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NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- LA CLIPPERS 20 20 25 25 90 MINNESOTA 26 23 36 21 106 FINAL HIGH SCORERS: LAC - ELTON BRAND 20, COREY MAGGETTE 18, MARKO JARIC 12 MIN - KEVIN GARNETT 24, WALLY SZCZERBIAK 19, TWO PLAYERS WITH 12 HIGH REBOUND: LAC - ELTON BRAND 7, COREY MAGGETTE 6, SEAN ROOKS 5 MIN - KEVIN GARNETT 15, RADOSLAV NESTEROVIC 6, JOE SMITH 4 HIGH ASSISTS: LAC - ANDRE MILLER 7, MARKO JARIC 5, COREY MAGGETTE 4 MIN - ROD STRICKLAND 11, KEVIN GARNETT 8, TROY HUDSON 5 ATT: 16,107Box ScoreLA CLIPPERS (90) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp C Maggette 32 6-12 2-2 1-6 4 1 18 E Brand 34 8-15 4-10 4-7 3 5 20 S Rooks 27 4-6 0-0 1-5 0 2 8 A Miller 24 4-11 0-0 0-4 7 1 8 Q Richardson 19 1-5 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 M Ely 17 3-4 1-2 1-3 1 2 7 E Piatkowski 23 1-7 0-0 0-1 0 0 2 M Jaric 22 5-8 2-2 1-4 5 2 12 K Dooling 24 4-8 0-0 1-2 0 1 10 C Wilcox 9 0-1 0-0 0-2 0 1 0 W Zhi-Zhi 9 1-4 0-0 1-3 0 0 2 L Odom DNP - SORE LEFT ANKLE _____________________________________________________ TOTALS 240 37-81 9-16 10-37 22 16 90 _____________________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.457, FT-.563. 3-Point Goals: 7-18, .389 (C Maggette 4-6, Q Richardson 1-3, E Piatkowski 0-5, M Jaric 0-2, K Dooling 2-2). Team Rebounds: 8. Blocked Shots:2 (E Brand, Q Richardson). Turnovers:15 (E Brand 5, C Maggette 3, S Rooks 2, M Jaric 2, K Dooling, C Wilcox, M Ely). Steals: 7 (E Brand 4, S Rooks, Q Richardson, W Zhi-Zhi). MINNESOTA (106) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp J Smith 21 2-4 2-5 1-4 0 4 6 K Garnett 39 10-18 4-4 0-15 8 2 24 R Nesterovic 34 5-7 2-2 0-6 1 3 12 W Szczerbiak 35 9-14 1-1 1-1 0 1 19 T Hudson 29 5-9 0-0 0-2 5 5 10 R Strickland 18 1-2 0-0 1-2 11 0 2 A Peeler 25 3-4 0-0 0-3 1 0 8 G Trent 15 5-7 2-2 0-1 0 2 12 M Jackson 12 3-8 2-3 0-2 0 3 9 K Gill 10 2-3 0-1 0-0 0 1 4 M Wilks 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 L Woods 1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 _____________________________________________________ TOTALS 240 45-76 13-18 3-37 27 22 106 _____________________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.592, FT-.722. 3-Point Goals: 3-5, .600 (W Szczerbiak 0-1, A Peeler 2-2, M Jackson 1-1, K Gill 0-1). Team Rebounds: 5. Blocked Shots:8 (K Garnett 4, R Nesterovic 2, R Strickland, J Smith). Turnovers:14 (K Garnett 5, T Hudson 2, R Nesterovic 2, K Gill, M Jackson, W Szczerbiak, J Smith, A Peeler). Steals: 8 (K Garnett 3, R Nesterovic 2, K Gill, W Szczerbiak, M Jackson). ------------------------------------------- LA CLIPPERS 20 20 25 25 - 90 MINNESOTA 26 23 36 21 - 106 ------------------------------------------- Technical fouls: La Clippers - 1 (A Miller, 2:51 3rd). Flagrant fouls: None. A: 16,107. T: 2:03. Officials: Derek Collins, Greg Willard, Hue Hollins.
Extended BoxLA CLIPPERS (90) AT MINNESOTA (106) LA CLIPPERS REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === C MAGGETTE F 32 6-12 2-2 1 5 6 4 1 0 3 18 E BRAND F 34 8-15 4-10 4 3 7 3 5 4 5 20 S ROOKS C 27 4-6 0-0 1 4 5 0 2 1 2 8 A MILLER G 24 4-11 0-0 0 4 4 7 1 0 0 8 Q RICHARDSON G 19 1-5 0-0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 M ELY 17 3-4 1-2 1 2 3 1 2 0 1 7 E PIATKOWSKI 23 1-7 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 M JARIC 22 5-8 2-2 1 3 4 5 2 0 2 12 K DOOLING 24 4-8 0-0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 10 C WILCOX 9 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 W ZHI-ZHI 9 1-4 0-0 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 2 L ODOM DNP - SORE LEFT ANKLE TOTALS 240 37-81 9-16 10 27 37 22 16 7 15 90 (.457) (.563) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 16 (18 PTS) MINNESOTA REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === J SMITH F 21 2-4 2-5 1 3 4 0 4 0 1 6 K GARNETT F 39 10-18 4-4 0 15 15 8 2 3 5 24 R NESTEROVIC C 34 5-7 2-2 0 6 6 1 3 2 2 12 W SZCZERBIAK G 35 9-14 1-1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 19 T HUDSON G 29 5-9 0-0 0 2 2 5 5 0 2 10 R STRICKLAND 18 1-2 0-0 1 1 2 11 0 0 0 2 A PEELER 25 3-4 0-0 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 8 G TRENT 15 5-7 2-2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 12 M JACKSON 12 3-8 2-3 0 2 2 0 3 1 1 9 K GILL 10 2-3 0-1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 M WILKS 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 L WOODS 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 240 45-76 13-18 3 34 37 27 22 8 14 106 (.592) (.722) TEAM REBS: 5 TOTAL TO: 14 (9 PTS) LA CLIPPERS 20 20 25 25 - 90 MINNESOTA 26 23 36 21 - 106 BLOCKED SHOTS: LA CLIPPERS - E BRAND, Q RICHARDSON. MINNESOTA - K GARNETT 4, R NESTEROVIC 2, R STRICKLAND, J SMITH. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: LA CLIPPERS 7-18 (.389), C MAGGETTE 4-6, Q RICHARDSON 1- 3, E PIATKOWSKI 0-5, M JARIC 0-2, K DOOLING 2-2. MINNESOTA 3-5 (.600), W SZCZERBIAK 0-1, A PEELER 2-2, M JACKSON 1-1, K GILL 0-1. TECHNICAL FOULS: LA CLIPPERS - A MILLER. FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE. OFFICIALS: DEREK COLLINS, GREG WILLARD, HUE HOLLINS. A - 16,107. T - 2:03.
Game StoryMINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) -- Kevin Garnett scored 12 of his 24 points in the third quarter as the Minnesota Timberwolves sent the Los Angeles Clippers to their ninth straight road loss, 106-90. The Timberwolves (49-31) edged a half-game ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers and Portland Trail Blazers in the race for the fourth seed and home-court advantage in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. "We're just trying to control our own destiny by winning these last two games and hopefully getting home court," said Minnesota guard Wally Szczerbiak, who netted 19 points on 9-of-14 shooting. "That's our main goal. (The Lakers) are playing well, but we're just trying to get that home-court advantage. And hopefully, if we get that, it can give us an edge." Garnett made a jump shot in the final seconds of the first quarter to give Minnesota a 26-20 lead. They held an 85-65 after three quarters before the Clippers made things interesting. A candidate for MVP, Garnett also pulled down 15 rebounds and handed out eight assists. "I think home-court is big to everybody," Garnett said. "Home-court is always where your heart is, and everybody is fighting for that." Minnesota point guard Rod Strickland, playing for just the second time in the last 35 games after being activated from the injured list earlier in the day, tied a season high with 11 assists in just 18 minutes off the bench. "He played great," Timberwolves coach Flip Saunders said. "Eleven assists in 18 minutes, that's a pretty good ratio, with no turnovers." The Clippers got as close as 90-83 in the fourth quarter on a layup by Eric Piatkowski with 8:01 left. But Los Angeles went scoreless for the next 5:45, while Minnesota reeled off 10 straight points to put away the game. "We fought back well," Clippers forward Elton Brand said. "Of course, they're vying for a playoff spot and came out with a lot of intensity. But we played well. We just couldn't close it. They fought hard. They really wanted that victory." Brand had 20 points and seven rebounds to lead the Clippers, who have lost three straight overall. Lamar Odom sat out for Los Angeles with a sore left ankle, and only two starters for the Clippers - Brand and Corey Maggette - scored in double figures. The Timberwolves had four of their five starters score at least 10 points, including center Rasho Nesterovic, who had 12 on 5-of-7 shooting. Minnesota shot 59 percent (45-of-76) from the field. Los Angeles shot just 56 percent (9-of-16) at the line.
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