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Kawhi Leonard scored 41 points and grabbed eight rebounds to help the Los Angeles Clippers pull away for a 115-96 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.

John Collins and Yanic Konan Niederhauser added 15 points apiece for Los Angeles, which won its second game in a row. Kobe Sanders contributed 10 points.

Anthony Edwards scored 23 points to lead Minnesota, which has lost three of its past four games. Julius Randle finished with 17 points and eight rebounds, and Rudy Gobert tallied 10 points and seven rebounds.

Ayo Dosunmu scored 11 points in his debut with the Timberwolves, who acquired him from the Chicago Bulls three days earlier. Dosunmu made 4 of 11 shots and was 3-of-7 from 3-point range.

The Clippers led by at least 18 points throughout the fourth quarter. Jordan Miller made a pair of free throws to give Los Angeles its largest lead of the game at 28 points with 3:10 remaining.

Los Angeles entered the fourth quarter with a 21-point lead.

The Clippers started the second half on a 7-0 run to go ahead 61-42 with 10:15 remaining in the third quarter. Collins and Leonard each made a jump shot, and Derrick Jones Jr. punctuated the run with a 3-pointer.

The Timberwolves pulled within seven points after Edwards made a dunk to cut the deficit to 63-56 with 6:21 left in the third quarter.

Leonard and the rest of his Clippers teammates did not allow Minnesota to get any closer. The Clippers finished the third quarter on a 17-3 run to seize an 80-59 advantage. Sanders sank two 3-pointers during the run.

The Clippers led 54-42 at the half.

Los Angeles closed the first half on a 20-6 run to seize the lead. That included a stretch in which the Clippers scored 11 consecutive points on a 3-pointer by Kris Dunn, two free throws and a layup by Leonard, a dunk by Collins and a driving layup by Dunn.

-Field Level Media