The Toronto Raptors defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves, 124 - 110, at Air Canada Centre on Thursday. Jonas Valanciunas has been toughing out an ankle injury in recent games, and the ailment had clearly affected his play before Thursday. However, the veteran big man bounced back against the Timberwolves, going for 20 points, 10 rebounds and an assist over 29 minutes. That effort served as an ideal complement to the production generated by Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan, who totaled 52 points. The trio of performances helped pave the way for a second 120 - point plus performance in the last three games for the Raptors (15 - 7). The Timberwolves (6 - 16) were led by Zach LaVine, who went for a game - high 29 points on 12 - of - 20 shooting, and who added six assists and two rebounds. Andrew Wiggins supplied 25 points, six rebounds and an assist while going 10 - of - 19 from the field himself. Karl-Anthony Towns contributed a 17 - point, 11 - rebound double - double that also included an assist and a block. Nemanja Bjelica pitched in with nine points, three rebounds and a steal. DeRozan paced Toronto overall with 27 points, eight rebounds and five assists while visiting the foul line a game - high 13 times. Lowry was close behind with a 25 - point, 11 - assist double - double that also included a pair of rebounds and a steal. DeMarre Carroll filled out the stat sheet with 10 points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals. Cory Joseph led the second unit with 12 points, two assists, a rebound and a block. The Timberwolves head back home to face off with the Detroit Pistons on Friday night, while the Raptors visit the Boston Celtics on Friday evening as well.
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