Kings pick up defense in second half, win it before sellout crowd
A statistical look at the Kings’ 106-103 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday at Golden 1 Center:
1: Regular-season victory for the Kings at Golden 1 Center. They lost their only other home game Thursday to the San Antonio Spurs.
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3: 3-pointers made by Kings forward Matt Barnes and Timberwolves guard Zach LaVine to lead all players.
5: Blocks for each team. Kings forward Rudy Gay and Timberwolves forward Gorgui Dieng had two apiece to lead all players.
6: Dunks for the Kings. The Timberwolves had two.
8: Lead changes.
8: Players who scored at least 10 points, four for each team.
9: Assists for Barnes, a game high.
12: Third-quarter points for the Timberwolves. The Kings regained the lead after trailing by 11 at halftime.
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13: Rebounds for Dieng, which led all players.
15: Fast-break points for the Kings. The Timberwolves had eight.
18: Largest deficit of the game by the Kings.
The Kings trailed by as many as 18 pts vs the Timberwolves. They had lost 112 straight when trailing by at least 18 at any point.
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29: Game-high scoring total for Kings forward/center DeMarcus Cousins and the Timberwolves forward Andrew Wiggins.
48: Points in the paint for the Kings, compared to the Timberwolves’ 32.
17,608: Reported attendance for Saturday’s game, which is 108 over basketball capacity.
Compiled by Noel Harris
This story was originally published October 30, 2016 at 12:07 AM with the headline "Kings pick up defense in second half, win it before sellout crowd."