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Minnesota Timberwolves at Sacramento Kings

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117 - 115

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Edwards hits late free throws to lift the Timberwolves past the Kings, 117-115

Ant, Randle combine for 65 in Wolves' thrilling win vs. Kings

Edwards got fouled by Domantas Sabonis on a drive with the game tied and calmly hit the free throws to give him 32 points.

Keegan Murray's 3-point attempt rimmed out at the buzzer for the Kings.

Julius Randle led the Timberwolves with 33 points in his second game after being acquired in a trade from New York this month.

Demar DeRozan scored 26 points to lead the Kings in his debut for Sacramento after being acquired this summer in a sign-and-trade from Chicago. Sabonis added 24 points and Murray had 23.

Takeaways Timberwolves: Minnesota came out of its season-opening trip to California with a split after rebounding from a loss to the Lakers on Tuesday night. Randle looked much more assertive in his second game after taking only 10 shots in the opener.

Kings: Sacramento has lost its last six season openers played at home with the last win coming in 2013 against Denver.

Key moment Edwards and Naz Reid hit back-to-back 3-pointers that started an 11-0 run for Minnesota that turned a five-point deficit into a 105-99 lead midway through the fourth quarter.

Key stat After going 13 for 41 from 3 in the opener, Minnesota shot 20 for 50 from long range against Sacramento. The 91 attempted 3s are the most ever for the Timberwolves in the first two games of a season.

Up next The Timberwolves play their home opener on Saturday night against Toronto, while the Kings travel to Los Angeles to face the Lakers on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

MIN leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 117 - 115
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 117 - 115
4th 0.0 Kings offensive team rebound 117 - 115
4th 0.0 Keegan Murray misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot 117 - 115
4th 2.1 Nickeil Alexander-Walker enters the game for Julius Randle 117 - 115

Statistics

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41-86 FG 38-82
48 Field Goal % 46
20-50 3PT 11-29
40 Three Point % 38
15-17 FT 28-35
88 Free Throw % 80
42 Rebounds 38
6 Offensive Rebounds 4
36 Defensive Rebounds 34
24 Assists 21
3 Steals 7
2 Blocks 2
16 Turnovers 9
1 Team Turnovers 0
17 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
22 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 11
4 Fast Break Points 16
32 Points in Paint 40
24 Fouls 18
6 Largest Lead 12
Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Devin Carter, G Day-To-Day Dec 23
Keegan Murray, F Day-To-Day Dec 23
Zach LaVine, G Out Dec 23
Domantas Sabonis, F Out Dec 19
Drew Eubanks, F Out Dec 13
Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE

Game Information

Golden 1 Center

Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 18,049 · Capacity:

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 26 5 .839 - L2
Denver 21 8 .724 4 L1
Minnesota 20 10 .667 5.5 W3
Portland 12 18 .400 13.5 L2
Utah 10 19 .345 15 L4

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 19 10 .655 - L3
Phoenix 16 13 .552 3 W1
Golden State 16 15 .516 4 W3
LA Clippers 8 21 .276 11 W2
Sacramento 7 23 .233 12.5 L1
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