POSTGAME NOTES
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES 117 (17-9), SACRAMENTO KINGS 103 (6-20)
DECEMBER 14, 2025
Timberwolves Notes
Player Notes
• In a season-high 34:35 minutes off the bench, Naz Reid finished the night with 20 points on 7-of-12 shooting, including 4-of-7 from deep, 11 rebounds, three assists and two steals, marking his fourth 20+ point game of the season (52nd career), his fourth double-double of the year (31st career).
• Tonight marked Reid’s second 20+ point/10+ rebound game of the season and third of his career as a reserve player (16th career overall). Reid is the only player in the NBA this season to have multiple 20+ point/10+ rebound games off the bench.
• With his performance tonight, Reid is now tied with Sam Mitchell and Anthony Rudolph for the second-most 20+ point/10+ rebound games off the bench in Timberwolves history.
Most 20+ Point/10+ rebound Performances from a Reserve Player (Franchise History)
1. Kevin Love – Five
2. Naz Reid/Anthony Randolph/ Sam Mitchell – Three
• Julius Randle led the Wolves with a game-high 24 points, nine rebounds, three assists and a season-high-tying three steals, marking his 17th 20+ point game of the season (348th career) and his 14th 20+ point/5+ rebound showing of the year (328th career). Tonight also marked his fourth performance featuring 20+ points, 5+ rebounds and multiple steals (66th career).
• Jaden McDaniels finished the night with 21 points, four rebounds and two steals, marking his seventh 20+ point game of the season (35th career) and his fourth game with 20+ points and multiple steals of the year (16th career).
• McDaniels hit a three-pointer from 24 feet with 11:08 remaining in the third quarter, bringing his career total to 483 and lifting him past D’Angelo Russell for the fifth most threes in Timberwolves history.
All-Time Three-Point Leaders (Franchise History)
1. Anthony Edwards (1,176)
2. Karl-Anthony Towns (975)
3. Naz Reid (632)
4. Andrew Wiggins (520)
5. Jaden McDaniels (483)
• In his second start for the Wolves, Bones Hyland scored a season-high 18 points on 6-of-10 shooting, a season-high-tying three rebounds and a season-high five assists, marking his first 15+ point game of the season and his first in a Timberwolves uniform (48th career). Tonight marks Hyland’s 20th 15+ point/5+ assist game of his career and his first since doing so with Denver on April 12, 2024 against Utah.
• Hyland’s 18 points is his highest scoring total since he logged 22 points vs. Houston on Dec. 8, 2024 as a member of the LA Clippers. Shooting 60.0% (6-of-10) from the field tonight marks Hyland’s fourth such shooting performance of his career and his first since doing so with Denver on Dec. 14, 2022 against Washington.
• Donte DiVincenzo recorded 18 points on 7-of-18 shooting, including three makes from deep, a team-high six rebounds, six assists and a season-high-tying and game-high four steals, marking his 12th 15+ point game of the season (123rd career) and his third 15+ point/5+ rebound/5+ assist showing of the year (16th career). DiVincenzo’s performance tonight marked his second career showing with 15+ points/5+ rebounds/5+ assists/4+ steals.
Team Notes
• The Timberwolves outscored the Kings, 29-19 in the fourth quarter of tonight’s win. This is the eighth time this season that Minnesota outscored its opponent by 10+ points in the fourth quarter, which leads all NBA teams.
• The Wolves had five players score 18 or more points in tonight’s win (DiVincenzo: 18 points, Hyland: 18 points, McDaniels: 21 points, Randle: 24 points, Reid: 20 points,), becoming the sixth team in the NBA this season to have five players score 18+ points in a game and tying a franchise record for most players with 18+ points in a game (4x, MR: Feb. 24, 2018 vs. Chicago: Jamal Crawford: 19 points, Taj Gibson: 19 points, Jeff Teague: 25 points, Karl-Anthony Towns: 22 points, and Andrew Wiggins: 23 points).
• With 12 steals and five blocks tonight, Minnesota is now 5-0 when forcing at least 10 steals and blocking five or more shots in a game.
• Minnesota outscored Sacramento 58-40 in the paint, marking the Wolves 11th time scoring 55+ points in the paint – tied for the fifth-most such occurrences in the NBA this season.
(info courtesy of Wolves)
