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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 29 | 26 | 34 | 28 | 117 |
 Kings | 32 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 115 |
MINTeam statsSAC| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 41-8647.7% | 20-5040.0% | 15-1788.2% | 42 | 24 | 16 |
| SAC | 38-8246.3% | 11-2937.9% | 28-3580.0% | 38 | 21 | 9 |
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Minnesota Timberwolves117| 39 | 32 | 10-24 | 5-15 | 7-7 | 0 | +8 | +0.6 | |||||||
| 35 | 33 | 13-17 | 5-6 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +8.3 | |||||
| 35 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | −6 | −6.2 | |||||||
| 27 | 6 | 2-9 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 0 | −7 | −8.2 | |||||||
| 27 | 6 | 2-9 | 2-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −6 | −4.6 | ||||||
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| 27 | 9 | 4-10 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −7.4 | ||||||
| 27 | 19 | 6-10 | 4-7 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +13 | +4.7 | |||||
| 18 | 9 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +0.7 | ||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −0.9 | |||
| Team | 117 | 41-8647.7% | 20-5040.0% | 42 | 24 | 16 | 24 | 15-1788.2% | 6 | 3 | 2 | |||
Bench 37 points on 13 for 25 shooting
Did not play: Rob Dillingham, PJ Dozier, Luka Garza, Leonard Miller, Josh Minott and Terrence Shannon Jr. (coach’s decision).
Sacramento Kings115| 43 | 23 | 8-17 | 5-10 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +9 | +2.6 | |||||
| 43 | 26 | 7-18 | 0-2 | 0 | 12-14 | 0 | +8 | −0.8 | ||||||
| 38 | 24 | 8-13 | 3-4 | 5-8 | −2 | +1.7 | ||||||||
| 37 | 15 | 6-14 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.2 | ||||||
| 20 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −5.7 | |||
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| 26 | 17 | 6-9 | 1-2 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | +4.2 | ||||
| 11 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −0.1 | ||||
| 11 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −1.1 | |||||
| 6 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.2 | |||||
| 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −3.0 | ||
| Team | 115 | 38-8246.3% | 11-2937.9% | 38 | 21 | 9 | 18 | 28-3580.0% | 4 | 7 | 2 | |||
Bench 25 points on 8 for 16 shooting
Did not play: Colby Jones, Jordan McLaughlin and Isaac Jones (coach’s decision).
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Anthony Edwards made 2 free throws with 2.4 seconds left, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Sacramento Kings 117-115 in the Kings’ season opener at Golden 1 Center.
The Kings had the ball down 2 after a timeout, but Keegan Murray missed a pull-up 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Kings outscored the Timberwolves 12-10. Domantas Sabonis (No. 10 in clutch wins added, 2024-25) scored 6 of the Kings’ 12 on 2 for 2 shooting and 1 for 2 at the line.
Julius Randle scored 33 points on 13 for 17 shooting, and Edwards added 32 points with 5 3-pointers. The Timberwolves had 2 30-point scorers.
For the Kings, DeMar DeRozan had 26 points and 8 rebounds, and Sabonis added 24 points and 8 rebounds. Murray had 23 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) and 11 rebounds. The Kings had 3 20-point scorers.
The Timberwolves made 20 3-pointers, 5 of them by Randle and 5 by Edwards. The Kings outscored the Timberwolves 24-11 off turnovers. The Timberwolves outscored the Kings 16-1 in 4 minutes with Gobert, DiVincenzo, Alexander-Walker, Reid and Edwards on the floor 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. The Timberwolves’ chance bottomed out at 13% (3rd quarter, 6:11 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
102 points from the field on 86 shots: 12.6 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 5-7 | 71.4% | 66% |
| In the paint | 11-21 | 52.4% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 5-8 | 62.5% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 6-18 | 33.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 14-32 | 43.8% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMar DeRozan | 28 | 7 | 3-6 | −3 |
| Keegan Murray | 12 | 5 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Domantas Sabonis | 11 | 10 | 4-4 | +6 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 5 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 9 | 3-3 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 33 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keegan Murray | 39 | 14 | 5-10 | −1 |
| Keon Ellis | 10 | 0 | 0-2 | −4 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 9 | 0 | 0-2 | −3 |
| Malik Monk | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 18 | 5-9 | +11 |
The tracking credits him with 32 points on 81 possessions. He usually scores about 32 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Lyles | 14 | 4 | 1-1 | 0 |
| DeMar DeRozan | 13 | 0 | 0-0 | −4 |
| Keegan Murray | 8 | 6 | 2-3 | +4 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 8 | 3-5 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 51 possessions. He usually scores about 14 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
50/50
SAC
Highest Leverage Moments
Edwards Free Throw 1 of 2 (31 PTS)
Q4 0:02
38.3%
53→14
Monk 7' Driving Layup (16 PTS)
Q4 0:53
28.1%
27→55
Edwards 23' Step Back Jump Shot (30 PTS)
Q4 1:28
27.1%
57→29
Reid 26' 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS) (DiVincenzo 1 AST)
Q4 7:50
19.1%
62→43
Murray 24' 3PT Jump Shot (20 PTS) (Fox 9 AST)
Q4 11:48
18.5%
44→62
