Timberwolves vs Kings: head-to-head
39 meetings since 2015-16
Minnesota Timberwolves24wins
Sacramento Kings15Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Timberwolves and the Kings have met 39 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Timberwolves lead the series 24-15.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Timberwolves won 3 and the Kings won 3. The most recent game, on December 14, 2025, ended Timberwolves 117-103.
The home team won 18 of the 39 games (46%). These matchups averaged 228.7 total points, with a typical winning margin of 9.5 points; 15 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Timberwolves in 2017-18, Timberwolves in 2015-16. Their next meeting is scheduled for November 29, 2026 in Sacramento.
Next meetings
| Nov 29, 2026 | Timberwolves @ Kings | 9:00 PM EST | MIN 78% |
| Feb 4, 2027 | Timberwolves @ Kings | 10:00 PM EST | |
| Mar 31, 2027 | Kings @ Timberwolves | 8:00 PM EDT |
Probability from today's Elo ratings (home court included); the frozen pre-game figure appears on the game page 7 days before tip-off.
Biggest wins
| Timberwolves | MIN 144 – 117 SAC · 2025-11-09 |
| Kings | SAC 124 – 111 MIN · 2023-11-24 |
2025-26 MIN 3 – 1 SAC
| 2025-12-14 | SAC 103 – 117 MIN | Final |
| 2025-11-24 | MIN 112 – 117 SAC | Final/OT |
| 2025-11-14 | SAC 110 – 124 MIN | Final |
| 2025-11-09 | MIN 144 – 117 SAC | Final |
2024-25 MIN 2 – 2 SAC
| 2025-02-03 | SAC 116 – 114 MIN | Final |
| 2024-11-27 | SAC 115 – 104 MIN | Final |
| 2024-11-15 | MIN 130 – 126 SAC | Final/OT |
| 2024-10-24 | MIN 117 – 115 SAC | Final |
2023-24 MIN 1 – 2 SAC
| 2024-03-01 | SAC 124 – 120 MIN | Final/OT |
| 2023-12-23 | MIN 110 – 98 SAC | Final |
| 2023-11-24 | SAC 124 – 111 MIN | Final |
2022-23 MIN 3 – 1 SAC
| 2023-03-27 | MIN 119 – 115 SAC | Final |
| 2023-03-04 | MIN 138 – 134 SAC | Final |
| 2023-01-30 | SAC 118 – 111 MIN | Final/OT |
| 2023-01-28 | SAC 110 – 117 MIN | Final |
2021-22 MIN 2 – 1 SAC
| 2022-02-09 | MIN 119 – 132 SAC | Final |
| 2022-02-08 | MIN 134 – 114 SAC | Final |
| 2021-11-17 | SAC 97 – 107 MIN | Final |
2020-21 MIN 2 – 1 SAC
| 2021-04-21 | MIN 125 – 128 SAC | Final |
| 2021-04-20 | MIN 134 – 120 SAC | Final |
| 2021-04-05 | SAC 106 – 116 MIN | Final |
2019-20 MIN 1 – 2 SAC
| 2020-02-03 | MIN 109 – 113 SAC | Final |
| 2020-01-27 | SAC 133 – 129 MIN | Final/OT |
| 2019-12-26 | MIN 105 – 104 SAC | Final/2OT |
2018-19 MIN 2 – 2 SAC
| 2019-02-25 | SAC 105 – 112 MIN | Final |
| 2018-12-17 | SAC 105 – 132 MIN | Final |
| 2018-12-12 | MIN 130 – 141 SAC | Final |
| 2018-11-09 | MIN 110 – 121 SAC | Final |
2017-18 MIN 3 – 0 SAC
| 2018-02-26 | MIN 118 – 100 SAC | Final |
| 2018-02-11 | SAC 106 – 111 MIN | Final |
| 2017-12-14 | SAC 96 – 119 MIN | Final |
2016-17 MIN 1 – 3 SAC
| 2017-04-01 | SAC 123 – 117 MIN | Final |
| 2017-02-27 | MIN 102 – 88 SAC | Final |
| 2016-12-23 | SAC 109 – 105 MIN | Final |
| 2016-10-29 | MIN 103 – 106 SAC | Final |
2015-16 MIN 4 – 0 SAC
| 2016-04-07 | MIN 105 – 97 SAC | Final |
| 2016-03-23 | SAC 104 – 113 MIN | Final |
| 2015-12-18 | SAC 95 – 99 MIN | Final |
| 2015-11-27 | MIN 101 – 91 SAC | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.