Love grabs 24 rebs, Timberwolves beat Kings 97-88

he Minnesota Timberwolves snapped their five-game skid in Sacramento, besting the Kings 97-89 Tuesday night in front of a small Sleep Train Arena crowd.

Kevin Love destroyed the Kings frontline, finishing with 23 points and 24 rebounds in just his fourth game back from injury. Luke Ridnour had an efficient 18-point, five-rebound night, while Nikola Pekovic finished with 16 points and eight rebounds in the win.

Tyreke Evans and Isaiah Thomas did their best to keep the Kings in the game late. Evans dropped 20 points on 9-for-14 shooting, while Thomas scored 10 of his 12 points in the second half. Big man DeMarcus Cousins finished with 20 points and five rebounds, but he took 22 shot attempts and played just 28 minutes due to foul trouble.