The Minnesota Timberwolves (23 - 48) defeated the visiting Sacramento Kings (27 - 44) 113 - 104, Wednesday at Target Center. Karl-Anthony Towns took advantage of the fact that Sacramento was missing DeMarcus Cousins, who sat out with a sore knee. Towns piled up 26 points and 11 rebounds, as he led the Timberwolves in an impressive team win. The game went back - and - forth with 14 lead changes, before Minnesota began to widen the gap midway through the fourth quarter. The Timberwolves have now won all three match - ups versus the Kings this season, with one more on April 7th. Towns had four blocked shots and two assists to add to his already impressive stat line, but the contribution of Minnesota's other young stars was equally impressive. Ricky Rubio finished with 12 assists, seven points, five rebounds and three steals, despite foul trouble. Zach LaVine and Andrew Wiggins chipped in 23 points each, while Gorgui Dieng added 16 points and 12 rebounds. The Timberwolves missed 14 free throws but shot 56 percent from the field and 38 percent from deep, en route to the win. Sacramento had balanced scoring throughout the line - up as the bench stepped up in the absence of DeMarcus Cousins. Six players scored in double figures, including Rajon Rondo who led the way. Rondo finished with 12 assists, eight rebounds and three steals, along with his team - high 25 points. Kosta Koufos was solid in place of Cousins, as he finished with 15 points, 15 rebounds and two blocked shots, in 38 minutes. The Kings' bench was good for 40 points, but the effort came up short against the speedy Timberwolves squad. Next, the Kings host the Suns on Friday. The Timberwolves will play in Washington on Friday.
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