On February 17, Beijing time, the Raptors challenged the Timberwolves on the road, and they finally defeated the opponent 103-91, ending the two-game losing streak and ending the Timberwolves' two-game winning streak.
Statistics
For the Raptors, Gary Trent Jr. had 30 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Siakam had 17 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 steals, Achuva had 11 points and 6 rebounds, Thaddeus Young had 10 points and 5 rebounds, and Boucher had 5 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks.
For the Timberwolves, Towns had 24 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals, Mike Daniels had 18 points and 7 rebounds, Beverley had 10 points and 3 assists, Russell had 8 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists, and Edwards played 32 minutes, shooting 0 of 8 and scoring 6 points from the free throws.
Great shots
In an offensive attack in the first quarter, the Timberwolves launched a quick attack counterattack, and Towns ran to the basket first, received a long pass from Russell, and easily completed the dunk.
The Timberwolves played a quick attack many times this game, and in the third quarter, Towns once again rushed to the front court early, received a long pass, completed a one-handed dunk, and the whole process was easy.
Game review
In this campaign, Trent jumped to open the record for the Raptors, Downs then hooked up with color, the two sides in the offensive end of the back and forth, Edwards made two fouls and one shot, the Timberwolves trailed 11-13. The Raptors suddenly began to exert their strength, they blossomed at multiple points on the offensive end, sending an 11-0 offensive wave, Scotty Barnes completed a dragon dunk after stealing, and the Raptors led 24-11. You sang I appeared, and the Returning Timberwolves quickly responded with an 11-2 wave, bringing the point difference closer to 4 points. More than two minutes into the final minutes of the quarter, the Timberwolves scored no-motion goals, and the Raptors relied on the scoring of Achuva and Siakam to take a 30-23 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Back in the second quarter, Thaddeus Young made a layup to help the Raptors establish a nine-point lead. Russell and Marik Beasley hit three-pointers in quick succession, and the Timberwolves went on a 10-4 run to tie the gap to 33-36. The two sides formed a tug-of-war in the following time, with Siakam pulling out a jumper and giving the Raptors a 45-41 lead. More than three minutes into the quarter, the Timberwolves used a combination of inside and outside to play a wave of 10-4, Beverly hit a three-point shot, the half ended, the Timberwolves reversed the score to 51-49, they hit the opponent a 28-19 in the single quarter.
In the second half, Ken Birch hit a jumper, Russell immediately responded with three points, the two teams came and went, the score was staggered, and Siakam broke through in the middle of the quarter, and the Raptors fell behind 61-63. Towns hit a three-pointer, Mike Daniels also made two foul shots, and the Timberwolves built a six-point lead. In the final moments of the quarter, Gary Trent Jr. stepped up and hit two goals to help the Raptors rewrite the score to 72-74 at the end of the third quarter.
In the final quarter, the Raptors launched a counterattack, Thaddeus Young made a layup, Boucher and Achuva also hit three points in succession, and the Raptors played an 11-2 offensive move to turn the situation around. The Timberwolves have since desperately tried to catch up, but the offense was inefficient, and Trent hit two free throws with more than 3 minutes left in the quarter, and the Raptors extended their lead to 10 points. The Timberwolves were unable to catch up, and they eventually lost 91-103 to the Raptors, ending a two-game winning streak.
Both sides started
Raptors: Siakam, Anunoby, Scotty Barnes, Ken Birch, Trent
Timberwolves: Vanderbilt, Edwards, Downs, Beverly, Russell