Timberwolves, Kings get ready to rumble in round two
The teams meet again at Target Center after the home team won Saturday night.
January 30, 2023 at 3:50AM
![Sacramento Kings guard De'Aaron Fox (5) dribbles past Minnesota Timberwolves guard Austin Rivers (25) in the third quarter Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023 at Target Center in Minneapolis. ]](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/UJPRQXACGU6HUAIJURXUYLU6EA.jpg?&w=712)
Wolves update: It's the second of back-to-back home games against the Kings after the Timberwolves won 117-110 on Saturday night, with Anthony Edwards scoring 34 points. Edwards has been making a late push to make his first All-Star appearance. In January, he is averaging 26.9 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.9 assists. Edwards is shooting 40% from three-point range. He has led the Timberwolves to an 11-4 record over that time. ... Point guard D'Angelo Russell is shooting 49% from three-point range in January. For the season, Russell is shooting a career-best 39%.
Kings update: Domantas Sabonis has 7.3 win shares, according to Basketball Reference, ranking fourth in the NBA behind only Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. … Sacramento G De'Aaron Fox had 29 points Saturday but needed 24 shots to compile those points. Fox's 24 shot attempts were tied for the second most he has attempted this season. ... Sacramento is second in true-shooting percentage at .608.
After trailing from the first basket to the final 69 ticks, the Timberwolves defeated a Phoenix team that lacked key players but had Devin Booker, who scored 44 points.
