Anthony Edwards scored 34 factors and grabbed 10 rebounds, D’Angelo Russell added 25 factors and the Minnesota Timberwolves picked up its third straight win with a 117-110 defeat of the Sacramento Kings on Saturday in Minneapolis.
Minnesota, taking part in its second sport in as many nights, jumped forward early and led a lot of the manner – however by no means by greater than 12 factors.
However, the Timberwolves answered each Sacramento rally within the fourth quarter, with the punctuation mark approaching Edwards’ 3-pointer with 16.2 seconds remaining. The Kings had reduce the deficit to 4 factors the prior possession when De’Aaron Fox dunked dwelling two of his team-high 29 factors.
Edwards shot 5 of seven from past the 3-point arc en path to his fourth sport with at the very least 31 factors over Minnesota’s final 5. The Timberwolves are 4-1 in that stretch.
Edwards additionally matched the sport excessive with six assists, a mark that each Russell and Sacramento’s Fox reached. Kyle Anderson dished out one other 5 assists for Minnesota to go together with 9 factors.
Jaden McDaniels scored 15 factors, Rudy Gobert added 13 factors and grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds and Naz Reid got here off the bench to attain 14 factors for the Timberwolves.
Domantas Sabonis posted a double-double for Sacramento, which opened a seven-game highway swing. Sabonis completed with 23 factors and 10 rebounds.
Harrison Barnes and Malik Monk every scored 13 factors for the Kings, and Kevin Huerter went for 11 factors and 7 rebounds.
Sacramento shot a woeful 9 of 33 from 3-point vary and simply 37 of 82 (45.1 %) from the ground general. Minnesota went 42 of 80 (52.5 %) from the ground and 17 of 37 from past the arc.
Minnesota received its second straight to open a six-game homestand, which continues when these groups meet once more on Monday. Sacramento got here into Saturday’s contest main the NBA in scoring at 119 factors per sport however has fallen wanting its common in two straight outings -both losses.
