The game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Toronto Raptors will take place at Target Center on Thursday, January 19 at 8:00 PM ET.
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The Minnesota Timberwolves will welcome the Toronto Raptors to Target Center for an NBA game on Thursday. The Timberwolves lost 122-118 in their last game over the Nuggets. Bruce Brown finished with 16 points for a Denver team playing the second game of a back-to-back. Nuggets coach Michael Malone remained in the NBA’s health and safety protocol for a second straight game. David Adelman filled in as acting head coach.
“Winning ugly. Winning pretty. Who cares?” Adelman said. “Good team win.” Adelman compared the combination of Murray and Jokic to a modern-day version of John Stockton and Karl Malone. Given the way Jokic passes, though, it’s hard to say who would represent who. “I don’t think Stockton can score like me,” Murray cracked. “I think we’re very unique, because they try to guard us in so many different ways.”
The Raptors on the other hand lost 130-122 against the Bucks in their last game. Fred Van Vleet led Toronto with 39 points, tying his season high. Gary Trent Jr. added 28 points and Pascal Siakam had 23. Bill Kennedy, the crew chief for the three referees, told a pool reporter that Lopez was given one technical for removing Trent’s headband and one for pushing Anunoby.
Anunoby received a technical for pushing Lopez and Magloire for pushing Milwaukee’s Bobby Portis, Kennedy said. Play got chippy and action was halted at 6:40 of the fourth quarter with Milwaukee leading 113-110 after an altercation near the Bucks’ basket between Trent and Milwaukee’s Brook Lopez. After a lengthy review by officials, Lopez was whistled for two technical fouls and ejected. Technicals were also called on Toronto’s O.G. Anunoby and Toronto assistant coach Jamaal Magloire on the play. No foul shots were awarded.
Minnesota Timberwolves: Kyle Anderson, Jaden McDaniels, Naz Reid, Anthony Edwards, D’Angelo Russell
Toronto Raptors: Scottie Barnes, OG Anunoby, Pascal Siakam, Gary Trent Jr., Fred VanVleet
Minnesota Timberwolves: Austin Rivers, Rudy Gobert, Jordan McLaughlin, Karl-Anthony Towns
Toronto Raptors: Dalano Banton, Otto Porter Jr.
The game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Toronto Raptors will take place at Target Center on Thursday, January 19 at 8:00 PM ET.
The match between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Toronto Raptors will be telecast live on Bally Sports North, Fox Sports North, ESPN.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | Bally Sports North, Fox Sports North, ESPN. | January 19 (8:00 PM ET) |
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