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Toronto Raptors 94 Minnesota Timberwolves 117
Status: Final
1 2 3 4 T
Raptors 21 26 15 32 94
Timberwolves 32 23 35 27 117
Q4 31.5 MIN 94-117 Jaylen Clark makes free throw 2 of 2
Q4 41.2 TOR 94-116 Allen Graves makes tip shot
Q4 55.1 MIN 92-116 Jaylen Clark makes 5-foot driving floating jump
shot (Bones Hyland assists)
Q4 1:38 TOR 92-114 Jaden Bradley makes free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:38 TOR 91-114 Jamison Battle makes technical free throw
Points Anthony Edwards 26 Assists LaMelo Ball 8 Rebounds Rudy Gobert 13
Points Ja'Kobe Walter 22 Assists Allen Graves 4 Rebounds Collin Murray-Boyles 7
Timberwolves stay unbeaten with 117-94 win over Raptors in home opener
MINNEAPOLIS -- Anthony Edwards scored 26 points in 27 minutes to lead a hot-shooting home opener for the Minnesota Timberwolves in a 117-94 victory Sunday over a Toronto Raptors team missing star Kawhi Leonard .
LaMelo Ball had 15 points and went 4 for 5 from 3-point range in 16 minutes, with foul trouble limiting his playing time in his regular-season debut in front of his new home crowd.
Jaden McDaniels added 14 points, six rebounds and three blocks for the Timberwolves (3-0), who have won their first three games by 25, 22 and 23 points. They shot 56% from the floor and 48% from deep while outrebounding the Raptors 49-34.
Rudy Gobert grabbed 13 rebounds and led a strong defensive effort by the Timberwolves in holding the Raptors to 9-for-29 shooting in the first quarter, including 1 for 10 from 3-point range.
Ja'Kobe Walter scored 22 points to lead the Raptors (2-1) in place of Leonard in the starting lineup, with the seven-time All-Star forward sidelined by what the team announced as swelling in his left knee. Leonard, who returned to the Raptors this season after leading them to the NBA title in 2019, did not appear on the injury report until an hour before the game.
R.J. Barrett added 20 points, and Immanuel Quickley had 19 points for Toronto, which faced a double-digit deficit by late in the first quarter and was down by as many as 32 points down the stretch.
Raptors forward Kyle Anderson , who became a fan favorite over two-plus seasons with Minnesota and appeared in 27 playoff games, received a loud ovation when he checked in late in the third quarter. Anderson, a 13-year veteran, went scoreless in 10 minutes.
Raptors: Host Orlando on Wednesday night.
Timberwolves: At Cleveland on Monday night.
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