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POSTGAME NOTES
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES 94 (37-23), LA CLIPPERS 88 (27-31)
FEBRUARY 26, 2026

Timberwolves Notes
Player Notes
• Anthony Edwards led the way for the Timberwolves tonight with a game-high 31 points on 12-of-24 shooting and five assists, marking his 28th 30+ point game of the season (120th career) and his ninth 30+ point/5+ assist game of the season (60th career). Edwards becomes just the 22nd player in NBA history to record 60+ games with 30+ points and 5+ assists before the age of 25.

• Playing in his 50th game of the season, Edwards has now totaled 1,481 points this season, the most points scored through a player’s first 50 games of a season in franchise history.

Most Points Through First 50 Games of the Season – Franchise History

Player Season Points Dates
1. Anthony Edwards 2025-26 1,481 Oct. 22 – Feb. 26
2. Anthony Edwards 2023-24 1,347 Oct. 22 – Feb. 5
3. Kevin Love 2011-12 1,326 Dec. 26 – April 1

• Following tonight’s performance, Edwards has now scored 20+ points in 14 consecutive road games, tied for the longest single-season streak in franchise history (Sam Cassell: Dec. 3, 2003 – Jan. 26, 2004 and Edwards: Dec. 25, 2024 – Feb. 21, 2025).

• Donte DiVincenzo ended the night with 18 points, knocking down a game-high four shots from deep to go along with two steals, marking his 25th 15+ point game of the season (136 career).

• Tonight also marked DiVincenzo’s 24th game this season with 4+ three-pointers, making him one of seven players in the NBA to record 24+ games with 4+ made threes.

• In 29:00 minutes of action off the bench, Naz Reid finished with 11 points on 5-of-10 shooting, seven rebounds and two blocks, marking his 40th 10+ point game off the bench this season (222nd career) and his 33rd game off the bench with 10+ points/5+ rebounds (124th career). Reid’s 40 10+ point games off the bench are tied for the second-most such games in the NBA this season and his 33 10+ point/5+ rebound games off the bench are the most in the NBA this season.

Team Notes
• In defeating the Clippers 94-88 in tonight’s matchup, the Wolves have now held their opponents under 100 points five times this season and under 90 points three times this season.

• After trailing 68-63 to start the fourth quarter, the Wolves rallied to win, marking the 10th game this season in which they won after trailing to start the fourth quarter. Their 10 such wins are tied with Cleveland for the most wins in the NBA this season.

• Tonight marked the Wolves’ 60th game of the 2025-26 campaign with the Wolves improving to 37-23. Their .617 winning percentage is the fifth-highest mark in franchise history through their first 60 games of a season.

• The Timberwolves allowed just 11 points in the second quarter of tonight’s contest, marking the fewest points allowed in a quarter this season, the fewest points allowed in a quarter since allowing 10 points in the first quarter of their Jan. 5, 2022 matchup against Oklahoma City, the fewest points allowed in a quarter since limiting the Kings to 11 fourth quarter points on Dec. 26, 2019 and the fewest points allowed in a quarter against the Clippers since giving up just 11 points in the fourth quarter of their Jan. 15, 2003 matchup in Los Angeles.

• The Wolves held the Clippers to just 18.2% shooting in the second quarter, marking the lowest shooting percentage of a Minnesota opponent in any quarter this season and an opponent’s lowest shooting percentage in a quarter on the road since Dec. 26, 2019, when they held the Kings to 17.4% shooting in the fourth quarter in Sacramento.

• Minnesota held the Clippers to just 38 points in the first half of tonight’s matchup, tied for the fewest points given up by the Wolves in a half this season (Jan. 26 vs. Golden State; first half).

(info courtesy of Timberwolves)

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