Timberwolves
Minnesota
Western Conference
Northwest
5
26
31
425
1082
24
7
29
91
42
46
22
16
73
23
15
38
6
22
12
14
24
107
4
36
11
31
2126
1212
57
55
44
80
27
15
42
11
57
32
61
2929
6060
411
23
6
2123
810
38
48
44
92
104
27
131
13
46
34
43
2227
6060
3
1
33
21
12
57
5
4
80
2
1
3
1
5
3
6
29
60
6
1
17
26
12
46
5
4
80
7
5
12
1
7
2
1
29
60
4
2
50
21
8
38
4
4
100
10
2
12
1
4
3
4
22
60
11
3
27
23
10
43
8
4
50
4
7
11
3
6
4
3
27
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Andrew
Wiggins
Andrew Wiggins
True
40
11
22
50
1
4
25
4
5
80
5
4
9
2
4
0
3
2
27
-10
none
Shabazz
Muhammad
Shabazz Muhammad
True
35
5
13
38
1
4
25
4
5
80
1
4
5
1
0
0
3
4
15
-10
none
Gorgui
Dieng
Gorgui Dieng
True
29
7
10
70
0
0
0
1
4
25
7
3
10
2
0
2
3
4
15
-14
double
Thaddeus
Young
Thaddeus Young
True
25
4
8
50
0
2
0
1
2
50
1
2
3
4
2
2
0
4
9
-13
none
Zach
LaVine
Zach LaVine
True
20
3
5
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
4
0
3
1
6
-16
none
Mo
Williams
Mo Williams
False
27
3
10
30
2
5
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
1
1
1
8
13
none
Anthony
Bennett
Anthony Bennett
False
21
2
7
29
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
0
2
1
1
3
4
7
none
Jeff
Adrien
Jeff Adrien
False
18
3
5
60
0
0
0
4
4
100
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
3
10
11
none
Troy
Daniels
Troy Daniels
False
12
3
7
43
3
7
43
2
2
100
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
11
11
none
Chase
Budinger
Chase Budinger
False
8
1
4
25
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
6
none
Robbie
Hummel
Robbie Hummel
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Glenn
Robinson
Glenn Robinson
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
3
January
2015
Saturday
Target Center
Minneapolis
Jazz
Utah
True
Kings
Sacramento
Western Conference
Pacific
14
19
33
181
837
12
5
42
74
40
54
29
25
86
32
10
42
7
23
7
20
26
110
4
12
11
92
1819
1410
78
83
82
99
59
21
80
31
78
50
64
3723
6060
63
21
33
1918
88
5
99
69
70
99
25
124
12
44
11
46
2426
6060
1
1
100
18
14
78
8
8
100
5
2
7
3
7
5
6
37
60
2
1
50
19
10
53
3
2
67
9
1
10
1
8
0
4
23
60
6
2
33
19
8
42
9
6
67
9
2
11
1
4
1
4
24
60
3
1
33
18
8
44
9
9
100
9
5
14
2
4
1
6
26
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Darren
Collison
Darren Collison
True
39
8
15
53
1
2
50
4
4
100
0
4
4
6
0
0
2
0
21
15
none
Ben
McLemore
Ben McLemore
True
37
6
9
67
1
2
50
1
2
50
1
3
4
2
0
0
2
3
14
11
none
Rudy
Gay
Rudy Gay
True
32
7
12
58
0
0
0
7
8
88
2
4
6
5
4
1
8
6
21
14
none
Derrick
Williams
Derrick Williams
True
30
6
10
60
3
6
50
2
2
100
1
4
5
3
2
1
2
1
17
13
none
DeMarcus
Cousins
DeMarcus Cousins
True
26
8
14
57
0
0
0
3
3
100
2
5
7
4
1
2
3
6
19
9
none
Carl
Landry
Carl Landry
False
27
1
4
25
0
0
0
6
8
75
3
6
9
1
0
1
0
4
8
-9
none
Jason
Thompson
Jason Thompson
False
23
3
3
100
0
0
0
2
2
100
0
6
6
0
0
2
2
5
8
-11
none
Nik
Stauskas
Nik Stauskas
False
11
0
4
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
-10
none
Ray
McCallum
Ray McCallum
False
10
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
-17
none
Reggie
Evans
Reggie Evans
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Ryan
Hollins
Ryan Hollins
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
4
January
2015
Sunday
Palace of Auburn Hills
Detroit
Pistons
Detroit
False
The Sacramento Kings ( 15 - 19 ) defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves ( 5 - 27 ) 110 - 107 on Thursday . Sacramento broke their two - game losing streak with the win . Derrick Williams moved into the starting lineup in place of Ryan Hollins , giving Kings fans the first significant change in the team 's rotation since Ty Corbin was asked to take over the head coach position and start making changes over two weeks ago . Williams should be used with Rudy Gay at the forward positions to help Sacramento stretch the floor and play at a faster pace . He put up 17 points and five rebounds in 31 minutes . The Kings got what they wanted on offense , shooting 54 percent from the field and 42 percent from beyond the arc , but they let the Timberwolves keep it close by giving away 21 points on 20 turnovers . Minnesota has lost ten straight games , but No . 1 pick Andrew Wiggins has started to show some exciting improvements . He scored a game - high 27 points to go with nine rebounds and four steals in 40 minutes Thursday , and over his last five games , Wiggins has averaged 21 points and 4 rebounds on 51 percent shooting in 36 minutes per game . Gorgui Dieng helped keep the Timberwolves in the game Thurday , putting up 15 points and 10 rebounds in 30 minutes . The Kings will wrap up their road trip against the Detroit Pistons on Sunday , while the Timberwolves will stay home to host the Utah Jazz on Saturday .
The Sacramento Kings (15 - 19) defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves (5 - 27) 110 - 107 on Thursday. Sacramento broke their two - game losing streak with the win. Derrick Williams moved into the starting lineup in place of Ryan Hollins, giving Kings fans the first significant change in the team's rotation since Ty Corbin was asked to take over the head coach position and start making changes over two weeks ago. Williams should be used with Rudy Gay at the forward positions to help Sacramento stretch the floor and play at a faster pace. He put up 17 points and five rebounds in 31 minutes. The Kings got what they wanted on offense, shooting 54 percent from the field and 42 percent from beyond the arc, but they let the Timberwolves keep it close by giving away 21 points on 20 turnovers. Minnesota has lost ten straight games, but No. 1 pick Andrew Wiggins has started to show some exciting improvements. He scored a game - high 27 points to go with nine rebounds and four steals in 40 minutes Thursday, and over his last five games, Wiggins has averaged 21 points and 4 rebounds on 51 percent shooting in 36 minutes per game. Gorgui Dieng helped keep the Timberwolves in the game Thurday, putting up 15 points and 10 rebounds in 30 minutes. The Kings will wrap up their road trip against the Detroit Pistons on Sunday, while the Timberwolves will stay home to host the Utah Jazz on Saturday.
The Sacramento Kings (15 - 19) defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves (5 - 27) 110 - 107 on Thursday. Sacramento broke their two - game losing streak with the win. Derrick Williams moved into the starting lineup in place of Ryan Hollins, giving Kings fans the first significant change in the team's rotation since Ty Corbin was asked to take over the head coach position and start making changes over two weeks ago. Williams should be used with Rudy Gay at the forward positions to help Sacramento stretch the floor and play at a faster pace. He put up 17 points and five rebounds in 31 minutes. The Kings got what they wanted on offense, shooting 54 percent from the field and 42 percent from beyond the arc, but they let the Timberwolves keep it close by giving away 21 points on 20 turnovers. Minnesota has lost ten straight games, but No. 1 pick Andrew Wiggins has started to show some exciting improvements. He scored a game - high 27 points to go with nine rebounds and four steals in 40 minutes Thursday, and over his last five games, Wiggins has averaged 21 points and 4 rebounds on 51 percent shooting in 36 minutes per game. Gorgui Dieng helped keep the Timberwolves in the game Thurday, putting up 15 points and 10 rebounds in 30 minutes. The Kings will wrap up their road trip against the Detroit Pistons on Sunday, while the Timberwolves will stay home to host the Utah Jazz on Saturday.
<GAME> <DATE> 1 January 2015 <DAY> Thursday <STADIUM> Target Center <CITY> Minneapolis <HOME> <TEAM> Timberwolves <CITY> Minnesota <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 107 <WINS-LOSSES> 5 26 <QTRS> 29 29 22 27 <TEAM-AST> 22 <3PT> 7 <TEAM-FG> 42 <TEAM-FT> 16 <TEAM-REB> 38 <TEAM-TO> 14 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 3 January 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Saturday <NEXT-STADIUM> Target Center <NEXT-CITY> Minneapolis <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Utah <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Jazz <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Kings <CITY> Sacramento <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 110 <WINS-LOSSES> 14 19 <QTRS> 37 23 24 26 <TEAM-AST> 23 <3PT> 5 <TEAM-FG> 40 <TEAM-FT> 25 <TEAM-REB> 42 <TEAM-TO> 20 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 4 January 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Sunday <NEXT-STADIUM> Palace of Auburn Hills <NEXT-CITY> Detroit <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Detroit <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Pistons <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> Andrew Wiggins <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 40 <PTS> 27 <FG> 11 22 50 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 4 5 80 <REB> 9 <AST> 2 <STL> 4 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 5 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gorgui Dieng <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 15 <FG> 7 10 70 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 4 25 <REB> 10 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 7 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Shabazz Muhammad <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 15 <FG> 5 13 38 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 4 5 80 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Troy Daniels <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 11 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 3 7 43 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jeff Adrien <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 10 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Thaddeus Young <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 3 <AST> 4 <STL> 2 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mo Williams <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 10 30 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 8 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Zach LaVine <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 4 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Anthony Bennett <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Chase Budinger <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 8 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Glenn Robinson <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Robbie Hummel <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Rudy Gay <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 21 <FG> 7 12 58 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 7 8 88 <REB> 6 <AST> 5 <STL> 4 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 8 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Darren Collison <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 39 <PTS> 21 <FG> 8 15 53 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 6 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> DeMarcus Cousins <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 19 <FG> 8 14 57 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 7 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Derrick Williams <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 17 <FG> 6 10 60 <FG3> 3 6 50 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ben McLemore <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 14 <FG> 6 9 67 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jason Thompson <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 3 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Carl Landry <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 8 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 6 8 75 <REB> 9 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 3 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ray McCallum <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ryan Hollins <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Reggie Evans <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nik Stauskas <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-10 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 4 0 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none