MINNEAPOLIS — Julius Randle had 24 factors, 9 rebounds and 5 assists and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Toronto Raptors 112-101 on Saturday evening.
Anthony Edwards additionally scored 24 for Minnesota, whereas Rudy Gobert added 15 factors, 13 rebounds and 4 blocks.
Toronto’s Gradey Dick led all scorers with 25 factors, whereas Scottie Barnes had 20 factors and Ochai Agbaji added 19 for the Raptors.
Raptors: Enjoying once more with out returning main scorer RJ Barrett, who’s day-to-day with a shoulder damage, Toronto could not get its offense clicking early. The Raptors missed eight of their first 9 photographs and fell behind 16-3.
Timberwolves: After reaching the Western Convention Finals, the Timberwolves bought 11,000 season tickets for the primary time since 1990, their first season at Goal Heart. The house opener crowd acquired their first glimpse of Randle and Donte DiVencenzo, acquired in a commerce with the New York Knicks, and the duo didn’t disappoint. Randle stuffed the stat sheet, whereas DiVincenzo scored 16 factors, together with 4 3-pointers.
The Raptors trailed by 12 at halftime, however began the third quarter with a burst, reducing Minnesota’s result in single digits for the primary time for the reason that begin of the primary quarter. However Edwards, Jaden McDaniels and Randle mixed for 13 straight factors to chop Minnesota’s result in 78-56. The Wolves held the Raptors at arm’s size the remainder of the evening.
After hitting 46 free throws of their win over Milwaukee on Friday, the Raptors solely crossed the road 13 instances, making 9.
The Timberwolves host Dallas on Tuesday evening in a rematch of final season’s Western Convention Finals. Toronto returns dwelling to face Denver on Monday evening.
