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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kings | 29 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 106 |
 Timberwolves | 26 | 29 | 27 | 34 | 116 |
SACTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC | 39-8844.3% | 9-3625.0% | 19-2479.2% | 42 | 27 | 14 |
| MIN | 38-9141.8% | 12-3237.5% | 28-3384.8% | 51 | 22 | 14 |
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Minnesota Timberwolves116| 38 | 19 | 5-15 | 3-10 | 6-7 | 0 | +15 | −5.1 | |||||||
| 36 | 23 | 8-18 | 2-3 | 5-5 | 0 | +2 | +7.0 | |||||||
| 27 | 4 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 0 | −3 | −4.3 | |||||||
| 20 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −4 | −4.7 | ||||||
| 20 | 6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −16 | +1.2 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 17 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 6-8 | 0 | +17 | +6.1 | |||||
| 24 | 25 | 7-19 | 4-7 | 7-9 | +8 | +2.4 | ||||||||
| 21 | 10 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +21 | +1.6 | |||||
| 20 | 8 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −0.3 | ||
| 7 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −2.6 | |||
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −1.5 | |||
| Team | 116 | 38-9141.8% | 12-3237.5% | 51 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 28-3384.8% | 15 | 10 | 4 | |||
Bench 60 points on 20 for 45 shooting
Did not play: Ed Davis and Jarred Vanderbilt (coach’s decision).
Sacramento Kings106| 38 | 31 | 8-16 | 2-4 | 13-15 | 0 | −6 | +7.9 | |||||||
| 37 | 21 | 9-14 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 0 | −3 | +5.1 | |||||||
| 35 | 11 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 0 | 1-2 | −1 | +0.1 | |||||||
| 33 | 9 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 1-1 | +9 | +1.0 | ||||||||
| 32 | 18 | 6-17 | 6-16 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | −1.4 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −8.5 | ||||||
| 18 | 3 | 1-8 | 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −8.5 | |||
| 14 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −2.1 | |||||
| 13 | 7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | −9 | +0.7 | ||||||
| Team | 106 | 39-8844.3% | 9-3625.0% | 42 | 27 | 14 | 19 | 19-2479.2% | 10 | 9 | 8 | |||
Bench 16 points on 7 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Chimezie Metu, Kyle Guy, Robert Woodard II, Chris Silva and Justin James (coach’s decision).
Timberwolves116Kings106ClickTap 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.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 23 points and 13 rebounds, and the Minnesota Timberwolves went on a 12-0 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Sacramento Kings 116-106.
The Kings led 93-92 when Juancho Hernangomez’s putback put the Timberwolves ahead for good with 7:21 left. D'Angelo Russell scored 8 points as they pulled away to a 104-93 lead with 5:22 left.
Russell scored 25 points off the bench.
For the Kings, De'Aaron Fox had 31 points (15 in the second quarter) and 9 assists, and Harrison Barnes added 21 points (16 in the paint) and 12 rebounds.
The Timberwolves went 28 for 33 at the line to the Kings’ 19 for 24 and outscored them 60-16 off the bench. The Kings’ starters outscored the Timberwolves 58-48 in 21 minutes together.
Minnesota TimberwolvesSacramento KingsPS, 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).
88 points from the field on 91 shots: 13.9 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 22-39 | 56.4% | 64% |
| In the paint | 1-7 | 14.3% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 3-13 | 23.1% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-6 | 50.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-26 | 34.6% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De'Aaron Fox | 17 | 6 | 2-6 | 0 |
| Delon Wright | 11 | 5 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Tyrese Haliburton | 7 | 1 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Richaun Holmes | 5 | 5 | 2-4 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 4 | 1-4 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 48 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richaun Holmes | 50 | 17 | 6-14 | −2 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 9 | 2 | 1-4 | −1 |
| Harrison Barnes | 9 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Hassan Whiteside | 4 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 2 | 0-2 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 80 possessions. He usually scores about 30 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Barnes | 25 | 3 | 1-1 | −4 |
| Buddy Hield | 18 | 5 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Delon Wright | 8 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 8 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 3 | 1-8 | −3 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 79 possessions. He usually scores about 23 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.
MIN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
SAC
50/50
MIN
Highest Leverage Moments
Haliburton 7' Driving Layup (7 PTS)
Q4 8:12
14.7%
58→43
Hernangomez 1' Putback Layup (17 PTS)
Q4 7:21
14.7%
43→58
Russell 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (15 PTS)
Q4 6:26
13.6%
68→82
Russell 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Towns 5 AST)
Q4 5:50
12.9%
82→95
Davis 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Haliburton 6 AST)
Q4 8:40
12.7%
68→55
