Malik Monk had 27 points, nine assists and eight rebounds, De'Aaron Fox added 26 points, eight assists and eight rebounds, and the Sacramento Kings rode a gritty performance underneath both baskets to a 115-104 victory against the scuffling Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night.

The Minnesota Timberwolves let a 10-point lead slip away in the fourth quarter as they dropped their fourth consecutive game on Wednesday night to the Sacramento Kings, 115-104, at Target Center. The Kings went on a 25-6 run to close out the game, spoiling a third-quarter comeback by Minnesota that was all for naught.

Sabonis picked up his fourth foul halfway through the third and stayed in the game, and then picked up his fifth foul 35 seconds later. It came while the Wolves went on a game-altering run, outscoring the Kings 29-12 in the frame and 14-4 after Sabonis exited.

The Wolves outscored the Kings 29-12 in the third quarter and built on that early in the fourth for a 98-86 lead with just over seven minutes left. But Monk (27 points) caught fir