On January 7, Beijing time, in the NBA regular season, the Clippers challenged the Timberwolves away. Leonard continued to play in this game, and the Clippers and Timberwolves were inseparable, and Edwards hit consecutive three-pointers in the final minute to help the Timberwolves narrowly beat the Clippers 108-106.

Technical Statistics:

Timberwolves: McDaniels 11 points, Edwards 37 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists, DiVincenzo 15 points and 8 rebounds, Reed 18 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, Conley 11 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Gobert 8 points and 18 rebounds

Clippers: Powell 25 points and 6 rebounds, Leonard 8 points, Harden 22 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists, Zubac 17 points, 16 rebounds and 6 blocks, Jones 10 points

At the beginning of the first quarter, Gobert made consecutive free throws and dunks, and the Timberwolves opened a wave of offense to lead the Clippers. Leonard hit a three-pointer and Harden added two more points to a layup. Powell and Zubac overturned the sea on the inside, and the Clippers overtook the Timberwolves with a small surge. Then the two sides faced off on the outside, and the Clippers had a smoother wind and soon led the upper double. At the end of the quarter, Edwards flew to dunk, and Conley made free throws to chase another 2 points. At the end of the first quarter, the Clippers led the Timberwolves 27-16.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Powell made a layup to make it 2+1, and Walker immediately responded with a three-pointer from the outside. Reed's counterattack was also 2+1, but unfortunately missed the free throw. Zubac and Coffey hit back-to-back baskets inside, and Conley responded with a three-pointer from the outside. Powell and Harden opened their bows from the outside, and the Clippers continued to extend their lead. McDaniels unsheathed his sword and hit a solid three-point shot. With Edwards' outside shot, the margin was reduced to single digits. Powell made a free throw to help the Clippers stop the bleeding, and the Clippers led the Timberwolves 53-46 at halftime.

At the beginning of the second half, Edwards continued to rush to the basket to chase the score, and Randle tied the score with a violent dunk. The Clippers' offense hit iron frequently, Edwards and DiVincenzo fired a series of outside shots, and the Timberwolves overtook the score. The Clippers were completely out of the spot, and the Timberwolves went on a 10-0 run after tying up. Harden found his touch on the outside and scored 9 points in a row, and Powell forced a basket to chase another 2 points. Edwards and Reed broke back to hold the lead. At the critical moment, Harden broke through to recreate 2+1, and Batum chased three points with long-range sniping. At the end of the third quarter, the Clippers trailed the Timberwolves 76-77.

At the beginning of the final quarter, the Timberwolves went on a 7-2 run to stop the Clippers. Coming back from the timeout, Reed and DiVincenzo continued to extend their lead. Powell threw a shot to stop the bleeding, Porter Jr. hit a three-pointer, and Jones Jr. flew to pull a lever to make a layup to stop the Timberwolves. After a timeout, Porter Jr. made a layup to overtake the Timberwolves. The Clippers got consecutive free throw opportunities, and Edwards responded with 2+1 to bite the score. Then Edwards opened his bow and shot from the outside to make another three-pointer, and the Timberwolves overtook again. Harden threw in the middle and overtook again, and the competition between the two sides became white-hot. At the critical moment, McDaniels stopped the Clippers with one arrow, and Powell threw 2+1 to overtake again! Edwards went from strength to strength, hitting two consecutive three-pointers to help the Timberwolves seal the win. In the end, the Timberwolves narrowly defeated the Clippers 108-106.

Both starters:

Clippers: Powell, Leonard, Zubac, Dunn, Harden

Timberwolves: Madan, Randle, Gobert, Edwards, DiVincenzo