DeMarcus Cousins was magnificent, scoring 35 points on 13-21 from the field to go with 15 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 blocks.  He was incredibly active on both ends of the floor, drawing double teams and altering shots.  In what was a serious downer though, Cousins was whistled for a technical foul late in the 4th, which is his 16th of the season.  Cousins had gone more than a month without being whistled for a technical and had hoped to go the entire season without another one, since it would mean a suspension.  The technical itself seemed to be rather borderline, and there's still a chance that it can be rescinded by the NBA.  However if it is not, this will have been the last game of what has been a pretty great season for Cousins, one in which he has become a legitimate star.

The Kings as a team shot 50% from the field, outrebounded Minnesota 47 to 41, had 25 assists (really high for this team) and had 6 steals and 6 blocks.

This might have been Rick Adelman's last time as a coach in Sacramento, with speculation rampant that he is to retire after the season.  What better way to send him off than seeing the Kings win, something he helped to do so often while he was here.

The Kings are now guaranteed to not have a worse record than last season with this being their 28th win, and a chance to improve it and spoil Phoenix's playoff hopes on Wednesday in the final game of the year.

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