NBA icon Kawhi Leonard scored 45 points and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 153-128 on Wednesday night.
Los Angeles has now moved above .500 with their third straight win and sixth in seven games.
The Clippers were eighth in the Western Conference at 33-32 after opening 6-21 and posted their highest point total of the season.
They blew out Minnesota after beating New York on Monday night to open a five-game homestand.
Leonard was 15 of 20 from the field, 6 of 9 on 3s and made 9 of 10 free throws. Los Angeles made 19 of 37 3s.
Bennedict Mathurin scored 22 points for Los Angeles. Clippers newcomer Darius Garland had 21 and hit five 3-pointers.
Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 36 points and Naz Reid had 18.
Minnesota fell to sixth in the tight Western Conference, but only a half-game behind the third-place Lakers.
The Timberwolves have lost three in a row after winning five in a row. They lost to the Lakers on Tuesday night to open the four-game trip.
It is also pertinent to mention that Kawhi Leonard scored 18 points in the first quarter to help Los Angeles take a 38-27 lead.
He had 28 at the half, with the Clippers leading 74-65, going into the fourth with 39 and LA ahead 109-98.
