Gary Trent Jr. scored 30 points (15 on 5 3-pointers), and the Toronto Raptors went on a 19-4 run that bridged the third and fourth quarters to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 103-91.
The Timberwolves led 74-68 with 1:42 left in the third quarter. Pascal Siakam’s 3 free throws put the Raptors ahead for good with 11:11 left in the fourth quarter. They pulled away to an 87-78 lead with 7:45 left.
In the fourth quarter, Siakam had 5 of his 9 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Thaddeus Young that tied the game.
Precious Achiuwa scored 11 points (8 in the paint) off the bench.
For the Timberwolves, Karl-Anthony Towns had 24 points, 11 rebounds and 3 steals, and Jaden McDaniels went 1 for 7 from 3.
The Raptors shot 45.5% from the field and 32.0% from 3 to the Timberwolves’ 39.0% and 23.8%. The Timberwolves got 6 offensive rebounds, about 5 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Raptors outscored the Timberwolves 54-34 in the paint.