National Basketball Association
Sacramento 113, Minnesota 101
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 22, 2014
Where: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officials:
#45 Brian Forte, #76 Steven Anderson, #8 Marc Davis
Attendance:
13191
By SportsDirect Inc.
Kings 113, Timberwolves 101: DeMarcus Cousins notched his sixth straight double-double with 31 points and 18 rebounds as visiting Sacramento topped Minnesota.
Ben McLemore finished with a season-high 22 points and a career-high nine rebounds for the Kings, who snapped a three-game road losing streak. Darren Collison had 19 points and Rudy Gay contributed 14 for Sacramento.
Rookie Andrew Wiggins broke out for a season-high 29 points to go along with four steals to pace the injury-riddled Timberwolves, playing again without four starters. Corey Brewer registered 14 points and both Mo Williams (11 points, 12 assists) and Gorgui Dieng (12 points, 10 rebounds) had double-doubles in a losing effort.
Dieng scored twice in the final minute of the first half to help Minnesota secure a 52-48 lead at the break but Sacramento slowly seized control in the third quarter. McLemore hit three 3-pointers and a layup in under four minutes to give the Kings a 72-62 advantage en route to an 84-77 lead entering the fourth.
Chase Budinger's 3-pointer a minute into the final stanza got the Timberwolves within 86-82 but Derrick Williams answered with one of his own and Cousins' back-to-back baskets put Sacramento up 95-84 with seven minutes left. Wiggins had a layup with 3:11 to go to make it a five-point game before Collison's 3-pointer and Cousins' dunk opened it back up and the Kings sealed it at the line.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Timberwolves F Anthony Bennett had 10 points and six rebounds in his second career start. ... Sacramento had a 50-37 advantage on the boards and made 25-of-30 free throws. ... Brewer was whistled for a technical foul with 15.6 seconds left.
Top Game Performances
Sacramento |
|
Minnesota |
DeMarcus Cousins 31 |
Scoring |
Andrew Wiggins 29 |
Darren Collison 7 |
Assists |
Mo Williams 12 |
DeMarcus Cousins 18 |
Rebounds |
Gorgui Dieng 10 |
DeMarcus Cousins 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Andrew Wiggins 9 |
Darren Collison 1 |
Steals |
Andrew Wiggins 4 |
DeMarcus Cousins 2 |
Blocks |
Anthony Bennett 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Sacramento
|
113 |
49.4 |
8-26 |
25-30 |
24 |
50 |
2 |
4 |
19 |
Minnesota
|
101 |
41.1 |
6-17 |
21-27 |
23 |
37 |
7 |
10 |
10 |
Upcoming Games
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Minnesota will play their next game at home against Milwaukee. The Timberwolves have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .375 after a loss.
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Sacramento will play their next game on the road against New Orleans. The Kings have a W/L % of .625 after a win and .600 after a loss.