DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points and the Sacramento Kings recovered from a 10-point deficit late in regulation to post a 117-112 overtime victory over the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night.
Keegan Murray recorded 26 points and a career-best 15 rebounds and Malik Monk added 22 points off the bench for the Kings, who won their second straight game after an eight-game skid. Precious Achiuwa had 10 points and seven rebounds for Sacramento.
Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards scored a season-high 43 points for his third 40-point outing of the campaign. He made five 3-pointers and also had seven rebounds and three steals.
Julius Randle produced 17 points and 10 rebounds, Donte DiVincenzo also had 17 points and Naz Reid registered 15 points and seven rebounds off the bench for the Timberwolves.
Rudy Gobert added 11 points and 13 rebounds for Minnesota, which collapsed late for the second straight game. The Timberwolves allowed the final nine points in a 114-113 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Friday.
Murray drilled a wide-open 3-pointer to give the Kings a 110-107 lead with two minutes left in overtime.
Edwards drove through the lane for a dunk as Minnesota moved within one with 21.9 seconds remaining.
DeRozan made three free throws — he was 15 of 15 for the game — and Sacramento held a four-point lead before Achiuwa intercepted Randle’s inbounds pass. DeRozan hit two more foul shots to make it a six-point lead with 10.7 seconds to play as the Kings closed it out.
DeRozan (25,629) moved into 24th place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list, passing Hall of Famer Alex English (25,613).
Sacramento trailed 99-89 with under three minutes to play in regulation before rattling off 10 straight points.
Monk scored the first seven on a mid-range jumper, a 3-pointer and an acrobatic dunk. DeRozan then converted a three-point play to tie it with 1:29 left.
Randle made two free throws with 1:01 remaining to put Minnesota back into the lead. DeRozan knotted the score again with two foul shots with 34.4 seconds to go.
The Kings made 43.3% of their shots and were 7 of 26 (26.9%) from behind the arc.
Minnesota shot 41.2% from the field, including 13 of 42 (31%) from 3-point range.
Edwards scored five consecutive points as Minnesota led by 10 with 3:04 to play before Sacramento’s regulation comeback.
Edwards had 17 first-half points as the Timberwolves led by as many as 14 before settling for a 54-46 lead at the break. Murray had 15 points in the half for Sacramento.
Minnesota led 82-77 entering the fourth quarter.
–Field Level Media
