Minnesota Timberwolves at Sacramento Kings

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Minnesota Timberwolves

6-4, 4-2 Away

Final
144 - 117

Sacramento Kings

3-7, 2-3 Home

Edwards scores 26 points to lead the Timberwolves to a 144-117 win over the Kings

Edwards shot 7 for 16 from the field, 5 for 11 from 3-point range and made 7 of 8 shots from the line. He was coming off a 37-point effort in a 137-97 victory over the Utah Jazz on Friday. In his last two games, Edwards has hit 12 of 23 shots from 3-point distance.

Jaden McDaniels scored 21 points and Julius Randle and Rudy Gobert added 19 points apiece for the Timberwolves (6-4). Naz Reid scored 13 points off the bench. Gobert added 12 rebounds and five blocked shots.

Zach LaVine scored 26 points, and DeMar DeRozan added 22 for the Kings (3-7), who lost for the third time in four games. Domantas Sabonis had 20 points and 13 rebounds after missing the last two games due to rib soreness.

Edwards missed his first five shots before making a 3-pointer, followed by a four-point play at the 4:07 mark of the second quarter. His 3-point basket gave Minnesota a 67-48 lead in the first half.

The Timberwolves led 71-54 at halftime. Edwards had 16 points in the second quarter, making 4 of 6 shots from the field and hitting all three of his attempts from distance. He also hit 5 of 6 free throws.

In the third quarter, Reid’s basket gave the Timberwolves a 99-71 lead, their largest margin of the game. Minnesota scored 40 points in the second and third quarters. The Timberwolves scored 64 points in the paint.

Kings fans began chanting for Keon Ellis halfway through the third quarter. He started the fourth quarter after sitting for the first three.

Up next Timberwolves: At Utah on Monday night.

Kings: Host Denver on Tuesday night.

Regular Season Series

MIN leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	144 - 117
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	144 - 117
4th 0.0	(00:00) [Timberwolves] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	144 - 117
4th 0.0	Nique Clifford makes layup (Keon Ellis assists)	144 - 117
4th 0.8	Joan Beringer makes 2-foot dunk (Rob Dillingham assists)	144 - 115

Statistics

MIN		SAC
52-97	FG	40-90
54	Field Goal %	44
18-46	3PT	13-29
39	Three Point %	45
22-24	FT	24-31
92	Free Throw %	77
44	Rebounds	43
9	Offensive Rebounds	12
35	Defensive Rebounds	31
28	Assists	25
11	Steals	8
9	Blocks	3
10	Turnovers	16
1	Team Turnovers	2
11	Total Turnovers	18
0	Technical Fouls	0
0	Total Technical Fouls	0
2	Flagrant Fouls	0
10	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	37
32	Fast Break Points	20
64	Points in Paint	46
23	Fouls	20
32	Largest Lead	5

Sacramento Kings Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Precious Achiuwa, F	Out	Nov 13
Maxime Raynaud, C	Out	Nov 9
Ben Simmons, G	Out	Oct 20

Minnesota Timberwolves Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Anthony Edwards, G	Out	Oct 29
Donte DiVincenzo, G	Out	Oct 5

Game Information

Golden 1 Center

Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 15,227 · Capacity:

2026-27 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	9	3	.750	-	W5
Portland	8	3	.727	0.5	W2
Oklahoma City	8	4	.667	1	L2
Denver	6	4	.600	2	W1
Utah	1	11	.083	8	L10

2026-27 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	-	2	W7	0.84615386	11
Golden State	2.5	4	L1	0.6666667	8
Phoenix	5	6	W2	0.45454547	5
LA Clippers	7.5	8	L1	0.2	2
Sacramento	9	10	L4	0.09090909	1

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