Sacramento did a good job of coming back and taking the lead in this game, but they also squandered a lot of opportunities. They only ever managed to grab the lead for a moment with about two minutes left, but they failed to hold onto it, and some of the late game execution was questionable, such as decisions to wait so long to foul Timberwolves, or to give the ball to Rajon Rondo in a situation where the Wolves were up by three (the Wolves smartly fouled Rondo, a poor FT shooter, with the added bonus of preventing the Kings from shooting a three). Rondo was able to knock down the first free throw, but the Kings weren't able to grab the rebound off the intentional miss, and thus began what could be a disastrous road trip considering this was supposed to be the easiest game of the four.

The Kings now have a slate of three road games against good Eastern Conference teams, starting on Sunday in Toronto. Before the road trip had started, I had hoped the Kings could at least pull out two wins before coming home. Now I'm just hoping for one. That's the problem with being a Kings fan sometimes; You constantly have to lower your expectations.

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