Anthony Edwards scored seven of his 36 points in overtime and the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves overcame De’Aaron Fox’s 60-point performance to beat the Sacramento Kings 130-126 in an NBA Cup game Friday night.
After Fox hit a 3-pointer with 1:15 left in overtime to tie the game at 126, Julius Randle scored on the Wolves’ next possession. Sacramento missed two shots on the other end before Edwards scored with 14 seconds left for the final margin.
Fox was 22-of-35 shooting from the field and 6-for-10 from 3-point range for Sacramento, which rallied from a 20-point deficit in the third quarter to force overtime.
Fox’s 60 points set a franchise record, surpassing Jack Twyman’s 59 points for the Cincinnati Royals on Jan. 15, 1960. Fox is the 13th player in NBA history to score at least 60 points in a loss.
Randle scored 26 points and Naz Reid had 16 for Minnesota, which snapped a three-game losing skid. Jaden McDaniels and Mike Conley added 14 points apiece, Rudy Gobert had 11 points and 11 rebounds, and Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 10.
Sacramento trailed 98-82 at the start of the fourth quarter before Fox engineered the Kings’ comeback with nine points during a 14-0 run to open the final period.
Fox scored with 7:08 remaining to give the Kings their first lead at 101-100 since early in the first quarter.
Fox scored with 39 seconds left to tie the game at 115, and the game went to overtime after McDaniels’ 3-point attempt missed the mark at the buzzer.
After shooting 7 of 39 (17.9 percent) from 3-point range in a 106-98 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers, Minnesota shot 20 of 49 (40.8 percent) from beyond the arc in Friday’s victory.
Domantas Sabonis recorded his 12th straight double-double with 23 points and 12 rebounds for Sacramento. Keegan Murray added 14 points and 10 rebounds.
The Kings played without Malik Monk (right ankle) and DeMar DeRozan (lower back tightness), who missed a game for the first time this season.
Minnesota led 32-27 at the end of the first quarter after shooting 57.1 percent from the field and 5 of 11 (45.5 percent) from 3-point range.
Fox tied his season-high for points in a half with 21, but the Wolves held a 62-54 lead at intermission. Edwards had 13 for Minnesota at halftime.
–Field Level Media