LA Clippers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
February 26, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Timberwolves beat the Clippers 94-88 on 2026-02-26 on the road against the Clippers. The Clippers started Brook Lopez, Nicolas Batum, Kris Dunn, Derrick Jones Jr., and Bennedict Mathurin. The Timberwolves started Rudy Gobert, Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, Anthony Edwards, and Jaden McDaniels. Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves) scored 17 points (6/13) in his matchups, with Kris Dunn as his primary defender. Bennedict Mathurin (Clippers) scored 13 points (5/14) in his matchups, with Donte DiVincenzo as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
LAC
LA Clippers
88
Did not play: Isaiah Jackson (DNP - Coach's Decision), TyTy Washington Jr. (DNP - Coach's Decision)
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
94
Did not play: Joan Beringer (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jaylen Clark (DNP - Coach's Decision), Joe Ingles (DNP - Coach's Decision), Julian Phillips (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
LAC
LA Clippers
Starting lineup
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Kris Dunn
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Bennedict Mathurin
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Derrick Jones Jr.
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Nicolas Batum
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Brook Lopez
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Brook Lopez · Nicolas Batum · Kris Dunn · Derrick Jones Jr. · Bennedict Mathurin Starter 23.6 min
- Bogdan Bogdanović · Jordan Miller · Cam Christie · Kobe Sanders · Yanic Konan Niederhäuser 7.8 min
- Bogdan Bogdanović · Bennedict Mathurin · Jordan Miller · Kobe Sanders · Yanic Konan Niederhäuser 2.9 min
- Brook Lopez · Kris Dunn · Derrick Jones Jr. · Bennedict Mathurin · Jordan Miller 2.7 min
- Brook Lopez · Kris Dunn · Bennedict Mathurin · Jordan Miller · Kobe Sanders 2.6 min
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Rudy Gobert · Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Anthony Edwards · Jaden McDaniels Starter 14.7 min
- Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Naz Reid · Ayo Dosunmu · Bones Hyland 6.6 min
- Rudy Gobert · Naz Reid · Anthony Edwards · Jaden McDaniels · Ayo Dosunmu 4.1 min
- Julius Randle · Naz Reid · Jaden McDaniels · Ayo Dosunmu · Bones Hyland 3.9 min
- Mike Conley · Rudy Gobert · Naz Reid · Anthony Edwards · Jaden McDaniels 3.4 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Clippers defense
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Anthony Edwards 17 pts (6/13) in 70 possessions
Guarded by: Kris Dunn (24 %, 4 pts) · Derrick Jones Jr. (21 %, 5 pts) · Bennedict Mathurin (20 %, 0 pts)
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Julius Randle 16 pts (5/10) in 67 possessions
Guarded by: Yanic Konan Niederhäuser (24 %, 2 pts) · Nicolas Batum (23 %, 0 pts) · Derrick Jones Jr. (23 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Bennedict Mathurin | Jaden McDaniels: 27 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Anthony Edwards: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | Julius Randle: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Anthony Edwards: 14 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Brook Lopez | Rudy Gobert: 44 poss., 8 pts (2/7) · Jaden McDaniels: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kris Dunn | Anthony Edwards: 17 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Donte DiVincenzo: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Nicolas Batum | Julius Randle: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Donte DiVincenzo: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jordan Miller | Anthony Edwards: 11 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Ayo Dosunmu: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kobe Sanders | Ayo Dosunmu: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Naz Reid: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Bogdan Bogdanović | Donte DiVincenzo: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Bones Hyland: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Yanic Konan Niederhäuser | Julius Randle: 16 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · Naz Reid: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Cam Christie | Bones Hyland: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Ayo Dosunmu: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Timberwolves defense
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Bennedict Mathurin 13 pts (5/14) in 62 possessions
Guarded by: Donte DiVincenzo (35 %, 5 pts) · Jaden McDaniels (25 %, 5 pts) · Naz Reid (8 %, 0 pts)
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Bogdan Bogdanović 11 pts (4/9) in 31 possessions
Guarded by: Donte DiVincenzo (26 %, 6 pts) · Jaden McDaniels (20 %, 0 pts) · Naz Reid (16 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | Kris Dunn: 27 poss., 4 pts (2/7) · Derrick Jones Jr.: 13 poss., 7 pts (2/3) |
| Rudy Gobert | Brook Lopez: 43 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Derrick Jones Jr.: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jaden McDaniels | Bennedict Mathurin: 16 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Derrick Jones Jr.: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Julius Randle | Nicolas Batum: 19 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Yanic Konan Niederhäuser: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Donte DiVincenzo | Bennedict Mathurin: 22 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Kris Dunn: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Naz Reid | Jordan Miller: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Nicolas Batum: 9 poss., 1 pts (0/1) |
| Ayo Dosunmu | Kobe Sanders: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jordan Miller: 9 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Bones Hyland | Cam Christie: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jordan Miller: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Terrence Shannon Jr | Derrick Jones Jr.: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kris Dunn: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Mike Conley | Bennedict Mathurin: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Kris Dunn: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |