INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) Kawhi Leonard scored 45 points and the Los Angeles Clippers routed the Minnesota Timberwolves 153-128 on Wednesday night, moving above .500 with their third straight victory and sixth in seven games.
Eighth in the Western Conference at 33-32 after opening 6-21, the Clippers had their highest points total of the season. They blew out Minnesota after beating New York on Monday night to open a five-game homestand.
Leonard was 15 of 20 from the the field, 6 of 9 on 3s and made 9 of 10 free throws. Los Angeles made 19 of 37 3s.
Bennedict Mathurin scored 22 points for Los Angeles. Clippers newcomer Darius Garland had 21, hitting five 3-pointers.
Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 36 points and Naz Reid had 18.
Minnesota dropped to sixth in the tight Western Conference, but only a half-game behind the third-place Lakers. The Timberwolves have lost three in a row after winning five straight. They lost to the Lakers on Tuesday night to open four-game trip.
Leonard scored 18 points in the first quarter to help Los Angeles take a 38-27 lead. He had 28 at the half, with the Clippers up 74-65, and went to the fourth with 39 and LA ahead 109-98. Los Angeles had a 44-30 edge in the fourth.
Timberwolves: At Golden State on Friday night.
Clippers: Host Chicago on Friday night.
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A. Edwards SG | 36PTS | 2REB | 5AST | |
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K. Leonard SF | 45PTS | 5REB | 5AST | |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| A. Edwards | 36 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| J. Randle | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| J. McDaniels | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| R. Gobert | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| D. DiVincenzo | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| N. Reid | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| J. Clark | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| B. Hyland | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| K. Anderson | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| T. Shannon Jr. | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| J. Phillips | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Ingles | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| R. Zikarsky | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Beringer | – | – | – | – |
| Z. Pullin | – | – | – | – |
| E. Freeman | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 128 | 28 | 32 | 24 |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| K. Leonard | 45 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| D. Garland | 21 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| D. Jones Jr. | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| K. Dunn | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| B. Lopez | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| B. Mathurin | 22 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| J. Miller | 14 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| I. Jackson | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| N. Batum | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| S. Pedulla | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| N. Omier | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| C. Christie | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| K. Sanders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Bogdanovic | – | – | – | – |
| T. Washington Jr. | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 153 | 29 | 36 | 24 |