Kings-Timberwolves Preview

By JEFF MEZYDLO
Posted Oct 27 2010 12:11PM

Led by the reigning NBA rookie of the year and a promising first-year center, the Sacramento Kings hope to become a surprise playoff contender this season.

Anything shy of a dramatic improvement from another disappointing season still might not be enough to satisfy the front office of the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Filled with expected optimism, the Western Conference's two worst teams from last season begin play Wednesday night in Minnesota, but the Kings will be without Tyreke Evans due to a suspension.

Sacramento has not been to the playoffs since 2006 and finished at the bottom of the Pacific Division the last two seasons.

Minnesota has gone six straight seasons without a playoff appearance after tying a franchise-low with 15 wins in 2009-10.

Both clubs hope some young talent will lead to improvement and a more competitive effort this season.

Sacramento, which started 13-14 then lost 20 of 23 en route to a 25-57 record, hopes another solid season from Evans will key a potential turnaround. However, he won't be available for this contest due to a one-game suspension for pleading no contest to reckless driving following his May 31 arrest.

That leaves Kings fans having to wait a game to see how Evans fares alongside DeMarcus Cousins in the regular season.

The selection of the 6-foot-11 Cousins with the fifth overall pick could give Sacramento a strong inside-outside threat. While Cousins averaged 15.1 points and 9.9 rebounds in his only collegiate season at Kentucky, Evans earned rookie of the year honors as the fourth first-year player in history to average at least 20 points (20.1), five rebounds (5.3) and five assists (5.8).

Point guard Beno Udrih (12.9 points, 4.7 assists per game in 2009-10) and forward Jason Thompson (12.5 ppg, 8.5 rpg) return to complement Evans. Carl Landry, meanwhile, averaged 18.0 points and 6.5 boards in 28 games after being acquired in the trade that sent star Kevin Martin to Houston.

"We have a lot of expectations," Thompson said. "We are obviously still kind of like the underdog, but we kind of like that. The high expectations are obvious that we are trying to make the playoffs and get back to how Sacramento used to be."

For that to happen, Sacramento likely must give up fewer than the 104.4 points per game it allowed and improve on a 7-34 road mark. Only Minnesota's 5-36 record away from home was worse in the West.

Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor was patient watching the club struggle in the first season under president David Kahn and coach Kurt Rambis, but has made it clear he wants immediate progress this time.

"I call it holding people accountable," Taylor said. "Now you can say that we've brought in a number of players that the coaches have asked for. So I think you can hold them accountable and say we want to see the results."

Only five players return from last season, when the Timberwolves allowed the second-most points per game (107.8) in the league.

That group includes three of Minnesota's top four scorers - Kevin Love (14.0 ppg, 11.0 rpg), Jonny Flynn (13.5 ppg) and Corey Brewer (13.0 ppg).

"We're loose," said Love, who averaged career highs for points and rebounds last season despite missing the first 18 games with a broken hand. "It's almost like the (2004) Boston Red Sox when they had the idiots. ... That's kind of how we are."

Minnesota added talented but troubled forward Michael Beasley, the second overall pick in 2008 who averaged 14.3 points in two seasons with Miami. Underachieving former lottery pick Martell Webster should add depth, but will miss four to six weeks after undergoing back surgery.

Wes Johnson was selected with the fourth overall pick after averaging 16.5 points and 8.5 rebounds for Big East regular-season champion Syracuse.

"As of now, we're still the regular old Timberwolves," Beasley said. "But we're coming out. We're going to be ready to play every night."

Each team won twice at home to split their four meetings last season. Minnesota has won six of eight over Sacramento at the Target Center.

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Landry leads Kings to 117-116 win over Wolves

By JON KRAWCZYNSKI
Posted Oct 27 2010 11:49PM

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) For the first time in seven years, the Sacramento Kings are 1-0.

The Minnesota Timberwolves' performance was much more familiar, including Kevin Love on the bench and defensive breakdowns all over the place.

Carl Landry had 22 points and 11 rebounds and the Kings held off the Timberwolves 117-116 on Wednesday night.

"It was a great season-opening game," said Kings point guard Beno Udrih, who had 18 points and six assists in place of the suspended Tyreke Evans. "The last two years, we've been 0-3, 0-4 and we've been basically chasing that .500. This year we start with a win and hopefully we can get a couple more on this road trip."

Francisco Garcia scored 22 points and rookie DeMarcus Cousins had 14 points, eight rebounds and five assists for the Kings, who started on the road for seventh straight season. They had lost their previous six season openers.

Luke Ridnour had 20 points and six assists and Anthony Tolliver added 14 points, seven rebounds and four blocks for Minnesota in a back-and-forth, entertaining opener for both teams.

"In this league, you've got to play defense," said Ridnour, whose Wolves allowed 45 percent shooting and sent the Kings to the free throw line for 45 attempts. "All preseason, that's kind of what carried us and we hung our hat on. It seems like once the lights came on we just didn't execute and do the same things we've done all preseason."

Love, who appeared poised for a breakout year after an impressive preseason, played less than 9 minutes in the second half because coach Kurt Rambis preferred Tolliver's energy and defense.

"He's made it obvious to everybody that if you play hard, you're going to play and if you play defense, you're going to play," Tolliver said.

Love, who fumed openly last season at his sixth man role, was not available for comment after the game. He finished with 11 points and 10 boards. Rambis said the decision had more to do with Tolliver's exceptional play than anything Love was doing wrong.

Landry converted a three-point play and knocked down a baseline jumper to give the Kings a 111-107 lead going into the final minute of play.

Ridnour hit a 3-pointer to cut the deficit to one with 56.6 seconds to go, but Beno Udrih fed Omri Casspi for a dunk and hit four free throws to seal the win.

"Road wins are how you measure good teams and we had a really hard time winning on the road last year," Kings coach Paul Westphal said. "That's one of our big goals this year."

The Kings were playing without star point guard Tyreke Evans, who was serving a one-game suspension for pleading no-contest to reckless driving. Center Samuel Dalembert also missed the game with a strained groin.

The Wolves were short-handed themselves, playing without Martell Webster (back) and Jonny Flynn (hip). Rookie Wes Johnson, the fourth overall pick from Syracuse, has been slowed all preseason with a hamstring injury and was limited to 18 minutes.

Michael Beasley was quiet through the first three quarters, with just eight points and one rebound before coming alive in the fourth. He had nine points and six rebounds to keep the Wolves in it.

The highly anticipated matchup between lottery picks Johnson and No. 5 pick Cousins didn't play as big a role in the outcome as many thought it would.

Cousins, who left Kentucky after his freshman season, was in foul trouble early and had just five points and four rebounds at halftime before turning it on late.

"When the game is tight and the game's on the line, I want to make the plays," Cousins said. "I want to have the ball in my hands, I want to make the decisions. Coach is on the same page."

Johnson played well, scoring 13 points on 5-of-10 shooting. But Rambis was careful with the prized rookie's minutes in hopes of avoiding further injury to his hamstring.

Cousins spoke earlier in the preseason about wanting to show the four teams who passed on him what a big mistake they made on draft night. He backed off those comments at the shootaround on Wednesday morning, saying, "I'm not even trying to get into all that."

He didn't have to wait long to get into it. The Timberwolves picked fourth on that June night, choosing the swingman over the center.

When asked if he had had a chance to speak to Johnson yet, Cousins' competitiveness came through.

"No I haven't," he said with a scowl. "We're not friends right now. I'm here to play ball. We'll talk later on. We've got plenty of time for that."

NOTES: Westphal said he wasn't sure when Dalembert would be able to play in a game. He said he would be evaluated after practice on Thursday. ... Wolves backup PG Sebastian Telfair had 15 points and six assists. ... Wolves C Darko Milicic blocked four shots in 24 minutes but picked up a costly technical foul in the fourth quarter when he swatted the ball into the scorer's table after being whistled for a foul.

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Kings-Wolves notebook

By Jim Beilby, for NBA.com
Posted Thursday October 28, 2010 12:02AM

THE FACTS: The Sacramento Kings overcame the absence of Tyreke Evans and held off the Timberwolves 117-116 in Minnesota on Wednesday night. Francisco Garcia started in Evans' place and scored 22 points on 7-for-12 shooting. Carl Landry also scored 22, including nine in a hard-fought final quarter.

QUOTABLE: "It feels great. The answer in the NBA is always 'It doesn't mean you win a championship if you win a game and its not a disaster if you lose,' but it sure feels good, especially a road win. Road wins are how you measure good teams, and we had a real hard time winning on the road last year. One of our big goals is to improve our road record."

-- Sacramento coach Paul Westphal, on the Kings winning their first season opener in seven years.

THE STAT: Sacramento got to the free throw line 47 times and made 35 of them. Minnesota coach Kurt Rambis highlighted silly fouls as the single biggest problem he had with his team's defensive performance.

TURNING POINT: With Minnesota up 58-49 late in the second quarter, Sacramento went on a 20-2 run.

ROOKIE WATCH: DeMarcus Cousins scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds including some key boards down the stretch. Westphal credited Cousins with keeping Minnesota off the offensive boards in the fourth quarter.

NOTABLE: Minnesota came into the game winners of 14 of its last 15 home openers. Sacramento had lost six straight season openers

UP NEXT: For the Wolves, Friday vs. Milwaukee, Saturday @ Memphis, Tuesday @ Miami. For the Kings, Friday @ New Jersey, Saturday @ Cleveland, Monday vs. Toronto.

• Kings: Dalembert, Wright
• Timberwolves: Ager, Flynn, Webster

• Kings: --
• Timberwolves: Milicic

• Lead Changes: 17
• Times Tied: 12

• Arena: Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
• Officials: #9 Derrick Stafford, #44 Eli Roe, #33 Zach Zarba
• Attendance: 17067
• Duration: 2:33

Sacramento Kings (4-6)		Minnesota Timberwolves (3-10)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Milicic vs Cousins (Ridnour gains possession)
	11:44	Beasley Jump Shot: Missed
Landry Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:43
Landry Jump Shot: Missed	11:32
	11:30	Ellington Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:23	Ellington 3pt Shot: Missed
	11:22	Team Rebound
Landry Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	11:22
	11:14 [MIN 2-0]	Milicic Jump Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Ridnour (1 AST)
Udrih Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Landry (1 AST)	10:57 [SAC 2-2]
	10:48 [MIN 5-2]	Love 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Beasley (1 AST)
Landry Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:25 [SAC 4-5]
	10:08	Milicic Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Garcia (1 ST)
Udrih Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Garcia (1 AST)	10:03 [SAC 6-5]
	09:46	Love 3pt Shot: Missed
Cousins Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:45
	09:29	Milicic Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Cousins 3pt Shot: Missed	09:20
	09:19	Love Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:13 [MIN 7-6]	Ridnour Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Udrih Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Ellington (1 ST)	08:53
	08:47	Ridnour Jump Shot: Missed
	08:45	Love Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	08:45 [MIN 9-6]	Love Tip Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Garcia Jump Shot: Missed	08:26
	08:24	Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:12	Milicic Jump Hook Shot: Missed
	08:11	Love Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	08:09	Love Layup Shot: Missed
Landry Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:08
Udrih Pullup Jump shot: Missed	07:57
	07:55	Milicic Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:49 [MIN 11-6]	Ridnour Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Garcia 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Landry (2 AST)	07:21 [SAC 9-11]
Cousins Foul : Personal (1 PF)	07:14
	07:03	Love Jump Shot: Missed
Greene Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:02
	06:49	Milicic Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	06:49	Milicic Substitution replaced by Pekovic
Cousins Substitution replaced by Thompson	06:49
Greene 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Garcia (2 AST)	06:38 [SAC 12-11]
	06:29 [MIN 13-12]	Ellington Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Landry Running Bank shot: Missed	06:11
	06:10	Love Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	06:05 [MIN 16-12]	Ridnour 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Greene Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	05:49
	05:49	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:35	Love Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:34
	05:21	Pekovic Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Garcia Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Udrih (1 AST)	05:14 [SAC 14-16]
	05:14	Ellington Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Garcia Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)	05:14 [SAC 15-16]
	05:04	Pekovic Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)
Garcia Jump Shot: Missed	04:50
	04:49	Love Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	04:43 [MIN 18-15]	Ridnour Driving Jump shot: Made (9 PTS)
Landry Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	04:29
	04:28	Love Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	04:17 [MIN 20-15]	Ellington Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Landry Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Greene (1 AST)	03:58 [SAC 17-20]
	03:45	Love Jump Shot: Missed
	03:44	Team Rebound
Thompson Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	03:44
Greene Substitution replaced by Casspi	03:44
	03:44	Ellington Substitution replaced by Brewer
	03:44	Love Substitution replaced by Tolliver
	03:36	Beasley Jump Shot: Missed
Garcia Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:34
	03:25	Pekovic Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	03:25 [SAC 18-20]
	03:25	Pekovic Substitution replaced by Koufos
	03:25	Beasley Substitution replaced by Johnson
Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	03:25
	03:24	Tolliver Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:15	Ridnour Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Udrih (1 ST)
Udrih Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	03:11 [SAC 20-20]
	02:51	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	02:51
	02:51	Koufos Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:51
	02:51	Ridnour Substitution replaced by Telfair
Garcia Substitution replaced by Head	02:51
Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)	02:51 [SAC 21-20]
Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	02:51 [SAC 22-20]
	02:33	Tolliver Jump Shot: Missed
Head Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:32
Casspi Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Udrih (2 AST)	02:22 [SAC 24-20]
	02:04 [MIN 22-24]	Koufos Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Tolliver (1 AST)
Casspi 3pt Shot: Missed	01:45
	01:44	Koufos Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:37	Telfair Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Casspi Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:35
Landry Reverse Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Udrih (3 AST)	01:25 [SAC 26-22]
	01:11	Brewer Jump Shot: Missed
Casspi Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:10
Thompson Jump Shot: Missed	01:00
Team Rebound	00:58.9
Thompson Layup Shot: Missed	00:55.9
Thompson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:54.8
Thompson Tip Shot: Missed	00:54.8
Landry Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	00:53.2
	00:53.2	Telfair Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Landry Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:53.2
Team Rebound	00:53.2
Udrih Substitution replaced by Jeter	00:53.2
Landry Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:53.2
	00:52.9	Brewer Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Thompson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:44.6
	00:44.6	Telfair Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:44.6	Team Rebound
Thompson Substitution replaced by Jackson	00:44.6
	00:44.6 [MIN 23-26]	Telfair Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
	00:36.8	Johnson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Landry Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	00:36.8 [SAC 27-23]
Landry Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:36.8
	00:35.9	Tolliver Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:26.3	Tolliver 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:25.6	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	00:01.9	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Sacramento Kings (4-6)		Minnesota Timberwolves (3-10)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Jackson Jump Shot: Missed	11:46
	11:45	Brewer Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	11:29 [MIN 25-27]	Koufos Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Tolliver (2 AST)
Casspi Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Cousins (1 AST)	11:11 [SAC 29-25]
	10:58 [MIN 27-29]	Brewer Running Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Telfair (1 AST)
Casspi Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	10:50
	10:32	Koufos Jump Hook Shot: Missed
Cousins Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:31
	10:24	Brewer Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Head Free Throw 1 of 3 (1 PTS)	10:24 [SAC 30-27]
Head Free Throw 2 of 3 (2 PTS)	10:24 [SAC 31-27]
Head Free Throw 3 of 3 (3 PTS)	10:24 [SAC 32-27]
	10:11 [MIN 30-32]	Tolliver 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Telfair (2 AST)
Jeter Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Brewer (1 ST)	09:55
	09:50	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed Block: Head (1 BLK)
Head Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:48
Jeter Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Head (1 AST)	09:42 [SAC 34-30]
Casspi Violation:Defensive Goaltending	09:29
	09:29 [MIN 32-34]	Telfair Driving Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS)
Jackson Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Tolliver (1 ST)	09:19
	09:14 [MIN 34-34]	Johnson Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Telfair (3 AST)
Head Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:14
Jeter Substitution replaced by Udrih	09:14
	09:14 [MIN 35-34]	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
	08:59
	08:59	Johnson Substitution replaced by Beasley
	08:55	Koufos Violation:Kicked Ball
	08:55	Koufos Substitution replaced by Love
Udrih 3pt Shot: Missed	08:49
	08:47	Team Rebound
	08:36	Tolliver Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	08:36	Tolliver Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Jackson Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Casspi (1 AST)	08:13 [SAC 36-35]
	07:52 [MIN 38-36]	Telfair 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Casspi Foul : Offensive Charge (1 PF)	07:36
Casspi Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	07:36
	07:36	Brewer Substitution replaced by Ellington
	07:22	Love Jump Hook Shot: Missed
Jackson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:20
	07:12	Love Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Cousins Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	07:12 [SAC 37-38]
	07:12	Telfair Substitution replaced by Ridnour
Cousins Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	07:12
	07:11	Love Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	07:02	Beasley Jump Shot: Missed
Cousins Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:01
Cousins Jump Shot: Missed	06:44
	06:43	Ridnour Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:37	Tolliver Substitution replaced by Koufos
Jackson Substitution replaced by Landry	06:37
Udrih Foul : Personal (1 PF)	06:35
	06:28	Ridnour Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Casspi (1 ST)
Casspi Layup Shot: Missed	06:24
Udrih Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	06:23
Udrih Running Tip Shot: Made (8 PTS)	06:23 [SAC 39-38]
	06:10 [MIN 40-39]	Beasley Running Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Head Jump Shot: Missed	05:46
Landry Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	05:44
Head Jump Bank Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Landry (3 AST)	05:41 [SAC 41-40]
	05:41	Ellington Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	05:41	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:41	Ellington Substitution replaced by Johnson
	05:41	Love Substitution replaced by Milicic
	05:41	Koufos Substitution replaced by Tolliver
Head Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	05:41
Landry Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	05:39
Landry Layup Shot: Missed	05:36
Cousins Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	05:35
Cousins Putback Slam Dunk Shot: Made (3 PTS)	05:35 [SAC 43-40]
	05:20 [MIN 42-43]	Johnson Jump Bank Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Cousins Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	05:20
Head Substitution replaced by Garcia	05:20
	05:20 [MIN 43-43]	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
Cousins Running Bank shot: Made (5 PTS)	05:05 [SAC 45-43]
	04:56 [MIN 45-45]	Beasley Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Garcia Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	04:44 [SAC 47-45]
Udrih Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	04:35
Casspi Substitution replaced by Greene	04:35
	04:35 [MIN 46-47]	Beasley Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	04:35	Beasley Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Landry Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	04:34
Garcia Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Cousins (2 AST)	04:22 [SAC 49-46]
	04:09	Milicic Hook Shot: Missed
Udrih Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:05
Udrih Pullup Jump shot: Missed	03:46
	03:46	Team Rebound
Cousins Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	03:46
	03:46 [MIN 47-49]	Tolliver Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
Cousins Substitution replaced by Whiteside	03:46
	03:46 [MIN 48-49]	Tolliver Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Greene 3pt Shot: Missed	03:25
	03:24	Milicic Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Whiteside Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:14
	03:14	Tolliver Substitution replaced by Love
	03:14 [MIN 49-49]	Milicic Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	03:14 [MIN 50-49]	Milicic Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Garcia Jump Shot: Missed	02:49
	02:48	Love Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
Whiteside Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:42
Team Timeout : Regular	02:42
	02:42	Milicic Substitution replaced by Tolliver
	02:42 [MIN 51-49]	Ridnour Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	02:42 [MIN 52-49]	Ridnour Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Whiteside Substitution replaced by Jackson	02:26
	02:26	Jump Ball Johnson vs Garcia (Ridnour gains possession)
Garcia Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Johnson (1 ST)	02:26
	02:19	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:17	Ridnour Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	02:06	Johnson Layup Shot: Missed
	02:05	Love Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
	02:05 [MIN 54-49]	Love Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Landry Jump Shot: Missed	01:48
	01:47	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	01:37 [MIN 57-49]	Beasley 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Ridnour (2 AST)
	01:20	Tolliver Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	01:20	Tolliver Substitution replaced by Koufos
Greene Jump Shot: Missed	01:10
	01:09	Love Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)
Greene Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:09
	01:09	Love Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:09	Team Rebound
	01:09	Johnson Substitution replaced by Ellington
	01:09 [MIN 58-49]	Love Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Jackson Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	00:52.9
	00:51.8	Koufos Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:44.9	Ridnour Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Greene Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:42.9
Udrih Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	00:35.8 [SAC 51-58]
	00:26.8	Love Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Landry (1 ST)
	00:24.6	Ridnour Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Udrih Substitution replaced by Head	00:24.6
Garcia Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	00:24.6 [SAC 52-58]
Landry Substitution replaced by Whiteside	00:24.6
Garcia Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	00:24.6 [SAC 53-58]
	00:21.5	Team Timeout : Short
	00:21.5	Team Violation : Delay Of Game
	00:21.5	Koufos Substitution replaced by Tolliver
	00:00.9	Ellington 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
Sacramento Kings (4-6)		Minnesota Timberwolves (3-10)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Garcia Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Cousins (3 AST)	11:47 [SAC 55-58]
	11:37	Beasley Jump Shot: Missed
Garcia Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:35
Garcia Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	11:23
	11:14	Ridnour Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Greene Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	11:13
Landry Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (9 PTS)	11:06 [SAC 57-58]
	11:06	Love Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Landry Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)	11:06 [SAC 58-58]
	10:51 [MIN 60-58]	Ridnour Running Bank shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Ellington (1 AST)
Garcia Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Udrih (4 AST)	10:34 [SAC 60-60]
	10:23	Love Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Garcia (2 ST)
Udrih Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Garcia (3 AST)	10:16 [SAC 62-60]
	10:16	Team Timeout : Regular
	10:03	Beasley Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Cousins Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)	09:46 [SAC 64-60]
	09:26	Love Foul : Offensive Charge (3 PF)
	09:26	Love Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
	09:26	Love Substitution replaced by Tolliver
Udrih Jump Shot: Missed	09:09
Team Rebound	09:08
Greene Jump Shot: Missed Block: Milicic (1 BLK)	08:54
Landry Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)	08:53
Landry Layup Shot: Missed Block: Tolliver (1 BLK)	08:52
Cousins Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	08:51
Cousins Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS)	08:50 [SAC 66-60]
	08:37	Beasley Jump Shot: Missed Block: Greene (1 BLK)
Cousins Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	08:37
Greene 3pt Shot: Missed	08:28
Landry Rebound (Off:5 Def:3)	08:27
	08:25	Milicic Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Landry Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	08:25 [SAC 67-60]
	08:25	Beasley Substitution replaced by Johnson
Landry Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	08:25
	08:24	Tolliver Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	08:04	Johnson Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Udrih (2 ST)
Udrih Pullup Bank shot: Made (14 PTS)	08:00 [SAC 69-60]
	07:55 [MIN 62-69]	Tolliver Slam Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Ridnour (3 AST)
Cousins Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Milicic (1 ST)	07:31
	07:26	Ellington 3pt Shot: Missed
Greene Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	07:25
Landry Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)	07:03 [SAC 71-62]
	06:47 [MIN 64-71]	Milicic Jump Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Ridnour (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:39
Cousins Substitution replaced by Thompson	06:39
Udrih Jump Shot: Missed Block: Milicic (2 BLK)	06:30
	06:29	Tolliver Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	06:26	Ridnour Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Udrih (3 ST)
Udrih Layup Shot: Missed	06:20
	06:20	Ridnour Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	06:13 [MIN 66-71]	Johnson Slam Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Milicic (1 AST)
Landry Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	05:59
Landry Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	05:59
Greene Substitution replaced by Casspi	05:59
	05:46 [MIN 68-71]	Johnson Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Milicic (2 AST)
Landry Jump Shot: Missed Block: Milicic (3 BLK)	05:28
	05:27	Ridnour Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	05:21 [MIN 70-71]	Ridnour Running Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)
	05:13	Ellington Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	05:13	Ridnour Substitution replaced by Telfair
Udrih Jump Shot: Missed	05:01
	05:01	Telfair Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Landry Foul : Personal (3 PF)	04:54
	04:54 [MIN 71-71]	Tolliver Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
Landry Substitution replaced by Cousins	04:54
Udrih Substitution replaced by Head	04:54
	04:54 [MIN 72-71]	Tolliver Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
	04:43	Tolliver Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Thompson Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Head (2 AST)	04:34 [SAC 73-72]
	04:15	Tolliver Jump Shot: Missed
	04:14	Johnson Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
Casspi Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	04:11
	04:11	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:11	Team Rebound
	04:11	Ellington Substitution replaced by Brewer
	04:11 [MIN 73-73]	Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
	03:51	Johnson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	03:51	Milicic Substitution replaced by Pekovic
Head Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	03:51 [SAC 74-73]
Head Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	03:51 [SAC 75-73]
	03:39	Telfair Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Garcia (3 ST)
	03:36	Johnson Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Garcia Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)	03:36 [SAC 76-73]
Garcia Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)	03:36 [SAC 77-73]
	03:15	Tolliver Jump Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	03:15
Head 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Garcia (4 AST)	03:07 [SAC 80-73]
Cousins Foul : Personal (4 PF)	02:58
	02:58	Tolliver Substitution replaced by Love
Cousins Substitution replaced by Jackson	02:58
	02:50 [MIN 75-80]	Telfair Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Love (1 AST)
Garcia Jump Shot: Missed	02:35
	02:34	Telfair Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:28 [MIN 77-80]	Pekovic Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Johnson (1 AST)
Thompson Jump Shot: Missed	02:06
Thompson Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	02:05
Thompson Tip Shot: Missed	02:05
Casspi Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	02:03
Casspi Tip Shot: Made (6 PTS)	02:03 [SAC 82-77]
Head Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	01:55
	01:55	Johnson Substitution replaced by Beasley
	01:55	Telfair Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:55	Team Rebound
Casspi Substitution replaced by Greene	01:55
	01:55 [MIN 78-82]	Telfair Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Garcia 3pt Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Thompson (1 AST)	01:28 [SAC 85-78]
	01:19	Telfair 3pt Shot: Missed
Garcia Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	01:19
Head Running Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	00:55.2 [SAC 87-78]
Garcia Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:54.2
	00:54.2 [MIN 79-87]	Telfair Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	00:54.2 [MIN 80-87]	Telfair Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Garcia Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	00:42.2
Garcia Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	00:42.2
	00:31.2 [MIN 83-87]	Love 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Telfair (4 AST)
Thompson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	00:09.5
	00:01.3	Telfair 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.1	Brewer Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
End of 3rd Quarter
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	11:46 [MIN 85-87]	Telfair Running Bank shot: Made (13 PTS)
	11:32	Brewer Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Jackson Substitution replaced by Landry	11:32
Head Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	11:32 [SAC 88-85]
Head Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	11:32 [SAC 89-85]
	11:18 [MIN 87-89]	Pekovic Slam Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Telfair (5 AST)
	10:59	Beasley Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Greene Free Throw 1 of 3 Missed	10:59
Team Rebound	10:59
Greene Free Throw 2 of 3 (4 PTS)	10:59 [SAC 90-87]
Greene Free Throw 3 of 3 (5 PTS)	10:59 [SAC 91-87]
	10:51	Telfair Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
Thompson Slam Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Greene (2 AST)	10:34 [SAC 93-87]
	10:20	Love Jump Hook Shot: Missed
Head Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	10:19
Head 3pt Shot: Missed	10:02
	10:02	Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:51 [MIN 89-93]	Pekovic Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Telfair (6 AST)
	09:33	Pekovic Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	09:33	Brewer Substitution replaced by Ellington
	09:33	Pekovic Substitution replaced by Milicic
Landry Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)	09:33 [SAC 94-89]
Landry Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)	09:33 [SAC 95-89]
	09:21 [MIN 91-95]	Telfair Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Love (2 AST)
Landry Jump Shot: Missed	09:05
	09:05	Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	08:59	Telfair Jump Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	08:57
Landry Jump Shot: Missed	08:40
Greene Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	08:40
	08:39	Ellington Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
	08:39
	08:39	Telfair Substitution replaced by Ridnour
	08:39	Love Substitution replaced by Tolliver
Greene Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	08:39 [SAC 96-91]
Greene Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	08:39
	08:38	Tolliver Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	08:28	Beasley Jump Shot: Missed
	08:27	Beasley Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	08:26 [MIN 93-96]	Beasley Running Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Udrih Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	08:26
	08:26	Beasley Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Greene Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	08:24
Greene Dunk Shot: Missed Block: Tolliver (2 BLK)	08:15
Team Rebound	08:14
Udrih Jump Shot: Missed	08:10
Landry Rebound (Off:6 Def:3)	08:09
Greene 3pt Shot: Missed	07:53
	07:52	Milicic Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	07:46	Beasley Layup Shot: Missed Block: Head (2 BLK)
Thompson Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	07:43
Landry Reverse Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Head (3 AST)	07:30 [SAC 98-93]
	07:22	Ridnour Pullup Jump shot: Missed
	07:21	Beasley Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	07:20	Beasley Tip Shot: Missed
	07:18	Team Rebound
	07:12 [MIN 95-98]	Beasley Running Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Greene Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	07:12
Greene Substitution replaced by Cousins	07:12
Head Substitution replaced by Garcia	07:12
	07:12	Milicic Substitution replaced by Pekovic
	07:12 [MIN 96-98]	Beasley Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)
Cousins Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	06:56
Cousins Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	06:48
	06:48 [MIN 97-98]	Tolliver Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
Cousins Substitution replaced by Greene	06:48
	06:48 [MIN 98-98]	Tolliver Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Landry Layup Shot: Missed Block: Tolliver (3 BLK)	06:24
	06:23	Pekovic Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:19	Ridnour Jump Shot: Missed
Greene Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	06:18
	06:18	Ridnour Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Greene Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	06:18
Team Rebound	06:18
Greene Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	06:18
	06:17	Beasley Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	06:02	Ellington Jump Shot: Missed
Landry Rebound (Off:6 Def:4)	06:01
Thompson Jump Shot: Missed	05:40
	05:40	Ridnour Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Thompson Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	05:32
	05:32	Team Timeout : Regular
Greene Substitution replaced by Cousins	05:32
Thompson Substitution replaced by Casspi	05:32
	05:32 [MIN 99-98]	Beasley Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
	05:32 [MIN 100-98]	Beasley Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Garcia Jump Shot: Missed	05:20
	05:19	Beasley Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	05:04	Beasley Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	05:02
	05:02	Pekovic Foul : Loose Ball (4 PF)
	05:02	Pekovic Substitution replaced by Milicic
Cousins Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	05:02 [SAC 99-100]
Cousins Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	05:02 [SAC 100-100]
	04:46 [MIN 103-100]	Tolliver 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Ellington (2 AST)
	04:29	Milicic Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
	04:29	Milicic Technical
Garcia Free Throw Technical (22 PTS)	04:29 [SAC 101-103]
Cousins Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	04:29 [SAC 102-103]
Cousins Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	04:29
	04:28	Tolliver Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	04:16 [MIN 105-102]	Ellington Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Tolliver (3 AST)
Cousins Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Udrih (5 AST)	03:56 [SAC 104-105]
	03:44 [MIN 107-104]	Ridnour Pullup Jump shot: Made (17 PTS)
Cousins Jump Shot: Missed Block: Tolliver (4 BLK)	03:27
Landry Rebound (Off:7 Def:4)	03:26
	03:23	Beasley Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Casspi Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	03:23 [SAC 105-107]
Casspi Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	03:23 [SAC 106-107]
	03:15	Beasley Jump Shot: Missed
	03:14	Milicic Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	03:14	Milicic Tip Shot: Missed
Cousins Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	03:11
Landry Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Cousins (4 AST)	02:59 [SAC 108-107]
	02:59	Tolliver Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:59
Landry Free Throw 1 of 1 (20 PTS)	02:59 [SAC 109-107]
	02:47	Ellington Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	02:46
Landry Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Cousins (5 AST)	02:24 [SAC 111-107]
	02:04	Ellington Reverse Layup Shot: Missed Block: Garcia (1 BLK)
Cousins Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	02:02
Cousins Jump Shot: Missed Block: Milicic (4 BLK)	01:41
	01:41	Jump Ball Milicic vs Cousins (Beasley gains possession)
	01:41	Team Rebound
	01:26	Tolliver Jump Shot: Missed
Casspi Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	01:25
Cousins Jump Shot: Missed	01:03
	01:02	Tolliver Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	00:56.6 [MIN 110-111]	Ridnour 3pt Shot: Made (20 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:56.6
	00:56.6	Beasley Substitution replaced by Brewer
Casspi Slam Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Udrih (6 AST)	00:34.8 [SAC 113-110]
	00:34.8	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:34.8	Brewer Substitution replaced by Johnson
Udrih Substitution replaced by Head	00:34.8
	00:23.4 [MIN 112-113]	Ellington Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:23.4
Casspi Substitution replaced by Udrih	00:23.4
	00:16.5	Johnson Foul : Personal Take (4 PF)
Udrih Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)	00:16.5 [SAC 114-112]
	00:16.5	Milicic Substitution replaced by Beasley
Head Substitution replaced by Casspi	00:16.5
Udrih Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	00:16.5 [SAC 115-112]
	00:07.3 [MIN 114-115]	Beasley Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Ridnour (5 AST)
	00:06.8	Ridnour Foul : Personal Take (3 PF)
Udrih Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)	00:06.8 [SAC 116-114]
	00:06.8	Beasley Substitution replaced by Milicic
Udrih Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)	00:06.8 [SAC 117-114]
	00:06.8	Team Timeout : Short
Cousins Substitution replaced by Head	00:06.8
	00:00.9	Ellington 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.3	Johnson Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	00:00.3 [MIN 116-117]	Johnson Tip Shot: Made (13 PTS)
End of 4th Quarter

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