Minnesota came away with the shocker today, as LA Clippers self-destructed and handed them the 105-89 win. The outcome was one that even the hardiest of Minnesota fans would have predicted. "Our game plan was to try to stick around be close enough that maybe we could get lucky," said Minnesota coach Bob. "I hate to admit it, but we all know that if LA Clippers is on top of its game, there's nothing we can do to beat them. Anyway, the plan worked - we kept things close and were able to capitalize when the game was handed to us."

LA Clippers coach Bob took a lot of heat afterwards, especially when it was learned that he was already preparing for the team's next opponent. "It was a risk, of course, but at some point you've got to weigh the advantages of extra time preparing for Minnesota against extra time preparing for a real opponent. Anyway, that's not why we lost - we lost from our mental mistakes, not from being underprepared for Minnesota."

Minnesota was led by Patterson (23 points, 6 boards, 2 assists, 3 blocks), Prince (21 points, 2 steals), Mark (12 points, 12 boards, 1 assists, 2 blocks). LA Clippers was led by Brown (28 points, 9 boards, 3 assists, 3 blocks), Patrick (11 points, 2 steals, a block), Reese (12 points, 1 assists, 2 blocks).

Minnesota jump to 28-34 and 15-13 at home with the win. They remain at #5 in the Northwest and stay at #10 overall in the Western Conference. LA Clippers fall to 45-16. They stay at #1 in the Pacific and stay at #1 overall in the Western Conference.

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