In a hard-fought game where one could be forgiven for not knowing which was the contending team and which the also-ran, the Toronto Raptors managed to pull away at the end. The Minnesota Timberwolves were growling and snapping all night, but had no response for the home team’s flurry of 3-balls late in the fourth quarter. Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan performed like the All-Stars they are, and Toronto won its third straight game.
Minnesota began the game with accurate shooting, and ran out to a 9-point lead after 6 minutes. Shortly after, Terrence Ross and Patrick Patterson entered the game, and the Raptors offense caught fire.