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NBA : ATS Matchup
Monday 12/17/2018Line$ LineOU LineScore
SACRAMENTO
 
MINNESOTA
+8  

-8  
+280

-360

231
 
105
Final
132

SACRAMENTO (16 - 13) at MINNESOTA (13 - 16)
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Monday, 12/17/2018 8:05 PM
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533SACRAMENTO233232
534MINNESOTA-6.5-8
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
SACRAMENTO - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games16-13+14.719-1019-10115.858.048.1%52.3115.960.147.0%56.0
Road Games9-7+11.110-613-3117.758.849.3%51.4116.360.047.2%55.6
Last 5 Games3-2+24-13-2118.257.047.8%49.8113.858.845.9%56.6
SACRAMENTO Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)115.858.044-9248.1%11-2938.7%16-2370.8%521026238145
vs opponents surrendering108.854.940-8845.8%11-3135.2%17-2376.2%531024228155
Team Stats (Road Games)117.758.845-9249.3%11-2939.1%15-2270.3%511026239135
Stats Against (All Games)115.960.143-9147.0%12-3433.6%19-2575.7%561125228175
vs opponents averaging109.255.140-8846.1%11-3135.0%18-2375.9%531024218145
Stats Against (Road Games)116.360.042-9047.2%12-3633.0%20-2675.9%561225228176

MINNESOTA - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games13-16-6.215-1410-19110.155.644.8%53.3110.856.145.5%54.8
Home Games11-4+710-57-8111.955.345.6%56.1106.353.544.2%52.4
Last 5 Games1-4-5.82-32-3112.655.647.6%51.8116.259.846.4%54.2
MINNESOTA Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)110.155.640-9044.8%10-2936.1%19-2380.1%531124209136
vs opponents surrendering110.155.341-8946.0%11-3135.0%17-2376.0%531024218145
Team Stats (Home Games)111.955.341-9045.6%11-3037.3%19-2480.4%561225189146
Stats Against (All Games)110.856.141-9045.5%12-3436.4%17-2278.0%551226227155
vs opponents averaging110.755.641-8846.4%11-3135.8%18-2377.2%531024218145
Stats Against (Home Games)106.353.540-9044.2%12-3435.5%15-1975.3%521125227155
Average power rating of opponents played: SACRAMENTO 96.9,  MINNESOTA 96.4
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
SACRAMENTO - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
11/7/2018TORONTO105-114L8.5L232.5U42-8847.7%401541-8846.6%6021
11/9/2018MINNESOTA121-110W2.5W233.5U43-9545.3%571239-9441.5%6217
11/10/2018LA LAKERS86-101L6L237U32-9234.8%601941-9941.4%7214
11/12/2018SAN ANTONIO104-99W2.5W220U43-8650.0%501238-8743.7%5015
11/16/2018@ MEMPHIS104-112L6.5L212O37-8046.2%522143-8550.6%4813
11/17/2018@ HOUSTON112-132L12L219.5O46-10245.1%481446-8156.8%5022
11/19/2018OKLAHOMA CITY117-113W5W227.5O45-10244.1%661545-10841.7%6513
11/21/2018@ UTAH119-110W9.5W222O47-8952.8%521138-8843.2%5410
11/24/2018@ GOLDEN STATE116-117L6.5W226O42-9743.3%56841-8846.6%5814
11/25/2018UTAH112-133L3.5L219O40-8547.1%441749-9253.3%6018
11/29/2018LA CLIPPERS121-133L2L236O46-9647.9%571150-9055.6%449
12/1/2018INDIANA111-110W1.5W225U41-9145.1%552043-8252.4%4625
12/4/2018@ PHOENIX122-105W-5.5W222.5O45-8453.6%531338-8743.7%5021
12/7/2018@ CLEVELAND129-110W-3W222O56-9857.1%45943-8153.1%4316
12/8/2018@ INDIANA97-107L5L222.5U38-9042.2%501340-9243.5%6015
12/10/2018@ CHICAGO108-89W-2W226U40-8845.5%491634-7644.7%4427
12/12/2018MINNESOTA141-130W3W227O50-8658.1%471050-9353.8%4811
12/14/2018GOLDEN STATE125-130L7.5W236O45-9646.9%481344-9645.8%6918
12/16/2018@ DALLAS120-113W4.5W222O46-9846.9%55940-9641.7%6214
12/17/2018@ MINNESOTA              
12/19/2018OKLAHOMA CITY              
12/21/2018MEMPHIS              
12/23/2018NEW ORLEANS              
12/26/2018@ LA CLIPPERS              
12/27/2018LA LAKERS              
12/30/2018@ LA LAKERS              
1/1/2019PORTLAND              

MINNESOTA - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
11/7/2018@ LA LAKERS110-114L6W239U41-9145.1%471544-9148.4%5416
11/9/2018@ SACRAMENTO110-121L-2.5L233.5U39-9441.5%621743-9545.3%5712
11/12/2018BROOKLYN120-113W-4.5W226.5O42-8052.5%642340-10139.6%4713
11/14/2018NEW ORLEANS107-100W2W232.5U37-9041.1%571540-9442.6%6218
11/16/2018PORTLAND112-96W-1.5W225U46-9250.0%481237-8842.0%5818
11/18/2018MEMPHIS87-100L-5.5L208.5U31-7939.2%572035-8242.7%4812
11/21/2018DENVER101-103L1L219.5U35-7944.3%501742-8947.2%4613
11/23/2018@ BROOKLYN112-102W-2.5W221.5U44-9247.8%44733-7941.8%5618
11/24/2018CHICAGO111-96W-11.5W219U42-10340.8%701332-8040.0%5114
11/26/2018@ CLEVELAND102-95W-6W214U40-8646.5%52836-8641.9%5016
11/28/2018SAN ANTONIO128-89W-5W215.5O50-9950.5%57834-8639.5%4918
12/1/2018BOSTON109-118L-1.5L216O37-8245.1%481640-8547.1%4814
12/3/2018HOUSTON103-91W2.5W223U36-8243.9%561432-7443.2%4320
12/5/2018CHARLOTTE121-104W-4.5W222.5O48-8953.9%621540-9840.8%4710
12/8/2018@ PORTLAND105-113L3.5L220.5U40-9144.0%461239-8347.0%5819
12/10/2018@ GOLDEN STATE108-116L9.5W229U38-8345.8%501639-9341.9%5716
12/12/2018@ SACRAMENTO130-141L-3L227O50-9353.8%481150-8658.1%4710
12/15/2018@ PHOENIX99-107L-7.5L219U39-9640.6%531141-9045.6%6215
12/17/2018SACRAMENTO              
12/19/2018DETROIT              
12/21/2018@ SAN ANTONIO              
12/23/2018@ OKLAHOMA CITY              
12/26/2018@ CHICAGO              
12/28/2018ATLANTA              
12/30/2018@ MIAMI              
12/31/2018@ NEW ORLEANS              
1/2/2019@ BOSTON              
KEY GAME INFORMATION
SACRAMENTO: LAST SEASON: 27-55, missed playoffs.
COACH: Dave Joerger (third season, sixth NBA season).
PROJECTED STARTING FIVE: G De'Aaron Fox (11.6 ppg), G Buddy Hield (13.5 ppg), F Justin Jackson (6.7 ppg), F Marvin Bagley III (rookie, Duke), C Willie Cauley-Stein (12.8 ppg).
KEY LOSSES: G George Hill, F Garrett Temple, G Vince Coleman
KEY ADDITIONS: Bagley, G Ben McLemore, F Nemanja Bjelica
PLAYERS TO WATCH: Joerger declared Fox to be Sacramento's franchise player and is building the offense around the young point guard. Fox had flashes of brilliance during an up-and-down rookie season but has more scoring help around him this year. Bagley is the wild card who will start at power forward and may see significant time in the post when the Kings go with a smaller lineup.
OUTLOOK: The Kings have a lot of work to do to end their 12-year postseason drought. There are question marks across the board, specifically regarding defense and rebounding. Hield and McLemore will split time in the backcourt alongside Fox until Bogdan Bogdanovic returns from a pair of offseason knee surgeries but the key will be down low. Bagley provides a little more scoring which should help offset Cauley-Stein's inconsistencies.
MINNESOTA: LAST SEASON: 47-35, lost in first round.
COACH: Tom Thibodeau (third season, eighth NBA season).
PROJECTED STARTING FIVE: G Jeff Teague (14.2 ppg), G Derrick Rose (8.4 ppg) OR Jimmy Butler (22.2 ppg), F Andrew Wiggins (17.7 ppg), F Taj Gibson (12.2 ppg), C Karl-Anthony Towns (21.3 ppg).
KEY LOSSES: G Jamal Crawford, F Nemanja Bjelica
KEY ADDITIONS: F Anthony Tolliver, G Josh Okogie, F Keita Bates-Diop, F Luol Deng
PLAYERS TO WATCH: Butler requested a trade less than a week before the beginning of training camp. Thibodeau has said the Wolves will only grant his wish if they find a deal that makes sense for them, but the likelihood of Butler joining them on the floor after all the bluster is low. Assuming a trade is consummated, the Wolves would almost certainly receive a starter as part of a package. For now, Rose is playing the shooting guard spot after a decent showing down the stretch last season as yet another former Chicago Bulls player to reunite with Thibodeau.
OUTLOOK: Though the Wolves were able to celebrate their return to the playoffs last spring after a 13-year absence, they were already facing a rough road back in a rugged Western Conference that only got deeper over the summer. Then Butler's unhappiness came to a head. The good news for the Wolves is that Towns has continued to improve into one of the game's best big men with a smooth 3-point shot to boot, and at age 22 he already has his super-max contract signed. Even if this season proves to be a step back, Towns will be the franchise cornerstone for years to come.
PREVIEW
Timberwolves hope to continue strong home record vs. Kings
 

The last time the Minnesota Timberwolves returned from a winless West Coast trip, they managed to overcome a slow start by winning a number of home games.

Then they went on the West Coast again and delivered four disappointing performances.

Minnesota hopes to rebound from an underwhelming road trip Monday night when it hosts the Sacramento Kings, who are playing the second night of a back-to-back set.

Minnesota (13-16) is among the teams with the greatest road and home disparities in the league. The Wolves are 11-4 in Minnesota but 2-12 in road games.

The Wolves won seven of 10 home games and eight of 12 games overall before going on its second lengthy Western swing of the season with visits to Portland, Golden State, Sacramento, and Phoenix.

While all four of the losses were by single digits, the Wolves did not distinguish themselves defensively. After allowing 100.6 points in 12 games from Nov. 12-Dec. 5, the Wolves allowed 119.3 points, 48 percent shooting, and 40.1 percent from 3-point range.

"The first 10 games after the trade we played with a lot of edge and played with a purpose," Minnesota center Karl-Anthony Towns said. "I think right now we got too loose. We're too cool for school right now."

One of those games was Wednesday's 141-130 loss in Sacramento when Minnesota allowed 58.1 percent shooting, 33 fast-break points, 19 3-pointers, and seven Kings to hit double figures. Wednesday also was the most points Minnesota ever allowed to Sacramento, eclipsing the 127 it gave up in a 127-95 home loss on March 20, 2011

Three days later, Minnesota followed it up with a 107-98 loss in Phoenix, which had not won two in a row in nearly a year. While Minnesota had enough offense in the first three games, scoring was a problem in Phoenix where the Wolves shot 40.6 percent and scored 41 points after halftime.

"We didn't come out with the urgency of a team that wanted to win the game," Minnesota guard Derrick Rose said. "I think that's how this game is played. You can't come out lackadaisical, you can't come out nonchalant. You've got to come out and play as hard as you can, especially when you've lost three in a row, and it shows. Tonight we lost four."

The Wolves will be looking to match the offense of Rose and Towns with the defense that emerged during the 12-game hot stretch. Rose scored 25 Saturday and averaged 21 points on the trip while Towns finished with 28 Saturday and averaged 24.4 points on the trip.

Sacramento (16-13) is three games over .500 for the second time this season after getting a 120-113 win in Dallas on Sunday. The Kings were 6-3 following a 146-115 win at Atlanta on Nov. 1 but then lost eight of their next 12 but head to Minnesota with six wins in their last eight games.

The Kings rebounded from blowing a 10-point lead in Friday's 130-125 home loss to Golden State by getting 28 points apiece from Buddy Hield and De'Aaron Fox.

"We were worried about having a hangover, with a tough loss at home against the Warriors, but we are learning," Sacramento coach Dave Joerger said. "We are showing growth and the way that we played tonight was positive."

Hield was 12 of 23 from the floor while Fox was 11 of 19. Hield reached 20 points for the third straight game and fifth time in six games while Fox topped 20 points for the fourth time in six contests.

"It was nice, especially coming off of a bad loss," Hield said. "We executed well against a good Dallas team and now we just have to keep on grinding and having fun. Now we head to Minnesota."

"We are young and we like to have fun. That's what we do. We started off that way in training camp, making plays and getting out on the open court.

If the Kings can enjoy themselves again in a win, it will mark the first time they are four games over .500 at any point since the end of the 2005-06 season when they were 44-38 and last reached the playoffs.


Last Updated: 3/28/2024 6:57:46 AM EST.


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