Clippers face Wolves at Target Center in second game of back-to-back
Guard and leading scorer Paul George is questionable because of a hamstring injury for L.A., which lost in Denver on Thursday night.
January 6, 2023 at 5:57AM
8 p.m. Friday at Target Center
TV: BSN Radio: 830-AM
Clippers update: They will be on the second of a back-to-back after losing 122-91 in Denver on Thursday. ... They beat the Wolves 99-88 in L.A. on Dec. 14. ... At 21-19, they are sixth in the West. ... They are 26th in the league in offensive rating and sixth defensively. ... G Paul George (hamstring) and F Nicolas Batum (ankle) are questionable. Batum did not play Thursday ... George leads the team in scoring (24.4) and assists (5.3) but had just three points in Denver on 1-for-9 shooting in 14 minutes.
Wolves update: At 18-21, they are 11th in the West, winning two in a row after a six-game losing streak. ... C Karl-Anthony Towns (calf) and G Jordan McLaughlin (calf) are out; C Naz Reid (back) and F Bryn Forbes (shoulder) both missed Wednesday's victory over Portland at Target Center. ... They are 21st in the league in offensive rating and 16th defensively. ... G Anthony Edwards (24.2) leads the team in scoring and has averaged 29.6 over his past seven games.
After trailing from the first basket to the final 69 ticks, the Timberwolves defeated a Phoenix team that lacked key players but had Devin Booker, who scored 44 points.
