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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 35 | 38 | 29 | 32 | 134 |
 Kings | 35 | 32 | 23 | 24 | 114 |
MINTeam statsSAC| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 50-10448.1% | 22-4450.0% | 12-1770.6% | 49 | 34 | 12 |
| SAC | 41-8349.4% | 9-2536.0% | 23-2688.5% | 38 | 29 | 19 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Minnesota Timberwolves134| 28 | 25 | 10-14 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +13 | +6.8 | ||||||
| 26 | 5 | 2-12 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 0 | +6 | −10.2 | |||||||
| 24 | 14 | 6-15 | 1-7 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +12 | −0.1 | ||||||
| 23 | 9 | 3-11 | 3-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −0.7 | |||||
| 21 | 9 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −1 | +3.5 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 8 | 3-9 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +16 | −4.2 | ||||
| 19 | 11 | 5-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | +18 | +13.3 | |||||||
| 19 | 21 | 7-11 | 7-8, Ties his career high | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +7.0 | |||||
| 19 | 11 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +18 | +3.6 | ||||||
| 17 | 12 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0 | +11 | +4.4 | |||||||
| 12 | 6 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +8 | +2.3 | ||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −3.6 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.5 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +0.7 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.4 | |
| Team | 134 | 50-10448.1% | 22-4450.0% | 49 | 34 | 12 | 24 | 12-1770.6% | 16 | 10 | 4 | |||
Bench 72 points on 25 for 45 shooting
Sacramento Kings114| 35 | 29 | 11-22 | 4-6, Season high (his best before, 2) | 3-4 | 0 | −17 | +2.0 | |||||||
| 32 | 21 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 0 | 12-12 | 0 | −14 | +8.4 | ||||||
| 30 | 8 | 3-11 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0 | −5 | −9.8 | |||||||
| 29 | 18 | 9-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | +4.7 | ||||||
| 10 | 6 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +0.2 | ||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 34 | 14 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −0.7 | |||||
| 26 | 10 | 3-9 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | −21 | −3.2 | ||||||
| 19 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −4.0 | ||||||
| 18 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −4.4 | |||||
| 7 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −2.5 | ||||
| Team | 114 | 41-8349.4% | 9-2536.0% | 38 | 29 | 19 | 20 | 23-2688.5% | 5 | 4 | 3 | |||
Bench 32 points on 12 for 29 shooting
Did not play: Marvin Bagley III (injury/illness); Neemias Queta (coach’s decision); Richaun Holmes (not with team).
Timberwolves134Kings114ClickTap 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 scored 25 points (14 in the paint), and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Sacramento Kings 134-114 for their fifth straight win.
The Timberwolves led by as many as 25.
Malik Beasley scored 21 points (all 21 on 7 3-pointers) on 7 for 11 shooting off the bench, and Jordan McLaughlin added 11 points and 11 assists off the bench.
For the Kings, De'Aaron Fox had 29 points and 6 assists, and Harrison Barnes added 21 points.
The Timberwolves grabbed 16 offensive rebounds to the Kings’ 5 and outscored them 72-32 off the bench. The Timberwolves made 22 3-pointers, 7 of them by Beasley. The Kings turned it over 19 times, about 4 more than usual for this many possessions.
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).
122 points from the field on 104 shots: 6.8 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 | 21-37 | 56.8% | 65% |
| In the paint | 4-12 | 33.3% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 3-11 | 27.3% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 13-18 | 72.2% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-26 | 34.6% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damian Jones | 38 | 9 | 4-5 | −5 |
| Harrison Barnes | 6 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 5 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Alex Len | 5 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 11 | 4-5 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De'Aaron Fox | 13 | 12 | 4-4 | +9 |
| Davion Mitchell | 9 | 6 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Jahmi'us Ramsey | 8 | 6 | 2-3 | +4 |
| Harrison Barnes | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 6 | 2-5 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 42 possessions. He usually scores about 10 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De'Aaron Fox | 17 | 4 | 2-4 | −1 |
| Davion Mitchell | 11 | 4 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Maurice Harkless | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Chimezie Metu | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 6 | 3-6 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 49 possessions. He usually scores about 15 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
Beasley 26' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Beverley 3 AST)
Q2 4:33
11.1%
43→32
Beverley 25' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Russell 4 AST)
Q3 9:03
10.9%
40→30
Beasley 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (McDaniels 1 AST)
Q3 3:48
10.1%
27→17
Prince 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Russell 2 AST)
Q2 9:01
9.6%
43→34
Fox 25' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Metu 1 AST)
Q2 4:46
9.6%
34→43
