Timberwolves rout Raptors 117-94 to stay unbeaten at 3-0

Player of the game

Ja'Kobe Walter 22 PTS, 4 REB

8.1

The Timberwolves beat the Raptors 117-94 at Target Center and moved to 3-0. Minnesota won by 23 and never let Toronto settle after a fast start.

The Wolves opened with 32 points in the first quarter to Toronto's 21. The Raptors cut into that in the second, winning it 26-23. Minnesota then took the third 35-15, and that quarter decided the game. Toronto managed just 15 points while the Wolves pulled away. The Raptors outscored Minnesota 32-27 in the fourth, but the gap was already too wide.

Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 26 points. LaMelo Ball dished 8 assists and Rudy Gobert pulled down 13 rebounds. Ja'Kobe Walter was the player of the game for Toronto, with a Chirp Rating of 8.1 on 22 points and 4 rebounds. Collin Murray-Boyles grabbed 7 boards and Allen Graves had 4 assists. Toronto fell to 2-1.

Chirp's Sim had Minnesota at 51% over 10,000 simulations, and it called this one.

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