Game ID: 22400294
Sacramento Kings @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIN 33 24 29 18 104SAC 31 38 12 34 115
MIN vs SAC ScoutingMIN vs SAC Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
MIN availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restBACK Dillingham back 11/13 after 2, 6 min since (62% of 10)
MIN availability going into 11/21 · 3 days' restBACK Dillingham back 11/13 after 2, 6 min since (59% of 10)
MIN availability going into 11/24 · 2 days' restBACK Dillingham back 11/13 after 2, 7 min since (68% of 10)
NEW Conley 25 to 30 min over the last 3
MIN availability going into 11/26 · 1 day's restOUT Conley missed 2 since 11/21, out tonight
BACK Dillingham back 11/13 after 2, 9 min since (85% of 10)
MIN availability going into 11/27 · back-to-backOUT Conley missed 3 since 11/21, returns tonight: 32 min (130% of 25)
NEW Gobert 32 to 38 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 11/29 · 1 day's restOUT Clark missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Conley back 11/27 after 3, 32 min since (130% of 25)
NEW Gobert 32 to 38 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 12/02 · 2 days' restOUT Clark missed 3 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Conley back 11/27 after 3, 33 min since (132% of 25)
NEW Gobert 32 to 39 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 12/04 · 1 day's restOUT Clark missed 4 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Dillingham missed 2 since 11/29, out tonight
BACK Conley back 11/27 after 3, 29 min since (119% of 25)
NEW Gobert 32 to 38 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 12/06 · 1 day's restOUT Clark missed 5 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Dillingham missed 3 since 11/29, out tonight
BACK Conley back 11/27 after 3, 27 min since (109% of 25)
SAC availability going into 11/18 · 1 day's restOUT DeRozan missed 2 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Monk missed 4 since 11/11, out tonight
NEW Huerter 21 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Lyles 20 to 29 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 11/22 · 3 days' restOUT DeRozan missed 3 since 11/15, returns tonight: 36 min (101% of 36)
OUT Sabonis missed 2 since 11/16, returns tonight: 40 min (116% of 35)
OUT Monk missed 5 since 11/11, out tonight
NEW Huerter 21 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Lyles 20 to 33 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 11/24 · 1 day's restOUT Monk missed 6 since 11/11, out tonight
BACK DeRozan back 11/22 after 3, 36 min since (101% of 36)
BACK Sabonis back 11/22 after 2, 40 min since (116% of 35)
NEW Huerter 21 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Lyles 20 to 31 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 11/25 · back-to-backOUT Monk missed 7 since 11/11, returns tonight: 26 min (82% of 32)
BACK DeRozan back 11/22 after 3, 36 min since (100% of 36)
BACK Sabonis back 11/22 after 2, 38 min since (109% of 35)
NEW Huerter 21 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Lyles 20 to 30 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 11/27 · 1 day's restBACK DeRozan back 11/22 after 3, 36 min since (100% of 36)
BACK Sabonis back 11/22 after 2, 37 min since (106% of 35)
BACK Monk back 11/25 after 7, 26 min since (82% of 32)
NEW Huerter 21 to 29 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 11/29 · 1 day's restBACK DeRozan back 11/22 after 3, 36 min since (100% of 36)
BACK Sabonis back 11/22 after 2, 36 min since (104% of 35)
BACK Monk back 11/25 after 7, 30 min since (96% of 32)
SAC availability going into 12/01 · 1 day's restOUT DeRozan missed 2 since 11/27, returns tonight: 37 min (103% of 36)
OUT Lyles missed 2 since 11/27, out tonight
BACK Sabonis back 11/22 after 2, 37 min since (107% of 35)
BACK Monk back 11/25 after 7, 32 min since (102% of 32)
SAC availability going into 12/03 · 1 day's restOUT Lyles missed 3 since 11/27, out tonight
BACK DeRozan back 12/01 after 2, 37 min since (103% of 36)
BACK Monk back 11/25 after 7, 33 min since (106% of 32)
NEW Crowder 11 to 20 min over the last 3
SAC availability going into 12/05 · 1 day's restOUT Lyles missed 4 since 11/27, out tonight
BACK DeRozan back 12/01 after 2, 35 min since (98% of 36)
BACK Monk back 11/25 after 7, 34 min since (107% of 32)
NEW Crowder 11 to 18 min over the last 4
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 115, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Edwards at 29 and Randle at 26 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Conley (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Fox at 30 and DeRozan at 21 a game. That is 4 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Minnesota 114, Sacramento 111, Sacramento keeping it close.
11/17 vs PHX 120-117 — MIN notes
MIN won 120-117. MIN shot 52% (42 of 80) to PHX's 54%, 17 of 39 from three, and went to the line 26 times to PHX's 15 — 19 points from the stripe to their 11. MIN turned it over 14 times to PHX's 19. Randle led with 35 (11 of 20, 5 of 11 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Edwards added 24, DiVincenzo 15. The hinge was Q4, 34-27: MIN came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 3. MIN trailed 54-64 at the half and won the second half 66-53. Randle was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
11/21 @ TOR 105-110 — MIN notes
MIN lost 105-110. MIN took 8 more shots (80 to 72), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 41% to TOR's 51%, 12 of 35 from three, and got to the line 33 times to TOR's 39. Edwards led with 26 (9 of 20, 5 of 9 from three); Randle added 23, McDaniels 22. Q2 was theirs, 24-20, the deficit cut from 5 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 90-81 against them. Dillingham's -14 in 10 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/24 @ BOS 105-107 — MIN notes
MIN lost 105-107. MIN shot 42% (37 of 88) to BOS's 43%, 15 of 41 from three, and went to the line 21 times to BOS's 15 — 16 points from the stripe to their 12. Edwards led with 28 (9 of 21, 6 of 11 from three); Randle added 23, Dillingham 14. Q4 was theirs, 32-23, the deficit cut from 11 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 84-73 against them. McDaniels's -12 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/26 vs HOU 111-117 — MIN notes
MIN lost 111-117 in 1 overtime. MIN shot 43% (42 of 98) to HOU's 45%, 9 of 38 from three, and went to the line 20 times to HOU's 13 — 18 points from the stripe to their 12. MIN turned it over 17 times to HOU's 10, and HOU turned those into 12 steals. Edwards led with 29 (8 of 22, 3 of 12 from three, 10 of 10 at the line); Randle added 21, Reid 19. Q4 was theirs, 24-18, the deficit cut from 6 to 0, but the other 4 periods went 99-87 against them.
11/27 vs SAC 104-115 — MIN notes
MIN lost 104-115. MIN shot 45% (33 of 74) to SAC's 49%, 14 of 39 from three, and went to the line 27 times to SAC's 15 — 24 points from the stripe to their 11. The glass went 33-47 against them. Edwards led with 29 (9 of 24, 4 of 9 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Randle added 21, Alexander-Walker 17. Q3 was theirs, 29-12, turning a 12-point deficit into a 5-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 103-75 against them. They led by as many as 12. Conley's -11 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/29 vs LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Edwards at 27 and Randle at 25 a game. That is 4 straight losses. One day's rest. The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 100, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Harden at 26 and Zubac at 17 a game. They have won the glass by 9 a night. Without Powell (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-9 a night and Minnesota minus-2 and the defense, the Clippers allowing 100 a night to Minnesota's 113. Call it the Clippers 110, Minnesota 108, Minnesota keeping it close.
12/02 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 108, shooting 42 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Edwards at 27 and Randle at 20 a game. 2 days' rest. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 30 from three, 19 free throws a game; Davis at 21 and James at 18 a game. Without Hayes (3 straight), Vanderbilt (14 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-2 a night and the Lakers minus-3 and the turnovers, Minnesota giving it away 16 times a game to the Lakers' 12. Call it Minnesota 112, the Lakers 108, the Lakers keeping it close.
12/04 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 19 free throws a game; Harden at 29 and Zubac at 14 a game. Without Porter Jr. (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 102, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Edwards at 23 and Randle at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the arc, the Clippers at 40 percent from three to Minnesota's 35 and the defense, Minnesota allowing 102 a night to the Clippers' 108. Call it the Clippers 109, Minnesota 107, Minnesota keeping it close.
12/06 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 112, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Curry at 25 and Kuminga at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Green (2 straight), Waters III (2 straight), Post (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 97, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Edwards at 21 and Randle at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 97 a night to Golden State's 112 and the turnovers, Minnesota giving it away 16 times a game to Golden State's 12. Call it Minnesota 109, Golden State 107, Golden State keeping it close.
11/18 vs ATL 108-109 — SAC notes
SAC lost 108-109. SAC shot 44% (37 of 85) to ATL's 47%, 20 of 46 from three. Ellis led with 33 (9 of 17, 9 of 15 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Fox added 28, Lyles 12. Q2 was theirs, 35-32, turning a 1-point deficit into a 2-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 77-73 against them. They led by as many as 11. Murray's -20 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/22 @ LAC 88-104 — SAC notes
SAC lost 88-104. SAC shot 39% (32 of 83) to LAC's 41%, 7 of 35 from three, and went to the line 24 times to LAC's 16 — 17 points from the stripe to their 16. Fox led with 29 (10 of 20, 1 of 7 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Sabonis added 24, DeRozan 16. Q3 was theirs, 35-25, the deficit cut from 22 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 79-53 against them. Lyles's -17 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/24 vs BKN 103-108 — SAC notes
SAC lost 103-108. SAC shot 48% (37 of 77) to BKN's 48%, 9 of 25 from three, and went to the line 31 times to BKN's 25 — 20 points from the stripe to their 17. The glass went 44-31 for them. Fox led with 31 (10 of 16, 3 of 4 from three, 8 of 12 at the line); Murray added 21, DeRozan 18. Q3 was theirs, 31-23, the deficit cut from 8 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 85-72 against them. Jones's -16 in 17 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/25 vs OKC 109-130 — SAC notes
SAC lost 109-130. SAC shot 48% (42 of 87) to OKC's 56%, 8 of 32 from three. The glass went 31-44 against them. DeRozan led with 30 (13 of 21); Sabonis added 21, Fox 14. Q2 was theirs, 32-32, but the other 3 periods went 98-77 against them. Fox's -22 in 40 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/27 @ MIN 115-104 — SAC notes
SAC won 115-104. SAC shot 49% (46 of 94) to MIN's 45%, 12 of 37 from three, and got to the line 15 times to MIN's 27. The glass went 47-33 for them. Monk led with 27 (11 of 16, 3 of 5 from three); Sabonis added 27, Fox 26. The hinge was Q4, 34-18: SAC came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 11. Crowder was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
11/29 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 113, shooting 39 percent and 33 from three, 24 free throws a game; Sharpe at 18 and Simons at 17 a game. Without Thybulle (19 straight), Clingan (2 straight), Murray (2 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 22 free throws a game; Fox at 26 and DeRozan at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-3 a night and Portland minus-4. Call it Sacramento 110, Portland 109, Portland keeping it close.
12/01 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 30 from three, 24 free throws a game; Fox at 24 and Monk at 23 a game. Without DeRozan (2 straight), Lyles (2 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 25 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 26 and Barnes at 19 a game. Without Sochan (12 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the arc, San Antonio at 34 percent from three to Sacramento's 30. Call it Sacramento 112, San Antonio 111, San Antonio keeping it close.
12/03 vs HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 24 free throws a game; DeRozan at 25 and Fox at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Lyles (3 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 107, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 30 free throws a game; Sengun at 20 and VanVleet at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Whitmore (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Houston allowing 107 a night to Sacramento's 117 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-6 a night and Houston plus-0. Call it Houston 114, Sacramento 111, Sacramento keeping it close.
12/05 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 112, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Morant at 25 and Jackson Jr. at 19 a game. Without Edey (8 straight), Williams Jr. (7 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; DeRozan at 25 and Sabonis at 24 a game. Without Lyles (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Memphis wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Memphis 121, Sacramento 112.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MINAE A. Edwards
DD D. DiVincenzo
JM J. McDaniels
JR J. Randle
MC M. Conley
NA N. Alexander-Walker
NR N. Reid
RD R. Dillingham
RG R. Gobert
SACAL A. Len
DF D. Fox
DM D. McDermott
DS D. Sabonis
IJ I. Jones
JC J. Crowder
JM J. McLaughlin
KE K. Ellis
KH K. Huerter
KM K. Murray
MM M. Monk
MIN/SAC the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Monk and Fox take over late to lead the Kings past the Timberwolves 115-104
MINNEAPOLIS -- — Malik Monk had 27 points, nine assists and eight rebounds, De'Aaron Fox added 26 points, eight assists and eight rebounds, and the Sacramento Kings rode a gritty performance underneath both baskets to a 115-104 victory against the scuffling Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night.
Monk and Fox combined to outscore the Timberwolves 17-2 over the final five minutes. Domantas Sabonis had 27 points and 12 rebounds as Sacramento snapped a four-game losing streak.
Led by Sabonis, Sacramento outscored Minnesota 64-36 in the paint. The Kings also had 12 offensive rebounds to four for the Timberwolves.
Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 29 points but went 9 for 24 from the field. After reaching the 2024 Western Conference finals and starting 6-3 this season, the Wolves have lost four in a row and seven of nine.
Takeaways Kings: Monk appears to have fully recovered from the right ankle sprain that kept him out of seven games. The 2023-24 Sixth Man of the Year finalist made back-to-back 3-pointers with less than four minutes remaining as Sacramento erased a 12-point deficit in the fourth quarter.
Timberwolves: Even with Mike Conley back in the lineup after missing three games with a toe sprain, Minnesota continues to struggle with chemistry. The Karl-Anthony Towns trade haul of Julius Randle (21 points, nine rebounds) and Donte DiVincenzo (five points) has yielded mixed results as they attempt to gel with Edwards, Rudy Gobert and the rest of the Timberwolves' core.
Key moment Jae Crowder , a 12-year NBA veteran who signed with the Kings earlier Wednesday, started in his first game since the 2024 playoffs with Milwaukee. His 3 at the first-quarter buzzer cut an early Wolves lead to 33-31; Crowder pointed at the home team's bench before joining his new teammates for the break.
Key stat Edwards made his first four 3s and had 14 points in the first nine minutes. He entered Wednesday leading the NBA with 4.8 made 3s per game.
Up next Both teams have NBA Cup group play games Friday night: Sacramento at Portland, and Minnesota at home against the Los Angeles Clippers.