MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Julius Randle had 24 points, nine rebounds and five assists. Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Toronto Raptors 112-101 Saturday night.

Anthony Edwards also scored 24 for Minnesota, while Rudy Gobert added 15 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks.

that of Toronto Gradey Cock led all scorers with 25 points, while Scottie Barnes had 20 points and Ochai Agbaji added 19 for the visitors.

TAKE AWAY

Raptors: playing again without being the returning top scorer RJ Barrettwho is dealing with a shoulder injury on a daily basis, Toronto couldn’t get their offense clicking early. The Raptors missed eight of their first nine shots and fell behind 16-3.

Timberwolves: After reaching the Western Conference Finals, the Timberwolves sold 11,000 season tickets for the first time since 1990, their first season at Target Center. The home opener crowd got their first glimpse of Randle and Donte DiVincenzowhich were acquired as part of an exchange with the New York Knicksand the duo did not disappoint. Randle stuffed the stat sheet, while DiVincenzo scored 16 points, including four 3-pointers.

KEY MOMENT

The Raptors trailed by 12 at halftime, but started the third quarter with a bang, cutting Minnesota’s lead to single digits for the first time since the start of the first quarter. But Edwards, Jaden McDaniels and Randle combined for 13 straight points to cut Minnesota’s lead to 78-56. The Wolves held the Raptors at arm’s length the rest of the night.

KEY STATUS

After hitting 46 free throws in their win over Milwaukee on Friday, the Raptors only crossed the line 13 times, making nine.

FOLLOWING

Timberwolves: organize it Dallas Mavericks Tuesday night, in a rematch of last season’s Western Conference finals.

Raptors: organize it Denver Nuggets Monday.

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