Up next for Clippers: Friday at Minnesota

Clippers tonight AT MINNESOTA When: 5 PST.Where: Target Center, Minneapolis.On the air: TV: Prime Ticket; Radio: 980.Records: Clippers 20-25, Timberwolves 9-38.Record vs. Timberwolves: 3-0.Update: The Clippers have defeated the Timberwolves three times this season, including a 25-point triumph at the Target Center in December. But the Clippers’ 103-87 loss to last-place New Jersey on Wednesday was a reminder that every victory requires more than merely showing up. “We could easily be one of these teams in the playoff picture right now,” Clippers forward Craig Smith said, “but we’re not because some of these games that we should have won and we didn’t.” -- Ben Bolch