Newz Forum: BASKETBALL: KG and the wolves destroy the Kings

Kevin Garnett had 22 points and 24 rebounds for the Timberwolves in a 92-75 victory over the Kings on Thursday night in a matchup of the West's top teams.

Sam Cassell added 18 points for Minnesota (39-15), which used a whopping 60-34 rebound advantage to beat Sacramento (38-14) in a surprisingly Eastern Conference-style game.

"We're trying to get that No. 1 seed," Cassell said. "We've got to continue to do what we can to get that seed."

Sacramento is the league's highest-scoring team at 105 points per game, but this was one of its worst offensive performances. After tying a franchise record with 16 3-pointers against Boston Tuesday, the Kings fell behind 17-6 with 3:13 left in the first quarter and trailed the entire game.



[Edited on 2/20/2004 by Ben]