Here are 10 takeaways from the Toronto Raptors’ 116-112 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
One — Disgusting: There is absolutely no excuse for any team that isn’t outright tanking to be losing to the Timberwolves, who had lost 20 of their last 24 games. The Raptors played down to the level of their opponent, then played below it for the entire third quarter, and their late comeback attempt was cut short by Pascal Siakam missing an easy layup that would have tied the game. It doesn’t take much to beat the Timberwolves, but the Raptors couldn’t even play a decent quarter, and got burned.