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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 34 | 25 | 39 | 27 | 125 |
 Kings | 44 | 26 | 25 | 33 | 128 |
MINTeam statsSAC| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 46-8752.9% | 15-3444.1% | 18-2281.8% | 34 | 30 | 10 |
| SAC | 43-7458.1% | 17-3351.5% | 25-3180.6% | 33 | 29 | 14 |
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Sacramento Kings128| 39 | 30 | 8-20 | 1-6 | 13-14 | 0 | +13 | +3.7 | |||||||
| 38 | 22 | 7-14 | 4-9 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +0.9 | ||||||
| 38 | 29 | 11-16 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 0 | +13 | +10.5 | |||||||
| 26 | 7 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −1.7 | |||||
| 13 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −5.3 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 16 | 6-9 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +4.9 | ||||||
| 22 | 8 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0 | +7 | +3.2 | |||||||
| 15 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −3.2 | ||
| 13 | 10 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0 | −5 | +5.5 | ||||||
| 7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −2.5 | |||
| Team | 128 | 43-7458.1% | 17-3351.5% | 33 | 29 | 14 | 20 | 25-3180.6% | 4 | 7 | 5 | |||
Bench 36 points on 12 for 17 shooting
Did not play: Justin James, Chris Silva and Jahmi'us Ramsey (coach’s decision).
Minnesota Timberwolves125| 33 | 26 | 7-17 | 3-6 | 9-9 | 0 | −21 | +4.1 | |||||||
| 32 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | −21 | −5.8 | ||||||
| 29 | 11 | 4-9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +1.1 | ||||||
| 28 | 16 | 4-10 | 2-7 | 6-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −3.1 | |||||
| 24 | 7 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +7 | −1.2 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 15 | 6-12 | 2-5 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −6 | +5.0 | ||||||
| 24 | 24 | 11-15 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +5.6 | ||||||
| 19 | 16 | 6-10 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | +12 | +4.5 | |||||
| 16 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +14 | +2.8 | ||||||
| 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −0.1 | |||
| Team | 125 | 46-8752.9% | 15-3444.1% | 34 | 30 | 10 | 21 | 18-2281.8% | 9 | 7 | 4 | |||
Bench 61 points on 26 for 41 shooting
Did not play: Ed Davis, Jarrett Culver and Jake Layman (coach’s decision).
Kings128Timberwolves125ClickTap 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.
Buddy Hield made a 3-pointer on a pass from Harrison Barnes with 8.8 seconds left, and the Sacramento Kings beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 128-125.
The Timberwolves had the ball down 1 after a timeout, but Karl-Anthony Towns missed a hook shot with 1.8 seconds left that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Kings outscored the Timberwolves 18-10. Hield scored 6 of the Kings’ 18 on 2 for 2 shooting. With 2:16 left, Josh Okogie stole the ball from Barnes, and his driving layup off it put the Timberwolves ahead 119-117.
De'Aaron Fox had 30 points (13 in the third quarter) and 7 assists. Hield added 29 points on 11 for 16 shooting, and Barnes had 22 points and 7 assists. The Kings had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Timberwolves, Towns had 26 points and 6 assists, and Naz Reid added 24 points (18 in the paint) on 11 for 15 shooting off the bench.
The Kings shot 58.1% from the field and 51.5% from 3 to the Timberwolves’ 52.9% and 44.1%. The Timberwolves outscored the Kings 61-36 off the bench.
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. The Kings’ chance bottomed out at 5.5% (4th quarter, 5:29 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
103 points from the field on 74 shots: 23.9 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 15-18 | 83.3% | 64% |
| In the paint | 9-19 | 47.4% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 2-4 | 50.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 5-8 | 62.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 12-25 | 48.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Okogie | 25 | 2 | 0-3 | −7 |
| Ricky Rubio | 14 | 3 | 1-3 | −2 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 9 | 8 | 4-5 | +4 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 8 | 5 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 27 | 8 | 4-12 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 83 possessions. He usually scores about 32 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Rubio | 26 | 7 | 3-5 | +1 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 13 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Anthony Edwards | 10 | 8 | 3-5 | +6 |
| Josh Okogie | 9 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 11 | 4-4 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 32 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels | 21 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 14 | 6 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Anthony Edwards | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 26 | 12 | 4-7 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 16 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
MIN
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Highest Leverage Moments
Hield 25' 3PT Jump Shot (29 PTS) (Barnes 7 AST)
Q4 0:09
58.2%
21→79
Russell 24' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Towns 6 AST)
Q4 1:28
37.5%
58→21
Towns 26' 3PT Jump Shot (26 PTS) (Russell 9 AST)
Q4 0:52
27.3%
37→10
Barnes Tip Layup Shot (20 PTS)
Q4 1:53
27.0%
29→56
Okogie 1' Running Layup (7 PTS) (Rubio 6 AST)
Q4 2:13
22.7%
56→34
