Kyle Lowry, DeMar DeRozan lead Raptors to win over Wiggins’ Timberwolves
TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors spoiled Andrew Wiggins’ northern homecoming with another sizzling shooting night from Kyle Lowry, but head coach Dwane Casey was not in a celebratory mood afterward.
Lowry scored 25 points with 11 assists as the Raptors pulled away in the fourth quarter Thursday night for a 124-110 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. It was Toronto’s seventh win in its past eight games and wrapped up its longest homestand of the season at 5-1.
DeMar DeRozan added 27 points, including a nasty put-back jam over Ricky Rubio that left the Minnesota guard cowering with his hands over his head, while Jonas Valanciunas came out of his recent slump with a 20-point, 10-rebound performance for the Raptors (15-7).
Wiggins of Vaughan, Ont., scored 25 points for the Timberwolves (6-16) after getting off to a scorching start. But it was the sluggish way the Raptors started the game — which was a tight, back-and-forth affair until Toronto took flight midway through the fourth — that rankled Casey.