On Saturday, the Minnesota Timberwolves dropped 81 first-half points and 142 total points on the a top-5 defense in the LA Clippers.
On Monday in Toronto, the Wolves scored 75 points in the first half against the league's No. 2 defense -- the most the Raptors have given up in any half this year -- before being unable to keep pace after halftime.
Clearly, Raptors head coach Nick Nurse implored his team to ratchet up the defensive intensity in the second half, as his squad appeared fully consumed by creating as many deflections and grabbing as many offensive rebounds as possible.