Emirates NBA Cup · West Group A

Final

LA Clippers12-992atMinnesota Timberwolves9-1093 winner

Fri, Nov 29, 7:30 PM ESTTarget Center, Minneapolis, MNESPN · FanDuel Sports Network - North · FanDuel Sports Network - SoCal

West Group A

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West Group A standings
Team	W-L	Diff
RocketsHOUWon group	3-1	+40
ClippersLACEliminated	2-2	+16
TimberwolvesMINEliminated	2-2	−13
Trail BlazersPOREliminated	2-2	−27
KingsSACEliminated	1-3	−16

The box score

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
LAC	25	22	21	24	92
MIN	26	27	19	21	93

LA Clippers

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Amir CoffeyF	24	12	0	1	1	0	1	5-10	2-4	0-0	-3
Derrick Jones Jr.F	24	6	1	0	2	0	2	3-8	0-2	0-0	-7
Ivica ZubacC	34	16	13	1	1	0	1	8-9	0-0	0-0	+7
Kris DunnG	27	2	7	0	1	1	2	0-5	0-2	2-2	-8
James HardenG	37	20	6	11	5	0	4	7-20	3-9	3-4	-3
Kevin Porter Jr.	24	17	7	3	3	0	5	6-10	1-2	4-5	-1
Mo Bamba	14	2	0	1	0	2	0	1-5	0-2	0-0	-8
Nicolas Batum	24	12	2	1	1	0	0	4-7	4-7	0-0	+6
Terance Mann	20	2	0	1	3	0	0	1-5	0-2	0-0	+10
Jordan Miller	11	3	3	1	0	0	0	1-5	0-1	1-2	+2
Team		92	39	20	17	3	15	36-84	10-31	10-13

DNP: Bones Hyland (coach's decision), Kai Jones (coach's decision)

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jaden McDanielsF	25	11	3	5	0	2	2	4-6	1-3	2-2	-2
Julius RandleF	30	11	10	4	0	0	3	4-9	1-5	2-2	-5
Rudy GobertC	43	8	12	3	1	1	3	3-7	0-0	2-4	+9
Anthony EdwardsG	36	21	4	3	2	0	4	7-21	4-9	3-5	-5
Mike ConleyG	33	13	2	3	2	0	3	3-7	3-5	4-4	+7
Donte DiVincenzo	22	9	2	5	0	0	2	3-6	3-5	0-0	+4
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	28	12	10	1	2	0	3	4-10	2-6	2-2	-1
Naz Reid	23	8	6	1	1	2	1	3-9	1-6	1-1	-2
Team		93	49	25	8	5	21	31-75	15-39	16-20

DNP: Rob Dillingham (coach's decision), PJ Dozier (coach's decision), Luka Garza (coach's decision), Josh Minott (coach's decision), Daishen Nix (coach's decision), Terrence Shannon Jr. (coach's decision)

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Lead tracker

Biggest lead · MIN: 11
Biggest lead · LAC: 3
Times tied: 3
Lead changes: 5
Longest run · LAC: 10

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How they entered this matchup

Out: Anthony EdwardsTravel tax: LACBody clock: LAC3 in 4: MINNational TV

MIN is missing Anthony Edwards and their 33.3 points per game (knee).
LAC is carrying the heavier travel load at 933 mi from its previous stop.
LAC is dealing with west-to-east pressure: 2h on the body clock and -1h of zone shift.
MIN is playing into a 3 in 4 schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.
LAC is in game 4 of 4 on the road with 394 mi already logged before tip.

Reading the setup…

Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	LAC	MIN
Record	12-9	9-10
Days rest	1 day	1 day
Hours rest	48.5h	47.5h
Rest swing	+1h	-1h
Travel in	933 mi	0 mi edge
Zone change	-1h	0h
Body clock	2h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 4 of 4	Homestand · 3 of 4
Miles before tip	394 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	4 in 6	3 in 4
Fatigue Index	7	3 edge

marks the side with the edge in that row.

LAC carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 7 vs. MIN's 3.

How each side got here933 mi vs 0 mi

How each side got here

LAC

933 mi

Washington, DCMinneapolis, MN

LAC came from Washington, DC with 933 mi of travel and -1h of time-zone change.

Washington, DC to Minneapolis, MN

MIN

0 mi

Minneapolis, MNNo travel

MIN stayed in Minneapolis, MN between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.

Stayed in Minneapolis, MN

Where this game sitsroad 4 of 4 vs homestand 3 of 4

Where this game sits in the run

LAC

Road trip

LAC is on game 4 of 4 on the road, with 394 mi already behind it.

Game in segment4 of 4

Miles before tip394 mi

Segment miles1,326 mi

MIN

Homestand

MIN is in game 3 of 4 on this homestand.

Game in segment3 of 4

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

National: ESPN
Local TV: MINFanDuel Sports Network - NorthLACFanDuel Sports Network - SoCalin-market
League Pass: Full replay + condensed game
Radio: LACAM 570 KLAC/S: KWKWSiriusXMMINWolves App / iHeart Radio

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