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LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Lamar Odom scored on a left-handed hook shot
with 40 seconds remaining as the Los Angeles Clippers held off the
Minnesota Timberwolves 103-96 Wednesday night in their first
national television appearance in three years.
Odom had 24 points and 10 assists for his eighth double-double
of the season.
Odom's basket over Wally Szczerbiak came with the Clippers
clinging to a one-point lead. Odom then blocked a layup by LaPhonso
Ellis, drew a foul and made both free throws to put Los Angeles in
front 101-96 with 19 seconds left.
Jeff McInnis then stole the ball from Minnesota's Terrell
Brandon and Eric Piatkowski hit two free throws to complete a
victory in which the Clippers overcame 21 turnovers and 19-of-31
free-throw shooting.
Kevin Garnett led Minnesota with 22 points, but had just one in
the fourth. He missed a free throw that would've tied the game with
2:16 remaining.
Piatkowski added 19 points and rookie Darius Miles had a
career-high 17 as the Clippers stopped a two-game home losing skid.
Ellis had 10 of his 12 points in the fourth when the Wolves led
by seven at the start.
The Clippers opened the fourth with a 14-2 run, highlighted by a
3-pointer by Piatkowski and Odom's one-handed dunk over Garnett,
that gave them an 89-84 lead with 7:02 remaining.
Anthony Peeler hit a 3-pointer and Ellis scored five straight to
put the Wolves back on top 92-91.
But Miles scored four in a row and the Clippers regained the
lead, 95-92, as the Wolves stumbled on three consecutive turnovers,
including Garnett's step out of bounds.
Trailing 97-95, Garnett made one free throw, but missed a chance
to tie when the second shot hit the rim. Ellis also made one of two
for the Wolves' final points. They didn't make a field goal over
the final 6:22.
After the game was tied at 69, the Wolves outscored Los Angeles
13-6 to take an 82-75 lead into the fourth quarter. Garnett had six
points, including a basket with three defenders on him, as
Minnesota briefly took its largest lead of 10 points before two
baskets by Sean Rooks brought the Clippers within single digits.
The Clippers led most of the second quarter, thanks to two
timely 3-pointers by Piatkowski and some flashy moves by their
rookies. Keyon Dooling flew in from the free-throw line for a dunk
and Odom passed behind his back to Corey Maggette, who dunked over
Garnett.
Notes: Garnett earned his ninth technical foul of the season for
protesting a non-call late in the second quarter. ... At halftime,
the Clippers donated $10,000 to the Malik Sealy Foundation in
memory of the player who was killed by a drunken driver in May.
Sealy played with the Clippers from 1994-97 and two seasons with
the Wolves.
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Denver 108
Detroit 106
Seattle 89
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Vancouver 118
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