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Timberwolves top Kings 117-103 without Edwards behind 24 points from Randle
By DAVE CAMPBELL
AP Sports Writer
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) --- Julius Randle had 24 points and nine rebounds to lead
Minnesota past the Sacramento Kings 117-103 on Sunday night in the
Timberwolves' second straight game without star Anthony Edwards.
Jaden McDaniels scored 21 points and Naz Reid added 20 points and 11 rebounds
for the Timberwolves (17-9). They have won seven of eight and exacted a measure
of revenge for their 117-112 overtime loss at Sacramento on Nov. 24 when they
blew a 10-point lead with less than three minutes left in regulation.
Donte DiVincenzo had 18 points, six assists and four steals and Bones Hyland
pitched in 18 points in his second straight start for Edwards, the guard
sidelined by soreness in his right foot. Point guard Mike Conley also was out
with an Achilles injury. Rudy Gobert, who had 12 rebounds in 20 minutes, left
in the third quarter because of what the team announced as personal reasons.
DeMar DeRozan, Dennis Schroder and Precious Achiuwa each had 17 points for the
Kings (6-20). They have lost 15 of their last 18 and have their worst winning
percentage since the 2008-09 season when they finished 17-65.
Schroder returned to action from a hip injury, but leading scorer Zach LaVine
injured his ankle in the second quarter and didn't return.
The Timberwolves are 14-1 against teams currently with losing records, with
that late collapse against the Kings their only such loss. They won the season
series 3-1, having already faced the Kings four times in 26 games in quite the
scheduling quirk.
The Kings, highlighted by a career-high five blocks by Keegan Murray, kept the
Wolves out of sync with active defense in the first half. They were devasted by
two long scoreless stretches, a 14-0 run by the Wolves into the second quarter
and a 15-0 surge in the third quarter.
Up next
Kings: At Portland on Thursday night.
Timberwolves: Host Memphis on Wednesday night.
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