Anthony Edwards scores 34 points as the Timberwolves beat the Kings 110-98
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Anthony Edwards had 34 points and 10 assists, Rudy Gobert added 21 points and 17 rebounds, and the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Sacramento Kings 110-98 on Saturday night.
Jaden McDaniels had 20 points and Kyle Anderson scored 10 for the Timberwolves in place of star center Karl-Anthony Towns, who sat out with left knee soreness. Minnesota improved to 22-6, tied with Boston for the best record in the NBA.
“I think it’s starting to hit for a lot of us. We always kind of felt that we could compete with anybody. Now we've won a whole bunch of different ways," Minnesota point guard Mike Conley said.
"We’ve learned to win and come back late in games. When you take a step back and look at it, that’s a recipe for success on how to win later in the season. We’re going to continue to grow and guys are going to continue to learn from what we’ve done so far.”
De’Aaron Fox had 27 points and six assists for Sacramento. Domantas Sabonis finished with a triple-double of 17 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.
The Kings shot 8 of 33 from beyond the arc, the fewest 3-pointers they've made in a game this season. Minnesota outrebounded Sacramento 43-40 and forced 11 turnovers.
“They’re long and athletic,” Fox said. “They get you off the line, and having Rudy back there makes you think twice about getting to the rim.”
After the Kings cut their deficit to 11 going into the fourth quarter, Minnesota went on a 12-2 run to open the period.
Sacramento trimmed it to 100-95 on a layup by Trey Lyles with two minutes left. But on the next Kings possession, Lyles threw away a pass that was stolen by Edwards and he threw down a dunk that made it 104-95.
“We knew they were going to make shots and the crowd was going to get into it, but as long as we got into our stuff we were going to be alright," Edwards said.
Sacramento tied it at 30 with under nine minutes left in the second quarter, but the Timberwolves closed the half with a 29-17 surge to go into the break with a 59-47 advantage.
The Timberwolves led by as many as 13 in the first quarter after Edwards hit a running layup to make it 28-15 at the 1:25 mark.
“We knew they were on a back-to-back,” Edwards said. “We definitely wanted to up the tempo.”
UP NEXT
Timberwolves: Play at Oklahoma City on Tuesday.
Kings: Play at Portland on Tuesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Rudy Gobert vs. Domantas Sabonis (Anthony Edwards gains possession) | ||
| 11:39 |  | Mike Conley turnover (bad pass) (De'Aaron Fox steals) | ||
| 11:34 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point running pullup jump shot | 0-2 |
| 11:17 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Kyle Anderson assists) | 2-2 |
| 11:04 | | Kevin Huerter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:01 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 10:51 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:49 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 10:42 | | Keegan Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:38 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 10:21 | | +2 | Kyle Anderson makes two point floating jump shot | 4-2 |
| 10:05 | | Rudy Gobert blocks Kevin Huerter's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:02 | | Mike Conley defensive rebound | ||
| 10:00 | | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point running jump shot (Mike Conley assists) | 7-2 |
| 9:33 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point driving layup | 7-4 |
| 9:15 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point alley-oop dunk (Mike Conley assists) | 9-4 |
| 9:03 | | Kyle Anderson shooting foul (Harrison Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 9:03 | | +1 | Harrison Barnes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-5 |
| 9:03 | | +1 | Harrison Barnes makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-6 |
| 8:50 | | Mike Conley turnover (bad pass) (Keegan Murray steals) | ||
| 8:41 | | Kevin Huerter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:39 | | Mike Conley defensive rebound | ||
| 8:28 | | Kevin Huerter personal foul (Jaden McDaniels draws the foul) | ||
| 8:17 | | +2 | Kyle Anderson makes two point driving layup (Anthony Edwards assists) | 11-6 |
| 8:06 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point floating jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 11-8 |
| 7:49 | | Domantas Sabonis personal foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 7:42 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point cutting dunk (Mike Conley assists) | 13-8 |
| 7:39 | | Kings 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:29 | | Anthony Edwards blocks Keegan Murray's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:26 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:10 | | Domantas Sabonis personal foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 7:00 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:58 | | Keegan Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 6:43 | | Domantas Sabonis misses two point bank hook shot | ||
| 6:41 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 6:28 | | Rudy Gobert misses two point layup | ||
| 6:26 | | Keegan Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 6:21 | | Harrison Barnes misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:18 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:11 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 6:10 | | Kyle Anderson offensive rebound | ||
| 6:06 | | Mike Conley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:04 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 6:00 | | Mike Conley misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:59 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 5:57 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point putback layup | 15-8 |
| 5:46 | | +2 | Kevin Huerter makes two point pullup jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 15-10 |
| 5:21 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point turnaround jump shot (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 17-10 |
| 5:08 | | Kevin Huerter misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:07 | | Timberwolves defensive rebound | ||
| 4:51 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point driving layup (Anthony Edwards assists) | 19-10 |
| 4:29 | | Keon Ellis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:27 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 4:09 | | Jaden McDaniels misses two point bank jump shot | ||
| 4:09 | | Kings defensive rebound | ||
| 3:46 | | Keon Ellis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:44 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 3:35 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup | 21-10 |
| 3:27 | | Domantas Sabonis misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:23 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 3:20 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:18 | | Keegan Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 3:02 | | +2 | Keegan Murray makes two point cutting dunk (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 21-12 |
| 3:02 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:50 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point alley-oop dunk (Naz Reid assists) | 23-12 |
| 2:29 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point layup | 23-14 |
| 2:29 | | Rudy Gobert shooting foul (Domantas Sabonis draws the foul) | ||
| 2:29 | | Domantas Sabonis misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 2:29 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 2:14 | | Naz Reid turnover (lost ball) (Chris Duarte steals) | ||
| 2:07 | | Chris Duarte misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:05 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 1:58 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup | 25-14 |
| 1:58 | | Keegan Murray shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 1:58 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 26-14 |
| 1:42 | | Troy Brown Jr. shooting foul (Trey Lyles draws the foul) | ||
| 1:42 | | Trey Lyles misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:42 | | Kings offensive rebound | ||
| 1:42 | | +1 | Trey Lyles makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-15 |
| 1:25 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving bank jump shot | 28-15 |
| 1:22 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker kicked ball violation | ||
| 1:06 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point driving bank jump shot | 28-17 |
| 0:56 | | JaVale McGee blocks Kyle Anderson's two point layup | ||
| 0:54 | | JaVale McGee defensive rebound | ||
| 0:41 | | Kyle Anderson blocks JaVale McGee's two point layup | ||
| 0:37 | | Troy Brown Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:30 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:27 | | Keegan Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 0:07 | | +2 | JaVale McGee makes two point layup (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 28-19 |
| 0:07 | | Troy Brown Jr. shooting foul (JaVale McGee draws the foul) | ||
| 0:07 | | +1 | JaVale McGee makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 28-20 |
| 0:01 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | | Kyle Anderson personal foul (De'Aaron Fox draws the foul) | ||
| 11:43 | | Troy Brown Jr. shooting foul (De'Aaron Fox draws the foul) | ||
| 11:43 | | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-21 |
| 11:43 | | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-22 |
| 11:27 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point driving layup | 30-22 |
| 11:10 | | +3 | De'Aaron Fox makes three point stepback jump shot (Trey Lyles assists) | 30-25 |
| 10:55 | | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:52 | | JaVale McGee defensive rebound | ||
| 10:48 | | JaVale McGee offensive foul (Charge) (Nickeil Alexander-Walker draws the foul) | ||
| 10:48 | | JaVale McGee turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:29 | | Kyle Anderson turnover (bad pass) (Sasha Vezenkov steals) | ||
| 10:25 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:19 | | Chris Duarte offensive rebound | ||
| 10:10 | | Chris Duarte misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:09 | | Timberwolves defensive rebound | ||
| 10:09 | | JaVale McGee personal foul (Loose ball) (Naz Reid draws the foul) | ||
| 9:54 | | Kyle Anderson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:52 | | Sasha Vezenkov defensive rebound | ||
| 9:38 | | JaVale McGee misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 9:36 | | Shake Milton defensive rebound | ||
| 9:31 | | Shake Milton misses two point running jump shot | ||
| 9:31 | | Kings defensive rebound | ||
| 9:31 | | Kyle Anderson personal foul (Loose ball) (JaVale McGee draws the foul) | ||
| 9:23 | | Sasha Vezenkov misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:21 | | Trey Lyles offensive rebound | ||
| 9:15 | | +3 | De'Aaron Fox makes three point stepback jump shot (Trey Lyles assists) | 30-28 |
| 9:00 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:56 | | Chris Duarte defensive rebound | ||
| 8:54 | | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (De'Aaron Fox draws the foul) | ||
| 8:41 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point pullup jump shot | 30-30 |
| 8:21 | | +3 | Shake Milton makes three point jump shot (Mike Conley assists) | 33-30 |
| 8:12 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:08 | | Trey Lyles offensive rebound | ||
| 8:02 | | Chris Duarte turnover (bad pass) (Naz Reid steals) | ||
| 7:58 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point running dunk (Naz Reid assists) | 35-30 |
| 7:58 | | Kings 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:40 | | Kevin Huerter misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 7:38 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 7:27 | | Rudy Gobert misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:23 | | Trey Lyles defensive rebound | ||
| 7:10 | | Trey Lyles misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:07 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 6:58 | | Kevin Huerter shooting foul (Jaden McDaniels draws the foul) | ||
| 6:58 | | +1 | Jaden McDaniels makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-30 |
| 6:58 | | Kevin Huerter defensive rebound | ||
| 6:50 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point running dunk (Kevin Huerter assists) | 36-32 |
| 6:36 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point cutting layup (Anthony Edwards assists) | 38-32 |
| 6:36 | | Keon Ellis shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 6:36 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 39-32 |
| 6:19 | | Rudy Gobert shooting foul (Domantas Sabonis draws the foul) | ||
| 6:19 | | +1 | Domantas Sabonis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-33 |
| 6:19 | | +1 | Domantas Sabonis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-34 |
| 6:08 | | +2 | Shake Milton makes two point driving reverse layup (Anthony Edwards assists) | 41-34 |
| 5:55 | | +3 | Keegan Murray makes three point jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 41-37 |
| 5:39 | | Shake Milton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:39 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 5:31 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:26 | | Harrison Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 5:21 | | Harrison Barnes misses two point running layup | ||
| 5:19 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 5:12 | | +3 | Mike Conley makes three point jump shot (Shake Milton assists) | 44-37 |
| 5:00 | | Kevin Huerter turnover (lost ball) (Mike Conley steals) | ||
| 4:55 | | +2 | Mike Conley makes two point running layup (Anthony Edwards assists) | 46-37 |
| 4:53 | | Kings 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:32 | | Keon Ellis misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:30 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 4:24 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point running layup | 48-37 |
| 4:11 | | Keegan Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:11 | | Timberwolves defensive rebound | ||
| 3:59 | | Mike Conley misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:57 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 3:50 | | Keegan Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:47 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 3:44 | | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point running pullup jump shot | 51-37 |
| 3:23 | | +2 | Keegan Murray makes two point pullup jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 51-39 |
| 3:06 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point dunk (Anthony Edwards assists) | 53-39 |
| 2:55 | | De'Aaron Fox misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:53 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 2:44 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 55-39 |
| 2:37 | | Domantas Sabonis turnover (lost ball) (Jaden McDaniels steals) | ||
| 2:32 | |