On Monday night, it looked like the Sacramento Kings were returning to their standard operating procedure of losing by double digits to teams with playoff aspirations. They did take a huge win over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday, but as the old adage goes, even a blind squirrel manages to find a nut. But the Kings may be turning a corner, as they upset another playoff team in the West, the Minnesota Timberwolves, and took a 117-112 win in overtime.

The Kings were already down by 10 with the clock winding down in the fourth after Anthony Edwards made an and-one layup. But then Malik Monk went nuts and poured it on for the Kings, scoring seven straight points before DeMar DeRozan sent the game to OT with some clutch free throws.

In OT, DeRozan ended up imposing his will, finishing the jo

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