Julius Randle scored 16 of his 20 points in the first quarter, Anthony Edwards added 16 and the Minnesota Timberwolves rolled to a 108-80 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night.
Randle had all of his points in the first half, including four 3-pointers, to help Minnesota win its third straight after losing four in a row. The Timberwolves were up by 27 at halftime and their largest lead was 41 in the second half.Bones Hyland led the Clippers with 18 points, including a season-high five 3-pointers. Derrick Jones Jr. scored 14 points.The Clippers had their nine-game home winning streak snapped.TakeawaysTimberwolves: Josh Minott came off the bench to score 13 points.
Clippers: LA fell to 3-3 on the second night of a back-to-back, and is at 8-4 in back-to-backs overall.Key momentThe Clippers had a 10-9 lead before the Timberwolves took control with an 18-4 run during a nearly four-minute span during the first quarter. Randle scored eight points during the spurt and Randle added five.
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