Timberwolves rally in fourth to beat Clippers

With the Timberwolves in a tie challenge in the final minute and on the verge of another blown late lead in the final frame Minnesota decided to put together one of its better possessions of Saturday s bout with the Clippers Naz Reid tapped out an offensive rebound to Anthony Edwards who swung the ball to Mike Conley Conley drove kicked back to Edwards who hit Reid in the corner Reid buried the triple Then he smiled Minnesota rallied to beat rallied to beat Los Angeles - on Saturday at Target Center The Wolves need more of that kind of play and Reid s smile Neither was anywhere to be uncovered in the first three quarters Saturday The opening minutes brought as much ecstasy as a root canal Then came another awe-inspiring start to the final frame Over the first minutes seconds of the fourth quarter the Timberwolves offense -scored points -shot for from the field -shot for from -point range -assisted on five of its six makes That beautiful brand of basketball put Minnesota in front and the Wolves held on down the stretch The offense dried up from there but the small fragment of the contest not only was enough of a buoy but also a reminder of what the Wolves can do when they play basketball with purpose That s when Reid and Jaden McDaniels get rolling That s when Minnesota is turning defense into offense That s when fun was had on the floor It s the type of basketball that s repeatable and also enjoyable And when you like what you re doing you re more likely to keep doing it with capacity and effort Reid had points and eight rebounds in the win over the Clippers McDaniels had including in the third quarter when Minnesota needed a spark Minnesota shot from distance Julius Randle added points on a slow night from Anthony Edwards who shot for from the field But Edwards made the right play on the key offensive possession James Harden had a look at a tying triple in the closing seconds but it bounced off the iron Harden led the Clippers with points and six assists Related Articles Timberwolves escape late in New Orleans again Chris Finch says Timberwolves have got to try to raise our standards Anthony Edwards late layup forces OT as Timberwolves edge Pelicans - Timberwolves performer net ratings through games Donte DiVincenzo is Minnesota s new No Frederick Timberwolves set standard in fourth quarter of Spurs win