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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 31 | 19 | 42 | 38 | 130 |
 Kings | 35 | 28 | 33 | 45 | 141 |
MINTeam statsSAC| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 50-9353.8% | 9-2240.9% | 21-2777.8% | 39 | 30 | 11 |
| SAC | 50-8658.1% | 19-3850.0% | 22-3268.8% | 38 | 34 | 10 |
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Sacramento Kings141| 32 | 13 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 0 | −3 | −1.0 | |||||||
| 31 | 8 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −3.6 | ||||
| 30 | 14 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 4-9 | +2 | +1.3 | ||||||||
| 29 | 25 | 9-15 | 4-9 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +14 | +6.7 | ||||||
| 26 | 20 | 7-13 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +4.1 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 20 | 9-15 | 2-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +17 | +6.9 | |||||
| 26 | 17 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 9-10 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +9.3 | |||||
| 16 | 17 | 5-6 | 4-4 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +14 | +11.9 | |||||
| 11 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −2.7 | ||||
| 8 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −2.4 | ||
| Team | 141 | 50-8658.1% | 19-3850.0% | 38 | 34 | 10 | 21 | 22-3268.8% | 9 | 3 | 6 | |||
Bench 61 points on 21 for 32 shooting
Did not play: Harry Giles III, Frank Mason III and Troy Williams (coach’s decision).
Minnesota Timberwolves130| 37 | 25 | 10-15 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 0 | +2 | +1.7 | |||||||
| 35 | 19 | 8-15 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0 | −1 | +2.9 | |||||||
| 32 | 12 | 3-11 | 0-2 | 6-7 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +0.6 | ||||||
| 31 | 17 | 6-13 | 1-2 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −1.9 | |||||
| 17 | 6 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | −5 | −2.2 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 18 | 6-9 | 2-5 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | −6 | +6.4 | ||||||
| 22 | 20 | 8-13 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | +4.0 | |||||
| 16 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −0.2 | |||||
| 13 | 9 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +1.0 | ||||
| 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +0.5 | ||
| Team | 130 | 50-9353.8% | 9-2240.9% | 39 | 30 | 11 | 24 | 21-2777.8% | 12 | 4 | 4 | |||
Bench 51 points on 20 for 31 shooting
Did not play: Luol Deng, James Nunnally and Anthony Tolliver (coach’s decision).
Kings141Timberwolves130ClickTap 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.
Nemanja Bjelica scored 25 points (10 in the third quarter), and the Sacramento Kings went on an 11-0 run in the third quarter to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 141-130.
The Timberwolves went on a 21-5 run to lead 71-68 with 7:18 left in the third quarter. Iman Shumpert’s 3-pointer put the Kings ahead for good with 6:36 left in the quarter. He made 2 3-pointers during the run, and they led 79-71 with 5:37 left in the quarter and by as many as 17 in the fourth quarter.
The Timberwolves got within 98-96 on Gorgui Dieng’s 8-foot fadeaway with 11:08 to play, but Buddy Hield answered with a 3-pointer, and the Timberwolves got no closer.
Bogdan Bogdanović had 20 points (11 in the third quarter) and 6 assists off the bench. Hield added 20 points with 5 3-pointers, and Yogi Ferrell had 17 points and 6 assists off the bench. Willie Cauley-Stein scored 12 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter. The Kings had 3 20-point scorers and 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Timberwolves, Andrew Wiggins scored 25 points on 10 for 15 shooting, and Derrick Rose added 20 points on 8 for 13 shooting off the bench. Dario Saric scored 18 points on 6 for 9 shooting off the bench.
The Kings shot 58.1% from the field and 50.0% from 3 to the Timberwolves’ 53.8% and 40.9%. The Timberwolves forced 11 turnovers, about 5 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Kings outscored the Timberwolves 33-11 on the fast break.
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).
119 points from the field on 86 shots: 25.6 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 23-31 | 74.2% | 63% |
| In the paint | 4-10 | 40.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 4-7 | 57.1% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 4-9 | 44.4% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 15-29 | 51.7% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dario Saric | 19 | 8 | 3-5 | +4 |
| Taj Gibson | 19 | 6 | 2-5 | +2 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 12 | 7 | 3-3 | +5 |
| Gorgui Dieng | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 7 | 4 | 1-2 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 59 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Covington | 26 | 6 | 2-3 | −1 |
| Andrew Wiggins | 11 | 0 | 0-3 | −3 |
| Jeff Teague | 6 | 7 | 3-3 | +5 |
| Derrick Rose | 3 | 6 | 2-2 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 0 | 0-2 | −3 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 54 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Rose | 34 | 9 | 4-5 | −1 |
| Robert Covington | 15 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Tyus Jones | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Andrew Wiggins | 3 | 5 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 7 | 3-6 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 64 possessions. He usually scores about 18 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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Highest Leverage Moments
Rose 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (13 PTS)
Q3 2:07
14.9%
77→62
Hield 25' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Ferrell 4 AST)
Q4 10:55
14.8%
58→73
Ferrell 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Bogdanovic 4 AST)
Q4 9:43
13.0%
79→92
Covington 5' Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
Q3 10:31
10.9%
77→66
Bagley III Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Q3 2:17
10.9%
66→77
