Timberwolves vs. Raptors: Score, Highlights, Reaction from 2016 Regular Season

The Minnesota Timberwolves have been in search of a win over a quality opponent for weeks, but they weren’t able to snatch one Thursday evening at Air Canada Centre despite a valiant effort from Karl-Anthony Towns and Co.

In a back-and-forth battled loaded with offensive fireworks, the Toronto Raptors tamed the Timberwolves 124-110 to capture their seventh win in their last eight games and improve to 15-7.

The Timberwolves, who dropped to 6-16, have lost two games in a row and six of their last seven.

Kyle Lowry (25 points, 11 assists) and DeMar DeRozan (27 points, eight rebounds) continued to lead the charge for the Raptors—who shot 44.4 percent from three-point range as a team. Center Jonas Valanciunas was also steady with 20 points and 10 rebounds.

Minnesota countered with 29 points from Zach LaVine, 17 points and 11 boards by Towns, and 25 points from hometown kid Andrew Wiggins.

However, those robust tallies weren’t enough to hold off a Raptors team that overcame a sluggish start and outscored Minnesota 36-21 in the fourth quarter.

The Timberwolves trotted into Thursday night’s cross-conference clash with the NBA’s sixth-ranked net rating (plus-8.3 points per 100 possessions) in first quarters, and they continued to throttle the opposition over the game’s first 12 minutes.

Wiggins came out scorching, with 11 points in the opening frame, and allowed the Timberwolves to take a 10-point lead entering the second quarter.

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