MINNEAPOLIS -- The Sacramento Kings did the basketball equivalent of last-minute holiday shopping on Friday, and were rewarded for their patience with a win.

DeMarcus Cousins led the way with 32 points as the Kings won for the fourth time in the past five games, rallying in the final quarter to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 109-105 on Friday.

Anthony Tolliver added 17 for Sacramento, which trailed by six with 10 minutes to play, but kept hitting from long range to overtake the Wolves. It was the sixth time this season the Kings (13-17) have shot 50 percent or better from the field, and they are now 6-0 in those games. They had 15 treys in the game.

"We're all dialing in," said Cousins, who had 30 or more for the third time in the last four games. "We're starting to realize what it takes to win games. We're doing a great job of playing together, moving the ball, getting everybody involved. Guys are having fun right now."

Minnesota, which was seeking its first three-game winning streak of the season, was plagued by a fourth-quarter fade yet again. The loss came despite a career-best 40 points from Zach LaVine. He tied a career mark with seven 3-pointers.

"Every time we lose, it's discouraging for us because we've had a chance to win almost every game," said LaVine, who is the third Wolves player with 40 or more in a game this season. "It's annoying, but you just have to have thick skin and move onto the next one."

Trailing by three in the final 30 seconds, the Wolves (9-20) had two shots that would have forged a tie, but Karl-Anthony Towns missed both. He finished with 20 points and led all rebounders with 13 for his 10th consecutive double-double.

"I think we're playing pretty well offensively," said Kings coach Dave Joerger. "We had two turnovers in a row that were a little uncharacteristic, but maybe that's the karma in the game because Karl-Anthony had the two wide-open looks and didn't get them to go down."

Minnesota led 55-51 at halftime, thanks in large part to LaVine's 25 first-half points -- 19 of them in the second quarter. That was a career best for LaVine in a half.

With Ricky Rubio in early foul trouble, LaVine was 4-for-4 from 3-point range, including hitting from three on consecutive trips down the court to close the half. Cousins came down hard while fighting for a rebound late in the first half, but still managed to lead all Kings with 11 points before the break, while Matt Barnes had 10. Towns led all rebounders with nine in the first half.

LaVine hit another trey early in the second half, but the Kings tied things quickly at 60-60 when Cousins hit back-to-back 3s for Sacramento. But the Wolves kept hitting from long range in the third quarter, leading by as many as nine and holding an 85-78 advantage entering the fourth.

"We didn't play any defense from start to finish," Wolves coach Tom Thibodeau said. "Seven-point lead going into the fourth, with the ball. When we needed to play our best, we played our worst. So, disappointing."

NOTES: Minnesota leads the all-time series with Sacramento 53-52, but the Kings have been gaining ground quickly. Sacramento's win on Friday was its sixth consecutive victory in the series. ... The Kings were without F Rudy Gay for the fifth consecutive game and the seventh time this season. He has been nursing a hip injury. ... Kings coach Dave Joerger was home for the holidays, sort of, on Friday, back working in his home state for the first time on the Sacramento bench. "Not bad at all," Joerger said of the trip to Minnesota so close to Christmas. "With a day in between, it was great to see the family and hang out, smell a hot, warm kitchen and see some familiar faces. It warmed my heart. ... I have brothers that live down here. It was good." Joerger hails from the north-central Minnesota town of Staples (pop. 2,931). ... The Timberwolves are off until Christmas Day, when they face the Thunder in Oklahoma City. The Kings get a two-day break, then host the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday.