Saturday's game at Target Center offered the Timberwolves two opportunities:
- To see how they stacked up against a quality opponent in the first of two consecutive games against Sacramento, third in the Western Conference, and;
- A forum on two All-Star hopefuls in Anthony Edwards and the Kings' De'Aaron Fox.
The verdict: A two-fer for the Wolves in front of an announced sellout crowd of 17,136.
Minnesota used a 13-2 third-quarter run to take the lead for good, then beat back every Kings challenge in a 117-110 victory over Sacramento. The All-Star duel?