Minneapolis — Coming into tonight, the Toronto Raptors were ranked fourth in the league when it comes to both offensive and defensive rating. They’re a team that’s built their success around two marquee players and a strong supporting cast of up-and-comers. Toronto is a sneaky young team with guys like OG Anunoby, Fred VanVleet and Jakob Poeltl, but you wouldn’t be able to tell it by the way they play together on the floor.
With Jimmy Butler and Jamal Crawford both out tonight, the Wolves were lacking two of their most reliable scorers.