LOS ANGELES – Opportunity knocked Thursday night at Staples Center and the Timberwolves and Karl-Anthony Towns responded with a comeback 104-101 victory over the Clippers in Los Angeles on Thursday night.
Towns’ 37-point, 12-rebound, 5-assist night the third 30-15-3 game of his career and it carried the Wolves past a Clippers team that was missing not one, but two All Stars: Point guard Chris Paul and forward Blake Griffin.
Clippers center DeAndre Jordan stepped forth in their absence and delivered a 29-point, 16-rebound that wasn’t enough after the Wolves’ tactic to send him intentionally to the free-throw line in the fourth quarter paid off just enough.