Raptors
Toronto
Eastern Conference
Atlantic
15
7
22
3333
2634
27
12
44
87
43
49
33
26
79
26
16
42
5
25
5
8
19
124
4
88
25
28
2520
814
32
65
44
68
55
72
127
20
510
11
21
2237
6060
38
14
37
2220
1011
46
913
810
89
610
34
644
21
55
12
14
2936
6060
8
2
25
25
8
32
6
4
67
5
7
12
2
5
1
2
22
60
8
5
62
20
14
70
5
4
80
5
2
7
0
10
1
1
37
60
3
1
33
22
10
45
9
8
89
6
3
9
2
5
1
1
29
60
8
4
50
20
11
55
13
10
77
10
4
14
1
5
2
4
36
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Kyle
Lowry
Kyle Lowry
True
38
8
14
57
5
7
71
4
6
67
1
1
2
11
1
0
2
1
25
27
double
DeMar
DeRozan
DeMar DeRozan
True
36
7
20
35
1
1
100
12
13
92
1
7
8
5
0
0
2
2
27
5
none
DeMarre
Carroll
DeMarre Carroll
True
33
3
7
43
3
6
50
1
2
50
1
4
5
2
2
0
1
4
10
19
none
Jonas
Valančiūnas
Jonas Valančiūnas
True
28
9
15
60
0
0
0
2
2
100
6
4
10
1
0
1
1
5
20
5
double
Pascal
Siakam
Pascal Siakam
True
11
1
1
100
0
0
0
4
4
100
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
6
-2
none
Patrick
Patterson
Patrick Patterson
False
29
2
10
20
2
8
25
1
4
25
1
4
5
2
0
0
0
1
7
13
none
Lucas
Nogueira
Lucas Nogueira
False
19
4
5
80
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
5
9
1
0
3
1
1
8
9
none
Cory
Joseph
Cory Joseph
False
19
6
8
75
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
1
1
2
12
-10
none
Terrence
Ross
Terrence Ross
False
16
3
7
43
1
5
20
2
2
100
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
1
9
0
none
Norman
Powell
Norman Powell
False
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
none
Bruno
Caboclo
Bruno Caboclo
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Jakob
Pöltl
Jakob Pöltl
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Fred
VanVleet
Fred VanVleet
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
9
December
2016
Friday
TD Garden
Boston
Celtics
Boston
False
Timberwolves
Minnesota
Western Conference
Northwest
6
16
22
3536
3537
28
9
32
88
45
51
15
11
73
27
16
43
1
19
3
13
26
110
4
56
21
38
2223
1312
59
72
42
58
114
55
169
10
65
11
23
3227
6060
98
42
43
2518
137
5
06
05
83
84
51
135
01
62
01
44
3021
6060
5
2
40
22
13
59
7
4
57
11
5
16
1
6
1
2
32
60
6
1
17
23
12
52
2
2
100
4
5
9
0
5
1
3
27
60
9
4
44
25
13
52
0
0
0
8
5
13
0
6
0
4
30
60
8
2
25
18
7
39
6
5
83
4
1
5
1
2
1
4
21
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Zach
LaVine
Zach LaVine
True
39
12
20
60
3
8
38
2
2
100
2
0
2
6
0
0
1
3
29
-16
none
Andrew
Wiggins
Andrew Wiggins
True
36
10
19
53
1
4
25
4
6
67
3
2
5
1
0
0
2
5
25
-16
none
Karl-Anthony
Towns
Karl-Anthony Towns
True
34
8
16
50
1
4
25
0
0
0
5
6
11
1
0
1
3
4
17
-11
double
Gorgui
Dieng
Gorgui Dieng
True
33
4
9
44
0
1
0
2
2
100
1
6
7
3
1
0
2
4
10
-14
none
Ricky
Rubio
Ricky Rubio
True
29
2
7
29
2
6
33
1
1
100
1
2
3
3
0
0
1
5
7
-13
none
Shabazz
Muhammad
Shabazz Muhammad
False
19
1
3
33
0
0
0
1
2
50
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
3
8
none
Kris
Dunn
Kris Dunn
False
19
2
5
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
5
0
0
2
4
4
-3
none
Cole
Aldrich
Cole Aldrich
False
14
3
3
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
6
8
0
1
0
1
0
6
0
none
Nemanja
Bjelica
Nemanja Bjelica
False
13
3
5
60
2
4
50
1
2
50
0
4
4
0
1
0
1
0
9
-3
none
Tyus
Jones
Tyus Jones
False
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-2
none
Jordan
Hill
Jordan Hill
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Adreian
Payne
Adreian Payne
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Brandon
Rush
Brandon Rush
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
9
December
2016
Friday
Target Center
Minneapolis
Pistons
Detroit
True
DeMar DeRozan paced Toronto overall with 27 points , eight rebounds and five assists while visiting the foul line a game - high 13 times . Kyle Lowry was close behind with a 25 - point , 11 - assist double - double . Jonas Valanciunas bounced back from some recent ankle problems to post 20 points and 10 rebounds , while DeMarre Carroll filled out the stat sheet with 10 points , five rebounds , two assists and two steals . The Timberwolves were led by Zach LaVine , who went for a game - high 29 points on 12 - of - 20 shooting , and who added six assists and two rebounds . Andrew Wiggins supplied 25 points , six rebounds and an assist while going 10 - of - 19 from the field . Karl-Anthony Towns contributed a 17 - point , 11 - rebound double - double that also included an assist and a block . Despite the loss , Minnesota shot an impressive 51 percent from the field . The Toronto Raptors defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves , 124 - 110 , at Air Canada Centre on Thursday . Jonas Valanciunas has been toughing out an ankle injury in recent games , and the ailment had clearly affected his play before Thursday . However , the veteran big man bounced back against the Timberwolves , going for 20 points , 10 rebounds and an assist over 29 minutes . That effort served as an ideal complement to the production generated by Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan , who totaled 52 points . The trio of performances helped pave the way for a second 120 - point plus performance in the last three games for the Raptors ( 15 - 7 ) . The Timberwolves ( 6 - 16 ) were led by Zach LaVine , who went for a game - high 29 points on 12 - of - 20 shooting , and who added six assists and two rebounds . Andrew Wiggins supplied 25 points , six rebounds and an assist while going 10 - of - 19 from the field himself . Karl-Anthony Towns contributed a 17 - point , 11 - rebound double - double that also included an assist and a block . Nemanja Bjelica pitched in with nine points , three rebounds and a steal . DeRozan paced Toronto overall with 27 points , eight rebounds and five assists while visiting the foul line a game - high 13 times . Lowry was close behind with a 25 - point , 11 - assist double - double that also included a pair of rebounds and a steal . DeMarre Carroll filled out the stat sheet with 10 points , five rebounds , two assists and two steals . Cory Joseph led the second unit with 12 points , two assists , a rebound and a block . The Timberwolves head back home to face off with the Detroit Pistons on Friday night , while the Raptors visit the Boston Celtics on Friday evening as well .
DeMar DeRozan paced Toronto overall with 27 points, eight rebounds and five assists while visiting the foul line a game - high 13 times. Kyle Lowry was close behind with a 25 - point, 11 - assist double - double. Jonas Valanciunas bounced back from some recent ankle problems to post 20 points and 10 rebounds, while DeMarre Carroll filled out the stat sheet with 10 points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals. The Timberwolves were led by Zach LaVine, who went for a game - high 29 points on 12 - of - 20 shooting, and who added six assists and two rebounds. Andrew Wiggins supplied 25 points, six rebounds and an assist while going 10 - of - 19 from the field. Karl-Anthony Towns contributed a 17 - point, 11 - rebound double - double that also included an assist and a block. Despite the loss, Minnesota shot an impressive 51 percent from the field.
DeMar DeRozan paced Toronto overall with 27 points, eight rebounds and five assists while visiting the foul line a game - high 13 times. Kyle Lowry was close behind with a 25 - point, 11 - assist double - double. Jonas Valanciunas bounced back from some recent ankle problems to post 20 points and 10 rebounds, while DeMarre Carroll filled out the stat sheet with 10 points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals. The Timberwolves were led by Zach LaVine, who went for a game - high 29 points on 12 - of - 20 shooting, and who added six assists and two rebounds. Andrew Wiggins supplied 25 points, six rebounds and an assist while going 10 - of - 19 from the field. Karl-Anthony Towns contributed a 17 - point, 11 - rebound double - double that also included an assist and a block. Despite the loss, Minnesota shot an impressive 51 percent from the field. The Toronto Raptors defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves, 124 - 110, at Air Canada Centre on Thursday. Jonas Valanciunas has been toughing out an ankle injury in recent games, and the ailment had clearly affected his play before Thursday. However, the veteran big man bounced back against the Timberwolves, going for 20 points, 10 rebounds and an assist over 29 minutes. That effort served as an ideal complement to the production generated by Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan, who totaled 52 points. The trio of performances helped pave the way for a second 120 - point plus performance in the last three games for the Raptors (15 - 7). The Timberwolves (6 - 16) were led by Zach LaVine, who went for a game - high 29 points on 12 - of - 20 shooting, and who added six assists and two rebounds. Andrew Wiggins supplied 25 points, six rebounds and an assist while going 10 - of - 19 from the field himself. Karl-Anthony Towns contributed a 17 - point, 11 - rebound double - double that also included an assist and a block. Nemanja Bjelica pitched in with nine points, three rebounds and a steal. DeRozan paced Toronto overall with 27 points, eight rebounds and five assists while visiting the foul line a game - high 13 times. Lowry was close behind with a 25 - point, 11 - assist double - double that also included a pair of rebounds and a steal. DeMarre Carroll filled out the stat sheet with 10 points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals. Cory Joseph led the second unit with 12 points, two assists, a rebound and a block. The Timberwolves head back home to face off with the Detroit Pistons on Friday night, while the Raptors visit the Boston Celtics on Friday evening as well.
<GAME> <DATE> 8 December 2016 <DAY> Thursday <STADIUM> Air Canada Centre <CITY> Toronto <HOME> <TEAM> Raptors <CITY> Toronto <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 124 <WINS-LOSSES> 15 7 <QTRS> 22 37 29 36 <TEAM-AST> 25 <3PT> 12 <TEAM-FG> 43 <TEAM-FT> 26 <TEAM-REB> 42 <TEAM-TO> 8 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 9 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> TD Garden <NEXT-CITY> Boston <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Boston <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Celtics <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Timberwolves <CITY> Minnesota <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 110 <WINS-LOSSES> 6 16 <QTRS> 32 27 30 21 <TEAM-AST> 19 <3PT> 9 <TEAM-FG> 45 <TEAM-FT> 11 <TEAM-REB> 43 <TEAM-TO> 13 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 9 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Target Center <NEXT-CITY> Minneapolis <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Detroit <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Pistons <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> DeMar DeRozan <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 27 <FG> 7 20 35 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 12 13 92 <REB> 8 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kyle Lowry <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 25 <FG> 8 14 57 <FG3> 5 7 71 <FT> 4 6 67 <REB> 2 <AST> 11 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Jonas Valančiūnas <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 20 <FG> 9 15 60 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 10 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 6 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Cory Joseph <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 12 <FG> 6 8 75 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> DeMarre Carroll <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 10 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 3 6 50 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Terrence Ross <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Lucas Nogueira <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 5 80 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 9 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 4 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Patrick Patterson <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 7 <FG> 2 10 20 <FG3> 2 8 25 <FT> 1 4 25 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Pascal Siakam <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 6 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Fred VanVleet <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jakob Pöltl <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Bruno Caboclo <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Norman Powell <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 6 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Zach LaVine <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 39 <PTS> 29 <FG> 12 20 60 <FG3> 3 8 38 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 6 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Andrew Wiggins <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 25 <FG> 10 19 53 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 4 6 67 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Karl-Anthony Towns <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 17 <FG> 8 16 50 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 11 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 5 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Gorgui Dieng <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 7 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nemanja Bjelica <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ricky Rubio <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 7 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 2 6 33 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cole Aldrich <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 3 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 8 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kris Dunn <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Shabazz Muhammad <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brandon Rush <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Adreian Payne <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jordan Hill <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyus Jones <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none