Minnesota Timberwolves at LA Clippers 10/9/22 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The LA Clippers will be at home on Sunday night at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Clippers are currently 2-0 this preseason after a five point win against Portland in their last game. Offensively LA struggled starting the 2nd half, allowing Portland to outscore them 34-19 in the third quarter before making a comeback in the fourth quarter for the win and finishing with 38.3% shooting on the night.

Amir Coffey coming off the bench was the Clippers leading scorer with 15 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists on 5 of 8 shooting in 24 minutes on the court. Kawhi Leonard added 11 points and Paul George recorded 12 points with both starters only playing 16 minutes.

The Minnesota Timberwolves travel to LA 2-0 as they come off a fifteen point win against the Los Angeles Lakers. Defensively Minnesota looked good, dominating at the glass with 50 defensive rebounds, causing 16 turnovers and scoring 21 turnover points.

Offensively, Minnesota wiped the floor with the Lakers in the paint scoring 62 points of the 114 total with 44.2.% shooting. Anthony Edwards and D’Angelo Russell led the Timberwolves starters in scoring with 13 points each. Jaden McDaniels contributed 8 points and 7 rebounds in 20 minutes while Naz Reid added 8 points and 5 rebounds in 18 minutes on the floor.