Yet another starting five for the Wolves

Greetings from Target Center, where the Wolves and Kings are getting close to tip-off.

Again, it won't be an easy task for the undermanned Wolves, who will start their eighth different starting lineup in 12 games.

Tonight's five: Andrew Wiggins, Mo Williams, Corey Brewer, Gorgui Dieng and Anthony Bennett, who is coming off a career-high 20 points Friday.

Dieng figures to be the main man trying to slow down Kings star DeMarcus Cousins. Before the game Wolves coach Flip Saunders was asked the key to the matchup for Dieng.

"Survival," Saunders said.

But here is what Saunders thinks is the biggest challenge tonight: "The toughest thing for us is that [the Kings] lead the league in free throw attempts, and they shoot them well," he said. "We can't afford to foul, for one.But the problem is when you try to play without fouling the other team has the aggression and they'll probably get some easy buckets. We do need reinforcements."

They won't come tonight. Thaddeus Young is expected back at practice Monday – the Wolves will not practice Sunday – so that's a plus. But Nikola Pekovic (wrist and ankle), Kevin Martin (wrist) and Ricky Rubio (ankle) are a good ways off.

--Saunders said Wolves general manager Milt Newton represented the team at the funeral for Young's mother, which was Friday.

--Saunders is looking to see whether Bennett – who had a career-high 20 points Friday – can string together a number of good games. "Can he bounce off that?" Saunders said. "The game before Shabazz [Muhammad] played better, and he didn't get a bounce off of that.''