National Basketball Association
Sacramento 127, Minnesota 95
When: 3:30 PM ET, Sunday, March 20, 2011
Where: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officials:
#26 Bob Delaney, #12 Violet Palmer, #38 Michael Smith
Attendance:
18993
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Samuel Dalembert took advantage of an injury to Kevin Love and controlled the inside with 26 points and 17 rebounds as the visiting Sacramento Kings crushed the Minnesota Timberwolves, 127-95, on Sunday.
Marcus Thornton added 23 points on 7-of-12 shooting to go along with nine assists and eight boards for the Kings (17-51), who moved ahead of the Timberwolves (17-54) in the race to avoid the worst record in the Western Conference.
Love, who had his streak of 53 consecutive double-doubles snapped last Sunday, saw his run of double-digit rebound games end at 56 when he was forced to leave in the second quarter with a groin injury. The All-Star forward finished scoreless on 0-of-2 shooting with three rebounds in 14 minutes.
Sacramento held an 85-75 edge after three quarters but really opened it up in the fourth, beginning the final frame with a 17-0 burst to put the game away. Thornton sparked the rally with a 3-pointer and Donte Greene hit a pair from beyond the arc during the spurt.
The Kings would stretch it to 114-84 when Greene nailed another 3-pointer with 3:25 remaining before coasting to the finish.
Luke Ridnour led Minnesota with 22 points.
Top Game Performances
| Sacramento |
|
Minnesota |
|
Samuel Dalembert 26 |
Scoring |
Luke Ridnour 22 |
|
Marcus Thornton 9 |
Assists |
Kevin Love 4 |
|
Samuel Dalembert 17 |
Rebounds |
Darko Milicic 6 |
|
Marcus Thornton 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Michael Beasley 7 |
|
Eugene Jeter 5 |
Steals |
Darko Milicic 3 |
|
Samuel Dalembert 2 |
Blocks |
Darko Milicic 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Sacramento
|
127 |
56.0 |
11-22 |
14-23 |
30 |
47 |
4 |
11 |
16 |
| Minnesota
|
95 |
44.3 |
7-17 |
18-24 |
20 |
27 |
3 |
7 |
25 |
Upcoming Games
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Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Dallas. The Timberwolves have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Sacramento will play their next game on the road against Chicago. The Kings have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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