Minnesota Timberwolves at Sacramento Kings
· National Basketball AssociationAnthony Edwards scores 27 points, Timberwolves edge Kings
“De'Aaron Fox has been playing out of his mind,” Edwards said. “We were happy to hold him under 30 tonight. He still played great though in the fourth.”
Edwards added eight assists to help Minnesota (34-32) win its third straight. Mike Conley scored 24 points and made two free throws with 15.7 seconds left to extend the lead to four.
Jaden McDaniels added 19 points, and Kyle Anderson nearly had a triple-double with 18 points, nine assists and seven rebounds. Rudy Gobert had 13 points and 14 rebounds.
"I thought we played great all night long,” Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said. “Especially when they tightened it up at the end. …we play a lot in flow. A lot of it was Anthony (Edwards) stepping up at the right time.”
Kevin Huerter scored 29 points for Sacramento (37-26). He made six three-pointers. ox had 25 points and seven assists, and Domantas Sabonis had 24 points, 14 rebounds and five assists.
“At the end of the day, no matter how tired we were, we were terrible defensively,” Kings forward Trey Lyles said “We can outscore anybody, but we cant stop anybody.”
TIP-INS
Timberwolves: C Karl Anthony-Towns remains out with a left knee injury. … Minnesota shot 20 of 39 from 3-point range.
Kings: C Richaun Holmes missed his second straight game because of a non-COVID illness. … Sacramento was 22 of 30 on free throws after going 26 of 26 in a victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night.
UP NEXT
Kings: Host New Orleans on Monday night.
Timberwolves: Host the Philadelphia on Tuesday night.
Regular Season Series
MIN leads series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 138 - 134 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 138 - 134 |
| 4th 6.1 |  |
Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | 138 - 134 |
| 4th 10.1 |  |
De'Aaron Fox misses 26-foot step back jumpshot | 138 - 134 |
| 4th 15.1 | |
Mike Conley makes free throw 2 of 2 | 138 - 134 |
Statistics
 MIN |
 SAC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 48-80 | FG | 49-89 |
| 60 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 20-39 | 3PT | 14-27 |
| 51 | Three Point % | 52 |
| 22-31 | FT | 22-30 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 34 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 31 | Assists | 25 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 21 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 50 | Points in Paint | 60 |
| 21 | Fouls | 21 |
| 17 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Sacramento Kings Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Stevens, G | Out | Apr 12 |
| DeMar DeRozan, G | Out | Apr 11 |
| Malik Monk, G | Out | Apr 11 |
| Keegan Murray, F | Out | Apr 11 |
| Russell Westbrook, G | Out | Apr 11 |
Minnesota Timberwolves Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards, G | Day-To-Day | May 5 |
| Ayo Dosunmu, G | Day-To-Day | May 5 |
| Donte DiVincenzo, G | Out | Apr 26 |
Game Information
Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 18,111 · Capacity:
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
64 | 18 | .780 | - | L2 |
 Denver |
54 | 28 | .659 | 10 | W12 |
 Minnesota |
49 | 33 | .598 | 15 | W2 |
 Portland |
42 | 40 | .512 | 22 | W2 |
 Utah |
22 | 60 | .268 | 42 | L1 |
2025-26 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
53 | 29 | .646 | - | W3 |
 Phoenix |
45 | 37 | .549 | 8 | W1 |
 LA Clippers |
42 | 40 | .512 | 11 | W1 |
 Golden State |
37 | 45 | .451 | 16 | L3 |
 Sacramento |
22 | 60 | .268 | 31 | L1 |
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