The Timberwolves are holding off the Clippers without Kawhi Leonard.

Anthony Edwards scored 31 points and Donte DiVincenzo added 18 as the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday in Inglewood, California, in a 94-88 win.

Jaden McDaniels and Ayo Dosunmu each had 12 points and Rudy Gobert added 13 rebounds as the Timberwolves improved to 5-1 and 2-0 since Feb. 9 as they begin a three-game road trip that ends Sunday in Denver.

Derrick Jones Jr. scored 18 points and Benedict Maturin added 14 for the Clippers, who were without Kawhi Leonard (ankle) and John Collins (head/neck).

Chris Dunn scored 11 points for Los Angeles, which has dropped three straight games for the first time since dropping five straight games from Dec. 5-18.

The Clippers continue to await the debut of Darius Garland (toe), acquired from the Cleveland Cavaliers at the trade deadline.

Frustration surfaced less than two minutes into the second half when McDaniels got into a shoving match with Dunn, who was called for a foul on Mathurin and assessed a technical foul.

The Clippers struggled on offense in the first half, but led by as many as six points in the third quarter and continued into the fourth quarter with a 68-63 lead.

The Timberwolves went all the way up with 7:40 left on Edwards’ reverse layup. Jones’ layup put the Clippers up 89-88 with 1:05 left, and Edwards hit a 3-pointer over two Los Angeles defenders with 42.9 seconds to go for a 92-88 lead.

The Timberwolves led 44-38 at halftime after DiVincenzo scored 12 points and Edwards added 11. Minnesota held Los Angeles to 18.2% shooting from the floor and 11 points in the second quarter. It was Los Angeles’ lowest scoring total in the first half of the season.

Minnesota’s Naz Reed returned to the locker room with 4:45 left before halftime due to an elbow injury, but returned in the third quarter.

–Field level media