Raptors-Timberwolves Preview

By NOEY KUPCHAN
Posted Jan 29 2011 2:47AM

Minnesota is in position to match its longest losing streak of the season. Though the Toronto Raptors are also struggling, they've had no problem beating the Timberwolves for more than seven years.

Looking to avoid its seventh straight loss, Minnesota will try to snap a 12-game losing streak to the Raptors when the last-place clubs meet Saturday night at the Target Center.

Minnesota (10-36), at the bottom of the Northwest Division, returns home following a 108-100 defeat to Utah on Friday despite another strong effort from Kevin Love.

Love, who is the only player averaging at least 20.0 points and 15.0 rebounds, recorded 22 and 15 for his NBA-best 32nd straight double-double. He is averaging 23.4 points and 16.6 rebounds over that span.

"..We still had our chances, but in the end they were a little too much," said Love, who has registered only 15.3 points and 7.3 rebounds in four career games against the Raptors (13-34).

Wesley Johnson came through with another impressive effort, coming off the bench to score 19 points. Johnson, picked fourth overall in the 2010 draft, is averaging 17.0 points on 54.1 percent shooting in his last three games.

The Timberwolves are allowing an NBA-worst 109.0 points per game, but they've surrendered 117.0 during the current skid.

They could, however, be in line for a breakout defensive performance against the Raptors, who have scored just 91.3 points while losing six straight on the road, The Timberwolves are 6-0 at home when giving up fewer than 100 points.

Minnesota, which last defeated the Raptors on Jan. 21, 2004, has been outscored by 10.5 points in 12 meetings since then.

Toronto dropped its 10th straight overall after falling 116-110 in overtime to Milwaukee on Friday.

DeMar DeRozan, who had recorded 25.2 points over his previous six games, finished with 11 while Andrea Bargnani went 9 of 23 from the floor - including 0 of 5 from 3-point range.

Bargnani, averaging a team-best 21.5 points, still scored 23. He had a chance to win the game but missed a jumper as time expired in regulation.

"It's tough, our best guys didn't have very good games tonight," Raptors coach Jay Triano said. "DeMar and Andrea struggled a little bit tonight and that's going to happen sometimes."

Amir Johnson picked up some of the slack with a season-high 24 points and 12 rebounds. Johnson, averaging a career-high 9.8 points this season, is scoring 14.8 on 74.4 percent shooting over the last five games.

Toronto, which is last in the Atlantic, hasn't dropped 11 straight since a 12-game skid from Dec. 18, 2002-Jan. 10, 2003. That losing streak ended with a 14-point win over Minnesota.

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Love, Wolves play tough 'D' on Raptors, win 103-87

By DAVE CAMPBELL
Posted Jan 29 2011 11:42PM

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Through all sorts of excruciating defeats with a record sunk at the bottom of the conference, the Minnesota Timberwolves have found that winning formula to be awfully elusive.

Playing defense is clearly the place to start.

Kevin Love had 21 points and 12 rebounds for his NBA-leading 42nd double-double of the season, and the Timberwolves beat Toronto 103-87 on Saturday night to send the Raptors to their 11th straight loss.

"We need to continue to do that," said Love, who called his own defensive effort the night before in a loss at Utah his worst of the season. "We know there'll be some games when we'll be lacking that here and there, but if we can keep taking the right step forward on that end of the floor we're only going to get better."

The Timberwolves, last in the NBA in defense with an average of more than 108 points allowed per game, held Toronto to 33.7 percent shooting - the lowest this season for both sides. This is the fifth-longest losing streak in franchise history for the Raptors.

"I've never been in a game where you've missed 67 shots," said Toronto coach Jay Triano, whose team went 34 for 101.

Minnesota ended a six-game losing streak, holding Andrea Bargnani and DeMar DeRozan to a combined 7 for 35. With 20-plus points in five of his previous seven games, DeRozan had his lowest output since Dec. 10, thanks much to Corey Brewer's harassment and help from the big men underneath.

"It's the NBA. Everybody gets scouted. They play you different ways, and that's what happened," DeRozan said.

Love had 11 points in the first quarter and followed Jonny Flynn's consecutive 3-pointers with a swish from behind the arc of his own to stretch Minnesota's lead to 45-32 late in the second quarter. The Wolves wound up with their second-biggest margin of victory this season.

"Bottom line: You've got to end up making shots at some point," Triano said. "We had nobody who could get going. Nobody who could get any rhythm at all."

Well, maybe Ed Davis, who finished with 15 points on 7 for 10 shooting with a late flurry.

"He was the only one that did something. But the game was long gone," Bargnani said. "Offensively, we were terrible. We can't win like this."

Bargnani was hindered by a team effort from the Timberwolves, too.

"We just took him out of his comfort zone," Love said. "He wanted to post up right on the block but we pushed him out to 15, 18 feet. He tried to back us down from there, but we forced him into a lot of tough turnaround jump shots, a lot of fadeaways."

Said coach Kurt Rambis: "You don't want to allow guys to come in and gain confidence and find a rhythm to their games. That's something that we're trying to focus on with their guys, to try to take their key guys out of the game as much as possible."

Still just 21, the speedy, flashy DeRozan has the potential to be Toronto's next true star, but as Triano noted before the game, he remains a work in progress. Raptors coaches order DeRozan after each practice to dribble from end to end on an empty court to hone his finishing skills.

"We just shot the gap and kept a hand in his face so he couldn't get nothing easy," Brewer said.

The Raptors are barely better than the Timberwolves and aren't at full capacity, with Leandro Barbosa, Linas Kleiza and Reggie Evans not on this three-game trip, but this was one of those steps in the right direction for the Wolves.

Martell Webster scored 15 points in 24 minutes off the bench, a reserve role rookie Wes Johnson has been playing better lately with Brewer back in the starting lineup. Johnson had 14 points, his fourth straight game in double digits.

NOTES: Though they only play twice per season, the Timberwolves stopped a 12-game losing streak against the Raptors. They are, though, 9-6 at home against them all time. ... Triano coached Love on the national team last summer. "He was as hungry going after it as anybody I've seen in the game in quite some time," Triano said. He can't vote for him for the All-Star team, however, because they're in opposite conferences. "I'd put him on my ballot. Is Minnesota east enough?" ... Though his statistics aren't quite as stunning as Love's, Bargnani is in a similar bind as a standout on an unsuccessful team. "When you're talking to coaches and you're asking coaches to make a determination on who is an All-Star, they're going to look at the records regardless," Triano said, "and I think they should." ... This was win No. 11 for the Wolves, but 10 of them have come by nine points or more.

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Raptors-Wolves notebook

By Phil Miller, for NBA.com
Posted Sunday January 30, 2011 12:05AM

THE FACTS: Kevin Love registered his usual double-double, scoring 21 points with 12 rebounds, but it was his defense on Andrea Bargnani, who missed 19 of the 24 shots he attempted, that played the biggest role in ending the Minnesota Timberwolves' six-game losing streak with a 103-87 victory over the Toronto Raptors. DeMar DeRozan was almost as frustrated as Bargnani, making only 2 of 11 shots from the field, and the Raptors shot a season-low 33.7 percent to drop their 11th consecutive game, Toronto's longest skid since the 2002-03 season.

QUOTABLE: "Last night was probably the worst defense I've played all year. I was really upset with my defense (at Utah), so I needed to come out and make a difference on defense, take a couple of charges, make somebody miss some shots."
-- Wolves forward Kevin Love, on his role in Toronto's miserable shooting night

THE STAT: 8 -- Assists by Jonny Flynn, his season high and the most he's registered since he had a career-high nine on Jan. 18, 2010 -- a sign, his coach believes, that Flynn is finally recovering his point-guard instincts after offseason knee surgery.

TURNING POINT: The Timberwolves held a 10-point lead midway through the third quarter when rookie Wesley Johnson caught fire. Johnson freed himself underneath for a layup, nailed a 3-pointer and an open 18-footer, and got to the free-throw line, outscoring the Raptors 9-5 by himself over a three-minute span. By the end of the quarter, Minnesota's lead was 21 and the game was effectively over.

HOT: Wolves reserve forward Martell Webster nailed three 3-pointers and scored 13 of his 15 points in the second half, his first double-digit contribution in more than two weeks.

NOT: Bargnani's 19 missed shots were the most of his career, and they extended a January slump. The former No. 1 overall pick is 56-for-159, or 35.2 percent, in his last eight games, all Raptor losses.

FANTASY SPOTLIGHT: Corey Brewer landed on his right elbow while scrambling for the ball early in the third quarter, and never returned to the Wolves' lineup. The injury doesn't appear to be serious, Brewer said, but it held him to just three points, fewest this month.

QUOTABLE II: "Andrea is a little bit out of sync. Sometimes when he has a shot he doesn't take it; he's thinking about it too much."
-- Raptors coach Jay Triano, on the shooting slump of Toronto's leading scorer, Andrea Bargnani

INSIDE THE ARENA: Former Wolves first-round pick Rashad McCants, currently out of the league, sat courtside across from the Wolves' bench. ... Also in the front row: Minnesota Twins outfielder Denard Span and third baseman Danny Valencia.

NOTABLE: The victory snapped Minnesota's 12-game losing streak against the Raptors, dating back to 2004. ... Toronto's 33.7 percent shooting was a season-low, and the best defensive showing by Minnesota of the season. The Raptors' 39 first-half points were also the fewest allowed by Minnesota this year. ... The Wolves have only 11 wins this season, but six of the last seven have been by 10 points or more. ... Love's double-double was his 42nd of the season and 33rd in a row, the longest in the NBA since Kevin Garnett had a 37-game streak in 2006.

UP NEXT: For the Raptors, Monday @ Indiana, Wednesday @ Atlanta, Friday vs. Minnesota. For the Timberwolves, Wednesday vs. Memphis, Friday @ Toronto, Saturday vs. Denver.

• Raptors: Barbosa, Evans, Kleiza
• Timberwolves: Hayward, Koufos

• Raptors: --
• Timberwolves: --

• Lead Changes: 6
• Times Tied: 3

• Arena: Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
• Officials: #55 Bill Kennedy, #56 Mark Ayotte, #34 Kevin Cutler
• Attendance: 14991
• Duration: 2:16

Toronto Raptors (13-35)		Minnesota Timberwolves (11-36)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Milicic vs Bargnani (Love gains possession)
	11:44 [MIN 2-0]	Beasley Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	11:27	Beasley Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Bargnani Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	11:27
Team Rebound	11:27
Bargnani Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	11:27 [TOR 1-2]
	11:10	Beasley Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Team Rebound	11:10
Bargnani 3pt Shot: Missed	10:45
Calderon Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:43
Weems Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Calderon (1 AST)	10:27 [TOR 3-2]
	10:15	Beasley Jump Shot: Missed Block: Bargnani (1 BLK)
Calderon Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	10:14
Bargnani Layup Shot: Missed	10:09
Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:08
Johnson Tip Shot: Missed	10:08
	10:06	Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:00 [MIN 5-3]	Love 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Ridnour (1 AST)
Calderon 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Bargnani (1 AST)	09:40 [TOR 6-5]
Weems Foul : Personal (1 PF)	09:28
Johnson Foul : Personal (1 PF)	09:18
	09:09	Beasley Jump Shot: Missed Block: Bargnani (2 BLK)
	09:08	Beasley Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:06	Beasley Layup Shot: Missed Block: Johnson (1 BLK)
DeRozan Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:05
Weems Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: DeRozan (1 AST)	09:00 [TOR 8-5]
	08:48	Beasley Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Bargnani (1 ST)
Weems Pullup Jump shot: Missed	08:43
	08:42	Ridnour Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Johnson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	08:32
Johnson Substitution replaced by Davis	08:32
	08:32	Beasley Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	08:32	Team Rebound
	08:32	Beasley Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
DeRozan Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:32
Bargnani Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	08:19
	08:06	Beasley Jump Shot: Missed
	08:05	Love Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
Bargnani Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:04
	08:04 [MIN 6-8]	Love Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	08:04 [MIN 7-8]	Love Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Calderon Pullup Jump shot: Made (5 PTS)	07:56 [TOR 10-7]
	07:45	Ridnour Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Calderon (1 ST)
Calderon Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Ridnour (1 ST)	07:43
	07:40 [MIN 9-10]	Ridnour Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
	07:19	Love Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
DeRozan Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	07:19 [TOR 11-9]
DeRozan Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	07:19 [TOR 12-9]
	07:12 [MIN 11-12]	Milicic Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Ridnour (2 AST)
Bargnani 3pt Shot: Missed	06:52
	06:51	Love Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	06:45	Milicic Hook Shot: Missed
Calderon Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:44
Bargnani Running Reverse Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: DeRozan (2 AST)	06:33 [TOR 14-11]
	06:25	Love 3pt Shot: Missed
DeRozan Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:24
Bargnani Jump Shot: Missed	06:14
Weems Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	06:13
Davis Jump Shot: Missed	05:59
	05:58	Love Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	05:47	Beasley Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Davis Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:46
Calderon Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Brewer (1 ST)	05:41
Davis Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:25
	05:25	Team Timeout : Regular
Davis Substitution replaced by Ajinca	05:25
	05:25 [MIN 12-14]	Love Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	05:25 [MIN 13-14]	Love Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Bargnani Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Calderon (2 AST)	05:10 [TOR 16-13]
	04:56 [MIN 15-16]	Love Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Beasley (1 AST)
DeRozan Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Love (1 ST)	04:37
	04:21	Beasley 3pt Shot: Missed
Calderon Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	04:19
Bargnani 3pt Shot: Missed	04:10
Team Rebound	04:08
	04:08	Brewer Substitution replaced by Johnson
Calderon Substitution replaced by Bayless	04:08
Ajinca 3pt Shot: Missed	03:53
	03:52	Milicic Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Ajinca Foul : Personal (1 PF)	03:49
	03:49	Ridnour Substitution replaced by Flynn
	03:49 [MIN 16-16]	Love Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	03:49 [MIN 17-16]	Love Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Weems Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	03:41
	03:30	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
Weems Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	03:29
Bargnani Layup Shot: Missed Block: Milicic (1 BLK)	03:23
	03:21	Beasley Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	03:07 [MIN 19-16]	Milicic Jump Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Love (1 AST)
Ajinca Layup Shot: Missed	02:51
	02:50	Flynn Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:42	Love 3pt Shot: Missed
Weems Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	02:41
	02:37	Flynn Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:37
Bargnani Substitution replaced by Johnson	02:37
Weems Substitution replaced by Davis	02:37
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	02:30
	02:29	Milicic Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:16	Milicic Jump Shot: Missed
Ajinca Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:15
Bayless Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	02:02 [TOR 18-19]
	01:41	Flynn Jump Shot: Missed
	01:40	Milicic Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	01:38	Love Substitution replaced by Tolliver
	01:38	Beasley Substitution replaced by Webster
	01:38	Jump Ball Milicic vs DeRozan (Bayless gains possession)
	01:38	Milicic Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:DeRozan (1 ST)
Bayless Layup Shot: Missed	01:33
	01:32	Webster Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:27	Flynn Jump Shot: Missed
Davis Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:26
Ajinca Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Johnson (1 AST)	01:10 [TOR 20-19]
Ajinca Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:57.8
	00:57.8 [MIN 20-20]	Milicic Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
Ajinca Substitution replaced by Dorsey	00:57.8
	00:57.8 [MIN 21-20]	Milicic Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Bayless Step Back Jump shot: Missed	00:39.9
	00:38.4	Milicic Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	00:26.3	Milicic Substitution replaced by Pekovic
	00:18.9	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
Dorsey Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:17.9
	00:03.7	Flynn Foul : Personal (2 PF)
DeRozan Jump Shot: Missed	00:01.0
	00:00.3	Tolliver Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
End of 1st Quarter
Toronto Raptors (13-35)		Minnesota Timberwolves (11-36)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	11:44
	11:43	Pekovic Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:23 [MIN 23-20]	Pekovic Jump Bank Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Weems Jump Shot: Missed	11:06
	11:05	Flynn Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:51	Tolliver 3pt Shot: Missed
Weems Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	10:50
	10:42	Pekovic Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)
Weems Free Throw Technical (5 PTS)	10:42 [TOR 21-23]
Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed	10:35
Davis Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	10:34
Weems Layup Shot: Missed	10:30
	10:29	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:16	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	10:14
Dorsey Substitution replaced by Bargnani	10:14
Bargnani Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)	09:54 [TOR 23-23]
	09:42 [MIN 25-23]	Flynn Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Bargnani Jump Shot: Missed	09:26
	09:25	Webster Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:09	Webster Running Jump Shot: Missed
	09:08	Pekovic Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:08 [MIN 27-23]	Pekovic Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Johnson Foul : Offensive Charge (1 PF)	08:55
Johnson Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	08:55
	08:55
Davis Substitution replaced by Calderon	08:55
Johnson Substitution replaced by Johnson	08:55
	08:47	Pekovic Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Bargnani (2 ST)
	08:40	Tolliver Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Johnson Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Calderon (3 AST)	08:35 [TOR 25-27]
	08:18 [MIN 29-25]	Pekovic Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Weems Jump Shot: Missed	08:01
	08:00	Pekovic Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	07:48	Tolliver 3pt Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:46
Calderon 3pt Shot: Missed	07:33
	07:32	Webster Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	07:18 [MIN 32-25]	Johnson 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Tolliver (1 AST)
Bayless Running Jump Shot: Missed	06:50
Bargnani Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	06:49
Weems Jump Shot: Missed	06:39
Calderon Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	06:38
	06:38	Tolliver Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Calderon Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	06:38 [TOR 26-32]
	06:38	Tolliver Substitution replaced by Love
	06:38	Pekovic Substitution replaced by Milicic
Calderon Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	06:38 [TOR 27-32]
Bayless Foul : Personal (1 PF)	06:29
	06:28	Love Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Calderon (2 ST)
Bayless 3pt Shot: Missed	06:18
	06:17	Love Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	06:11 [MIN 34-27]	Webster Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Flynn (1 AST)
	05:57	Milicic Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	05:57	Team Timeout : Regular
Bayless Substitution replaced by DeRozan	05:57
	05:57	Webster Substitution replaced by Beasley
Bargnani Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	05:57 [TOR 28-34]
Bargnani Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	05:57 [TOR 29-34]
	05:44	Milicic Jump Shot: Missed
DeRozan Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	05:43
	05:39	Beasley Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	05:39 [TOR 30-34]
Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	05:39
	05:39	Love Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	05:19	Milicic Jump Shot: Missed
	05:18	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:16 [MIN 36-30]	Johnson Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Bargnani Jump Shot: Missed	05:01
	04:59	Flynn Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	04:52	Love Foul : Offensive Charge (2 PF)
	04:52	Love Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Bargnani Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Calderon (4 AST)	04:43 [TOR 32-36]
	04:34 [MIN 39-32]	Flynn 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Bargnani 3pt Shot: Missed	04:22
	04:21	Love Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	04:14 [MIN 42-32]	Flynn 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	04:03
Johnson Substitution replaced by Johnson	04:03
Weems Substitution replaced by Davis	04:03
DeRozan Foul : Offensive Charge (1 PF)	03:57
DeRozan Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	03:57
	03:46 [MIN 45-32]	Love 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Johnson (1 AST)
Calderon Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)	03:28
Bargnani Substitution replaced by Johnson	03:28
	03:17	Flynn 3pt Shot: Missed
Davis Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:16
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	03:04
	03:02	Flynn Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	02:58	Johnson Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Calderon Substitution replaced by Bayless	02:58
DeRozan Jump Shot: Missed	02:43
	02:42	Love Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	02:33	Flynn Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Bayless 3pt Shot: Missed	02:12
	02:10	Beasley Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Johnson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	01:58
	01:58	Love Substitution replaced by Tolliver
	01:58	Milicic Substitution replaced by Pekovic
	01:58 [MIN 46-32]	Beasley Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
Johnson Substitution replaced by Calderon	01:58
Davis Substitution replaced by Bargnani	01:58
	01:58 [MIN 47-32]	Beasley Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Calderon Pullup Jump shot: Missed	01:47
	01:46	Tolliver Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:34	Beasley Jump Shot: Missed
	01:32	Beasley Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	01:32 [MIN 49-32]	Beasley Putback Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS)
	01:14	Flynn Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	01:14 [TOR 33-49]
	01:14	Flynn Substitution replaced by Ridnour
Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	01:14 [TOR 34-49]
	01:02	Beasley Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	01:01
DeRozan Layup Shot: Missed	00:55.9
Johnson Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	00:54.9
Johnson Putback Slam Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS)	00:54.9 [TOR 36-49]
	00:38.9	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
Calderon Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	00:37.7
Bayless 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Bargnani (2 AST)	00:27.6 [TOR 39-49]
	00:07.7	Ridnour Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)
Bargnani Jump Shot: Missed	00:01.3
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Toronto Raptors (13-35)		Minnesota Timberwolves (11-36)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
DeRozan Jump Shot: Missed	11:45
	11:44	Love Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
Weems Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	11:31
	11:31	Beasley Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	11:31	Team Rebound
	11:31 [MIN 50-39]	Beasley Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Bargnani Jump Shot: Missed	11:22
	11:21	Love Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)
	11:09	Milicic Hook Shot: Missed
	11:08	Love Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)
	11:07	Love Layup Shot: Missed
Calderon Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	11:06
	11:02	Brewer Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Bargnani Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	11:02 [TOR 40-50]
Bargnani Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	11:02 [TOR 41-50]
	10:44	Milicic Foul : Offensive Charge (2 PF)
	10:44	Milicic Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Johnson Foul : Offensive Charge (3 PF)	10:32
Johnson Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	10:32
DeRozan Violation:Kicked Ball	10:25
	10:16 [MIN 52-41]	Milicic Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Ridnour (3 AST)
DeRozan Jump Shot: Missed	10:01
	10:00	Beasley Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
Bargnani Violation:Kicked Ball	09:54
	09:46 [MIN 54-41]	Love Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Brewer (1 AST)
Bargnani Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)	09:25 [TOR 43-54]
	09:14	Beasley 3pt Shot: Missed
Calderon Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	09:12
Weems Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Calderon (5 AST)	09:07 [TOR 45-54]
	08:53 [MIN 56-45]	Brewer Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Milicic (1 AST)
Bargnani 3pt Shot: Missed	08:33
	08:32	Love Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)
DeRozan Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	08:30
Weems Substitution replaced by Davis	08:30
	08:30	Milicic Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	08:30	Team Rebound
	08:30 [MIN 57-45]	Milicic Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	08:13
	08:12	Ridnour Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:05 [MIN 59-45]	Ridnour Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:05
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	07:51
Team Rebound	07:50
Johnson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Milicic (2 BLK)	07:46
Team Rebound	07:45
Bargnani Jump Shot: Missed	07:43
	07:42	Brewer Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Johnson Foul : Personal (4 PF)	07:38
	07:29	Love Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bargnani (3 BLK)
Johnson Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	07:27
DeRozan Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Calderon (6 AST)	07:22 [TOR 47-59]
Johnson Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	07:10
Johnson Substitution replaced by Johnson	07:10
	07:10	Brewer Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	07:10	Team Rebound
	07:10 [MIN 60-47]	Brewer Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
	07:09	Ridnour Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	07:09	Brewer Substitution replaced by Johnson
DeRozan Jump Shot: Missed Block: Johnson (1 BLK)	06:48
DeRozan Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	06:46
Bargnani Jump Shot: Missed	06:43
Team Rebound	06:42
Bargnani Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	06:27
Davis Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	06:26
Davis Putback Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)	06:26 [TOR 49-60]
	06:14 [MIN 62-49]	Love Slam Dunk Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Beasley (2 AST)
Davis Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Johnson (2 AST)	05:55 [TOR 51-62]
	05:38	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
Bargnani Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:36
Bargnani Jump Shot: Missed Block: Love (1 BLK)	05:29
Davis Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	05:28
	05:27	Beasley Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	05:27 [TOR 52-62]
Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	05:27
	05:27	Milicic Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
DeRozan Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	05:17
Bargnani Substitution replaced by Ajinca	05:17
	05:17 [MIN 63-52]	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	05:17 [MIN 64-52]	Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
DeRozan Running Jump Shot: Missed	05:07
Davis Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)	05:06
Ajinca Jump Shot: Missed	04:57
	04:56	Ridnour Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	04:47	Ridnour Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Ajinca (1 ST)
Calderon 3pt Shot: Missed	04:40
	04:39	Team Rebound
Ajinca Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	04:39
Calderon Substitution replaced by Bayless	04:39
	04:39	Love Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:39	Team Rebound
	04:39 [MIN 65-52]	Love Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
	04:28	Ridnour Substitution replaced by Flynn
	04:28	Beasley Substitution replaced by Webster
Johnson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Bayless (1 AST)	04:26 [TOR 54-65]
	04:05	Flynn 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:04	Milicic Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	04:00 [MIN 67-54]	Johnson Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Milicic (2 AST)
Bayless 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: DeRozan (3 AST)	03:42 [TOR 57-67]
	03:31	Webster Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
DeRozan Layup Shot: Missed Block: Milicic (3 BLK)	03:17
	03:15	Milicic Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	03:09 [MIN 70-57]	Johnson 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Flynn (2 AST)
Bayless Jump Shot: Missed	02:49
	02:48	Love Rebound (Off:2 Def:10)
	02:37 [MIN 72-57]	Love Jump Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Flynn (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	02:36
	02:36	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:36	Love Substitution replaced by Tolliver
DeRozan Substitution replaced by Weems	02:36
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	02:24
	02:23	Milicic Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	02:11 [MIN 74-57]	Johnson Pullup Jump shot: Made (14 PTS)
Ajinca Jump Shot: Missed	01:55
Davis Rebound (Off:5 Def:3)	01:53
Davis Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Milicic (1 ST)	01:49
Ajinca Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	01:37
Davis Substitution replaced by Bargnani	01:37
	01:37 [MIN 75-57]	Tolliver Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	01:37	Milicic Substitution replaced by Pekovic
	01:37 [MIN 76-57]	Tolliver Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
	01:22	Pekovic Foul : Personal Block (1 PF)
Bayless Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Tolliver (1 ST)	01:10
Weems Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	01:07
	01:07 [MIN 77-57]	Tolliver Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	01:07	Tolliver Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:07
Ajinca Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Weems (1 AST)	00:50.8 [TOR 59-77]
	00:36.9	Pekovic Jump Shot: Missed Block: Ajinca (1 BLK)
Weems Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	00:35.6
Bargnani Layup Shot: Missed Block: Pekovic (1 BLK)	00:23.9
Bargnani Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	00:22.9
Bargnani Layup Shot: Missed	00:18.9
	00:18.3	Flynn Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	00:15.6 [MIN 80-59]	Webster 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Flynn (4 AST)
Bayless Layup Shot: Missed Block: Webster (1 BLK)	00:03.9
	00:02.9	Webster Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	00:00.4	Webster Jump Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
Toronto Raptors (13-35)		Minnesota Timberwolves (11-36)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:38 [MIN 83-59]	Tolliver 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Flynn (5 AST)
Johnson Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)	11:19 [TOR 61-83]
	11:05	Webster Jump Shot: Missed
DeRozan Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	11:04
Johnson Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)	10:54 [TOR 63-83]
Calderon Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:38
	10:38	Tolliver Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	10:38	Team Rebound
	10:38 [MIN 84-63]	Tolliver Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
	10:30	Johnson Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Calderon Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Pekovic (1 ST)	10:25
	10:14	Webster 3pt Shot: Missed
	10:14	Team Rebound
Weems Foul : Loose Ball (4 PF)	10:14
	10:07 [MIN 86-63]	Webster Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Flynn (6 AST)
	10:02	Webster Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	09:55
	09:54	Webster Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	09:34	Pekovic Dunk Shot: Missed
Calderon Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	09:33
DeRozan Jump Shot: Missed	09:21
	09:20	Tolliver Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:05 [MIN 89-63]	Webster 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Flynn (7 AST)
Calderon Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Bargnani (3 AST)	08:47 [TOR 65-89]
	08:28 [MIN 91-65]	Webster Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Johnson (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:27
	08:19	Pekovic Foul : Defense 3 Second (1 PF)
Calderon Free Throw Technical (10 PTS)	08:19 [TOR 66-91]
Bargnani Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	08:03
	08:02	Flynn Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	07:50	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
Weems Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	07:49
Weems Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Webster (1 ST)	07:42
Calderon Foul : Clear Path (2 PF)	07:40
Johnson Substitution replaced by Davis	07:40
	07:40	Johnson Substitution replaced by Ellington
	07:40 [MIN 92-66]	Flynn Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
Calderon Substitution replaced by Bayless	07:40
Weems Substitution replaced by Wright	07:40
	07:40 [MIN 93-66]	Flynn Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
	07:35	Pekovic Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	07:35	Pekovic Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Davis Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: DeRozan (4 AST)	07:24 [TOR 68-93]
	07:06 [MIN 95-68]	Ellington Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
DeRozan Pullup Jump shot: Made (6 PTS)	06:50 [TOR 70-95]
DeRozan Substitution replaced by Johnson	06:34
Bargnani Substitution replaced by Alabi	06:34
	06:34	Jump Ball Flynn vs Bayless (Davis gains possession)
	06:34	Flynn Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Bayless (1 ST)
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	06:27
Bayless Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	06:26
Wright Layup Shot: Missed Block: Pekovic (2 BLK)	06:18
Davis Rebound (Off:6 Def:3)	06:16
Davis Jump Shot: Missed	06:14
	06:12	Tolliver Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	06:06 [MIN 98-70]	Webster 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Flynn (8 AST)
Alabi Jump Shot: Missed	05:46
Wright Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	05:45
	05:45	Webster Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	05:45
	05:45	Flynn Substitution replaced by Telfair
Wright Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	05:45
Team Rebound	05:45
Wright Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	05:45 [TOR 71-98]
	05:31	Ellington Jump Shot: Missed
	05:30	Team Rebound
	05:21	Telfair 3pt Shot: Missed
Wright Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:20
Bayless Pullup Jump shot: Made (10 PTS)	04:56 [TOR 73-98]
	04:43	Tolliver Jump Shot: Missed
Bayless Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:41
Davis Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Johnson (3 AST)	04:33 [TOR 75-98]
	04:33	Pekovic Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Davis Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	04:33
	04:33	Ellington Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:22 [MIN 101-75]	Telfair 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Ellington (1 AST)
Alabi Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	04:02
	03:54	Telfair Jump Shot: Missed
Davis Rebound (Off:6 Def:4)	03:52
Alabi Jump Shot: Missed Block: Pekovic (3 BLK)	03:37
	03:36	Tolliver Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	03:17	Tolliver Jump Shot: Missed
Bayless Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	03:16
Bayless Pullup Jump shot: Missed	03:08
Davis Rebound (Off:7 Def:4)	03:06
Davis Tip Shot: Made (11 PTS)	03:06 [TOR 77-101]
	02:51	Telfair 3pt Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:50
Davis Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Johnson (4 AST)	02:40 [TOR 79-101]
	02:38	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:29	Tolliver Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Alabi (1 ST)
Davis Jump Shot: Missed	02:15
	02:14	Webster Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	01:59	Telfair Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Johnson (1 ST)
Johnson Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	01:54 [TOR 81-101]
	01:47	Tolliver Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Alabi (2 ST)
Bayless Foul : Offensive Charge (2 PF)	01:40
Bayless Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	01:40
	01:29	Webster 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	01:27
Alabi Jump Shot: Missed	01:09
	01:08	Tolliver Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	00:58.9	Tolliver 3pt Shot: Missed
Alabi Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:57.9
Wright Pullup Jump shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Johnson (5 AST)	00:50.7 [TOR 83-101]
Bayless Foul : Personal (3 PF)	00:45.4
Bayless Substitution replaced by Ajinca	00:45.4
	00:38.1 [MIN 103-83]	Telfair Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Davis Slam Dunk Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Johnson (6 AST)	00:25.5 [TOR 85-103]
	00:25.5	Tolliver Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Davis Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	00:25.5
Wright Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	00:24.9
Alabi Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	00:18.9
Wright Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	00:18.0
Wright Tip Shot: Made (5 PTS)	00:18.0 [TOR 87-103]
End of 4th Quarter

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