Game ID: 22500292
Minnesota Timberwolves @ Sacramento Kings
Monday, November 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM ET
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 Final
SAC 23 23 31 24 16 117MIN 27 27 28 19 11 112
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 11/16 · 1 day's restOUT Cardwell missed 7 since 11/03, out tonight
OUT Stevens missed 13 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Sabonis back 11/09 after 2, 30 min since (102% of 30)
BACK Plowden back 11/12 after 11, 14 min since (53% of 26)
BACK McDermott back 11/12 after 11, 8 min since (52% of 15)
SAC availability going into 11/19 · 2 days' restOUT Raynaud missed 2 since 11/14, returns tonight: 19 min (70% of 26)
OUT Plowden missed 2 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Cardwell missed 8 since 11/03, out tonight
OUT Carter missed 2 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT McDermott missed 2 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Stevens missed 14 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Sabonis back 11/09 after 2, 31 min since (106% of 30)
SAC availability going into 11/20 · back-to-backOUT Plowden missed 3 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Cardwell missed 9 since 11/03, out tonight
OUT Carter missed 3 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT McDermott missed 3 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Stevens missed 15 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Raynaud back 11/19 after 2, 19 min since (70% of 26)
SAC availability going into 11/22 · 1 day's restOUT Sabonis missed 2 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 4 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Cardwell missed 10 since 11/03, out tonight
OUT Carter missed 4 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT McDermott missed 4 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Stevens missed 16 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Raynaud back 11/19 after 2, 20 min since (75% of 26)
SAC availability going into 11/24 · 1 day's restOUT Sabonis missed 3 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 5 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Cardwell missed 11 since 11/03, out tonight
OUT Carter missed 5 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT McDermott missed 5 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Stevens missed 17 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Raynaud back 11/19 after 2, 16 min since (60% of 26)
SAC availability going into 11/26 · 1 day's restOUT Sabonis missed 4 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 6 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Cardwell missed 12 since 11/03, out tonight
OUT Carter missed 6 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT McDermott missed 6 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Stevens missed 18 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Raynaud back 11/19 after 2, 15 min since (58% of 26)
NEW Eubanks 13 to 19 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 11/28 · 1 day's restOUT Sabonis missed 5 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 7 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Cardwell missed 13 since 11/03, out tonight
OUT Carter missed 7 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT McDermott missed 7 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Stevens missed 19 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Raynaud back 11/19 after 2, 14 min since (53% of 26)
NEW Eubanks 13 to 20 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 11/30 · 1 day's restOUT Sabonis missed 6 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 8 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Schröder missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Cardwell missed 14 since 11/03, out tonight
OUT Carter missed 8 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT McDermott missed 8 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Stevens missed 20 since 10/22, out tonight
SAC availability going into 12/03 · 2 days' restOUT Sabonis missed 7 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 9 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Schröder missed 3 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Cardwell missed 15 since 11/03, out tonight
OUT Carter missed 9 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT McDermott missed 9 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Stevens missed 21 since 10/22, out tonight
NEW Murray 34 to 40 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 11/15 · back-to-backOUT Shannon Jr. missed 5 since 11/05, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 11/05 after 4, 32 min since (91% of 35)
MIN availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Shannon Jr. missed 6 since 11/05, out tonight
MIN availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Shannon Jr. missed 7 since 11/05, out tonight
MIN availability going into 11/21 · 1 day's restOUT Shannon Jr. missed 8 since 11/05, out tonight
NEW Clark 13 to 18 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 11/24 · 2 days' restOUT Shannon Jr. missed 9 since 11/05, returns tonight: 7 min (52% of 14)
MIN availability going into 11/26 · 1 day's restOUT Hyland missed 2 since 11/21, out tonight
BACK Shannon Jr. back 11/24 after 9, 7 min since (52% of 14)
MIN availability going into 11/29 · 2 days' restOUT Hyland missed 3 since 11/21, out tonight
BACK Shannon Jr. back 11/24 after 9, 12 min since (86% of 14)
MIN availability going into 11/30 · back-to-backOUT Hyland missed 4 since 11/21, returns tonight: 2 min (9% of 16)
BACK Shannon Jr. back 11/24 after 9, 14 min since (98% of 14)
MIN availability going into 12/02 · 1 day's restBACK Hyland back 11/30 after 4, 2 min since (9% of 16)
BACK Shannon Jr. back 11/24 after 9, 13 min since (95% of 14)
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 124, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; LaVine at 16 and Schröder at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Sabonis (3 straight), Plowden (5 straight), Cardwell (11 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 97, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 31 free throws a game; Edwards at 26 and Randle at 23 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 97 a night to Sacramento's 124 and the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-3 a night and Sacramento minus-7. Call it Minnesota 117, Sacramento 108.
11/16 @ SAS 110-123 — SAC notes
SAC lost 110-123. SAC shot 47% (41 of 87) to SAS's 54%, 12 of 33 from three. DeRozan led with 27 (12 of 15); Schröder added 22, Sabonis 17. Q2 was theirs, 35-31, the deficit cut from 12 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 92-75 against them. DeRozan's -23 in 39 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/19 @ OKC 99-113 — SAC notes
SAC lost 99-113. SAC shot 44% (38 of 86) to OKC's 47%, 8 of 28 from three. Schröder led with 21 (9 of 21, 2 of 9 from three); DeRozan added 17, Monk 16. Q4 was theirs, 30-30, but the other 3 periods went 83-69 against them. LaVine's -16 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/20 @ MEM 96-137 — SAC notes
SAC lost 96-137. SAC shot 46% (37 of 80) to MEM's 51%, 11 of 33 from three, and got to the line 15 times to MEM's 26. SAC turned it over 16 times to MEM's 7, and MEM turned those into 11 steals. The glass went 32-49 against them. LaVine led with 26 (10 of 17, 4 of 8 from three); Raynaud added 12, Murray 11. Q4 was theirs, 20-24, but the other 3 periods went 113-76 against them. Westbrook's -28 in 21 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/22 @ DEN 128-123 — SAC notes
SAC won 128-123. SAC shot 53% (48 of 91) to DEN's 49%, 10 of 30 from three. SAC turned it over 6 times to DEN's 13. Westbrook led with 21 (9 of 16, 2 of 6 from three); Schröder added 21, K. Murray 19. The hinge was Q4, 37-31: SAC came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 5. SAC trailed 61-65 at the half and won the second half 67-58. Schröder was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
11/24 vs MIN 117-112 — SAC notes
SAC won 117-112 in 1 overtime. SAC shot 43% (42 of 97) to MIN's 41%, 7 of 26 from three, and went to the line 28 times to MIN's 22 — 26 points from the stripe to their 19. DeRozan led with 33 (9 of 16, 15 of 15 at the line); Murray added 26, Monk 22. The hinge was Q4, 24-19: SAC came in trailing by 5 and left it level. SAC trailed 46-54 at the half and won the second half 71-58. Achiuwa was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
11/26 vs PHX — 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 110 a night and allowing 122, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 22 free throws a game; DeRozan at 20 and Murray at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Sabonis (4 straight), Plowden (6 straight), Cardwell (12 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brooks at 24 and Booker at 21 a game. Without Allen (5 straight), Green (8 straight), Dunn (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-3 a night and Sacramento minus-7 and the defense, Phoenix allowing 113 a night to Sacramento's 122. Call it Phoenix 118, Sacramento 113.
11/28 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 135, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; George at 28 and Markkanen at 27 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Kessler (12 straight), Harkless (3 straight), Tshiebwe (17 straight). 3 days' rest. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 20 free throws a game; Murray at 19 and DeRozan at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Sabonis (5 straight), Plowden (7 straight), Cardwell (13 straight). One day's rest.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the defense, Sacramento allowing 119 a night to Utah's 135 and the glass, where Utah has been minus-1 a night and Sacramento minus-6. Call it Utah 122, Sacramento 119, Sacramento keeping it close.
11/30 vs MEM — 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 122, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Murray at 20 and LaVine at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Sabonis (6 straight), Plowden (8 straight), Schröder (2 straight). One day's rest. Memphis comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 22 and Aldama at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without Morant (6 straight), Mashack (4 straight), Jackson (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Memphis wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Memphis has been plus-11 a night and Sacramento minus-7 and the defense, Memphis allowing 110 a night to Sacramento's 122. Call it Memphis 119, Sacramento 114.
12/03 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 108, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 27 free throws a game; Durant at 23 and Sengun at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Eason (7 straight), Finney-Smith (18 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 118, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; DeRozan at 20 and Murray at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Sabonis (7 straight), Plowden (9 straight), Schröder (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-5 a night and Sacramento minus-7 and the defense, Houston allowing 108 a night to Sacramento's 118. Call it Houston 121, Sacramento 110, Houston by 11.
11/15 vs DEN 112-123 — MIN notes
MIN won 60-55. MIN shot 47% (41 of 88) to DEN's 47%, 10 of 34 from three, and got to the line 23 times to DEN's 38. Randle led with 26 (9 of 17, 1 of 5 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Edwards added 26, Reid 19. The hinge was Q2, 29-26: a lead of 2 became 5.
11/17 vs DAL 120-96 — MIN notes
MIN won 120-96. MIN shot 45% (44 of 97) to DAL's 40%, 14 of 44 from three, and got to the line 25 times to DAL's 31. The glass went 59-43 for them. Reid led with 22 (9 of 14, 3 of 6 from three); Gobert added 15, McDaniels 15. The hinge was Q3, 37-22: a lead of 17 became 32. DiVincenzo was the night's best plus/minus at +35.
11/19 vs WAS 120-109 — MIN notes
MIN won 120-109. MIN shot 45% (42 of 94) to WAS's 49%, 13 of 38 from three, and went to the line 32 times to WAS's 12 — 23 points from the stripe to their 9. MIN turned it over 9 times to WAS's 17. Randle led with 32 (11 of 19, 1 of 4 from three, 9 of 13 at the line); Reid added 28, Edwards 18. The hinge was Q2, 37-17: a lead of 5 became 25. Reid was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
11/21 @ PHX 113-114 — MIN notes
MIN lost 113-114. MIN shot 45% (39 of 86) to PHX's 48%, 12 of 37 from three. MIN turned it over 19 times to PHX's 27. Edwards led with 41 (14 of 24, 5 of 11 from three, 8 of 12 at the line); Randle added 20, McDaniels 13. Q3 was theirs, 33-19, turning a 13-point deficit into a 1-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 95-80 against them.
11/24 @ SAC 112-117 — MIN notes
MIN lost 112-117 in 1 overtime. MIN shot 41% (40 of 97) to SAC's 43%, 13 of 42 from three, and got to the line 22 times to SAC's 28. Edwards led with 43 (16 of 29, 5 of 11 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Randle added 17, DiVincenzo 17. Q1 was theirs, 27-23, but the other 4 periods went 94-85 against them. They led by as many as 14. Edwards's -12 in 40 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/26 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 102, shooting 52 percent and 43 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Holmgren at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Wiggins (9 straight). 2 days' rest. Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 98, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 27 free throws a game; Edwards at 28 and Randle at 21 a game. Without Hyland (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 43 percent from three to Minnesota's 32 and the line, where Minnesota takes 27 free throws a game to OKC's 22. Call it OKC 115, Minnesota 106.
11/29 vs BOS — 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 110, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 30 free throws a game; Edwards at 29 and Randle at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Hyland (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 115, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brown at 31 and Pritchard at 20 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the arc, Boston at 42 percent from three to Minnesota's 35 and the line, where Minnesota takes 30 free throws a game to Boston's 21. Call it Minnesota 115, Boston 112, Boston keeping it close.
11/30 vs SAS — 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 114, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 29 free throws a game; Edwards at 34 and Randle at 19 a game. Without Hyland (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 27 free throws a game; Fox at 26 and Vassell at 20 a game. Without Castle (5 straight), Wembanyama (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Minnesota giving it away 14 times a game to San Antonio's 11. Call it Minnesota 116, San Antonio 115, San Antonio keeping it close.
12/02 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 123, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Williamson at 24 and Bey at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Murphy III (2 straight), Jones (5 straight), Poole (14 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 25 free throws a game; Edwards at 37 and Randle at 17 a game. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 114 a night to New Orleans's 123 and the turnovers, Minnesota giving it away 15 times a game to New Orleans's 12. Call it Minnesota 117, New Orleans 115, New Orleans keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SACDD D. DeRozan
DE D. Eubanks
DS D. Schröder
KE K. Ellis
KM K. Murray
MM M. Monk
MR M. Raynaud
NC N. Clifford
PA P. Achiuwa
RW R. Westbrook
SC Schroder
ZL Z. LaVine
MINAE A. Edwards
DD D. DiVincenzo
JC J. Clark
JM J. McDaniels
JR J. Randle
MC M. Conley
NR N. Reid
RD R. Dillingham
RG R. Gobert
TS T. Shannon Jr.
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
Kings take advantage of Timberwolves' 2nd straight collapse in 117-112 OT win
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- — DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points and the Sacramento Kings took advantage of Minnesota's second straight stunning collapse, rallying late in regulation and outlasting the Timberwolves 117-112 in overtime.
On Friday night in Phoenix, the Timberwolves blew an eight-point lead with less than a minute left in a 114-113 loss . Against the Kings, they were up 10 with three minutes left.
After DeRozan tied it at 101 with two free throws with 34 seconds left in regulation, Anthony Edwards missed a jumper for Minnesota, and DeRozan and Malik Monk missed shots on the final possession.
The Kings won their second straight after rallying to beat Denver 128-123 on Saturday night on the road to end an eight-game losing streak. They are 5-13.
DeRozan made 15 free throws without a miss. Keegan Murray had 26 points and 14 rebounds, and Monk added 22 points.
Edwards scored 43 points for Minnesota. Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo each had 17, and Naz Reid added 15. The Timberwolves dropped to 10-7.
Up next Timberwolves: At Oklahoma City on Wednesday night in an NBA Cup game.
Kings: Host Phoenix on Wednesday night in an NBA Cup game.