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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 39 | 35 | 25 | 35 | 134 |
 Kings | 43 | 31 | 29 | 17 | 120 |
MINTeam statsSAC| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 51-9056.7% | 18-4341.9% | 14-1973.7% | 50 | 34 | 18 |
| SAC | 44-9745.4% | 18-4242.9% | 14-1687.5% | 39 | 28 | 10 |
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Minnesota Timberwolves134| 38 | 28 | 11-21 | 5-12 | 1-1 | 0 | +4 | +3.8 | |||||||
| 36 | 26 | 9-17 | 4-9 | 4-6 | 0 | +7 | +11.4 | |||||||
| 30 | 13 | 6-8 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +8 | −2.2 | ||||||
| 30 | 6 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | +11 | −1.2 | |||||||
| 24 | 10 | 4-8 | 0-3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +21 | −0.9 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 28 | 10-13 | 6-8 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +12.2 | |||||
| 16 | 5 | 2-6 | 0-4 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −6.6 | |||||
| 14 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −1.6 | ||||
| 14 | 10 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | +11 | +4.1 | |||||
| 13 | 6 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +4.2 | |||||
| Team | 134 | 51-9056.7% | 18-4341.9% | 50 | 34 | 18 | 16 | 14-1973.7% | 12 | 5 | 9 | |||
Bench 51 points on 18 for 28 shooting
Did not play: Jake Layman, Ed Davis and Jarrett Culver (coach’s decision).
Sacramento Kings120| 39 | 20 | 6-11 | 2-4 | 0 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +4.3 | |||||
| 30 | 11 | 3-11 | 3-11 | 2-2 | 0 | −8 | −4.8 | |||||||
| 29 | 20, Season high (his best before, 15) | 7-12 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | −16 | +6.6 | |||||
| 28 | 14 | 5-17 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0 | −21 | −3.6 | |||||||
| 24 | 12 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.6 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 14 | 5-8 | 4-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | +8.5 | ||||||
| 26 | 7 | 2-10 | 2-6 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | −3 | −0.7 | ||||||
| 18 | 6 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −4.4 | |||||
| 17 | 16 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +4.9 | |||||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −0.7 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.2 | |
| Team | 120 | 44-9745.4% | 18-4242.9% | 39 | 28 | 10 | 17 | 14-1687.5% | 13 | 10 | 3 | |||
Bench 43 points on 17 for 37 shooting
Did not play: Damian Jones and Jahmi'us Ramsey (coach’s decision).
Timberwolves134Kings120ClickTap 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.
D'Angelo Russell scored 28 points (18 on 6 3-pointers), and the Minnesota Timberwolves went on an 18-3 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Sacramento Kings 134-120.
The Kings led 115-114 when Anthony Edwards’ 3-pointer put the Timberwolves ahead for good with 5:39 left. Karl-Anthony Towns scored 8 points and Edwards added 6 as they pulled away to a 132-118 lead with 1:00 left.
Edwards had 28 points and 3 steals, and Towns added 26 points, a season-high 18 rebounds and 4 blocks. The Timberwolves had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Kings, Maurice Harkless scored a season-high 20 points (9 in the first quarter), and Harrison Barnes added 20 points and 8 rebounds. The Kings had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Timberwolves shot 56.7% from the field to the Kings’ 45.4%. The Timberwolves’ starters outscored the Kings 45-30 in 17 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).
120 points from the field on 90 shots: 22.1 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 21-25 | 84.0% | 64% |
| In the paint | 9-16 | 56.3% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 3-6 | 50.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 1-8 | 12.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 17-35 | 48.6% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Barnes | 25 | 2 | 1-3 | −5 |
| Maurice Harkless | 18 | 8 | 3-3 | +3 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 10 | 2 | 1-4 | −1 |
| Tyrese Haliburton | 7 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 22 | 19 | 8-13 | +13 |
The tracking credits him with 36 points on 82 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delon Wright | 23 | 6 | 3-3 | −2 |
| Tyrese Haliburton | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Maurice Harkless | 7 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Buddy Hield | 5 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 14 | 5-7 | +9 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 57 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hassan Whiteside | 38 | 16 | 6-11 | +2 |
| Chimezie Metu | 18 | 5 | 2-3 | −2 |
| Maurice Harkless | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 2 | 1-3 | −4 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 84 possessions. He usually scores about 31 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
Edwards 26' 3PT Jump Shot (25 PTS) (Rubio 10 AST)
Q4 5:39
21.1%
59→37
Barnes 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Fox 5 AST)
Q4 7:19
18.4%
40→58
Reid 2' Cutting Layup Shot (9 PTS) (McLaughlin 5 AST)
Q4 11:30
14.9%
77→62
Edwards 2' Driving Dunk (22 PTS) (Towns 3 AST)
Q4 6:25
14.7%
58→43
Barnes 2' Cutting Layup Shot (20 PTS) (Fox 6 AST)
Q4 6:05
14.7%
43→58
