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Timberwolves Take Bite Out of Hapless Clippers

Posted Mar 17, 08 11:16 PM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – Minnesota got out of the basement of the NBA's Northwest Division with a 99-90 victory over Los Angeles' other team Monday, thanks to the work of Al Jefferson, who notched 22 points and 14 rebounds. The Timberwolves got their fourth win in six games and second in nine days against the Clippers, who were led by Corey Maggette's 34 points, reports AP.

A 13-4 run by Minnesota put the margin at 81-70 early in the fourth and the Clippers never got closer than seven afterward, in a game that meant nothing more than positioning for draft lottery ping pong balls. Minnesota's Ryan Gomes scored 19 points, while Rashad McCants added 16. Jefferson's double-double was his 48th of the season, second to Orlando's Dwight Howard.

Sources Associated Press, Minneapolis Star Tribune

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Los Angeles Clippers' Brevin Knight, left, and Corey Maggette (50) pressure Minnesota Timberwolves' Marko Jaric (55), of Serbia, in the fourth quarter on Monday, March 17, 2008 in Minneapolis.   (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Los Angeles Clippers' Tom Thomas, left, watches in first quarter as Minnesota Timberwolves' Al Jefferson pulls in one of his 14 rebounds on Monday, March 17, 2008 in Minneapolis. Minnesota won 99-90.   (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Los Angeles Clippers' Corey Maggette (50) drives to the basket by Minnesota Timberwolves' Al Jefferson, right, in third quarter of an NBA game on Monday, March 17, 2008 in Minneapolis.   (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Los Angeles Clippers' Tim Thomas watches as Minnesota Timberwolves' Ryan Gomes (8) shoots in the third quarter of an NBA basketball game Monday, March 17, 2008 in Minneapolis. Gomes scored 19 points.   (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
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