Overview
- Tipoff is Sunday at 8:00 p.m. CST at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.
- Anthony Edwards returned from a hamstring strain and scored 37 in 26 minutes as Minnesota beat Utah 137–97, a season high in points on 56.8% shooting.
- Julius Randle is coming off a 19–10–12 triple-double and leads the Wolves with 25.9 points and 6.3 assists per game.
- The Kings have dropped five of seven and allow 121.7 points per game, including a 132–101 home loss to the Thunder that prompted coach Doug Christie to call the paint defense unacceptable.
- Domantas Sabonis has missed two games with a ribs issue and is uncertain for Sunday, while Minnesota’s plan centers on rebounding, ball security, and containing Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan with NBA Cup point differential in mind.