TAMPA, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 14: Norman Powell #24 of the Toronto Raptors (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
The Toronto Raptors were nailed by a classic trap game, as they were scheduled to take on Karl-Anthony Towns and the 6-20 Minnesota Timberwolves right before a few matchups against some of the best teams in the NBA.
Despite the fact that the Timberwolves were playing without one of their best players in former All-Star D’Angelo Russell, Minnesota looked like the better, more passionate team for most of the evening, using an up-tempo offense and zone defense to befuddle the Raptors en route to a 116-112 victory on the road.