Sacramento Kings @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Shot Chart
- Kevin Love misses 13-foot two point shot
- Kevin Love misses 26-foot three point jumper
- DeMarcus Cousins blocks Ricky Rubio's layup
- Luke Ridnour makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Ricky Rubio misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love misses 17-foot jumper
- DeMarcus Cousins blocks Ricky Rubio's layup
- Kevin Love makes dunk (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Ricky Rubio misses 21-foot jumper
- Darko Milicic misses layup
- Kevin Love misses 20-foot jumper
- Luke Ridnour makes driving layup
- Luke Ridnour misses 16-foot two point shot
- Ricky Rubio makes driving layup
- Luke Ridnour makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Wayne Ellington makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Luke Ridnour makes 22-foot jumper
- Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Wesley Johnson assists)
- Wesley Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love makes 5-foot two point shot
- Kevin Love makes 24-foot three point jumper (Derrick Williams assists)
- Wesley Johnson makes layup (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Derrick Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Wayne Ellington makes 19-foot two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Wayne Ellington misses 7-foot running jumper
- Wayne Ellington misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Randolph makes slam dunk (Derrick Williams assists)
- Derrick Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Ricky Rubio makes driving layup
- Anthony Randolph makes two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Ricky Rubio misses jumper
- Derrick Williams misses 15-foot jumper
- Anthony Randolph misses 17-foot jumper
- Kevin Love misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love makes two point shot (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Anthony Randolph misses layup
- Luke Ridnour misses 19-foot jumper
- Kevin Love misses 19-foot jumper
- Francisco Garcia blocks Kevin Love's layup
- Luke Ridnour makes 16-foot two point shot
- Kevin Love misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Wesley Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Wesley Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Wesley Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love makes layup
- Luke Ridnour misses 6-foot two point shot
- Ricky Rubio misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Luke Ridnour makes 16-foot two point shot
- Kevin Love makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Kevin Love makes layup (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Luke Ridnour misses 21-foot jumper
- Wesley Johnson makes 4-foot two point shot
- Kevin Love misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Wesley Johnson misses 19-foot jumper
- Luke Ridnour makes 20-foot jumper (Kevin Love assists)
- Luke Ridnour makes driving layup
- Jason Thompson blocks Wesley Johnson's layup
- Wesley Johnson misses 14-foot two point shot
- Wesley Johnson makes 2-foot two point shot
- Nikola Pekovic misses 8-foot jumper
- Wayne Ellington makes 20-foot jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Nikola Pekovic misses layup
- Nikola Pekovic makes layup
- Wayne Ellington makes two point shot
- Ricky Rubio misses 8-foot two point shot
- Wayne Ellington makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Wesley Johnson misses layup
- Nikola Pekovic misses tip shot
- Kevin Love makes two point shot (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Wayne Ellington makes 22-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Ricky Rubio makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)
- Wayne Ellington misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love makes layup (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Wayne Ellington misses jumper
- Luke Ridnour makes 22-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Kevin Love makes dunk (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Luke Ridnour makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)
- Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love makes layup (Anthony Tolliver assists)
- Anthony Tolliver misses 25-foot three point jumper
- DeMarcus Cousins makes 3-foot two point shot
- J.J. Hickson makes 1-foot two point shot (Marcus Thornton assists)
- John Salmons makes 22-foot two point shot
- Wesley Johnson blocks John Salmons's 18-foot jumper
- J.J. Hickson makes 16-foot jumper
- Marcus Thornton makes driving layup
- Darko Milicic blocks DeMarcus Cousins's 4-foot jumper
- Marcus Thornton misses 7-foot two point shot
- Tyreke Evans misses 21-foot jumper
- Luke Ridnour blocks J.J. Hickson's layup
- Darko Milicic blocks DeMarcus Cousins's layup
- DeMarcus Cousins makes layup
- J.J. Hickson makes 5-foot two point shot (Tyreke Evans assists)
- Marcus Thornton makes driving layup
- DeMarcus Cousins makes 19-foot jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
- Tyreke Evans misses 16-foot two point shot
- Marcus Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper
- John Salmons makes layup (DeMarcus Cousins assists)
- John Salmons misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Tyreke Evans misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Francisco Garcia misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jimmer Fredette misses 20-foot two point shot
- Jason Thompson makes dunk (Marcus Thornton assists)
- Marcus Thornton misses 6-foot two point shot
- Marcus Thornton misses 5-foot jumper
- Wayne Ellington blocks Jason Thompson's layup
- Jimmer Fredette misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jimmer Fredette makes 21-foot jumper (Jason Thompson assists)
- Anthony Tolliver blocks Jason Thompson's dunk
- Jason Thompson makes jumper
- J.J. Hickson misses 14-foot jumper
- Tyreke Evans misses two point shot
- Jason Thompson misses 18-foot jumper
- Anthony Randolph blocks J.J. Hickson's 6-foot jumper
- Jason Thompson makes tip shot
- Jimmer Fredette makes driving layup (Tyreke Evans assists)
- Francisco Garcia makes driving layup
- J.J. Hickson makes slam dunk (Tyreke Evans assists)
- J.J. Hickson misses 19-foot jumper
- Jason Thompson makes dunk (Tyreke Evans assists)
- Tyreke Evans misses 20-foot jumper
- Francisco Garcia makes 20-foot jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
- DeMarcus Cousins makes jumper (Marcus Thornton assists)
- John Salmons misses 18-foot jumper
- Tyreke Evans makes 15-foot two point shot
- J.J. Hickson misses 16-foot jumper
- Darko Milicic blocks J.J. Hickson's jumper
- DeMarcus Cousins makes 23-foot jumper (John Salmons assists)
- Tyreke Evans misses 17-foot jumper
- John Salmons makes 16-foot jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
- John Salmons makes 20-foot jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
- DeMarcus Cousins misses two point shot
- Marcus Thornton misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Tyreke Evans misses 10-foot running jumper
- Marcus Thornton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
- Marcus Thornton misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Tyreke Evans misses 24-foot three point jumper
- John Salmons misses 17-foot two point shot
- Donte Greene misses 23-foot jumper
- Marcus Thornton misses 7-foot jumper
- Marcus Thornton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
- Jimmer Fredette misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Thornton misses 5-foot jumper
- Jason Thompson makes 1-foot two point shot
- Donte Greene makes 12-foot jumper (Jason Thompson assists)
- Jason Thompson makes slam dunk (Jimmer Fredette assists)
- Donte Greene misses 21-foot jumper
- Jimmer Fredette misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jimmer Fredette makes 16-foot two point shot
- John Salmons misses 15-foot two point shot
- Donte Greene makes 10-foot two point shot
- J.J. Hickson misses 20-foot jumper
- Tyreke Evans makes 21-foot jumper
- Tyreke Evans makes driving layup
- John Salmons misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Francisco Garcia makes 23-foot three point jumper (John Salmons assists)
- Francisco Garcia misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Francisco Garcia makes 25-foot three point jumper (John Salmons assists)
- John Salmons misses 25-foot three point jumper
KINGS
TIMBERWOLVES
| TIME | PLAY | SAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | Jumpball: J.J. Hickson vs. Darko Milicic (Luke Ridnour gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:44 | Kevin Love misses 13-foot two point shot | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:42 | Tyreke Evans defensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:41 | Tyreke Evans bad pass (Ricky Rubio steals) | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:37 | Kevin Love misses 26-foot three point jumper | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:36 | J.J. Hickson defensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:15 | DeMarcus Cousins makes 3-foot two point shot | 2 | 0 | |
| 10:59 | Darko Milicic lost ball (Marcus Thornton steals) | 2 | 0 | |
| 10:51 | J.J. Hickson makes 1-foot two point shot (Marcus Thornton assists) | 4 | 0 | |
| 10:30 | DeMarcus Cousins shooting foul (Kevin Love draws the foul) | 4 | 0 | |
| 10:30 | Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2 | 4 | 1 | |
| 10:30 | Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| 10:12 | John Salmons makes 22-foot two point shot | 6 | 2 | |
| 10:02 | Kevin Love bad pass | 6 | 2 | |
| 9:52 | Wesley Johnson blocks John Salmons's 18-foot jumper | 6 | 2 | |
| 9:47 | J.J. Hickson makes 16-foot jumper | 8 | 2 | |
| 9:25 | DeMarcus Cousins blocks Ricky Rubio's layup | 8 | 2 | |
| 9:22 | Tyreke Evans defensive rebound | 8 | 2 | |
| 9:19 | Marcus Thornton makes driving layup | 10 | 2 | |
| 9:07 | Luke Ridnour makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists) | 10 | 5 | |
| 8:49 | Darko Milicic blocks DeMarcus Cousins's 4-foot jumper | 10 | 5 | |
| 8:48 | Ricky Rubio defensive rebound | 10 | 5 | |
| 8:41 | Ricky Rubio misses 25-foot three point jumper | 10 | 5 | |
| 8:40 | Marcus Thornton defensive rebound | 10 | 5 | |
| 8:32 | Marcus Thornton misses 7-foot two point shot | 10 | 5 | |
| 8:30 | Darko Milicic defensive rebound | 10 | 5 | |
| 8:18 | Kevin Love misses 17-foot jumper | 10 | 5 | |
| 8:18 | Tyreke Evans defensive rebound | 10 | 5 | |
| 8:10 | Tyreke Evans misses 21-foot jumper | 10 | 5 | |
| 7:54 | DeMarcus Cousins blocks Ricky Rubio's layup | 10 | 5 | |
| 7:54 | Tyreke Evans defensive rebound | 10 | 5 | |
| 7:50 | Luke Ridnour blocks J.J. Hickson's layup | 10 | 5 | |
| 7:48 | Luke Ridnour defensive rebound | 10 | 5 | |
| 7:43 | Kevin Love makes dunk (Luke Ridnour assists) | 10 | 7 | |
| 7:22 | Darko Milicic blocks DeMarcus Cousins's layup | 10 | 7 | |
| 7:20 | DeMarcus Cousins offensive rebound | 10 | 7 | |
| 7:18 | DeMarcus Cousins makes layup | 12 | 7 | |
| 6:58 | Ricky Rubio misses 21-foot jumper | 12 | 7 | |
| 6:56 | J.J. Hickson defensive rebound | 12 | 7 | |
| 6:54 | Ricky Rubio personal foul (Tyreke Evans draws the foul) | 12 | 7 | |
| 6:43 | DeMarcus Cousins lost ball (Darko Milicic steals) | 12 | 7 | |
| 6:30 | Darko Milicic misses layup | 12 | 7 | |
| 6:28 | J.J. Hickson defensive rebound | 12 | 7 | |
| 6:16 | J.J. Hickson makes 5-foot two point shot (Tyreke Evans assists) | 14 | 7 | |
| 5:56 | Kevin Love misses 20-foot jumper | 14 | 7 | |
| 5:54 | DeMarcus Cousins defensive rebound | 14 | 7 | |
| 5:41 | DeMarcus Cousins bad pass (Wesley Johnson steals) | 14 | 7 | |
| 5:28 | Luke Ridnour makes driving layup | 14 | 9 | |
| 5:03 | DeMarcus Cousins lost ball (Darko Milicic steals) | 14 | 9 | |
| 4:50 | Ricky Rubio bad pass (Marcus Thornton steals) | 14 | 9 | |
| 4:46 | Marcus Thornton makes driving layup | 16 | 9 | |
| 4:18 | Luke Ridnour misses 16-foot two point shot | 16 | 9 | |
| 4:18 | Minnesota offensive team rebound | 16 | 9 | |
| 4:18 | Jason Thompson enters the game for J.J. Hickson | 16 | 9 | |
| 4:18 | Nikola Pekovic enters the game for Darko Milicic | 16 | 9 | |
| 4:11 | Ricky Rubio makes driving layup | 16 | 11 | |
| 3:54 | DeMarcus Cousins makes 19-foot jumper (Tyreke Evans assists) | 18 | 11 | |
| 3:43 | Luke Ridnour makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists) | 18 | 14 | |
| 3:28 | Nikola Pekovic shooting foul (Tyreke Evans draws the foul) | 18 | 14 | |
| 3:28 | Tyreke Evans makes free throw 1 of 2 | 19 | 14 | |
| 3:28 | Wayne Ellington enters the game for Ricky Rubio | 19 | 14 | |
| 3:28 | Tyreke Evans misses free throw 2 of 2 | 19 | 14 | |
| 3:28 | Wesley Johnson defensive rebound | 19 | 14 | |
| 3:09 | Wayne Ellington makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists) | 19 | 17 | |
| 2:56 | Tyreke Evans misses 16-foot two point shot | 19 | 17 | |
| 2:55 | Luke Ridnour defensive rebound | 19 | 17 | |
| 2:47 | Luke Ridnour makes 22-foot jumper | 19 | 19 | |
| 2:31 | Marcus Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper | 19 | 19 | |
| 2:30 | Kevin Love defensive rebound | 19 | 19 | |
| 2:17 | Jason Thompson personal foul (Nikola Pekovic draws the foul) | 19 | 19 | |
| 2:17 | Minnesota full timeout | 19 | 19 | |
| 2:04 | Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Wesley Johnson assists) | 19 | 21 | |
| 1:47 | John Salmons lost ball (Nikola Pekovic steals) | 19 | 21 | |
| 1:46 | Kevin Love bad pass (DeMarcus Cousins steals) | 19 | 21 | |
| 1:43 | John Salmons makes layup (DeMarcus Cousins assists) | 21 | 21 | |
| 1:19 | Wesley Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper | 21 | 21 | |
| 1:17 | Tyreke Evans defensive rebound | 21 | 21 | |
| 1:08 | Wesley Johnson shooting foul (John Salmons draws the foul) | 21 | 21 | |
| 1:08 | John Salmons misses free throw 1 of 2 | 21 | 21 | |
| 1:08 | Donte Greene enters the game for DeMarcus Cousins | 21 | 21 | |
| 1:08 | John Salmons makes free throw 2 of 2 | 22 | 21 | |
| 49.5 | Kevin Love makes 5-foot two point shot | 22 | 23 | |
| 36.7 | Marcus Thornton bad pass | 22 | 23 | |
| 36.7 | Derrick Williams enters the game for Nikola Pekovic | 22 | 23 | |
| 29.4 | Kevin Love makes 24-foot three point jumper (Derrick Williams assists) | 22 | 26 | |
| 5.9 | John Salmons misses 23-foot three point jumper | 22 | 26 | |
| 4.9 | Kevin Love defensive rebound | 22 | 26 | |
| 0.8 | Wesley Johnson makes layup (Luke Ridnour assists) | 22 | 28 | |
| 0.3 | Tyreke Evans misses 27-foot three point jumper | 22 | 28 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 22 | 28 | |
Regular Season Series
MIN leads 1-0
Game Information
Target Center
1:00 AM, 17 January 2012
Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 16,159
- Referees:
- Tony Brothers
- Kevin Cutler
- Kane Fitzgerald
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 |
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 26 | 5 | .839 | - | L2 |
| Denver | 22 | 8 | .733 | 3.5 | W1 |
| Minnesota | 20 | 11 | .645 | 6 | L1 |
| Portland | 12 | 18 | .400 | 13.5 | L2 |
| Utah | 10 | 19 | .345 | 15 | L4 |

