Inglewood, California; Wednesday, 10:30 pmEDT
BETMGM SPORTS BETTING LINE: Clippers -1.5; plus/minus is 225.5
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Bottom line: Los Angeles hosts Minnesota and looks to extend its three-game winning streak at home.
The Clippers are 20-19 against conference opponents. Los Angeles is 16-24 against opponents above .500.
The Timberwolves are 24-17 in conference play. Minnesota is ninth in the league with 33.4 defensive rebounds per game led by Rudy Gobert with a 7.6 average.
The Clippers are shooting 48.1% from the field this season, 1.8 percentage points higher than the 46.3% the Timberwolves allow their opponents. The Timberwolves are shooting 48.3% from the field, 1.8% higher than the 46.5% the Clippers’ opponents have shot this season.
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The teams are playing for the fourth time this season. The Timberwolves won the last meeting 94-88 on February 27, with Anthony Edwards scoring 31 points in the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kawhi Leonard is averaging 27.9 points, 6.4 rebounds, 3.7 assists and two steals for the Clippers. Bennedict Mathurin is averaging 20.5 points and 6.7 rebounds in the last 10 games.
Julius Randle scores 21.4 points per game and averages 7.0 rebounds for the Timberwolves. Edwards is averaging 4.3 three-pointers in the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Clippers: 6-4, averaging 117.6 points, 42.8 rebounds, 22.8 assists, 9.5 steals and 4.6 blocks per game on 49.5% shooting from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.3 points per game.
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Timberwolves: 8-2, averaging 116.0 points, 43.0 rebounds, 25.4 assists, 9.9 steals and 6.1 blocks per game on 49.4% shooting from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.4 points.
INJURIES: Clippers: Yanic Konan Niederhauser: out for the season (foot), Bradley Beal: out for the season (hip), John Collins: out (arm).
Timberwolves: None on the list.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.