Towns has 26 points and 11 rebounds as Timberwolves beat Kings 113-104
Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 points (18 in the paint) and 11 rebounds, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Sacramento Kings 113-104.
The Timberwolves took control with an 18-6 run bridging the second and third quarters and led by as many as 14.
The Kings got within 89-87 on Quincy Acy’s dunk with 8:42 to play, but Greg Smith answered with a three-point play, and the Kings got no closer.
In the fourth quarter, Rajon Rondo had 2 of his 3 steals, 1 of them during an 8-0 Kings run, and the Kings scored 4 points off them.
Andrew Wiggins scored 23 points (18 in the paint) on 10 for 15 shooting, and Zach LaVine added 23 points. LaVine scored 12 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter. The Timberwolves had 3 20-point scorers. Ricky Rubio assisted on 6 of Wiggins’ 10 baskets.
For the Kings, Rondo had a season-high 25 points, 8 rebounds, 12 assists and 3 steals.
The Timberwolves shot 56.3% from the field to the Kings’ 46.2%. The Kings outscored the Timberwolves 40-18 off the bench. The Timberwolves outscored the Kings 24-14 in 10 minutes with Dieng, LaVine, Wiggins, Jones and Towns on the floor together.