Norman Powell scored a season-high 31 points (18 on 6 3-pointers), and the Toronto Raptors beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 86-81.
The Raptors trailed 81-75 with 3:40 left and scored the last 11 points, going ahead for good on Terence Davis’ 3-pointer with 30 seconds left.
Davis’ 2 free throws with 18.8 seconds left made it 86-81 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Raptors outscored the Timberwolves 10-2. Davis scored 5 of the Raptors’ 10 on 1 for 1 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Jordan McLaughlin had 5 of his 7 assists off the bench, 4 with the game within 5 points.
For the Timberwolves, Karl-Anthony Towns had 19 points (14 in the paint) and 13 rebounds, and Anthony Edwards went 0 for 7 from 3.
The Raptors grabbed 15 offensive rebounds to the Timberwolves’ 6 and held them to 81 points. They scored the last 11 points of the game. The Raptors’ starters outscored the Timberwolves 35-17 in 11 minutes together.