Postgame: Wolves winning streak ends as defensive lapses return

Well, what was your favorite memory of that Wolves winning streak?

After winning two straight and three of four playing some pretty good defense, the wheels came off Friday against a Sacramento team that hit 11 of 17 shots while out-scoring Minnesota 31-20 in the fourth quarter.

Afterward Wolves center Karl-Anthony Towns – who missed two corner threes late that would have tied the game – spoke briefly with the press, then went down to the gym to take practice shots.

Here are some final notes from the game:

--It's too bad the Wolves wasted a wonderful shooting night by Zach LaVine, who made 13 of 21 shots for 40 points. This was the third time this season the Wolves have lost a game when they had a player score at least 40 points. It happened twice (Houston, New York) when towns did it, and again tonight.

--It's become a nightly issue, but the Wolves bench was again a problem, managing just 11 points on a night when Andrew Wiggins, Towns and LaVine combined to score 75.

--LaVine's seven three-pointers made also matched a career high.

--DeMarcus Cousins scored 12 of his 32 points in the decisive fourth quarter, also dishing off two assists. It was his 14^th 30-point game this season and his third in the last four games.