Nov 16, 2024, 01:32 AM ET
Kings guard De’Aaron Fox recorded the first 60-point game of the NBA season — and first in franchise history — but Sacramento came up short against Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves in a 130-126 overtime loss on Friday night.
Since the start of last season, there have been eight 60-point games. During that span, teams are 3-5 when a player scores 60 or more.
Fox broke Jack Twyman’s franchise record of 59 points for the Cincinnati Royals set in 1960, the longest standing single-game franchise record in the NBA. With Fox breaking Twyman’s record, the new longest standing single-game franchise record for points belongs to Bob Pettit in 1961, who co-holds the Hawks record with Dominique Wilkins and Lou Hudson.
Fox recorded the first 50-point game for the Kings since 2016, when DeMarcus Cousins scored 56.
Fox had 26 points in the fourth quarter and overtime en route to his career high, but it wasn’t enough for a Kings team without DeMar DeRozan (lower back tightness) and Malik Monk (ankle). Julius Randle had the go-ahead basket on a driving layup with under a minute to play to put the Timberwolves ahead by two.
Fox missed a floater that would have tied the game after Randle’s layup. Edwards grabbed the rebound and then made a deep 2-pointer on the other end to push the lead to four with 14.1 seconds to play.
Minnesota made its first four shots in the extra session — including five straight by Edwards after Fox opened the scoring with a 3-pointer.
Edwards finished with 36 points. Randle added 26, and Naz Reid had 16 for Minnesota. Domantas Sabonis had 23 points and 12 rebounds for Sacramento.
The Timberwolves gave up a 20-point lead in the second half after the Kings began the fourth on a 14-0 run. Fox had 21 points in the first half, but Minnesota led 62-54 after jumping out to a double-digit advantage in the first quarter.
Fox made 22 shots, 21 of which were unassisted. That is tied for the second most unassisted field goals in a game in the last 25 years, trailing only Portland’s Andre Miller in 2010 against the Dallas Mavericks (22).
ESPN Research and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
