The Minnesota Timberwolves fell Monday night at the Target Center in a close battle with the Sacramento Kings 116-114.

Keegan Murray got the Kings (25-24) going with lights-out shooting on his way to 17 first-quarter points, and then it was the DeRozan and Monk show in the second half. Naz Reid was lights out shooting in the first quarter despite wrapping his finger that had him questionable for the game, scoring 16 of his team-high 30 points in the opening frame.

Minnesota got a couple of its important bodies back Monday night at Target Center after playing severely shorthanded in a loss Saturday to Washington. The result, however, was the same. Playing a

The Wolves lost 116-114 to a Sacramento team that had dealt De’Aaron Fox and acquired Zach LaVine in a three-team trade.

After a tumultuous six-game road trip that started 1-4 and included the Kings trading their star player, De'Aaron Fox, the Sacramento Kings took down the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-114. The Kings used big performances from DeMar DeRozan and Malik Monk down the stretch to hold off the Timberwolves.