Game ID: 22400020
Minnesota Timberwolves @ Sacramento Kings
Friday, November 15, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 Final
SAC 27 27 28 33 11 126MIN 32 30 36 17 15 130
MIN @ SAC ScoutingMIN @ 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.
SAC availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restBACK Huerter back 11/06 after 2, 24 min since (113% of 21)
SAC availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restBACK Huerter back 11/06 after 2, 22 min since (104% of 21)
SAC availability going into 11/11 · back-to-backBACK Huerter back 11/06 after 2, 26 min since (125% of 21)
SAC availability going into 11/13 · 1 day's restBACK Huerter back 11/06 after 2, 26 min since (122% of 21)
SAC availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restOUT Monk missed 2 since 11/11, out tonight
BACK Huerter back 11/06 after 2, 28 min since (133% of 21)
SAC availability going into 11/16 · back-to-backOUT Monk missed 3 since 11/11, out tonight
NEW Huerter 21 to 29 min over the last 5
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
MIN availability going into 11/08 · back-to-backBACK Dillingham back 11/02 after 5, 4 min since (42% of 10)
MIN availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restBACK Dillingham back 11/02 after 5, 5 min since (46% of 10)
MIN availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restBACK Dillingham back 11/02 after 5, 5 min since (46% of 10)
MIN availability going into 11/13 · back-to-backOUT Dillingham missed 2 since 11/10, returns tonight: 9 min (92% of 10)
MIN availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restBACK Dillingham back 11/13 after 2, 9 min since (92% of 10)
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)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 30 from three, 20 free throws a game; Fox at 25 and DeRozan at 19 a game. Without Monk (2 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 18 free throws a game; Edwards at 28 and Randle at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Minnesota giving it away 17 times a game to Sacramento's 13 and the arc, Minnesota at 34 percent from three to Sacramento's 30. Call it Sacramento 113, Minnesota 111, Minnesota keeping it close.
11/08 vs LAC 98-107 — SAC notes
SAC lost 98-107. SAC shot 47% (37 of 78) to LAC's 44%, 3 of 26 from three. SAC turned it over 13 times to LAC's 18. The glass went 35-48 against them. Fox led with 31 (12 of 20, 2 of 5 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Sabonis added 23, Monk 17. Q3 was theirs, 28-27, the deficit cut from 6 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 80-70 against them. Murray's -16 in 39 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/10 @ PHX 127-118 — SAC notes
SAC won 127-118 in 1 overtime. SAC shot 49% (50 of 102) to PHX's 42%, 11 of 37 from three. DeRozan led with 34 (14 of 25, 5 of 6 at the line); Fox added 21, Sabonis 20. The hinge was OT1, 16-7: from level to 9 ahead. Sabonis was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
11/11 @ SAS 96-116 — SAC notes
SAC lost 96-116. SAC shot 43% (39 of 91) to SAS's 51%, 10 of 38 from three. SAC turned it over 11 times to SAS's 16. Fox led with 24 (9 of 19, 2 of 5 from three); Sabonis added 23, DeRozan 21. Q1 was theirs, 26-22, but the other 3 periods went 94-70 against them. Fox's -21 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/13 vs PHX 127-104 — SAC notes
SAC won 127-104. SAC shot 64% (50 of 78) to PHX's 37%, 15 of 28 from three, and got to the line 17 times to PHX's 26. SAC turned it over 17 times to PHX's 10, and PHX turned those into 12 steals. Fox led with 29 (11 of 17, 6 of 8 at the line); Huerter added 22, Murray 17. The hinge was Q4, 34-24: a lead of 13 became 23, and the lead reached 26. Murray was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
11/15 vs MIN 126-130 — SAC notes
SAC lost 126-130 in 1 overtime. SAC shot 50% (48 of 96) to MIN's 48%, 12 of 37 from three. The glass went 51-41 for them. Fox led with 60 (22 of 35, 6 of 10 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); Sabonis added 23, Murray 14. Q4 was theirs, 33-17, the deficit cut from 16 to 0, but the other 4 periods went 113-93 against them. Huerter's -21 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/16 vs UTA — 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 115 a night and allowing 115, shooting 50 percent and 31 from three, 18 free throws a game; Fox at 33 and Sabonis at 20 a game. Without Monk (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Utah comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Collins at 22 and Sexton at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Kessler (2 straight), Hendricks (8 straight), Mykhailiuk (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the arc, Utah at 39 percent from three to Sacramento's 31 and the glass, where Utah has been plus-5 a night and Sacramento plus-1. Call it Sacramento 118, Utah 112.
11/18 vs ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 117, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Fox at 37 and Sabonis at 19 a game. Without DeRozan (2 straight), Monk (4 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Young at 24 and Johnson at 20 a game. Without Bogdanović (13 straight), Gueye (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the line, where Atlanta takes 24 free throws a game to Sacramento's 18 and the turnovers, Atlanta giving it away 17 times a game to Sacramento's 14. Call it Sacramento 121, Atlanta 114.
11/22 @ 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 106 a night and allowing 107, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Harden at 19 and Powell at 16 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 115, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 18 free throws a game; Fox at 38 and Sabonis at 19 a game. Without DeRozan (3 straight), Sabonis (2 straight), Monk (5 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 107 a night to Sacramento's 115 and the arc, Sacramento at 40 percent from three to the Clippers' 36. Call it the Clippers 112, Sacramento 111, Sacramento keeping it close.
11/24 vs BKN — 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 114 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Fox at 39 and Sabonis at 19 a game. Without Monk (6 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 41 from three, 20 free throws a game; C. Johnson at 24 and Thomas at 24 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Martin (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-4 a night and Brooklyn minus-9 and the defense, Sacramento allowing 113 a night to Brooklyn's 121. Call it Sacramento 117, Brooklyn 111.
11/08 vs POR 127-102 — MIN notes
MIN won 127-102. MIN shot 48% (47 of 97) to POR's 43%, 22 of 50 from three, and got to the line 14 times to POR's 24. The glass went 49-37 for them. Edwards led with 37 (12 of 21, 9 of 15 from three); Randle added 22, Reid 15. The hinge was Q1, 35-17: from level to 18 ahead, and the lead reached 28. Edwards was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
11/10 vs MIA 94-95 — MIN notes
MIN lost 94-95. MIN took 11 more shots (88 to 77), fed by 16 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to MIA's 44%, 13 of 45 from three, and got to the line 13 times to MIA's 22. Edwards led with 22 (8 of 24, 4 of 14 from three); Randle added 17, Reid 15. Q2 was theirs, 31-25, the deficit cut from 7 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 70-63 against them. Conley's -16 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/12 @ POR 108-122 — MIN notes
MIN lost 108-122. MIN shot 51% (37 of 73) to POR's 51%, 13 of 35 from three. Reid led with 28 (10 of 17, 4 of 8 from three); Edwards added 26, McDaniels 17. Q4 was theirs, 34-29, the deficit cut from 19 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 93-74 against them. Edwards's -20 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/13 @ POR 98-106 — MIN notes
MIN lost 98-106. MIN took 11 more shots (94 to 83), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 39% to POR's 46%, 7 of 39 from three. MIN turned it over 13 times to POR's 19. Edwards led with 24 (10 of 25, 0 of 9 from three); Randle added 20, Reid 15. Q1 was theirs, 33-23, but the other 3 periods went 83-65 against them. They led by as many as 13. Dillingham's -13 in 9 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/15 @ SAC 130-126 — MIN notes
MIN won 130-126 in 1 overtime. MIN shot 48% (48 of 101) to SAC's 50%, 20 of 49 from three. The glass went 41-51 against them. Edwards led with 36 (14 of 27, 6 of 14 from three); Randle added 26, Reid 16. The hinge was Q3, 36-28: a lead of 8 became 16, and the lead reached 20. Randle was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
11/17 vs PHX — 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 111 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 18 free throws a game; Edwards at 29 and Randle at 19 a game. One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 116, shooting 42 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Beal at 22 and Booker at 19 a game. Without Durant (4 straight), Beal (2 straight), Allen (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Minnesota giving it away 16 times a game to Phoenix's 10 and the line, where Phoenix takes 24 free throws a game to Minnesota's 18. Call it Minnesota 115, Phoenix 108.
11/21 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Poeltl at 23 and Barrett at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Barnes (11 straight), Quickley (4 straight), Walter (6 straight). 2 days' rest. Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Edwards at 26 and Randle at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. 3 days' rest.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-6 a night and Minnesota minus-6. Call it Minnesota 113, Toronto 112, Toronto keeping it close.
11/24 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 113, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Brown at 27 and Tatum at 26 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Porziņģis (3 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 116, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Edwards at 27 and Randle at 23 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been minus-1 a night and Minnesota minus-7 and the arc, Boston at 39 percent from three to Minnesota's 35. Call it Boston 119, Minnesota 111.
11/26 vs HOU — 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 112 a night and allowing 113, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Edwards at 28 and Randle at 25 a game. Without Conley (2 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 103, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 27 free throws a game; Sengun at 21 and VanVleet at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Whitmore (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Houston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-7 a night and Minnesota minus-4 and the defense, Houston allowing 103 a night to Minnesota's 113. Call it Houston 113, Minnesota 109, Minnesota keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SACAL A. Len
DF D. Fox
DM D. McDermott
DS D. Sabonis
JM J. McLaughlin
KE K. Ellis
KH K. Huerter
KM K. Murray
TL T. Lyles
MINAE A. Edwards
DD D. DiVincenzo
JM J. McDaniels
JR J. Randle
MC M. Conley
NA N. Alexander-Walker
NR N. Reid
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
Edwards, Timberwolves beat Kings 130-126 in OT despite franchise-record 60 points from De'Aaron Fox
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- — Anthony Edwards had 36 points, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the short-handed Sacramento Kings 130-126 in overtime on Friday night despite a franchise-record 60 points from De’Aaron Fox.
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.