The Kings kicked off their four-game northern roadtrip with a 119-96 shellacking against the Minnesota Timberwolves that showcased ugly offense (41% shooting), ugly defense (56% opponent shooting), and uninspired performances by the Kings youth.

Sacramento’s old blood led the way—Zach Randolph had 15 and 9 boards, George Hill added 16 points, and Kosta Koufos had 11 and 8—while the youngsters all struggled against Minnesota’s hyperathletic lineup. Buddy Hield had 10, and Bogdan Bogdanovic added 9, but the Sacramento players with less than 3 years of NBA experience shot a combined 17-49 from the field.

Karl-Anthony Towns had a monster performance with 30 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 blocks on 11-16 shooting, while Andrew Wiggins added 22 points and Jimmy Butler with 21 points and 9 assists.

A competitive back-and-forth first quarter started showing signs of the impending blowout when the Wolves went on a 15-5 run and led 32-22 at the end of the period. The Kings pulled off a strong run towards the conclusion of the first half—a layup from Vince Carter brought the Kings within 52-47—but a flurry of threes from Wiggins and Jeff Teague (capped off by a half-court heave at the buzzer) put the game comfortably back in Minnesota’s control.

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The Kings have a few days off before facing the Raptors in a Sunday-hey-didn’t-we-just-do-this?-matchup in Toronto.

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