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Minnesota Timberwolves at Sacramento Kings

· NBA Cup - Group Play
Final
130 - 126

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Edwards, Timberwolves beat Kings 130-126 in OT despite franchise-record 60 points from De'Aaron Fox

Anthony Edwards elevates for dunk on Kings

Fox had 26 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, but it wasn’t enough for a Kings team without DeMar DeRozan (lower back tightness) and Malik Monk (ankle). Julius Randle had the go-ahead basket on a driving layup with under a minute to play to put the Timberwolves ahead by two.

Minnesota made its first four shots in the extra session – including five straight by Edwards after Fox opened the scoring with a 3-pointer.

Randle added 26 points, and Naz Reid had 16 for Minnesota. Domantas Sabonis added 23 points and 12 rebounds for Sacramento.

The Timberwolves gave up a 20-point lead in the second half after the Kings began the fourth on a 14-0 run. Fox had 21 points in the first half, but Minnesota led 62-54 after jumping out to a double-digit advantage in the first quarter.

Takeaways Timberwolves: Seven Minnesota players and all five starters finished in double figures, as the Timberwolves showed resilience after Sacramento’s fourth-quarter comeback.

Kings: Sacramento couldn’t overcome the loss of DeRozan, its second-leading scorer, despite an all-time game from Fox.

Key moment Fox missed a floater that would have tied the game after Randle’s layup. Edwards grabbed the rebound and then made a deep 2-pointer on the other end to push the lead to four with 14.1 seconds to play.

Key stat Fox recorded the first 50-point game for the Kings since 2016, when DeMarcus Cousins scored 56. Jack Twyman had 59 points for the Cincinnati Royals in 1960, which was the prior franchise record.

Up next Timberwolves host the Suns on Sunday, and the Kings host the Jazz on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

MIN leads series 2-0

Matchup Prediction

Kings: 44.4%
Timberwolves: 55.6%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

5th 0.0 End of Game 130 - 126
5th 0.0 End of the 1st Overtime 130 - 126
5th 2.0 Joe Ingles enters the game for Nickeil Alexander-Walker 130 - 126
5th 2.0 Naz Reid enters the game for Rudy Gobert 130 - 126
5th 2.0 Timberwolves Full timeout 130 - 126

Statistics

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48-101 FG 48-96
47.5 Field Goal % 50.0
20-49 3PT 12-37
40.8 Three Point % 32.4
14-16 FT 18-20
87.5 Free Throw % 90.0
41 Rebounds 51
10 Offensive Rebounds 11
31 Defensive Rebounds 40
26 Assists 21
9 Steals 6
4 Blocks 7
11 Turnovers 13
0 Team Turnovers 0
11 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 16
3 Fast Break Points 8
42 Points in Paint 60
19 Fouls 17
20 Largest Lead 4

Game Information

Golden 1 Center

Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 16,478 · Capacity:

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 23 5 .821 - W8
Denver 16 11 .593 6.5 W2
Minnesota 14 14 .500 9 L3
Portland 9 20 .310 14.5 L2
Utah 7 21 .250 16 L1

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Clippers 17 13 .567 - W1
LA Lakers 16 13 .552 0.5 L1
Golden State 15 13 .536 1 L1
Phoenix 14 14 .500 2 L3
Sacramento 13 17 .433 4 L4
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