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
Wolves coach Chris Finch, right, talked with referee Mousa Dagher after a foul call on Wednesday at Target Center. (Craig Lassig, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Los Angeles Clippers at Timberwolves

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.

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