Timberwolves 107-97 Kings (18 Nov, 2021) Play-by-Play

Sacramento Kings

6-9, 4-5 away

	1	2	3	4	T
SAC	18	30	24	25	97
MIN	22	22	33	30	107

Minnesota Timberwolves

5-9, 3-6 home

107

Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Patrick Beverley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Patrick Beverley makes two point shot
D'Angelo Russell makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
Karl-Anthony Towns makes layup (Patrick Beverley assists)
D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Anthony Edwards makes 8-foot two point shot
Patrick Beverley misses 8-foot two point shot
Anthony Edwards misses driving layup
D'Angelo Russell misses 22-foot pullup jump shot
Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jumper
Malik Beasley misses 23-foot three point jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns makes hook shot
Patrick Beverley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Edwards misses 18-foot jumper
Jaden McDaniels makes 24-foot three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
Anthony Edwards misses driving layup
Malik Beasley misses 26-foot three point jumper
D'Angelo Russell misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
D'Angelo Russell makes 17-foot two point shot
Taurean Prince misses 25-foot three point jumper
D'Angelo Russell misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
Taurean Prince misses 25-foot three point jumper
Naz Reid makes 25-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Naz Reid makes layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point jumper
D'Angelo Russell misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Richaun Holmes blocks Anthony Edwards 's 3-foot dunk
Anthony Edwards makes alley oop dunk shot (Patrick Beverley assists)
Anthony Edwards makes driving layup
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot three point jumper
Patrick Beverley makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot
Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup
Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point jumper
Patrick Beverley misses driving layup
Naz Reid makes dunk
Malik Beasley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Patrick Beverley makes two point shot
Patrick Beverley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Edwards makes driving dunk
Anthony Edwards misses 54-foot three point shot
Anthony Edwards misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 25-foot three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup
Karl-Anthony Towns makes layup (Patrick Beverley assists)
D'Angelo Russell makes 25-foot step back jumpshot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
Jaden McDaniels makes 23-foot jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
D'Angelo Russell makes 13-foot two point shot
Harrison Barnes blocks Anthony Edwards 's 2-foot driving layup
Patrick Beverley makes driving layup (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Anthony Edwards makes dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists)
D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point jumper
Patrick Beverley makes driving layup
Jaden McDaniels misses 8-foot pullup jump shot
D'Angelo Russell misses 25-foot three point jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns makes dunk
Taurean Prince makes driving layup (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Chimezie Metu blocks Jaden McDaniels 's 1-foot dunk
Taurean Prince makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
Malik Beasley makes 25-foot three pointer (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
Malik Beasley misses 26-foot three point jumper
Anthony Edwards makes two point shot (Patrick Beverley assists)
Naz Reid misses 27-foot three point jumper
Patrick Beverley misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Anthony Edwards makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jarred Vanderbilt makes dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists)
D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point jumper
Anthony Edwards makes 25-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Anthony Edwards makes two point shot
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 1-foot dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Anthony Edwards makes three pointer
D'Angelo Russell misses 24-foot three point jumper
Anthony Edwards misses two point shot
D'Angelo Russell makes driving layup
Anthony Edwards makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
D'Angelo Russell makes two point shot
Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point jumper
Patrick Beverley misses 23-foot three point jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 2-foot dunk (Patrick Beverley assists)
Jaden McDaniels makes driving dunk (Anthony Edwards assists)
Richaun Holmes makes dunk (De'Aaron Fox assists)
Tyrese Haliburton misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
Richaun Holmes makes tip shot
Chimezie Metu misses driving floating jump shot
De'Aaron Fox misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Harrison Barnes misses driving layup
De'Aaron Fox makes driving floating jump shot
Chimezie Metu misses 23-foot three point jumper
De'Aaron Fox misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Tyrese Haliburton misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chimezie Metu misses 25-foot three point jumper
Buddy Hield misses 26-foot three point jumper
Harrison Barnes makes driving layup
Buddy Hield misses 25-foot three point jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Harrison Barnes 's 4-foot two point shot
Harrison Barnes makes three point jumper (Buddy Hield assists)
Harrison Barnes makes driving dunk (Davion Mitchell assists)
Buddy Hield misses 26-foot three point jumper
Marvin Bagley III misses 5-foot two point shot
Marvin Bagley III misses 23-foot three point jumper
Davion Mitchell misses driving layup
Tristan Thompson misses hook shot
Naz Reid blocks Tristan Thompson 's 3-foot layup
Naz Reid blocks Tristan Thompson 's 4-foot layup
Buddy Hield misses three point jumper
Davion Mitchell misses 28-foot three point jumper
Tyrese Haliburton makes 10-foot two point shot
Buddy Hield misses three point jumper
Richaun Holmes misses two point shot
Richaun Holmes misses two point shot
Buddy Hield misses 26-foot three point jumper
Buddy Hield misses two point shot
Richaun Holmes makes 4-foot two point shot (Buddy Hield assists)
Davion Mitchell makes driving layup (Marvin Bagley III assists)
Buddy Hield misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
Richaun Holmes misses 14-foot two point shot
Buddy Hield misses tip shot
Marvin Bagley III makes tip shot
De'Aaron Fox makes 25-foot three point jumper (Davion Mitchell assists)
De'Aaron Fox misses 25-foot three point jumper
De'Aaron Fox misses 10-foot two point shot
Davion Mitchell makes 25-foot three pointer
Davion Mitchell misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
De'Aaron Fox makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chimezie Metu assists)
De'Aaron Fox misses driving layup
Buddy Hield makes 26-foot three pointer
Jarred Vanderbilt blocks Harrison Barnes 's 2-foot driving layup
Tyrese Haliburton makes 29-foot three point jumper (De'Aaron Fox assists)
De'Aaron Fox makes driving layup
Harrison Barnes misses 23-foot three point jumper
Richaun Holmes makes dunk (Chimezie Metu assists)
Chimezie Metu misses two point shot
Chimezie Metu misses 25-foot three point jumper
De'Aaron Fox makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
De'Aaron Fox misses 13-foot step back jumpshot
De'Aaron Fox makes driving floating jump shot (Harrison Barnes assists)
Marvin Bagley III misses 23-foot three point jumper
Richaun Holmes makes driving dunk
Tyrese Haliburton misses driving floating jump shot
Marvin Bagley III misses two point shot
Patrick Beverley blocks De'Aaron Fox 's 5-foot driving layup
Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Harrison Barnes 's 3-foot layup
Tyrese Haliburton makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot (De'Aaron Fox assists)
Richaun Holmes makes driving layup (Harrison Barnes assists)
Davion Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tristan Thompson makes 11-foot hook shot (De'Aaron Fox assists)
Buddy Hield makes 25-foot three point jumper (Davion Mitchell assists)
Buddy Hield makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyrese Haliburton assists)
Tyrese Haliburton misses 24-foot three point jumper
Buddy Hield misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Tyrese Haliburton misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
Tristan Thompson makes dunk
Tyrese Haliburton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Buddy Hield makes 26-foot three point jumper (Davion Mitchell assists)
Tristan Thompson misses 13-foot two point shot
Davion Mitchell misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Buddy Hield makes three point jumper (Tyrese Haliburton assists)
Buddy Hield misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chimezie Metu makes alley oop dunk shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists)
De'Aaron Fox makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
Chimezie Metu makes dunk (De'Aaron Fox assists)
De'Aaron Fox makes 17-foot step back jumpshot
De'Aaron Fox makes driving layup
Anthony Edwards blocks De'Aaron Fox 's 6-foot driving layup
Patrick Beverley blocks Tyrese Haliburton 's 14-foot jumper
Chimezie Metu misses 25-foot three point jumper
De'Aaron Fox misses 26-foot three point jumper
Patrick Beverley blocks Harrison Barnes 's 3-foot layup
Harrison Barnes misses layup
De'Aaron Fox misses driving layup
De'Aaron Fox makes driving layup
Richaun Holmes misses 26-foot three point jumper
D'Angelo Russell blocks Buddy Hield 's 25-foot three point jumper

KINGS

TIMBERWOLVES

TIME		SAC	MIN
12:00	Richaun Holmes vs. Karl-Anthony Towns (D'Angelo Russell gains possession)	0	0
11:38	Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	0	0
11:36	Chimezie Metu defensive rebound	0	0
11:21	Richaun Holmes makes dunk (De'Aaron Fox assists)	2	0
11:12	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot step back jumpshot	2	0
11:10	De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound	2	0
11:04	Tyrese Haliburton misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot	2	0
10:59	Richaun Holmes offensive rebound	2	0
10:59	Richaun Holmes makes tip shot	4	0
10:43	Patrick Beverley misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	0
10:40	Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound	4	0
10:31	Patrick Beverley makes two point shot	4	2
10:11	Chimezie Metu misses driving floating jump shot	4	2
10:08	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	4	2
10:04	D'Angelo Russell makes 11-foot pullup jump shot	4	4
9:55	De'Aaron Fox misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	4	4
9:52	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	4	4
9:39	Karl-Anthony Towns makes layup (Patrick Beverley assists)	4	6
9:32	De'Aaron Fox bad pass (Jarred Vanderbilt steals)	4	6
9:28	D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	4	6
9:27	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	4	6
9:27	Chimezie Metu loose ball foul	4	6
9:14	Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul	4	6
9:14	Karl-Anthony Towns turnover	4	6
9:03	Harrison Barnes misses driving layup	4	6
9:02	Anthony Edwards defensive rebound	4	6
8:57	Anthony Edwards makes 8-foot two point shot	4	8
8:46	Anthony Edwards personal foul	4	8
8:38	Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul	4	8
8:38	De'Aaron Fox makes free throw 1 of 2	5	8
8:38	De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 2 of 2	5	8
8:36	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	5	8
8:28	Karl-Anthony Towns out of bounds bad pass turnover	5	8
8:12	Tyrese Haliburton bad pass (Jarred Vanderbilt steals)	5	8
8:00	Tyrese Haliburton shooting foul	5	8
8:00	Patrick Beverley makes free throw 1 of 2	5	9
8:00	Patrick Beverley makes free throw 2 of 2	5	10
7:52	De'Aaron Fox makes driving floating jump shot	7	10
7:39	Patrick Beverley misses 8-foot two point shot	7	10
7:38	Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound	7	10
7:32	Chimezie Metu misses 23-foot three point jumper	7	10
7:30	Kings offensive team rebound	7	10
7:30	Jarred Vanderbilt loose ball foul	7	10
7:24	De'Aaron Fox misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	7	10
7:21	Richaun Holmes offensive rebound	7	10
7:13	Tyrese Haliburton traveling	7	10
6:54	Anthony Edwards misses driving layup	7	10
6:52	Chimezie Metu defensive rebound	7	10
6:46	Tyrese Haliburton misses 26-foot three point jumper	7	10
6:42	D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound	7	10
6:30	D'Angelo Russell misses 22-foot pullup jump shot	7	10
6:28	Chimezie Metu defensive rebound	7	10
6:21	Chimezie Metu misses 25-foot three point jumper	7	10
6:18	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	7	10
6:13	Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jumper	7	10
6:12	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	7	10
6:12	Harrison Barnes loose ball foul	7	10
6:12	Timberwolves Full timeout	7	10
6:12	Malik Beasley enters the game for D'Angelo Russell	7	10
6:12	Buddy Hield enters the game for Chimezie Metu	7	10
6:12	Tristan Thompson enters the game for Richaun Holmes	7	10
6:12	Davion Mitchell enters the game for Tyrese Haliburton	7	10
6:00	Malik Beasley misses 23-foot three point jumper	7	10
5:57	Tristan Thompson defensive rebound	7	10
5:42	Buddy Hield misses 26-foot three point jumper	7	10
5:39	Davion Mitchell offensive rebound	7	10
5:35	Harrison Barnes makes driving layup	9	10
5:22	Patrick Beverley bad pass (Davion Mitchell steals)	9	10
5:17	Buddy Hield misses 25-foot three point jumper	9	10
5:13	Harrison Barnes offensive rebound	9	10
5:12	Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Harrison Barnes 's 4-foot two point shot	9	10
5:12	Kings offensive team rebound	9	10
5:04	Harrison Barnes makes three point jumper (Buddy Hield assists)	12	10
4:36	Davion Mitchell shooting foul	12	10
4:36	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2	12	11
4:36	Jaden McDaniels enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	12	11
4:36	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2	12	12
4:27	Malik Beasley shooting foul	12	12
4:27	De'Aaron Fox makes free throw 1 of 2	13	12
4:27	De'Aaron Fox makes free throw 2 of 2	14	12
4:06	Karl-Anthony Towns makes hook shot	14	14
4:06	Tristan Thompson shooting foul	14	14
4:06	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 1	14	15
4:01	De'Aaron Fox lost ball turnover	14	15
4:01	De'Aaron Fox loose ball foul	14	15
4:01	Patrick Beverley makes free throw 1 of 2	14	16
4:01	Patrick Beverley makes free throw 2 of 2	14	17
3:46	Harrison Barnes makes driving dunk (Davion Mitchell assists)	16	17
3:27	Patrick Beverley misses 25-foot three point jumper	16	17
3:25	Anthony Edwards offensive rebound	16	17
3:24	Anthony Edwards misses 18-foot jumper	16	17
3:21	Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound	16	17
3:18	Jaden McDaniels makes 24-foot three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)	16	20
2:55	Harrison Barnes bad pass (Malik Beasley steals)	16	20
2:49	Jaden McDaniels bad pass (Davion Mitchell steals)	16	20
2:44	Buddy Hield misses 26-foot three point jumper	16	20
2:40	Patrick Beverley defensive rebound	16	20
2:36	Anthony Edwards misses driving layup	16	20
2:32	Tristan Thompson defensive rebound	16	20
2:22	Kings Full timeout	16	20
2:22	Naz Reid enters the game for Anthony Edwards	16	20
2:22	Taurean Prince enters the game for Patrick Beverley	16	20
2:22	D'Angelo Russell enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	16	20
2:22	Tyrese Haliburton enters the game for De'Aaron Fox	16	20
2:22	Marvin Bagley III enters the game for Harrison Barnes	16	20
2:20	Tyrese Haliburton bad pass (D'Angelo Russell steals)	16	20
2:06	Malik Beasley misses 26-foot three point jumper	16	20
2:02	Tristan Thompson defensive rebound	16	20
1:39	Marvin Bagley III misses 5-foot two point shot	16	20
1:39	Tristan Thompson offensive rebound	16	20
1:39	Naz Reid personal foul	16	20
1:39	Tristan Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2	17	20
1:39	Tristan Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	18	20
1:28	D'Angelo Russell misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	18	20
1:25	Buddy Hield defensive rebound	18	20
1:10	Marvin Bagley III misses 23-foot three point jumper	18	20
1:07	Tyrese Haliburton offensive rebound	18	20
58.3	Davion Mitchell misses driving layup	18	20
57.4	Kings offensive team rebound	18	20
53.3	Tristan Thompson misses hook shot	18	20
51.1	Tristan Thompson offensive rebound	18	20
49.7	Naz Reid blocks Tristan Thompson 's 3-foot layup	18	20
47.2	Tristan Thompson offensive rebound	18	20
46.9	Naz Reid blocks Tristan Thompson 's 4-foot layup	18	20
46.9	Kings offensive team rebound	18	20
36.3	Buddy Hield misses three point jumper	18	20
35.6	Kings offensive team rebound	18	20
35.6	shot clock turnover	18	20
24.6	D'Angelo Russell makes 17-foot two point shot	18	22
1.0	Davion Mitchell misses 28-foot three point jumper	18	22
0.6	Kings offensive team rebound	18	22
0.6	shot clock turnover	18	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	18	22

Regular Season Series

MIN leads 1-0

Kings
97
Timberwolves
107

Game 1

18/11

Timberwolves
134
Kings
114

Game 2

9/2

Timberwolves
119
Kings
132

Game 3

10/2

Target Center

1:00 AM, 18 November 2021

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 13,108

Referees:
James Williams
Mark Lindsay
John Butler

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Clippers	51	31	.622	-	L3
Phoenix	49	33	.598	2	W3
LA Lakers	47	35	.573	4	W2
Sacramento	46	36	.561	5	W1
Golden State	46	36	.561	5	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	57	25	.695	-	W5
Denver	57	25	.695	-	W1
Minnesota	56	26	.683	1	L1
Utah	31	51	.378	26	L1
Portland	21	61	.256	36	L5

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