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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kings | 18 | 30 | 24 | 25 | 97 |
 Timberwolves | 22 | 22 | 33 | 30 | 107 |
SACTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC | 34-9336.6% | 10-3826.3% | 19-2576.0% | 47 | 19 | 16 |
| MIN | 41-8250.0% | 10-3627.8% | 15-1883.3% | 35 | 20 | 17 |
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Minnesota Timberwolves107| 40 | 26 | 11-24 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0 | +10 | −2.7 | |||||||
| 37 | 22 | 9-12 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 0 | +22 | +0.3 | |||||||
| 34 | 17 | 6-15 | 1-6 | 4-4 | +16 | +1.4 | ||||||||
| 34 | 14 | 5-12 | 0-5 | 4-4 | +16 | −0.1 | ||||||||
| 25 | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | +11 | +0.6 | |||||||
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| 20 | 7 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | +4 | −1.9 | |||||
| 18 | 4 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −4.3 | ||||
| 15 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −2.3 | ||||
| 13 | 8 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −13 | +2.6 | |||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −1.1 | |||
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.1 | |
| Team | 107 | 41-8250.0% | 10-3627.8% | 35 | 20 | 17 | 24 | 15-1883.3% | 10 | 8 | 10 | |||
Bench 24 points on 9 for 18 shooting
Did not play: Jaylen Nowell and Jake Layman (coach’s decision).
Sacramento Kings97| 37 | 28 | 10-20 | 2-5 | 6-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −0.8 | |||||
| 34 | 13 | 3-10 | 1-2 | 6-6 | −16 | −2.3 | ||||||||
| 34 | 7 | 3-10 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | −13 | −8.0 | |||||||
| 30 | 12 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | −10 | −2.5 | ||||||
| 25 | 4 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | −5 | −8.3 | |||||||
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| 29 | 16 | 5-17 | 5-14 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −3.2 | |||||
| 22 | 7 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 0 | +10 | +2.1 | |||||||
| 17 | 8 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0 | +1 | +1.6 | |||||
| 11 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −2.4 | ||||||
| Team | 97 | 34-9336.6% | 10-3826.3% | 47 | 19 | 16 | 22 | 19-2576.0% | 20 | 7 | 3 | |||
Bench 33 points on 10 for 35 shooting
Did not play: Damian Jones, Jahmi'us Ramsey, Terence Davis, Maurice Harkless and Alex Len (coach’s decision).
Timberwolves107Kings97ClickTap 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.
The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Sacramento Kings 107-97.
Anthony Edwards’ step-back 3-pointer put the Timberwolves ahead for good with 9:16 left in the fourth quarter.
The Kings got within 84-83 on De'Aaron Fox’s floater with 7:36 to play, but Edwards answered with a 3-pointer, and the Kings got no closer than 87-85.
Edwards scored 26 points. Karl-Anthony Towns added 22 points (16 in the paint) on 9 for 12 shooting, and D'Angelo Russell had 17 points and 7 assists. Edwards scored 16 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Kings, Fox scored 28 points.
The Timberwolves shot 50.0% from the field and 27.8% from 3 to the Kings’ 36.6% and 26.3%. The Kings turned it over 20 times, about 6 more than usual for this many possessions. The Timberwolves’ starters outscored the Kings 43-29 in 18 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).
92 points from the field on 81 shots: 2.7 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 23-30 | 76.7% | 65% |
| In the paint | 5-8 | 62.5% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 3-8 | 37.5% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 1-4 | 25.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-32 | 28.1% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Barnes | 36 | 2 | 1-3 | −9 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 11 | 0 | 0-6 | −3 |
| Davion Mitchell | 10 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Richaun Holmes | 8 | 12 | 5-7 | +9 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 12 | 5-7 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 81 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chimezie Metu | 21 | 11 | 5-7 | +4 |
| Richaun Holmes | 14 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Tristan Thompson | 12 | 5 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Marvin Bagley III | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 6 | 3-3 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 70 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De'Aaron Fox | 28 | 9 | 4-6 | +1 |
| Davion Mitchell | 10 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Tyrese Haliburton | 10 | 4 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Harrison Barnes | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 0 | 0-6 | −3 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 19 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
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Highest Leverage Moments
Hield 25' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Mitchell 4 AST)
Q4 11:22
16.4%
79→62
Prince 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (McLaughlin 1 AST)
Q3 2:09
14.9%
62→77
Hield 24' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Haliburton 1 AST)
Q3 1:57
14.9%
77→62
Edwards 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (20 PTS)
Q4 6:25
14.9%
62→77
Towns 1' Dunk (20 PTS) (Russell 7 AST)
Q4 6:00
14.9%
62→77
