Kings 80, Timberwolves 92: Bad Start, Bad Finish and J.J. Barea Combine to Hand Kings Second Straight Loss

Final Score: Kings 80, Timberwolves 92

The Kings lost their second straight game to open the season in disappointing fashion.

Kings vs. Timberwolves: Game thread

Kings vs. Timberwolves: Fan Predictions

Congrats again to Wednesday's winner: drock1331

Below are a series of prediction questions for tonight's game. At the end of the week, whoever comes up with the most correct/closest predictions gets crowned "Nostradumbass of the Week" in the weekly Good, Bad and Ugly post. The first four questions will be asked every game, while the 5th will change each game. Point value for predictions are listed next to the questions.

All submissions must be input before tip-off. Any submissions after tip-off will not count.

Questions:

1. Who do you think will win the game, and what will the final score be? (1 point for guessing winner. 2 points for guessing winner and correct score of one team. 5 points for guessing winner and exact score)

2. Who will be the games leading scorer? (1 point for guessing scorer, 2 points for guessing exact points scored)

3. Who will be the games leading rebounder? (1 point for guessing rebounder, 2 points for guessing exact rebounds)

4. Who will be the games leading assist man? (1 point for guessing assist man, 2 points for guessing exact assists)

5. Setting the Over/Under on points scored for Brandon Roy in his NBA comeback at 15. (1 point for guessing over/under correctly, 2 points if you guess 15 exactly, 3 points if you guess over/under correctly and exact points)

Have fun and good luck!

Kings vs. Timberwolves: Turn the beat around!

The Kings visit Minnesota on Friday, hoping to take advantage of Timberwolf injuries and get in the win column.