Theus - who was without Ron Artest for the second consecutive game due to a sore right foot - sat starters Brad Miller, Mikki Moore and John Salmons for the fourth quarter and stood his ground at the podium afterward while questioning his team's effort.

"When you look at the effort-based things, the one thing that's been consistent (this season) is that we've had effort," Theus said. "We've got a couple guys around here (who) aren't playing hard anymore. That's too bad. It's very disappointing."

The defensive effort was again atrocious, as the Kings allowed 100-plus points for the 10th consecutive game and for the 19th time in the last 22 games. T-wolves Ryan Gomes, Al Jefferson, Rashad McCants and Craig Smith combined for a balanced 78 points as Minnesota shot 51.8 percent from the field.

"(The defense) is on (the Kings') shoulders," Theus said. "It's definitely on their shoulders because I've seen them play defense. I've seen what they do when they want to get after it."

Martin had an anticlimactic outing, scoring a career-high 48 points on 12-for-23 shooting to set an Arco Arena record and a Sacramento-era Kings record for most points in a regulation game. His 22 free throws converted and 24 attempted also set career highs and Sacramento-era and Arco Arena records.

With no one questioning his effort, Martin said he wholeheartedly agreed with Theus' opinion of the team's lack of desire.

"We've definitely got to get back to playing hard," Martin said. "Whoever it is who's out there on the court, we've got to find some chemistry. And whichever group is playing hard, he should go with it.

"It's deflating as a team, but I think that we have some guys who want to play. And whoever wants to get out there and play - like Shelden (Williams) and Spencer (Hawes) played hard tonight. So whoever wants to get out there and play, just give it all you've got, and let's finish it out. ... I definitely agree with Reggie."

The T-Wwolves used a 13-4 run from late in the first quarter to early in the second quarter to go up 35-28. Their lead grew to 57-55 at halftime after a Jefferson jumper capped a 9-2 run to end the second quarter.

The boos that had eluded the Kings until recently came from the announced crowd of 13,990 near the end of the third quarter, when Salmons held the ball in one-on-one style and was stripped by McCants. The Kings - who had 16 turnovers and shot just 45.1 percent overall - trailed 80-71 at the end of the third and never pulled within closer than six points in the fourth.

"I think that teams come in here who are bad and they think we're a crappy team," Theus said. "I gave that excuse (of playing down to competition earlier in the season), but I'm not giving it anymore. ... I think teams are coming in here now, and they're not seeing the fire that we had earlier."