Dennis Schroder scores 22 points as Toronto Raptors kick off season with 97-94 win over Minnesota Timberwolves
Minnesota Timberwolves' Karl-Anthony Towns hits Toronto Raptors' O.G. Anunoby in the face with the ball as he drives to the basket during the second half in Toronto. The Raptors won 97-94 on Oct. 25, 2023.Dennis Schroder had 22 points and seven assists as the Toronto Raptors fended off the Minnesota Timberwolves 97-94 Wednesday in the season opener for both teams.
O.G. Anunoby added 20 and had six rebounds for the Raptors, while Scottie Barnes scored 17 with eight rebounds, five assists and five blocks. Nickeil Alexander-Walker, who is from Toronto, had two points but four rebounds and two assists for the Timberwolves.Toronto fired head coach Nick Nurse on April 21 after a disappointing 41-41 regular season and a 109-105 loss to the Chicago Bulls in the play-in tournament. VanVleet, the Raptors longtime leader on the court and in the locker-room, also left after signing a lucrative free-agent deal with the Houston Rockets on July 7.
Nurse relied heavily on his starters last season with Siakam leading the NBA with 37.4 minutes per game and VanVleet’s 36.7 fifth. Rajakovic spread out the playing time more, however, with Toronto’s bench players subbing in midway through the first quarter. Toronto first-round draft pick Gradey Dick made his NBA debut with 9:05 left to play in the first half. He received a warm ovation from Raptors fans.
Although Toronto led by as much as 10 in the third, a Shake Milton three-pointer restored the Timberwolves’ lead as the quarter expired with the visitors up 74-73.
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