<p>SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Buddy Hield scored 29 points, including a 3-pointer with 8.8 seconds remaining, lifting the Sacramento Kings to a 128-125 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night.</p>
<p>Moments after Minnesota’s D’Angelo Russell missed from above the arc, Hield came back the other way and hit his seventh 3 of the game to help Sacramento avoid being swept in the three-game season series with the Timberwolves.</p>
<p>De’Aaron Fox had 30 points, seven assists and five rebounds for the Kings. Harrison Barnes added 22 points and seven assists. </p>
<p>Karl-Anthony Towns scored 26 points for Minnesota but missed an off-balance one-handed shot in the final seconds. Naz Reid added 24 points and seven assists.</p>
<p>After Fox made a pair of free throws with 1.4 seconds remaining, the Timberwolves called timeout to advance the ball but failed to get off a shot.</p>
<p>Sacramento trailed early in the fourth quarter, then went on a 12-0 run to go up 117-115. The two teams traded shots down the stretch before Hield’s big shot.</p>
<p>Hield has been streaky for most of the season but bounced back from an off night in the first game of the back-to-back. Hield shot 11 of 16 overall.</p>
<p>TIP-INS</p>
<p>Timberwolves: Juancho Hernanogomez banked in a 3-pointer at the buzzer to end the third quarter. … Jaylen Howell missed his fourth straight game with a bruised right tibia. </p>
<p>Kings: A visibly angry Hassan Whiteside was hit with a technical foul in the third quarter when he repeatedly pointed to the Timberwolves bench and yelled, “I’ll (mess) you up.” … Sacramento scored 70 or more points in the first half for the second consecutive game. A night earlier the Kings tied their season-high with 74. … Richaun Holmes sat out a fifth game with a right hamstring strain.</p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>Timberwolves: Play at Utah on Saturday before returning to Minnesota to face the Jazz on Monday.</p>
<p>Kings: Face the Warriors at Chase Center on Sunday night. The two clubs have faced each other twice this season, with the visiting team winning each time.</p>
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