The Kings have beaten the Minnesota Timberwolves twice at home this season, but one player doesn’t believe Sacramento will be a problem once the NBA playoffs are over.
Following the Kings win 124-120 in overtime against the Timberwolves Friday night at Target Center, Minnesota forward Jaden McDaniels expressed confidence in that fact.
“I really don’t worry about them when they come here,” McDaniels told reporters (with Star Tribune’s Chris Hine). “I’m confident we can beat them four times in a row if we were to face them, so we’re putting this one aside, really.”
Even without star guard De’Aaron Fox on Friday, the Kings – led by Malik Monk’s 39-point performance – showed the top-seeded Timberwolves that they can pose a real threat to Minnesota’s dominance in the Western Conference if they meet in the playoffs. .
Sacramento victory canceled a two-game losing streak for the current No. 7 as he fights to avoid the NBA Play-In tournament, and despite McDaniels’ belief that Minnesota would have the upper hand in a playoff fight, some of his teammates understand that Friday’s loss showed that they have a lot to improve. before this date.
“When the match gets closer, [the Kings] let’s test our discipline,” Karl-Anthony Towns told reporters after the match. “We weren’t able to show that merit, that courage that is necessary to be a champion team. So we need to work on that.
“We have a few games left, but we have a good test coming up, especially this month, to really work on that, really own it and make sure we are as prepared as possible at the end of April. “
The Kings and Timberwolves will not meet again during the 2023-24 NBA regular season, with Sacramento winning the season series two games to one. But if they face each other again in the playoffs, the Kings certainly hope to give McDaniels and Co. something to worry about.
