Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Sacramento Kings
December 14, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Timberwolves beat the Kings 117-103 on 2025-12-14 at home. The Timberwolves started Rudy Gobert, Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, Jaden McDaniels, and Bones Hyland. The Kings started Russell Westbrook, DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine, Keegan Murray, and Maxime Raynaud. Russell Westbrook (Kings) scored 13 points (5/7) in his matchups, with Bones Hyland as his primary defender. Julius Randle (Timberwolves) scored 20 points (7/15) in his matchups, with DeMar DeRozan as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
117
Did not play: Joe Ingles (DNP - Coach's Decision), Johnny Juzang (DNP - Coach's Decision), Leonard Miller (DNP - Coach's Decision)
SAC
Sacramento Kings
103
Did not play: Dylan Cardwell (DNP - Coach's Decision), Devin Carter (DNP - Coach's Decision), Keon Ellis (DNP - Coach's Decision), Doug McDermott (DNP - Coach's Decision), Dario Šarić (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Rudy Gobert · Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Jaden McDaniels · Bones Hyland Starter 10.4 min
- Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Naz Reid · Jaden McDaniels · Bones Hyland 13.3 min
- Julius Randle · Naz Reid · Jaden McDaniels · Bones Hyland · Jaylen Clark 4.6 min
- Rudy Gobert · Donte DiVincenzo · Naz Reid · Jaylen Clark · Rob Dillingham 4.2 min
- Naz Reid · Jaden McDaniels · Terrence Shannon Jr · Jaylen Clark · Rob Dillingham 3.4 min
SAC
Sacramento Kings
Starting lineup
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Russell Westbrook
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Zach LaVine
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DeMar DeRozan
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Keegan Murray
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Maxime Raynaud
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Russell Westbrook · DeMar DeRozan · Zach LaVine · Keegan Murray · Maxime Raynaud Starter 11.0 min
- DeMar DeRozan · Dennis Schröder · Malik Monk · Precious Achiuwa · Keegan Murray 12.4 min
- Russell Westbrook · DeMar DeRozan · Keegan Murray · Nique Clifford · Maxime Raynaud 3.2 min
- Dennis Schröder · Malik Monk · Precious Achiuwa · Keegan Murray · Nique Clifford 3.0 min
- Russell Westbrook · Dennis Schröder · Malik Monk · Precious Achiuwa · Maxime Raynaud 2.9 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Timberwolves defense
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Russell Westbrook 13 pts (5/7) in 56 possessions
Guarded by: Bones Hyland (31 %, 0 pts) · Donte DiVincenzo (22 %, 3 pts) · Jaden McDaniels (21 %, 2 pts)
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Malik Monk 4 pts (0/4) in 55 possessions
Guarded by: Jaylen Clark (24 %, 0 pts) · Donte DiVincenzo (19 %, 0 pts) · Jaden McDaniels (14 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Julius Randle | Keegan Murray: 27 poss., 6 pts (2/5) · Precious Achiuwa: 15 poss., 7 pts (3/5) |
| Jaden McDaniels | DeMar DeRozan: 31 poss., 11 pts (4/7) · Russell Westbrook: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Donte DiVincenzo | Zach LaVine: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Russell Westbrook: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Bones Hyland | Russell Westbrook: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Dennis Schröder: 11 poss., 5 pts (1/1) |
| Naz Reid | Precious Achiuwa: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Keegan Murray: 14 poss., 4 pts (2/3) |
| Rudy Gobert | Maxime Raynaud: 30 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Russell Westbrook: 4 poss., 1 pts (0/0) |
| Jaylen Clark | Malik Monk: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · DeMar DeRozan: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Rob Dillingham | Dennis Schröder: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Nique Clifford: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Terrence Shannon Jr | DeMar DeRozan: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Malik Monk: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Kings defense
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Julius Randle 20 pts (7/15) in 65 possessions
Guarded by: DeMar DeRozan (47 %, 4 pts) · Keegan Murray (14 %, 0 pts) · Malik Monk (9 %, 5 pts)
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Rob Dillingham 4 pts (0/2) in 24 possessions
Guarded by: Dennis Schröder (46 %, 2 pts) · Nique Clifford (19 %, 0 pts) · DeMar DeRozan (9 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| DeMar DeRozan | Julius Randle: 31 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Jaden McDaniels: 19 poss., 2 pts (1/5) |
| Keegan Murray | Jaden McDaniels: 29 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Julius Randle: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Russell Westbrook | Bones Hyland: 21 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Donte DiVincenzo: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/5) |
| Maxime Raynaud | Rudy Gobert: 25 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Naz Reid: 9 poss., 1 pts (0/0) |
| Precious Achiuwa | Naz Reid: 24 poss., 9 pts (4/4) · Julius Randle: 5 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Malik Monk | Jaylen Clark: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Donte DiVincenzo: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Dennis Schröder | Rob Dillingham: 11 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · Donte DiVincenzo: 9 poss., 1 pts (0/0) |
| Zach LaVine | Donte DiVincenzo: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Terrence Shannon Jr: 7 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Nique Clifford | Donte DiVincenzo: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Bones Hyland: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |