer - Tolliver

Injury Report:
Los Angeles Clippers

Baron Davis (Knee), Randy Foye (Hamstring) and Chris Kaman (Ankle) are out.

Minnesota Timberwolves

Jonny Flynn (Hip) and Martell Webster (Back) are out.

Team Leaders


Eric Gordon - 22.9ppg, 1.1spg
Blake Griffin - 10.2rpg
Eric Bledsoe - 5.3apg, 1.1spg
DeAndre Jordan - 1.2 bpg


Michael Beasley - 21.2ppg
Kevin Love - 14.2rpb
Sebastian Telfair - 4.5apg
Corey Brewer - 2.3spg
Darko Milcic - 2.5bpg

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[ClipperDomination]

Gonna "love" to see the Love/Griffin matchup. Smarts vs. Athleticism.

[thanumba2clippersfan]

I hope this isn't another loss

[mkwest]

Griffin starting the game off on fire. Clips up 10-4. Blake has 6.

[mkwest]

Bingo Aminu.

[mkwest]

Gordon made his first 3 point attempt. Is he back?

[mkwest]

Early Willie Warren sighting. 28 all with 1:18 to go in the 1st.

[mkwest]

It's tied at 28 after 1. Both teams are shooting excellent from the field. .600 for the Clips and .647 for the Wolves. It looks like Vinny is going away from his typical substitution pattern. Gordon will likely enter the 2nd quarter much sooner than he did in the previous game. Blake leads all scorers with 10. Only player in foul trouble is DJ with 2.

[thanumba2clippersfan]

Happy with an early lead, we're up 42-39

[mkwest]

I read earlier today that Randy Foye would be back on the weekend. Dain Blanton just said Foye could be ready for tomorrow's game against the Pacers.

[thanumba2clippersfan]

So far we have let the Nets and T'wolves shoot at least 60%, that is not going to get it done.

[thanumba2clippersfan]

Game tied at 61 all we're shooting just under 50% while the Twolves are shooting 62%

[mkwest]

Game tied at 61 at the half. Griffin has 20 points and 9 rebounds. We need to keep feeding him the ball as they don't really have much of an answer for him. Gordon has 15 for us and is getting it done at the line where he is 6-6. On Minnesota's side of things, Darko is rejecting shots and altering the others. Kevin Love has knocked down all of his jumpers and Ridnour provided excellent play off the bench with 6 points, 5 assists and 3 steals in 11 minutes.

The Wolves have gotten to the line (16-17), hit nearly 2/3 of their shots from the field and they aren't that bad from 3 either. What has helped us is 2nd chance opportunities where we have 11 offensive rebounds to their 2. We control the boards overall with a 21-15 advantage. In the 2nd half, we need to put more pressure on them. If they keep shooting 60%+ from the field and converting at the free-throw line, then odds of us winning this game are going to be slim.

[thanumba2clippersfan]

Good way to start the quarter, we are really playing aggressive on offense

[thanumba2clippersfan]

Quick 8-0 run by the T'wolves

[mkwest]

Some ugly basketball going on right now.

[thanumba2clippersfan]

Don't know how the T'wolves keep making shots

[mkwest]

85-88 through 3. Clippers down by 3.

[mkwest]

Aminu is at the point where I am surprised when he misses.

[thanumba2clippersfan]

This may be another one that goes down to the wire