Timberwolves
Minnesota
Western Conference
Northwest
9
20
29
2761
3503
32
12
38
79
36
46
26
21
81
30
12
42
4
18
5
12
21
105
4
28
14
50
1623
910
56
106
75
71
137
25
162
30
46
01
62
2629
6060
913
52
6
1921
116
6
46
36
78
64
23
87
01
62
22
13
3020
6060
2
1
50
16
9
56
10
7
70
13
2
15
3
4
0
6
26
60
8
4
50
23
10
43
6
5
83
7
5
12
0
6
1
2
29
60
9
5
56
19
11
58
4
3
75
6
2
8
0
6
2
1
30
60
13
2
15
21
6
29
6
6
100
4
3
7
1
2
2
3
20
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Gorgui
Dieng
Gorgui Dieng
True
42
3
5
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
7
10
1
1
2
1
5
6
1
none
Andrew
Wiggins
Andrew Wiggins
True
39
6
19
32
0
6
0
3
4
75
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
1
15
0
none
Zach
LaVine
Zach LaVine
True
39
13
21
62
7
12
58
7
7
100
0
6
6
2
1
0
2
5
40
-12
none
Karl-Anthony
Towns
Karl-Anthony Towns
True
37
7
15
47
1
5
20
5
6
83
5
8
13
5
0
0
1
1
20
-3
double
Ricky
Rubio
Ricky Rubio
True
33
4
10
40
3
6
50
2
2
100
2
4
6
8
3
0
3
4
13
2
none
Shabazz
Muhammad
Shabazz Muhammad
False
17
1
1
100
1
1
100
3
4
75
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
6
4
none
Kris
Dunn
Kris Dunn
False
14
1
4
25
0
1
0
1
3
33
1
2
3
1
0
1
2
2
3
-6
none
Nemanja
Bjelica
Nemanja Bjelica
False
10
1
3
33
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
-1
none
Cole
Aldrich
Cole Aldrich
False
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
-5
none
Jordan
Hill
Jordan Hill
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Tyus
Jones
Tyus Jones
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Adreian
Payne
Adreian Payne
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Brandon
Rush
Brandon Rush
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
25
December
2016
Sunday
Chesapeake Energy Arena
Oklahoma City
Thunder
Oklahoma City
False
Kings
Sacramento
Western Conference
Pacific
13
17
30
2886
2924
29
15
52
80
42
52
14
10
71
28
6
34
3
27
7
11
23
109
4
55
23
42
2320
1011
44
42
31
74
67
12
79
01
65
50
13
2526
6060
118
64
54
2017
1011
50
26
15
58
69
21
90
11
79
02
25
2731
6060
5
2
40
23
10
43
4
3
75
6
1
7
0
6
5
1
25
60
5
3
60
20
11
55
2
1
50
7
2
9
1
5
0
3
26
60
11
6
55
20
10
50
2
1
50
6
2
8
1
7
0
2
27
60
8
4
50
17
11
65
6
5
83
9
1
10
1
9
2
5
31
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
DeMarcus
Cousins
DeMarcus Cousins
True
36
13
24
54
3
6
50
3
5
60
2
5
7
7
4
2
5
3
32
11
none
Matt
Barnes
Matt Barnes
True
31
4
6
67
2
4
50
0
0
0
0
5
5
5
0
0
3
2
10
7
none
Kosta
Koufos
Kosta Koufos
True
21
6
8
75
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
0
1
0
0
3
12
1
none
Darren
Collison
Darren Collison
True
20
1
5
20
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
1
1
6
0
0
0
2
3
-2
none
Ben
McLemore
Ben McLemore
True
15
2
4
50
1
3
33
2
3
67
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
2
7
0
none
Anthony
Tolliver
Anthony Tolliver
False
30
6
9
67
5
7
71
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
3
17
2
none
Ty
Lawson
Ty Lawson
False
27
5
11
45
2
3
67
3
4
75
0
3
3
4
2
0
1
1
15
6
none
Garrett
Temple
Garrett Temple
False
25
3
6
50
1
3
33
2
2
100
2
4
6
4
0
0
1
3
9
7
none
Arron
Afflalo
Arron Afflalo
False
22
1
4
25
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
-6
none
Willie
Cauley-Stein
Willie Cauley-Stein
False
7
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
-6
none
Omri
Casspi
Omri Casspi
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Malachi
Richardson
Malachi Richardson
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
26
December
2016
Monday
Golden 1 Center
Sacramento
76ers
Philadelphia
True
The Sacramento Kings managed to hang on for their third straight win , as they defeated the host Minnesota Timberwolves 109 - 105 , at Target Center on Friday evening . The Timberwolves ( 9 - 20 ) won each of the first three quarters , however by no more than three points each time , leaving room for the Kings ( 13 - 17 ) to rally back and steal the win with a 31 - 20 fourth quarter . The T-Wolves had a couple of chances to tie it up in the final minute , but Karl-Anthony Towns missed both times from beyond the arc . Towns finished with an impressive 20 - point , 13 - rebound and five - assist line , for his tenth straight double - double , but was eclipsed by DeMarcus Cousins , who finished with 32 points , seven rebounds , seven assists , four steals and two blocks . Zach LaVine was the high - point man in the contest with 40 points on 13 - of - 21 shooting , including 7 - of - 12 from long range , in 39 minutes . Minnesota shot 37 percent from long range and 46 percent from the field , while pushing for 19 fast break points . The Timberwolves fall to 4 - 11 at home but look forward to a showdown in Oklahoma City on Christmas Day . Meanwhile , this marks the first time the Kings have won three in a row this season , and they have done it all while missing Rudy Gay ( hip ) . DeMarcus Cousins was the high - point man for Sacramento , while Anthony Tolliver came up huge with 17 points , on 6 - of - 9 shooting , including 5 - of - 7 from distance , in 31 minutes off the bench . Ty Lawson had another solid game , as he finished with 15 points , four assists , three rebounds and two steals , in 28 minutes off the bench . The Kings are now 7 - 11 on the road and will look to carry the momentum in to their next game , on Boxing Day , when they play host to the 76ers . Zach LaVine led all scorers with a game - high 40 points , on 13 - of - 21 shooting , including 7 - of - 12 from long range , along with six rebounds , two assists and one steal , in 39 minutes . Karl-Anthony Towns notched his tenth straight double - double as he finished with 20 points and 13 rebounds , along with five assists , in 38 minutes , while Andrew Wiggins struggled , going 6 - of - 19 from the field on his way to 15 points , in 40 minutes . The Minnesota bench was very quiet , with four players combining for only 11 points . The Timberwolves shot 45 percent from the field , and 37 percent from distance , while the Kings shot a hot 53 percent from the field , including 52 percent from long range . The Kings outscored the Timberwolves 48 - 36 in the paint , as DeMarcus Cousins led the way for Sacramento , with 32 points on 13 - of - 24 shooting , including 3 - of - 6 from distance , along with seven assists , seven rebounds , four steals and two blocks , in 37 minutes .
The Sacramento Kings managed to hang on for their third straight win, as they defeated the host Minnesota Timberwolves 109 - 105, at Target Center on Friday evening. The Timberwolves (9 - 20) won each of the first three quarters, however by no more than three points each time, leaving room for the Kings (13 - 17) to rally back and steal the win with a 31 - 20 fourth quarter. The T-Wolves had a couple of chances to tie it up in the final minute, but Karl-Anthony Towns missed both times from beyond the arc. Towns finished with an impressive 20 - point, 13 - rebound and five - assist line, for his tenth straight double - double, but was eclipsed by DeMarcus Cousins, who finished with 32 points, seven rebounds, seven assists, four steals and two blocks. Zach LaVine was the high - point man in the contest with 40 points on 13 - of - 21 shooting, including 7 - of - 12 from long range, in 39 minutes. Minnesota shot 37 percent from long range and 46 percent from the field, while pushing for 19 fast break points. The Timberwolves fall to 4 - 11 at home but look forward to a showdown in Oklahoma City on Christmas Day. Meanwhile, this marks the first time the Kings have won three in a row this season, and they have done it all while missing Rudy Gay (hip). DeMarcus Cousins was the high - point man for Sacramento, while Anthony Tolliver came up huge with 17 points, on 6 - of - 9 shooting, including 5 - of - 7 from distance, in 31 minutes off the bench. Ty Lawson had another solid game, as he finished with 15 points, four assists, three rebounds and two steals, in 28 minutes off the bench. The Kings are now 7 - 11 on the road and will look to carry the momentum in to their next game, on Boxing Day, when they play host to the 76ers.
The Sacramento Kings managed to hang on for their third straight win, as they defeated the host Minnesota Timberwolves 109 - 105, at Target Center on Friday evening. The Timberwolves (9 - 20) won each of the first three quarters, however by no more than three points each time, leaving room for the Kings (13 - 17) to rally back and steal the win with a 31 - 20 fourth quarter. The T-Wolves had a couple of chances to tie it up in the final minute, but Karl-Anthony Towns missed both times from beyond the arc. Towns finished with an impressive 20 - point, 13 - rebound and five - assist line, for his tenth straight double - double, but was eclipsed by DeMarcus Cousins, who finished with 32 points, seven rebounds, seven assists, four steals and two blocks. Zach LaVine was the high - point man in the contest with 40 points on 13 - of - 21 shooting, including 7 - of - 12 from long range, in 39 minutes. Minnesota shot 37 percent from long range and 46 percent from the field, while pushing for 19 fast break points. The Timberwolves fall to 4 - 11 at home but look forward to a showdown in Oklahoma City on Christmas Day. Meanwhile, this marks the first time the Kings have won three in a row this season, and they have done it all while missing Rudy Gay (hip). DeMarcus Cousins was the high - point man for Sacramento, while Anthony Tolliver came up huge with 17 points, on 6 - of - 9 shooting, including 5 - of - 7 from distance, in 31 minutes off the bench. Ty Lawson had another solid game, as he finished with 15 points, four assists, three rebounds and two steals, in 28 minutes off the bench. The Kings are now 7 - 11 on the road and will look to carry the momentum in to their next game, on Boxing Day, when they play host to the 76ers. Zach LaVine led all scorers with a game - high 40 points, on 13 - of - 21 shooting, including 7 - of - 12 from long range, along with six rebounds, two assists and one steal, in 39 minutes. Karl-Anthony Towns notched his tenth straight double - double as he finished with 20 points and 13 rebounds, along with five assists, in 38 minutes, while Andrew Wiggins struggled, going 6 - of - 19 from the field on his way to 15 points, in 40 minutes. The Minnesota bench was very quiet, with four players combining for only 11 points. The Timberwolves shot 45 percent from the field, and 37 percent from distance, while the Kings shot a hot 53 percent from the field, including 52 percent from long range. The Kings outscored the Timberwolves 48 - 36 in the paint, as DeMarcus Cousins led the way for Sacramento, with 32 points on 13 - of - 24 shooting, including 3 - of - 6 from distance, along with seven assists, seven rebounds, four steals and two blocks, in 37 minutes.
<GAME> <DATE> 23 December 2016 <DAY> Friday <STADIUM> Target Center <CITY> Minneapolis <HOME> <TEAM> Timberwolves <CITY> Minnesota <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 105 <WINS-LOSSES> 9 20 <QTRS> 26 29 30 20 <TEAM-AST> 18 <3PT> 12 <TEAM-FG> 36 <TEAM-FT> 21 <TEAM-REB> 42 <TEAM-TO> 12 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 25 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Sunday <NEXT-STADIUM> Chesapeake Energy Arena <NEXT-CITY> Oklahoma City <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Oklahoma City <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Thunder <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Kings <CITY> Sacramento <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 109 <WINS-LOSSES> 13 17 <QTRS> 25 26 27 31 <TEAM-AST> 27 <3PT> 15 <TEAM-FG> 42 <TEAM-FT> 10 <TEAM-REB> 34 <TEAM-TO> 11 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 26 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Monday <NEXT-STADIUM> Golden 1 Center <NEXT-CITY> Sacramento <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Philadelphia <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> 76ers <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Zach LaVine <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 39 <PTS> 40 <FG> 13 21 62 <FG3> 7 12 58 <FT> 7 7 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Karl-Anthony Towns <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 20 <FG> 7 15 47 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 5 6 83 <REB> 13 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 5 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Andrew Wiggins <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 39 <PTS> 15 <FG> 6 19 32 <FG3> 0 6 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ricky Rubio <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 13 <FG> 4 10 40 <FG3> 3 6 50 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 8 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Shabazz Muhammad <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 6 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gorgui Dieng <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 42 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 10 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kris Dunn <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 1 3 33 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nemanja Bjelica <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brandon Rush <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> Adreian Payne <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> Tyus Jones <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> Jordan Hill <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> Cole Aldrich <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> DeMarcus Cousins <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 32 <FG> 13 24 54 <FG3> 3 6 50 <FT> 3 5 60 <REB> 7 <AST> 7 <STL> 4 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 5 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Anthony Tolliver <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 17 <FG> 6 9 67 <FG3> 5 7 71 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ty Lawson <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 15 <FG> 5 11 45 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 3 <AST> 4 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kosta Koufos <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 12 <FG> 6 8 75 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Matt Barnes <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 6 67 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Garrett Temple <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ben McLemore <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 7 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Darren Collison <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 6 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Willie Cauley-Stein <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 7 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Arron Afflalo <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 22 <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> Malachi Richardson <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> Omri Casspi <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