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Sacramento Kings at Minnesota Timberwolves

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6-20, 3-12 Away
Final
103 - 117

Timberwolves top Kings 117-103 without Edwards behind 24 points from Randle

Rudy Gobert elevates for vicious putback slam

Jaden McDaniels scored 21 points and Naz Reid added 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Timberwolves (17-9). They have won seven of eight and exacted a measure of revenge for their 117-112 overtime loss at Sacramento on Nov. 24 when they blew a 10-point lead with less than three minutes left in regulation.

Donte DiVincenzo had 18 points, six assists and four steals and Bones Hyland pitched in 18 points in his second straight start for Edwards, the guard sidelined by soreness in his right foot. Point guard Mike Conley also was out with an Achilles injury. Rudy Gobert, who had 12 rebounds in 20 minutes, left in the third quarter because of what the team announced as personal reasons.

DeMar DeRozan, Dennis Schroder and Precious Achiuwa each had 17 points for the Kings (6-20). They have lost 15 of their last 18 and have their worst winning percentage since the 2008-09 season when they finished 17-65.

Schroder returned to action from a hip injury, but leading scorer Zach LaVine injured his ankle in the second quarter and didn't return.

The Timberwolves are 14-1 against teams currently with losing records, with that late collapse against the Kings their only such loss. They won the season series 3-1, having already faced the Kings four times in 26 games in quite the scheduling quirk.

The Kings, highlighted by a career-high five blocks by Keegan Murray, kept the Wolves out of sync with active defense in the first half. They were devasted by two long scoreless stretches, a 14-0 run by the Wolves into the second quarter and a 15-0 surge in the third quarter.

Up next Kings: At Portland on Thursday night.

Timberwolves: Host Memphis on Wednesday night.

Regular Season Series

MIN wins series 3-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 103 - 117
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 103 - 117
4th 21.4 shot clock turnover 103 - 117
4th 45.5 Keegan Murray makes free throw 2 of 2 103 - 117
4th 45.5 Keegan Murray makes free throw 1 of 2 102 - 117

Statistics

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37-81 FG 43-94
46 Field Goal % 46
10-23 3PT 12-37
43 Three Point % 32
19-25 FT 19-27
76 Free Throw % 70
36 Rebounds 48
4 Offensive Rebounds 15
32 Defensive Rebounds 33
21 Assists 25
5 Steals 12
9 Blocks 5
15 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 1
15 Total Turnovers 12
2 Technical Fouls 1
2 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
17 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 9
16 Fast Break Points 19
40 Points in Paint 58
21 Fouls 26
9 Largest Lead 16
4 Lead Changes 4
42 Percent Led 53
Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Anthony Edwards, G Out Oct 29
Donte DiVincenzo, G Out Oct 5
Sacramento Kings 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

Game Information

Target Center

Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 15,466 · Capacity:

2026-27 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 11 2 .846 - W7
Golden State 8 4 .667 2.5 L1
Phoenix 5 6 .455 5 W2
LA Clippers 2 8 .200 7.5 L1
Sacramento 1 10 .091 9 L4

2026-27 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 3 W5 0.75 9
Portland 0.5 3 W2 0.72727275 8
Oklahoma City 1 4 L2 0.6666667 8
Denver 2 4 W1 0.6 6
Utah 8 11 L10 0.083333336 1
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