wolves/nba

 
                         === Kings top Timberwolves ===
 
 Sacramento,  CA (Sports  Network) - Tyreke Evans came close to a triple-double
 with 24 points, 10 rebounds and seven  assists to lift Sacramento to a 116-108
 victory over Minnesota on Monday.
 
 DeMarcus  Cousins  added 20 points and  nine rebounds, Isaiah Thomas posted 17
 points  and Terrence Williams added 12 points and 12 boards for the Kings, who
 came into the game having dropped five of six.
 
 Kevin Love totaled 23 points and seven rebounds for the Timberwolves, who have
 dropped  their  past three.  Nikola Pekovic  added 17  points and Luke Ridnour
 donated 13 points and six assists in the loss.
 
 The  first  quarter was tight, but  Jimmer Fredette buried a three-ball in the
 closing moments to give the Kings a 33-30 lead after 12 minutes.
 
 "We  were able  to  go out  there  and  play well  from  the beginning,"  said
 Fredette.  "They're fighting  for [a playoff spot] and we knew they were going
 to play as hard as they possibly can so we had to break their will a couple of
 times."
 
 A  12-0  run in the second  quarter extended the  Kings' lead to 49-37 after a
 Williams  layup with six minutes to play, but the Timberwolves answered with a
 10-2 burst to help close the gap and trailed by seven, 65-58, at the break.
 
 Consecutive  three-pointers  from Wesley Johnson  in the middle portion of the
 third  gave  Minnesota its first lead  since the opening quarter at 73-72, but
 Thomas  answered with two from the line and Donte Green followed with a three-
 pointer.
 
 Sacramento eventually took a one-point lead, 87-86, into the fourth and opened
 the  final  frame with 11  unanswered points  as the Timberwolves didn't score
 until 4 1/2 minutes in when Love put in a jumper.
 
 The  deficit proved to  be too much as Sacramento hit its free throws down the
 stretch to hang on for the win.
 
 "I  thought  our team really  committed ...  and that's what  we have to do if
 we're  going to turn this around," said Timberwolves coach Rick Adelman, whose
 team is 4 1/2 games out of a playoff spot.
 
 "We're  not going to  quit on this season, that's what I told [my players].  I
 don't  care  what happens  with the playoffs,  we're not going  to quit on the
 season. We have to turn this around."
 
                                   Game Notes
 
 Both teams  won twice  in  the  season  series...Sacramento hosts  Phoenix  on
 Tuesday...Minnesota  hosts Golden  State on  Wednesday...Sacramento shot  50.6
 percent  and grabbed 46 boards, while Minnesota made 48.1 percent of its shots
 and grabbed 35 rebounds.
 
 04/03 02:52:22 ET