National Basketball Association
Sacramento 110, Minnesota 107
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 1, 2015
Where: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officials:
#22 Bill Spooner, #79 Kevin Scott, #70 Brent Barnaky
Attendance:
13337
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Kings 110, Timberwolves 107: Rudy Gay and Darren Collison scored 21 points apiece as visiting Sacramento extended Minnesota's losing streak to 10 games.
DeMarcus Cousins tallied 19 points for the Kings, who shot 54.1 percent en route to their second win in Minnesota this season. Derrick Williams scored 17 points and Ben McLemore added 14 as Sacramento snapped a six-game slide on the road.
Andrew Wiggins led the Timberwolves with 27 points while grabbing nine rebounds. Gorgui Dieng and Shabazz Muhammad chipped in 15 points apiece for Minnesota, which has also lost four straight at home.
The Kings produced 37 points in the first quarter while shooting 77.8 percent and leading by as many as 13, but the Timberwolves crawled to within two by halftime and tied it multiple times early in the third. Collison had the final five points of an 11-0 run to help Sacramento push the lead back to double figures before Minnesota scored the last eight points of the quarter to set up a tight stretch run.
Minnesota tied it at 99 on a foul shot by Thaddeus Young with four minutes left, but Williams made a 3-pointer and Collison drove for a hoop for a five-point gap, and Jason Thompson's jumper kept the Kings up 106-102 with 1:47 remaining. Muhammad had a 3-pointer with 3.6 seconds to go to get the hosts within 108-107 but Collison made two free throws and Troy Daniels' potential tying 3-pointer was short at the buzzer.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The all-time series is tied 49-49. ... Daniels made three of Minnesota's seven 3-pointers and scored 11 points off the bench. ... Kings F Carl Landry grabbed a team-high nine rebounds off the bench while Dieng had 10 to lead the Timberwolves.
Top Game Performances
Sacramento |
|
Minnesota |
Darren Collison 21 |
Scoring |
Andrew Wiggins 27 |
Darren Collison 6 |
Assists |
Mo Williams 8 |
Carl Landry 9 |
Rebounds |
Gorgui Dieng 10 |
Rudy Gay 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Jeff Adrien 4 |
Rudy Gay 4 |
Steals |
Zach Lavine 4 |
DeMarcus Cousins 2 |
Blocks |
Gorgui Dieng 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Sacramento
|
110 |
54.1 |
5-12 |
25-29 |
23 |
42 |
7 |
7 |
20 |
Minnesota
|
107 |
46.2 |
7-24 |
16-22 |
22 |
38 |
6 |
12 |
14 |
Upcoming Games
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Minnesota will play their next game at home against Utah. The Timberwolves have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .200 after a loss.
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Sacramento will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The Kings have a W/L % of .429 after a win and .421 after a loss.