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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 31 | 30 | 20 | 29 | 110 |
 Kings | 29 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 121 |
MINTeam statsSAC| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 39-9441.5% | 7-2528.0% | 25-3180.6% | 52 | 20 | 17 |
| SAC | 43-9545.3% | 12-3237.5% | 23-2979.3% | 49 | 25 | 12 |
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Sacramento Kings121| 33 | 15 | 6-14 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −2.5 | ||||||
| 33 | 16 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 0 | 9-12 | +13 | +8.9 | |||||||
| 32 | 17 | 5-16 | 4-11 | 3-3 | 0 | +11 | −2.8 | |||||||
| 29 | 25 | 11-16 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4.6 | ||||||
| 27 | 14 | 6-13 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | −3.6 | ||||||||
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| 20 | 8 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −4.9 | |||||
| 19 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +11 | +5.2 | ||||||
| 16 | 6 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +8 | −2.8 | |||||
| 15 | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −1.2 | ||||||
| 9 | 8 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +2.7 | ||||
| 6 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −1.8 | ||||
| Team | 121 | 43-9545.3% | 12-3237.5% | 49 | 25 | 12 | 29 | 23-2979.3% | 12 | 7 | 6 | |||
Bench 34 points on 12 for 29 shooting
Did not play: Harry Giles III and Skal Labissiere (coach’s decision).
Minnesota Timberwolves110| 41 | 13 | 3-12 | 0-2 | 7-10 | 0 | −6 | −2.5 | |||||||
| 40 | 39 | 15-27 | 2-5 | 7-7 | 0 | −5 | +11.0 | |||||||
| 35 | 21 | 7-16 | 3-6 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −0.3 | ||||||
| 30 | 9 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −3.7 | ||||||
| 27 | 6 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −8.9 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 7 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −20 | −4.4 | ||||||
| 18 | 6 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −1.7 | ||||
| 11 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −2.7 | |||||
| 8 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −3.1 | ||||
| 4 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.0 | ||
| Team | 110 | 39-9441.5% | 7-2528.0% | 52 | 20 | 17 | 23 | 25-3180.6% | 15 | 6 | 1 | |||
Bench 22 points on 8 for 21 shooting
Did not play: Jared Terrell, Luol Deng and Keita Bates-Diop (coach’s decision).
Kings121Timberwolves110ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Willie Cauley-Stein scored 25 points (16 in the paint), and the Sacramento Kings beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 121-110.
Iman Shumpert’s corner 3-pointer put the Kings ahead for good with 10:54 left in the third quarter.
The Timberwolves got within 108-106 on Anthony Tolliver’s 3-pointer with 4:31 to play, but Kosta Koufos answered with a dunk, and the Timberwolves got no closer.
During clutch time, the Kings outscored the Timberwolves 4-3. Late in the fourth quarter, Koufos had 2 of his 3 steals, and the Kings scored 4 points off them.
De'Aaron Fox had 16 points (9 at the free-throw line) and 10 assists, and Nemanja Bjelica added 14 points and 8 rebounds.
For the Timberwolves, Karl-Anthony Towns had 39 points and 19 rebounds, and Derrick Rose added 21 points.
The Kings shot 45.3% from the field and 37.5% from 3 to the Timberwolves’ 41.5% and 28.0%. They outscored the Timberwolves 38-23 on the fast break. The Timberwolves’ starters outscored the Kings 54-44 in 21 minutes together.
Sacramento KingsMinnesota TimberwolvesPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
98 points from the field on 95 shots: 0.6 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 19-30 | 63.3% | 63% |
| In the paint | 7-18 | 38.9% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 5-15 | 33.3% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 3-7 | 42.9% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-25 | 36.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 37 | 15 | 7-11 | +5 |
| Taj Gibson | 7 | 4 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Jimmy Butler III | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Derrick Rose | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Butler III | 31 | 0 | 0-6 | −5 |
| Josh Okogie | 15 | 6 | 1-3 | +3 |
| Taj Gibson | 5 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Derrick Rose | 5 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 6 | 2-3 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 12 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Rose | 35 | 8 | 2-2 | −2 |
| Tyus Jones | 12 | 0 | 0-3 | −3 |
| Jimmy Butler III | 9 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Taj Gibson | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 0 | 0-3 | −3 |
The tracking credits him with 11 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
SAC win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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50/50
SAC
Highest Leverage Moments
Tolliver 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Rose 5 AST)
Q4 4:31
16.4%
79→62
Koufos 1' Dunk (6 PTS) (Hield 3 AST)
Q4 2:56
14.7%
67→82
Fox 3' Running Layup (12 PTS)
Q4 2:26
11.5%
82→93
Fox 26' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS)
Q3 8:27
10.9%
66→77
Bjelica 29' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Williams 1 AST)
Q3 3:42
10.5%
62→73
