Minnesota Timberwolves @ Sacramento Kings

16-44, 6-25 Away

125

16-44, 6-25 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Timberwolves MIN	34	25	39	27	125
Kings SAC	44	26	25	33	128

Sacramento KingsKingsSAC

24-35, 13-17 Home

128

24-35, 13-17 Home

Maurice Harkless misses driving layup
Harrison Barnes makes 26-foot three point jumper (De'Aaron Fox assists)
Maurice Harkless makes 25-foot three point jumper (De'Aaron Fox assists)
Harrison Barnes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Buddy Hield assists)
Jaden McDaniels blocks De'Aaron Fox 's 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Harrison Barnes misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Buddy Hield makes driving layup (De'Aaron Fox assists)
Buddy Hield makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
Buddy Hield makes pullup jump shot
Hassan Whiteside misses two point shot
Hassan Whiteside makes two point shot (Buddy Hield assists)
Buddy Hield makes two point shot
Tyrese Haliburton makes 10-foot two point shot (Chimezie Metu assists)
Maurice Harkless makes two point shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists)
De'Aaron Fox makes 6-foot two point shot
Buddy Hield makes 25-foot three point jumper (De'Aaron Fox assists)
De'Aaron Fox makes driving layup
Tyrese Haliburton makes 23-foot three point jumper (Harrison Barnes assists)
Tyrese Haliburton misses running pullup jump shot
D'Angelo Russell blocks De'Aaron Fox 's 3-foot driving layup
Chimezie Metu makes driving dunk
De'Aaron Fox misses 10-foot two point shot
Harrison Barnes makes 27-foot three point jumper (Delon Wright assists)
Delon Wright makes two point shot
Harrison Barnes makes 12-foot two point shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists)
Tyrese Haliburton misses 10-foot two point shot
Buddy Hield misses 23-foot three point jumper
Harrison Barnes misses 25-foot three point jumper
Buddy Hield misses 25-foot three point jumper
Delon Wright misses 8-foot two point shot
Buddy Hield makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot (Maurice Harkless assists)
Buddy Hield misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Damian Jones makes 1-foot dunk (Buddy Hield assists)
Buddy Hield makes 24-foot three pointer (Harrison Barnes assists)
De'Aaron Fox makes 14-foot two point shot
Hassan Whiteside makes 7-foot two point shot (De'Aaron Fox assists)
Buddy Hield makes 25-foot three point jumper (Harrison Barnes assists)
Harrison Barnes misses 12-foot two point shot
Maurice Harkless makes 1-foot dunk (Buddy Hield assists)
De'Aaron Fox makes 10-foot step back jumpshot
Harrison Barnes misses 5-foot two point shot
De'Aaron Fox misses two point shot
Buddy Hield makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
Buddy Hield misses running pullup jump shot
De'Aaron Fox makes 25-foot three pointer
De'Aaron Fox misses 25-foot three point jumper
De'Aaron Fox makes 2-foot driving dunk (Harrison Barnes assists)
Buddy Hield misses 26-foot three point jumper
De'Aaron Fox misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Naz Reid blocks Delon Wright 's 2-foot layup
Harrison Barnes misses 26-foot three point jumper
De'Aaron Fox makes two point shot
Harrison Barnes misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tyrese Haliburton makes driving layup
Jarred Vanderbilt blocks De'Aaron Fox's two point shot
De'Aaron Fox makes two point shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists)
Tyrese Haliburton makes three point jumper (De'Aaron Fox assists)
Chimezie Metu makes two point shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists)
Tyrese Haliburton misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Chimezie Metu makes 1-foot dunk (Tyrese Haliburton assists)
De'Aaron Fox misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
De'Aaron Fox misses driving floating jump shot
De'Aaron Fox misses 26-foot three point jumper
Harrison Barnes misses 25-foot three point jumper
Harrison Barnes makes 24-foot three point jumper (Buddy Hield assists)
Damian Jones makes 1-foot dunk (Harrison Barnes assists)
Tyrese Haliburton makes 23-foot three point jumper (De'Aaron Fox assists)
De'Aaron Fox misses 24-foot three point jumper
Buddy Hield makes 26-foot three point jumper (Damian Jones assists)
Tyrese Haliburton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Harrison Barnes assists)
De'Aaron Fox misses 23-foot pullup jump shot
Harrison Barnes makes tip shot
Harrison Barnes makes 10-foot hook shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists)
Buddy Hield makes 25-foot three point jumper (Harrison Barnes assists)
Jaden McDaniels makes two point shot (Anthony Edwards assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot three point jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 8-foot hook shot
Anthony Edwards makes 25-foot three pointer (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
Anthony Edwards makes 14-foot step back jumpshot
Ricky Rubio misses two point shot
Josh Okogie makes tip shot
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 25-foot step back jumpshot (Ricky Rubio assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving layup
Ricky Rubio makes 15-foot step back jumpshot (Josh Okogie assists)
Buddy Hield blocks Ricky Rubio 's 4-foot two point shot
Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns misses layup
De'Aaron Fox blocks Anthony Edwards 's 2-foot driving layup
Juancho Hernangomez makes 25-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
D'Angelo Russell misses three point jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 25-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Jordan McLaughlin makes 1-foot layup (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Naz Reid makes 2-foot two point shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)
D'Angelo Russell makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
Naz Reid makes two point shot (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)
Naz Reid makes 4-foot hook shot
D'Angelo Russell misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
Juancho Hernangomez makes 26-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Juancho Hernangomez makes 3-foot layup (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Juancho Hernangomez misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Naz Reid makes layup (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)
Juancho Hernangomez misses 7-foot two point shot
Naz Reid misses 26-foot three point jumper
Juancho Hernangomez misses layup
Naz Reid makes layup
Ricky Rubio makes 23-foot three pointer (Naz Reid assists)
Naz Reid makes dunk (Ricky Rubio assists)
Naz Reid makes 9-foot two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists)
Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point jumper
D'Angelo Russell makes 4-foot layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 8-foot two point shot
D'Angelo Russell makes layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
Ricky Rubio misses driving layup
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 19-foot two point shot
Anthony Edwards makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Ricky Rubio misses 25-foot three point shot
Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ricky Rubio makes 23-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
Josh Okogie misses 24-foot three point jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jaden McDaniels misses 26-foot three point jumper
Josh Okogie makes dunk
Jaden McDaniels misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jaden McDaniels makes tip shot
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 8-foot hook shot
D'Angelo Russell makes 28-foot three pointer
D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Naz Reid makes 26-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Damian Jones blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 's 5-foot driving layup
Karl-Anthony Towns makes finger roll layup
Naz Reid misses driving layup
Juancho Hernangomez makes two point shot
D'Angelo Russell makes 18-foot two point shot
Jarred Vanderbilt makes two point shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
Naz Reid makes 1-foot dunk
Chimezie Metu blocks Jarred Vanderbilt 's 2-foot dunk
Juancho Hernangomez makes 26-foot jump bank shot (Naz Reid assists)
Ricky Rubio misses 24-foot three point jumper
Juancho Hernangomez makes layup (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Naz Reid makes driving layup (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Juancho Hernangomez misses 25-foot three point jumper
Naz Reid misses two point shot
Jarred Vanderbilt makes dunk
Naz Reid makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Ricky Rubio makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
Anthony Edwards makes 8-foot two point shot
Damian Jones blocks Naz Reid 's 3-foot layup
Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point shot
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 6-foot two point shot
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot three point jumper
D'Angelo Russell misses 15-foot jumper
Josh Okogie misses 2-foot two point shot
D'Angelo Russell misses 20-foot jumper
Josh Okogie makes two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 4-foot two point shot
Josh Okogie misses tip shot
D'Angelo Russell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 26-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 6-foot two point shot

TIMBERWOLVES

KINGS

TIME		MIN	SAC
12:00	Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Hassan Whiteside (Ricky Rubio gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Buddy Hield shooting foul	0	0
11:42	Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2	1	0
11:42	Anthony Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2	2	0
11:30	Maurice Harkless misses driving layup	2	0
11:27	Anthony Edwards defensive rebound	2	0
11:26	Jaden McDaniels makes two point shot (Anthony Edwards assists)	4	0
11:09	Harrison Barnes makes 26-foot three point jumper (De'Aaron Fox assists)	4	3
10:57	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	3
10:53	Harrison Barnes defensive rebound	4	3
10:48	Harrison Barnes lost ball turnover (Jaden McDaniels steals)	4	3
10:32	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 8-foot hook shot	4	3
10:32	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	4	3
10:24	Hassan Whiteside personal foul	4	3
10:17	Anthony Edwards makes 25-foot three pointer (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	7	3
10:04	Maurice Harkless makes 25-foot three point jumper (De'Aaron Fox assists)	7	6
9:40	Anthony Edwards makes 14-foot step back jumpshot	9	6
9:32	De'Aaron Fox bad pass (Ricky Rubio steals)	9	6
9:27	Ricky Rubio misses two point shot	9	6
9:23	Josh Okogie offensive rebound	9	6
9:23	Josh Okogie makes tip shot	11	6
9:12	Harrison Barnes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Buddy Hield assists)	11	9
8:57	Buddy Hield shooting foul	11	9
8:57	Josh Okogie misses free throw 1 of 2	11	9
8:57	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	11	9
8:57	Josh Okogie makes free throw 2 of 2	12	9
8:43	Jaden McDaniels blocks De'Aaron Fox 's 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	12	9
8:40	Ricky Rubio defensive rebound	12	9
8:31	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 25-foot step back jumpshot (Ricky Rubio assists)	15	9
8:18	Harrison Barnes misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	15	9
8:14	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	15	9
8:05	Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving layup	15	9
8:02	De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound	15	9
8:01	Ricky Rubio shooting foul	15	9
8:01	De'Aaron Fox makes free throw 1 of 2	15	10
8:01	De'Aaron Fox makes free throw 2 of 2	15	11
7:40	Ricky Rubio makes 15-foot step back jumpshot (Josh Okogie assists)	17	11
7:31	Buddy Hield makes driving layup (De'Aaron Fox assists)	17	13
7:24	Buddy Hield blocks Ricky Rubio 's 4-foot two point shot	17	13
7:24	Buddy Hield defensive rebound	17	13
7:15	Buddy Hield makes 25-foot step back jumpshot	17	16
7:07	Timberwolves Full timeout	17	16
6:58	Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point jumper	17	16
6:54	De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound	17	16
6:45	Josh Okogie personal foul	17	16
6:40	Jaden McDaniels personal foul	17	16
6:26	Buddy Hield makes pullup jump shot	17	18
6:09	Ricky Rubio bad pass (De'Aaron Fox steals)	17	18
5:50	Hassan Whiteside misses two point shot	17	18
5:48	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	17	18
5:44	Karl-Anthony Towns bad pass (De'Aaron Fox steals)	17	18
5:40	Hassan Whiteside makes two point shot (Buddy Hield assists)	17	20
5:40	Josh Okogie shooting foul	17	20
5:40	Tyrese Haliburton enters the game for Harrison Barnes	17	20
5:40	D'Angelo Russell enters the game for Josh Okogie	17	20
5:40	Juancho Hernangomez enters the game for Ricky Rubio	17	20
5:40	Hassan Whiteside misses free throw 1 of 1	17	20
5:37	Juancho Hernangomez defensive rebound	17	20
5:22	Karl-Anthony Towns misses layup	17	20
5:17	Buddy Hield defensive rebound	17	20
5:15	Buddy Hield makes two point shot	17	22
5:04	Hassan Whiteside shooting foul	17	22
5:04	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2	18	22
5:04	Chimezie Metu enters the game for Hassan Whiteside	18	22
5:04	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2	19	22
4:51	Tyrese Haliburton makes 10-foot two point shot (Chimezie Metu assists)	19	24
4:41	De'Aaron Fox blocks Anthony Edwards 's 2-foot driving layup	19	24
4:41	Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound	19	24
4:35	Maurice Harkless makes two point shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists)	19	26
4:22	Chimezie Metu shooting foul	19	26
4:22	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2	20	26
4:22	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2	21	26
4:08	De'Aaron Fox makes 6-foot two point shot	21	28
3:50	Juancho Hernangomez makes 25-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	24	28
3:37	Buddy Hield makes 25-foot three point jumper (De'Aaron Fox assists)	24	31
3:21	D'Angelo Russell misses three point jumper	24	31
3:21	Kings defensive team rebound	24	31
3:21	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Anthony Edwards	24	31
3:21	Jordan McLaughlin enters the game for Jaden McDaniels	24	31
3:20	Kings Full timeout	24	31
3:20	Harrison Barnes enters the game for Maurice Harkless	24	31
3:13	De'Aaron Fox makes driving layup	24	33
2:51	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 25-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)	27	33
2:32	Tyrese Haliburton makes 23-foot three point jumper (Harrison Barnes assists)	27	36
2:16	Karl-Anthony Towns lost ball turnover (Chimezie Metu steals)	27	36
2:10	Tyrese Haliburton misses running pullup jump shot	27	36
2:07	Buddy Hield offensive rebound	27	36
2:03	Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul	27	36
2:03	De'Aaron Fox makes free throw 1 of 2	27	37
2:03	Delon Wright enters the game for Buddy Hield	27	37
2:03	Naz Reid enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	27	37
2:03	De'Aaron Fox makes free throw 2 of 2	27	38
1:55	Jordan McLaughlin makes 1-foot layup (D'Angelo Russell assists)	29	38
1:44	D'Angelo Russell blocks De'Aaron Fox 's 3-foot driving layup	29	38
1:40	Naz Reid defensive rebound	29	38
1:32	Naz Reid makes 2-foot two point shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)	31	38
1:23	Naz Reid loose ball foul	31	38
1:23	Chimezie Metu misses free throw 1 of 2	31	38
1:23	Kings offensive team rebound	31	38
1:23	Chimezie Metu makes free throw 2 of 2	31	39
1:14	D'Angelo Russell makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists)	33	39
1:00	Chimezie Metu makes driving dunk	33	41
44.8	Naz Reid lost ball turnover (Chimezie Metu steals)	33	41
31.7	De'Aaron Fox misses 10-foot two point shot	33	41
30.5	Timberwolves defensive team rebound	33	41
18.6	De'Aaron Fox shooting foul	33	41
18.6	D'Angelo Russell misses free throw 1 of 2	33	41
18.6	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	33	41
18.6	Jaden McDaniels enters the game for Juancho Hernangomez	33	41
18.6	D'Angelo Russell makes free throw 2 of 2	34	41
2.1	Harrison Barnes makes 27-foot three point jumper (Delon Wright assists)	34	44
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	34	44

Regular Season Series

MIN wins 2-1

Kings
106
Timberwolves
116

Game 1

6/4

Timberwolves
134
Kings
120

Game 2

21/4

Timberwolves
125
Kings
128

Game 3

22/4

Golden 1 Center

3:00 AM, 22 April 2021

Sacramento, CA

Referees:
Sean Corbin
Aaron Smith
Ashley Moyer-Gleich

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	26	4	.867	-	L1
Denver	21	8	.724	4.5	L1
Minnesota	20	10	.667	6	W3
Portland	12	18	.400	14	L2
Utah	10	19	.345	15.5	L4

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	19	9	.679	-	L2
Phoenix	16	13	.552	3.5	W1
Golden State	15	15	.500	5	W2
LA Clippers	8	21	.276	11.5	W2
Sacramento	7	23	.233	13	L1

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