The Los Angeles Clippers and Minnesota Timberwolves will meet Sunday at 3:30 PM ET at Target Center with both teams managing several absences.
Clippers’ Bradley Beal is out for the season with a left hip fracture, while Darius Garland, Isaiah Jackson, and Bennedict Mathurin are all sidelined due to recent trades.
Minnesota will be missing Johnny Juzang and Rocco Zikarsky, both on two-way assignments in the G League. Terrence Shannon Jr. remains out with a left foot abductor hallucis strain, and Julian Phillips is listed as questionable with a right wrist sprain.
The Clippers enter the matchup with a 24-27 record, coming off a narrow 114-111 win against the Sacramento Kings on February 6, but they are still struggling to maintain consistency after a 91-124 loss to Cleveland on February 4. Kawhi Leonard leads the team with 27.7 points and 6.2 rebounds per game.
Minnesota sits at 32-21 and has alternated results in its last two games, dropping a 115-119 loss to New Orleans and edging Toronto 128-126. Anthony Edwards is the team’s top scorer at 29.8 points per game, with Julius Randle adding 22.2 points and 6.9 rebounds. Jaden McDaniels contributes 15.1 points and 4.3 rebounds per contest, while Rudy Gobert dominates defensively with 11.4 rebounds and 10.7 points.
This season, the Timberwolves hold a slight edge in head-to-head matchups, winning 109-106 on December 6 in Los Angeles.
