MINNEAPOLIS, March 11 (Ticker) -- Reserves Darius Miles, Quentin Richardson and Sean Rooks combined for 25 points in the fourth quarter as the Los Angeles Clippers handed the Minnesota Timberwolves their season-high fourth straight defeat, 108-99.

Rooks began the fourth quarter with a jumper to give the Clippers the lead for good, 77-75. Los Angeles led, 85-79, before Richardson hit a 3-pointer and a layup and Rooks banked in a jumper in traffic to extend the Clippers lead the lead to 13 with 6 1/2 minutes to go.

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Miles led six players in double figures with 20 points. Richardson had 17 points, Jeff McInnis added 17 and 14 assists and Elton Brand chipped in 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Clippers, who have won three straight and six of seven.

"I think our biggest point is our bench," McInnis said. "We've got Quentin Richardson and Darius Miles. They come off the bench, and when they come off the bench, they're coming with a spark that we need. They did it again tonight."

"Q and Darius always do their thing," said Rooks, who had 13 points and seven rebounds. "Coming off the bench, it was just nice to be able to contribute. Our guys got in a little foul trouble. It was good to be able to come in an help."

The Clippers' bench outscored the Timberwolves' reserves, 54-15.

Kevin Garnett had 26 points and 11 rebounds, Joe Smith added 25 points and Chauncey Billups 18 in the losing effort.

All-Star Wally Szczerbiak was held to seven points in 36 minutes.

"We wanted Wally Szczerbiak to handle the ball a little bit," McInnis said. "He's always coming off screens shooting, so we wanted to change his role and make him a ballhandler, and make him create off the dribble. We did a great job on him."

Both teams shot the ball well, with each converting 52 percent of its shots. The Clippers sank 41-of-79 attempts and the Timberwolves 35-of-67.

Minnesota had lost three consecutive games on three separate occasions this season. The Timberwolves have the second-best home mark in the league at 23-6, trailing just Sacramento's 30-3.

"As I told our guys afterwards, sometimes you want to win too much," said Minnesota coach Flip Saunders, who was ejected for picking up back-to-back technical fouls with 7:51 left in the third quarter and the game tied at 57. "You put too much pressure on yourself. It's like you're in quicksand, and the harder you struggle and try, the quicker you go down."

"We're going through a stretch that is difficult," Garnett said. "At the end of the day, though, you have to find a way to make it happen. I wish I had a bunch of answers, but I don't. We have to keep our confidence and stay together. It's not a time for guys to be scattered and going their separate ways."

Minnesota committed 20 turnovers, which Los Angeles converted into 30 points. The Clippers committed 13, which the Timberwolves turned into just 11 points.

"I had seven turnovers myself," Garnett said. "It starts with myself. I have to quit that. I am trying to find ways to cut that down. Teams are starting to defend us differently. It looks like a lot of guys are running to double-team and forcing you to make passes and make other guys score."

The Clippers led at halftime, 50-47, but the Timberwolves came back to take a 72-67 lead on a hook shot by Gary Trent with 2 1/2 minutes left in the third quarter.

But Los Angeles closed the quarter on an 8-3 run and began the fourth on a 17-4 burst to take command of the game.

Los Angeles, which is just 12-21 away from the Staples Center, concluded a 3-1 road trip and defeated Minnesota for the second time in three matchups this season.

"Very big win," Brand said. "We beat the Bulls and we beat Cleveland, who have losing records. But to come in here and beat Minnesota, after they have had some time off, is a very big win for us."

"Obviously when you beat a team of that nature ... I mean, these guys right here are trying to play for the best record in the league. They've got the second-best home record in the league. To come in and play -- after we played last night -- as well as we did, it was great."

Los Angeles (33-31) climbed within 1 1/2 games of Utah (34-29) for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference.

The Clippers had not won three in a row on the road since Feb. 19-22, 2001.

Minnesota (40-23) fell two games behind San Antonio (42-21) for the fourth position.