Raptors hit the Target
There would be no blown opportunity, a la the loss on Friday to the Los Angeles Clippers; in this one, nine minutes in, Toronto had scored 24 points in the quarter, Wolves forward Al Jefferson had eight and the rest of Minnesota's crew managed only two.
Sam puts onus on players
"All coaches get that question (about keeping their players focused), but what are we supposed to do?" Mitchell said, prior to last night's at Minnesota. "Come in the locker room with a chair and bang it against the wall? Threaten people? At the end of the day, guys, it comes down to who you are as a player ... and being professional and coming out and doing your job. No coach ever made me play hard. I hear that, 'Well, he's going to play for this coach, because if he doesn't ...' What is the coach going to do to you? There's only one thing he can do: Not play you. Period."
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Raptors tear T-Wolves apart
The Spalding moved creatively. Open shots were swished. And by the end of the night, the Raptors had scored 41 field goals, 31 of which came with assists. Toronto's best offensive weapon, duelling playmakers Jose Calderon and T.J. Ford, combined for 23 of those helpers against just three combined turnovers. And so despite some early nonchalance
