Game ID: 22400704
Sacramento Kings @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Monday, February 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIN 34 25 27 28 114SAC 38 29 21 28 116
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 1/27 · 1 day's restOUT DiVincenzo missed 5 since 1/17, out tonight
BACK Clark back 1/25 after 3, 4 min since (37% of 12)
BACK Dillingham back 1/17 after 12, 15 min since (151% of 10)
NEW McDaniels 32 to 37 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 1/29 · 1 day's restOUT DiVincenzo missed 6 since 1/17, out tonight
BACK Clark back 1/25 after 3, 4 min since (37% of 12)
MIN availability going into 1/30 · back-to-backOUT DiVincenzo missed 7 since 1/17, out tonight
BACK Clark back 1/25 after 3, 7 min since (60% of 12)
MIN availability going into 2/01 · 1 day's restOUT DiVincenzo missed 8 since 1/17, out tonight
BACK Clark back 1/25 after 3, 11 min since (87% of 12)
NEW Dillingham 10 to 15 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 2/03 · 1 day's restOUT DiVincenzo missed 9 since 1/17, out tonight
BACK Clark back 1/25 after 3, 13 min since (106% of 12)
NEW Alexander-Walker 25 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Dillingham 10 to 17 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 2/05 · 1 day's restOUT Randle missed 2 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT DiVincenzo missed 10 since 1/17, out tonight
NEW Alexander-Walker 25 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Conley 25 to 31 min over the last 4
NEW Dillingham 10 to 16 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 2/06 · back-to-backOUT Randle missed 3 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT DiVincenzo missed 11 since 1/17, out tonight
NEW Alexander-Walker 25 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Clark 12 to 17 min over the last 5
NEW Dillingham 10 to 17 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 2/08 · 1 day's restOUT Randle missed 4 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT DiVincenzo missed 12 since 1/17, out tonight
NEW Alexander-Walker 25 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Clark 12 to 19 min over the last 5
NEW Dillingham 10 to 17 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 2/10 · 1 day's restOUT Randle missed 5 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT DiVincenzo missed 13 since 1/17, out tonight
NEW Reid 27 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Alexander-Walker 25 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Clark 12 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Dillingham 10 to 17 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 1/25 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 4 since 1/16, out tonight
SAC availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 5 since 1/16, out tonight
SAC availability going into 1/29 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 6 since 1/16, out tonight
SAC availability going into 2/01 · 2 days' restOUT Crowder missed 7 since 1/16, out tonight
SAC availability going into 2/03 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 8 since 1/16, out tonight
SAC availability going into 2/05 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 9 since 1/16, out tonight
SAC availability going into 2/06 · back-to-backOUT Crowder missed 10 since 1/16, out tonight
SAC availability going into 2/08 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 11 since 1/16, out tonight
SAC availability going into 2/10 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 12 since 1/16, out tonight
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 105, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Edwards at 32 and Randle at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without DiVincenzo (9 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 126, shooting 46 percent and 31 from three, 19 free throws a game; Monk at 20 and Fox at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 105 a night to Sacramento's 126 and the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-5 a night and Sacramento minus-7. Call it Minnesota 119, Sacramento 110.
1/27 vs ATL 100-92 — MIN notes
MIN won 100-92. MIN shot 40% (34 of 86) to ATL's 40%, 12 of 40 from three, and went to the line 29 times to ATL's 18 — 20 points from the stripe to their 12. MIN turned it over 16 times to ATL's 21. Edwards led with 23 (6 of 20, 2 of 11 from three, 9 of 13 at the line); Randle added 20, Gobert 18. The hinge was Q2, 32-23: a lead of 8 became 17. Randle was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
1/29 @ PHX 121-113 — MIN notes
MIN won 121-113. MIN shot 56% (42 of 75) to PHX's 51%, 13 of 29 from three, and went to the line 27 times to PHX's 20 — 24 points from the stripe to their 15. Edwards led with 33 (11 of 20, 3 of 8 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Randle added 28, Alexander-Walker 23. The hinge was Q3, 26-18: MIN came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 4, and the lead reached 16. MIN trailed 55-59 at the half and won the second half 66-54. Alexander-Walker was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
1/30 @ UTA 138-113 — MIN notes
MIN won 138-113. MIN shot 60% (49 of 82) to UTA's 51%, 21 of 38 from three. The glass went 39-23 for them. Edwards led with 36 (12 of 18, 6 of 9 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Dillingham added 19, Gobert 16. The hinge was Q3, 44-22: a lead of 4 became 26, and the lead reached 29. Reid was the night's best plus/minus at +35.
2/01 vs WAS 103-105 — MIN notes
MIN lost 103-105. MIN took 10 more shots (93 to 83), fed by 11 offensive rebounds, but shot 41% to WAS's 46%, 12 of 40 from three. McDaniels led with 23 (8 of 16, 3 of 5 from three); Gobert added 16, Conley 16. Q4 was theirs, 26-22, the deficit cut from 6 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 83-77 against them. Clark's -11 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/03 vs SAC 114-116 — MIN notes
MIN lost 114-116. MIN shot 46% (43 of 94) to SAC's 49%, 12 of 40 from three. The glass went 36-47 against them. Reid led with 30 (12 of 19, 5 of 9 from three); McDaniels added 22, Edwards 21. Q3 was theirs, 27-21, the deficit cut from 8 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 95-87 against them. Dillingham's -6 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/05 vs CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Edwards at 28 and Randle at 18 a game. Without Randle (2 straight), DiVincenzo (10 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 120, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 16 free throws a game; White at 21 and Giddey at 16 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 108 a night to Chicago's 120 and the line, where Minnesota takes 23 free throws a game to Chicago's 16. Call it Minnesota 119, Chicago 111.
2/06 vs HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Edwards at 35 and Reid at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Randle (3 straight), DiVincenzo (11 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Houston comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 110, shooting 43 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Green at 23 and Brooks at 15 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without VanVleet (2 straight), Smith Jr. (17 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the arc, Minnesota at 40 percent from three to Houston's 32 and the turnovers, Houston giving it away 15 times a game to Minnesota's 12. Call it Minnesota 113, Houston 109, Houston keeping it close.
2/08 vs POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Edwards at 37 and Reid at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Randle (4 straight), DiVincenzo (12 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 102, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Ayton at 19 and Sharpe at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Thybulle (52 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the defense, Portland allowing 102 a night to Minnesota's 111. Call it Minnesota 113, Portland 111, Portland keeping it close.
2/10 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 113, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 25 and Garland at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Wade (8 straight), Okoro (12 straight). 2 days' rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 108, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Edwards at 37 and McDaniels at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Randle (5 straight), DiVincenzo (13 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 41 percent from three to Minnesota's 36. Call it Cleveland 118, Minnesota 112.
1/25 @ NYK 120-143 — SAC notes
SAC lost 120-143. SAC shot 48% (46 of 95) to NYK's 50%, 14 of 36 from three, and got to the line 16 times to NYK's 23. The glass went 38-53 against them. Monk led with 31 (12 of 21, 4 of 8 from three); Sabonis added 25, DeRozan 18. Q2 was theirs, 42-34, the deficit cut from 13 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 109-78 against them. Ellis's -24 in 17 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/27 @ BKN 110-96 — SAC notes
SAC won 110-96. SAC shot 55% (45 of 82) to BKN's 37%, 9 of 28 from three, and got to the line 17 times to BKN's 30. Fox led with 30 (11 of 19, 4 of 7 from three); Sabonis added 21, DeRozan 17. The hinge was Q4, 30-18: a lead of 2 became 14, and the lead reached 17. SAC trailed 47-54 at the half and won the second half 63-42. Monk was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
1/29 @ PHI 104-117 — SAC notes
SAC lost 104-117. SAC took 8 more shots (90 to 82), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 44% to PHI's 52%, 10 of 41 from three. The glass went 46-35 for them. Monk led with 21 (8 of 18, 3 of 9 from three); DeRozan added 19, Fox 19. Q1 was theirs, 30-28, but the other 3 periods went 89-74 against them. They led by as many as 12. DeRozan's -15 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/01 @ OKC 110-144 — SAC notes
SAC lost 110-144. SAC shot 40% (40 of 100) to OKC's 53%, 11 of 44 from three, and went to the line 26 times to OKC's 16 — 19 points from the stripe to their 11. The glass went 37-70 against them. Fox led with 20 (8 of 16, 3 of 9 from three); Monk added 19, DeRozan 17. Q3 was theirs, 35-31, the deficit cut from 27 to 23, but the other 3 periods went 113-75 against them. Sabonis's -30 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/03 @ MIN 116-114 — SAC notes
SAC won 116-114. SAC shot 49% (45 of 92) to MIN's 46%, 10 of 24 from three. The glass went 47-36 for them. DeRozan led with 33 (14 of 25, 2 of 4 from three); Monk added 26, Murray 19. The hinge was Q1, 38-34: from level to 4 ahead. Sabonis was the night's best plus/minus at +8.
2/05 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 123, shooting 47 percent and 31 from three, 19 free throws a game; Monk at 23 and DeRozan at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Orlando comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 115, shooting 42 percent and 30 from three, 26 free throws a game; Wagner at 29 and Banchero at 19 a game. That is 4 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 115 a night to Sacramento's 123 and the line, where Orlando takes 26 free throws a game to Sacramento's 19. Call it Sacramento 113, Orlando 111, Orlando keeping it close.
2/06 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 104, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 27 free throws a game; Ayton at 20 and Simons at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Thybulle (51 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 30 from three, 22 free throws a game; Fox at 23 and DeRozan at 21 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Portland wins, and the game turns on the defense, Portland allowing 104 a night to Sacramento's 120 and the glass, where Portland has been plus-9 a night and Sacramento minus-1. Call it Portland 118, Sacramento 109.
2/08 vs NOP — 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 109 a night and allowing 123, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 23 free throws a game; DeRozan at 22 and Monk at 19 a game. One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 127, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Murphy III at 30 and Williamson at 26 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Jones (13 straight), Boston (2 straight), Payton (29 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the arc, New Orleans at 39 percent from three to Sacramento's 31. Call it Sacramento 119, New Orleans 115, New Orleans keeping it close.
2/10 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 121, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Irving at 24 and Christie at 18 a game. Without Lively II (13 straight), Hardy (3 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 123, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 26 free throws a game; DeRozan at 20 and LaVine at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Dallas 118, Sacramento 114, Sacramento keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SACDC D. Carter
DD D. DeRozan
DM D. McDermott
DS D. Sabonis
IJ I. Jones
KE K. Ellis
KM K. Murray
MM M. Monk
TL T. Lyles
MINAE A. Edwards
JC J. Clark
JM J. McDaniels
LG L. Garza
MC M. Conley
NA N. Alexander-Walker
NR N. Reid
RD R. Dillingham
RG R. Gobert
SAC/MIN 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
After dealing Fox, Kings eke out 116-114 road win over Timberwolves
MINNEAPOLIS -- — DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points, and the Sacramento Kings edged the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-114 on Monday night after finalizing their trade for Zach LaVine .
Malik Monk had 26 points for the Kings, who closed out a 2-6 road trip. Keegan Murray added 19 points.
Sacramento traded De’Aaron Fox to San Antonio as part of a three-team trade that put LaVine on the Kings. LaVine likely will play in his first game with his new team on Wednesday.
Naz Reid led Minnesota with a season-high 30 points, including 16 in the first quarter. Jaden McDaniels added 22, and Anthony Edwards finished with 21 points.
Minnesota was without forward Julius Randle for the second straight game. Randle was sidelined with a groin injury.
After trailing by as many as 12, the Timberwolves managed to take a brief 91-90 lead early in the fourth quarter. But the Kings regained the lead, and they had an answer every time the Timberwolves made a push down the stretch.
Takeaways Kings: With Fox gone, Monk stepped in at point guard. In addition to his 26 points, Monk finished with five assists and eight rebounds while controlling Sacramento's offense. Monk hit a pair of big shots late in the fourth quarter, as well as four free throws in the final 17 seconds of the game.
Timberwolves: Minnesota didn't rebound from its loss Saturday to the NBA-worst Washington Wizards , losing its second straight game to a team with an inferior record.
Key moment DeRozan made a layup to put the Kings up 110-106 with just 30 seconds remaining.
Key stat Minnesota shot 16 more 3-pointers than the Kings (40-24) but made just two more shot from deep (12) than Sacramento.
Up next The Kings host Orlando on Wednesday, while Minnesota hosts Chicago on Wednesday.