Wiggins helps Wolves stun Raptors, 112-109
MINNEAPOLIS — That Andrew Wiggins came through with a huge night against his hometown team didn’t come as a surprise. That he did it with Lance Stephenson by his side certainly qualified as one.
Wiggins scored 31 points, Tyus Jones hit a 3-pointer with 19.5 seconds left and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Toronto Raptors 112-109 on Wednesday night.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 29 points and 14 rebounds and Wiggins hit 11 of 19 shots to help the Timberwolves snap a four-game losing streak. Minnesota committed just eight turnovers, Shabazz Muhammad scored 22 points off the bench and Stephenson played the entire fourth quarter just hours after signing a 10-day contract.
“We were just searching,” a frustrated coach Tom Thibodeau said of going with Stephenson down the stretch. “The first half wasn’t good. We’ve got to keep working at it. Working at it, working at it, working at it. That’s our reality, and we’ve got to make it happen.”