Timberwolves
Minnesota
Western Conference
Northwest
10
16
26
1735
1900
18
6
33
82
39
48
16
15
94
35
14
49
6
25
2
18
19
99
4
75
32
43
2422
1312
54
31
21
68
77
43
120
21
105
10
44
3127
6060
24
10
42
1818
104
6
48
48
100
912
34
946
12
91
10
55
2516
6060
7
3
43
24
13
54
3
2
67
7
4
11
2
10
1
4
31
60
5
2
40
22
12
55
1
1
100
7
3
10
1
5
0
4
27
60
2
1
50
18
10
56
4
4
100
9
3
12
1
9
1
5
25
60
4
0
0
18
4
22
8
8
100
12
4
16
2
1
0
5
16
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Andrew
Wiggins
Andrew Wiggins
True
36
11
20
55
1
3
33
9
10
90
5
5
10
6
0
0
4
2
32
10
double
Ricky
Rubio
Ricky Rubio
True
32
3
10
30
2
6
33
4
4
100
2
5
7
8
2
0
3
3
12
6
none
Karl-Anthony
Towns
Karl-Anthony Towns
True
23
6
11
55
1
1
100
2
2
100
2
6
8
0
0
1
4
5
15
12
none
Kevin
Garnett
Kevin Garnett
True
20
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
0
2
0
0
2
8
none
Tayshaun
Prince
Tayshaun Prince
True
20
3
4
75
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
12
none
Gorgui
Dieng
Gorgui Dieng
False
28
2
4
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
9
11
5
0
1
1
1
4
-6
none
Shabazz
Muhammad
Shabazz Muhammad
False
27
7
13
54
2
4
50
0
0
0
2
5
7
1
0
0
0
2
16
-3
none
Zach
LaVine
Zach LaVine
False
17
4
11
36
0
4
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
4
2
8
-5
none
Kevin
Martin
Kevin Martin
False
15
1
4
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
2
-10
none
Adreian
Payne
Adreian Payne
False
7
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
2
none
Andre
Miller
Andre Miller
False
5
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
-2
none
Nemanja
Bjelica
Nemanja Bjelica
False
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
-4
none
Damjan
Rudež
Damjan Rudež
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
20
December
2015
Sunday
Barclays Center
Brooklyn
Nets
Brooklyn
False
Kings
Sacramento
Western Conference
Pacific
10
16
26
1696
2104
23
7
30
81
38
47
17
12
71
23
8
31
2
22
10
12
19
95
4
66
22
33
2218
1110
50
010
08
80
74
22
96
02
66
33
41
2430
6060
47
21
45
2021
107
5
25
13
52
57
22
79
00
64
22
52
2318
6060
6
2
33
22
11
50
0
0
0
7
2
9
0
6
3
4
24
60
6
2
33
18
10
56
10
8
80
4
2
6
2
6
3
1
30
60
4
2
50
20
10
50
2
1
50
5
2
7
0
6
2
5
23
60
7
1
14
21
7
33
5
3
60
7
2
9
0
4
2
2
18
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Rudy
Gay
Rudy Gay
True
37
8
18
44
2
6
33
2
2
100
3
2
5
0
0
1
0
2
20
-11
none
DeMarcus
Cousins
DeMarcus Cousins
True
36
11
25
44
0
3
0
2
3
67
4
8
12
4
4
1
5
4
24
-3
double
Rajon
Rondo
Rajon Rondo
True
35
4
8
50
0
1
0
3
4
75
1
3
4
13
3
0
2
5
11
-13
double
Omri
Casspi
Omri Casspi
True
35
3
7
43
3
5
60
2
2
100
0
4
4
0
1
0
2
2
11
-8
none
Ben
McLemore
Ben McLemore
True
20
3
5
60
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
3
6
-14
none
Darren
Collison
Darren Collison
False
26
6
10
60
2
5
40
1
3
33
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
3
15
9
none
Kosta
Koufos
Kosta Koufos
False
21
1
3
33
0
0
0
2
2
100
0
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
4
10
none
Marco
Belinelli
Marco Belinelli
False
17
2
4
50
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
2
0
4
4
none
Seth
Curry
Seth Curry
False
6
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
6
none
Quincy
Acy
Quincy Acy
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
James
Anderson
James Anderson
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Caron
Butler
Caron Butler
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
20
December
2015
Sunday
Air Canada Centre
Toronto
Raptors
Toronto
False
The Minnesota Timberwolves ( 10 - 16 ) defeated the Sacramento Kings ( 10 - 16 ) 99 - 95 on Friday . Andrew Wiggins has endured the up - and - down offensive performances typical of a young player over the course of his sophomore campaign . However , the 2014 first - round pick has been heating up from the field in recent games , and his increasingly proficient shooting culminated in his first double - double of the 2015 - 16 campaign . Wiggins managed 32 points by draining 11 of his 20 shot attempts , and added season - high totals of 10 rebounds and six assists . He also sank two late free throws with one second left to seal the hard - fought victory . Sacramento received outstanding double - double efforts from their dynamic duo of DeMarcus Cousins and Rajon Rondo . The Kings ' big man collected 24 points , 11 rebounds , four assists , four steals and a block , while the stat - sheet - stuffing point guard tallied 11 points , 13 assists , four rebounds and three steals . Both players did turn the ball over five times apiece , and Rondo missed a key free throw with two seconds left . Rudy Gay supported his teammates ' respective efforts with 20 points , five rebounds and a block , while Omri Casspi was the fourth member of the starting unit with double - digit points ( 11 ) . Darren Collison paced the Sacramento bench with 15 points . The Kings fell to 10 - 16 and currently reside in fourth place in the Western Conference 's Pacific Division . They head to Toronto to face the Raptors on Sunday . Ricky Rubio and Karl-Anthony Towns supported Wiggins ' breakout game with solid efforts of their own . Rubio filled out the stat sheet in typical fashion , collecting 12 points , eight assists , seven rebounds and two steals , while the rookie big man pitched in with 15 points , eight rebounds and a block . Shabazz Muhammad led the Timberwolves reserves , equaling his season high with 16 points and hauling in seven rebounds . Gorgui Dieng added 11 boards of his own off the bench , meaning that five Minnesota players collected at least seven rebounds . This led to a 49 - 31 advantage for the home team on the glass , a key factor in the victory . Minnesota improved to 10 - 16 and currently resides in last place in the Western Conference 's Northwest Division . They head to Brooklyn to take on the Nets on Sunday .
The Minnesota Timberwolves (10 - 16) defeated the Sacramento Kings (10 - 16) 99 - 95 on Friday. Andrew Wiggins has endured the up - and - down offensive performances typical of a young player over the course of his sophomore campaign. However, the 2014 first - round pick has been heating up from the field in recent games, and his increasingly proficient shooting culminated in his first double - double of the 2015 - 16 campaign. Wiggins managed 32 points by draining 11 of his 20 shot attempts, and added season - high totals of 10 rebounds and six assists. He also sank two late free throws with one second left to seal the hard - fought victory. Sacramento received outstanding double - double efforts from their dynamic duo of DeMarcus Cousins and Rajon Rondo. The Kings' big man collected 24 points, 11 rebounds, four assists, four steals and a block, while the stat - sheet - stuffing point guard tallied 11 points, 13 assists, four rebounds and three steals. Both players did turn the ball over five times apiece, and Rondo missed a key free throw with two seconds left. Rudy Gay supported his teammates' respective efforts with 20 points, five rebounds and a block, while Omri Casspi was the fourth member of the starting unit with double - digit points (11). Darren Collison paced the Sacramento bench with 15 points. The Kings fell to 10 - 16 and currently reside in fourth place in the Western Conference's Pacific Division. They head to Toronto to face the Raptors on Sunday. Ricky Rubio and Karl-Anthony Towns supported Wiggins' breakout game with solid efforts of their own. Rubio filled out the stat sheet in typical fashion, collecting 12 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and two steals, while the rookie big man pitched in with 15 points, eight rebounds and a block. Shabazz Muhammad led the Timberwolves reserves, equaling his season high with 16 points and hauling in seven rebounds. Gorgui Dieng added 11 boards of his own off the bench, meaning that five Minnesota players collected at least seven rebounds. This led to a 49 - 31 advantage for the home team on the glass, a key factor in the victory. Minnesota improved to 10 - 16 and currently resides in last place in the Western Conference's Northwest Division. They head to Brooklyn to take on the Nets on Sunday.
The Minnesota Timberwolves (10 - 16) defeated the Sacramento Kings (10 - 16) 99 - 95 on Friday. Andrew Wiggins has endured the up - and - down offensive performances typical of a young player over the course of his sophomore campaign. However, the 2014 first - round pick has been heating up from the field in recent games, and his increasingly proficient shooting culminated in his first double - double of the 2015 - 16 campaign. Wiggins managed 32 points by draining 11 of his 20 shot attempts, and added season - high totals of 10 rebounds and six assists. He also sank two late free throws with one second left to seal the hard - fought victory. Sacramento received outstanding double - double efforts from their dynamic duo of DeMarcus Cousins and Rajon Rondo. The Kings' big man collected 24 points, 11 rebounds, four assists, four steals and a block, while the stat - sheet - stuffing point guard tallied 11 points, 13 assists, four rebounds and three steals. Both players did turn the ball over five times apiece, and Rondo missed a key free throw with two seconds left. Rudy Gay supported his teammates' respective efforts with 20 points, five rebounds and a block, while Omri Casspi was the fourth member of the starting unit with double - digit points (11). Darren Collison paced the Sacramento bench with 15 points. The Kings fell to 10 - 16 and currently reside in fourth place in the Western Conference's Pacific Division. They head to Toronto to face the Raptors on Sunday. Ricky Rubio and Karl-Anthony Towns supported Wiggins' breakout game with solid efforts of their own. Rubio filled out the stat sheet in typical fashion, collecting 12 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and two steals, while the rookie big man pitched in with 15 points, eight rebounds and a block. Shabazz Muhammad led the Timberwolves reserves, equaling his season high with 16 points and hauling in seven rebounds. Gorgui Dieng added 11 boards of his own off the bench, meaning that five Minnesota players collected at least seven rebounds. This led to a 49 - 31 advantage for the home team on the glass, a key factor in the victory. Minnesota improved to 10 - 16 and currently resides in last place in the Western Conference's Northwest Division. They head to Brooklyn to take on the Nets on Sunday.
<GAME> <DATE> 18 December 2015 <DAY> Friday <STADIUM> Target Center <CITY> Minneapolis <HOME> <TEAM> Timberwolves <CITY> Minnesota <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 99 <WINS-LOSSES> 10 16 <QTRS> 31 27 25 16 <TEAM-AST> 25 <3PT> 6 <TEAM-FG> 39 <TEAM-FT> 15 <TEAM-REB> 49 <TEAM-TO> 18 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 20 December 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Sunday <NEXT-STADIUM> Barclays Center <NEXT-CITY> Brooklyn <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Brooklyn <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Nets <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Kings <CITY> Sacramento <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 95 <WINS-LOSSES> 10 16 <QTRS> 24 30 23 18 <TEAM-AST> 22 <3PT> 7 <TEAM-FG> 38 <TEAM-FT> 12 <TEAM-REB> 31 <TEAM-TO> 12 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 20 December 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Sunday <NEXT-STADIUM> Air Canada Centre <NEXT-CITY> Toronto <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Toronto <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Raptors <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> Andrew Wiggins <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 32 <FG> 11 20 55 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 9 10 90 <REB> 10 <AST> 6 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 5 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Shabazz Muhammad <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 16 <FG> 7 13 54 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Karl-Anthony Towns <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 15 <FG> 6 11 55 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 8 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 2 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ricky Rubio <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 12 <FG> 3 10 30 <FG3> 2 6 33 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 7 <AST> 8 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Zach LaVine <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 11 36 <FG3> 0 4 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tayshaun Prince <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 4 75 <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> Gorgui Dieng <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 11 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 9 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Andre Miller <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 5 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kevin Martin <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kevin Garnett <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Damjan Rudež <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> Nemanja Bjelica <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 3 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Adreian Payne <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 7 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> DeMarcus Cousins <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 24 <FG> 11 25 44 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 12 <AST> 4 <STL> 4 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 4 <TO> 5 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Rudy Gay <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 20 <FG> 8 18 44 <FG3> 2 6 33 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 3 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Darren Collison <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 15 <FG> 6 10 60 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 1 3 33 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Omri Casspi <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 11 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 3 5 60 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Rajon Rondo <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 4 <AST> 13 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Ben McLemore <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marco Belinelli <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kosta Koufos <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 4 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Caron Butler <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> James Anderson <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> Quincy Acy <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> Seth Curry <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 6 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none