National Basketball Association
Minnesota 138, Sacramento 134
When: 10:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 4, 2023
Where: Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California
Officials:
#70 Phenizee Ransom, #4 Sean Wright, #3 Nick Buchert
Attendance:
18111
By Field Level Media
Anthony Edwards scored a team-high 27 points and answered Sacramento threats with two critical hoops in the final two minutes Saturday night, allowing the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves to hold off the Kings for a 138-134 victory.
Seven Timberwolves scored in double figures and four Kings reached 20 points in a game that saw Minnesota put up its third-largest scoring output of the season. Sacramento lost for a second time when totaling 134 or more.
In a nonstop shootout in which both teams scored at least 30 points in every quarter, the Timberwolves had an answer for every Kings rally. That included a late 17-6 burst by the Kings that cut a 12-point deficit to one at 129-128 on a De'Aaron Fox jumper with 2:45 to go.
After Rudy Gobert and Fox traded hoops, Edwards came through with the first of his big buckets, a layup with 1:51 to go that became a three-point play when he was fouled by Kevin Huerter.
Again the Kings immediately countered, this time on a Domantas Sabonis layup to get within two, and the hosts had chances to tie and go ahead. But Fox couldn't connect on a driving layup with 57 seconds left and, after an offensive rebound, Harrison Barnes on a 3-pointer five seconds later.
Edwards then put the Timberwolves in command at 136-132 with an interior basket with 33 seconds remaining.
Two free throws by Mike Conley with 15 seconds left iced the win, Minnesota's third in a row to complete a four-game Western trip.
Edwards hit 10-for-20 for the Timberwolves, who outshot the hosts 60.0 percent to 55.1 percent. He also found time for eight assists.
Gobert notched a 13-point, 14-rebound double-double for the visitors. Conley finished with 24 points, Jaden McDaniels 19, Kyle Anderson 18 to go with a game-high nine assists and seven rebounds, Nickeil Alexander-Walker 16 and Naz Reid 10.
Drilling six of his nine 3-point attempts, Huerter had a game-high 29 points for the Kings, who saw a five-game winning streak come to an end.
Fox went for 25 points to complement a team-high seven assists, while Sabonis logged a double-double with 24 points and a game-high-tying 14 rebounds. Barnes chipped in with 20 points and Trey Lyles 15.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Minnesota |
|
Sacramento |
|
Anthony Edwards 27 |
Scoring |
Kevin Huerter 29 |
|
Kyle Anderson 9 |
Assists |
De'Aaron Fox 7 |
|
Rudy Gobert 14 |
Rebounds |
Domantas Sabonis 14 |
|
Mike Conley 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Malik Monk 6 |
|
Nickeil Alexander-Walker 1 |
Steals |
Kevin Huerter 2 |
|
Kyle Anderson 2 |
Blocks |
Trey Lyles 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Minnesota
|
138 |
60.0 |
20-39 |
22-31 |
31 |
40 |
6 |
4 |
12 |
| Sacramento
|
134 |
55.1 |
14-27 |
22-30 |
25 |
39 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
Upcoming Games
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Sacramento will play their next game at home against New Orleans. The Kings have a W/L % of .579 after a win and .600 after a loss.
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Minnesota will play their next game at home against Philadelphia. The Timberwolves have a W/L % of .515 after a win and .515 after a loss.
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