{"id":229504,"date":"2008-02-10T20:55:31","date_gmt":"2008-02-10T20:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vip.local\/2008\/02\/10\/wolves-82-raptors-105\/"},"modified":"2023-05-26T08:10:48","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T12:10:48","slug":"wolves-82-raptors-105","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/wolves-82-raptors-105\/","title":{"rendered":"Wolves 82, Raptors 105"},"content":{"rendered":"
From Jerry Zgoda\/Star Tribune:<\/a><\/div>\n
Their 105-82 loss to Toronto on Sunday was decided by a lopsided second
\nhalf in which the three-point-loving Raptors outscored the Wolves by 19
\npoints, including a 26-14 third-quarter advantage.<\/i><\/div>\n
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But the home team, so energized since they transformed a 5-34 season
\nstart by winning five of their next seven games, seemed lifeless from
\nthe start, and lost their third consecutive game before a home audience
\nannounced at 13,785 fans.<\/i><\/div>\n
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From Rick Alonzo\/Pioneer Press:<\/a><\/div>\n
Wittman wanted his team to focus on its perimeter
\ndefense against Toronto, a team loaded with shooters and the NBA’s most
\naccurate team from behind the three-point line.<\/span><\/i><\/div>\n
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Instead, the Wolves gave up 50.6 percent shooting.
\nThe Raptors had made just one three-pointer until Jose Calderon hit two
\nbig ones with less than a minute left in the first half.<\/span> <\/i><\/div>\n
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Wolves record: 10-39<\/div>\n
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Box Score\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n
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Timberwolves Today postgame podcast<\/p>\n

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Matt Tiano\/Timberwolves site<\/a> recap<\/div>\n
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National Post<\/a> recap<\/div>\n
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From Stephen Litel\/Hoopsworld:<\/a><\/div>\n
Quite simply, if this game is indeed a hangover from Friday, the Timberwolves took a huge step backwards. For the first time in roughly a month, they showed their immaturity and lack of focus on the defensive end of the court. There’s just no excuse.\u00a0<\/i><\/div>\n
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From the AP recap:<\/a><\/div>\n
Jefferson entered the game averaging 30.2 points and 15 rebounds in his last six games in Minneapolis. But Toronto threw multiple defenders at Minnesota’s big man, and the Wolves offense sputtered two nights after taking league-leading Boston down to the final seconds. Jefferson and Marko Jaric were 13-for-22 from the floor, but the rest of the Wolves went 19-for-56.<\/i><\/div>\n
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“I didn’t see this coming,” Wolves coach Randy Wittman said. “I
\nthought our guys would respond after even a tough loss like that.” <\/i><\/div>\n
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From Larry Millson\/Globe and Mail:<\/a><\/div>\n
Centre Al Jefferson led the Timberwolves with 18 points and guard Marko Jaric scored 11.<\/i><\/div>\n
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“They just had more energy than us,” Jefferson said.<\/i><\/div>\n
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From Jerry Zgoda\/Star Tribune:<\/a><\/div>\n
23<\/b> Margin of defeat, Wolves’ worst since a 113-82 blowout loss at Houston on Jan. 11.<\/i><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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