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.
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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.
