On March 31, Beijing time, the NBA arena was born with a crazy reversal battle! The Raptors, who were trailing by as many as 17 points at home, won four straight games with a frantic counterattack in the second half to beat the Timberwolves 125-102. From trailing by 17 points to finally winning 23 points, the Raptors flipped up as many as 40 points, which was amazing. And the performance of this Raptors against strong teams can be called giant killers, and the top four in the East are estimated to be reluctant to touch them.
In this game, the Timberwolves started smoothly, while the Raptors struggled offensively. In the first quarter, the Timberwolves led 30-20. At the beginning of the second quarter, the Timberwolves continued to extend their advantage, and the point difference was 40-23 at one point, and the Timberwolves led by 17 points. But after that, the Raptors began to fight back. Anunoby scored 13 points in a single quarter and led the Raptors to 42 points in a single quarter. At halftime, the Raptors have already overtaken 62-60.
In the third quarter, the Timberwolves' offense continued to slump, scoring just 22 points in a single quarter. The Raptors on the Raptors side Trent broke out in a single quarter with 14 points, and the Raptors led by 15 points at the end of the third quarter. In the last quarter, the Raptors continued to expand their advantage, the point difference reached more than 20 points, and the game also lost suspense. In the end, the Raptors completed a crazy reversal battle to defeat the Timberwolves.
Throughout the game, the Raptors scored in double figures for 7 people and all the starters scored in double figures. Trent had 29 points, Siakam 12 points, 10 boards and 13 assists, Anunoby 22 points, Barnes 17 points, and the whole team passed out as many as 32 assists, 18 of 36 three-pointers, very efficient. After the game, the Raptors' home stadium was also full of joy. After this battle. The Raptors won four straight games to tie the 5th-place Bulls to 44-32.
For the Raptors, they moved to their best form before the playoffs arrived. According to statistics, the Raptors have achieved a record of 9 wins and 4 losses against the current top 4 teams in the East this season. He won all 3 games against the Bucks, 2 wins and 1 loss against Philadelphia, 2 wins and 2 losses against the Green Army, and 2 wins and 1 loss against the Heat. It seems that the top four in the East are going to panic a little bit again.