About an hour before tipoff, it was announced Jimmy Butler (sore right knee) and
Jamal Crawford (left toe sprain) would not play on Saturday night against the
third-best team record-wise in the NBA.
It would have been easy for a shorthanded Wolves squad to look ahead to Monday’s
game against Clippers. But that’s the exact opposite of what happened.
The Wolves won 115-109 against the Toronto Raptors at Target Center despite
being down by as much as 11 points.
Andrew Wiggins, who was born in Toronto, led the Wolves with 29 points and five
rebounds. Karl-Anthony Towns added 22 points and 10 rebounds. He has a
league-leading 40 double-doubles. Taj Gibson finished with 14 points, eight
rebounds and two blocks. Marcus Georges-Hunt, who had played 100 minutes on the
season, played 29 minutes and had himself a game, finishing with 12 points. He
was great defensively and drew a huge charge from DeMar DeRozan in the final
seconds.
Kyle Lowry led Toronto with 40 points, five rebounds and five assists. DeRozan
added 20 points and five assists. Serge Ibaka finished with 13 points and five
rebounds. Delon Wright had 12 points, six rebounds and six assists.
The Wolves move to 30-18 on the season, a half game back from third in the West.
The Raptors fall to 31-14, second in the East.
Highlight of the Night
With 2:30 left in the first quarter, Georges-Hunt hit Wiggins at the 3-point
line with a pass. Wiggins stormed by two Raptors’ defenders and threw down a
huge slam on center Jakob Poeltl.
The rim lived a good life. pic.twitter.com/AKS3H7M8nL
Numbers Game
Player of the Game
Wiggins stepped up huge for a Wolves squad without Butler. Wiggins finished with
29 points, five rebounds and three assists. He shot an efficient 11-for-21 from
the field and a perfect 6-for-6 from the free-throw line.
Andrew Wiggins puts ’em in the spin cycle!Watch the #Twolves on #FOXSportsGO:
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Up Next
The Wolves are back on the road, facing off against the Clippers in Los Angeles
on Monday. Tipoff is set for 9:30 p.m. on Fox Sports North Plus, NBA TV and 830
WCCO.
Player: Jimmy Butler
Player: Jamal Crawford
Player: Marcus Georges-Hunt
Player: Taj Gibson
Player: Karl-Anthony Towns
Player: Andrew Wiggins
Player: DeMar DeRozan
Player: Serge Ibaka
Player: Kyle Lowry
Player: Jakob Poeltl
Player: Delon Wright
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