The Dominican became the franchise’s all-time leader in three-point shooting in a 116-112 win over the Toronto Raptors
With 20 points of Karl Towns the Minnesota Timberwolves they broke a four-game losing streak by beating the Toronto Raptors 116-112.
In the process, with his first long shot of the game, it was the Dominican center historical franchise manager and a total of 522 three-point shots in his career, defeating Andrew Wiggins.
Additionally, he has scored at least one shot out of three in 42 consecutive games and is the longest streak by any center in NBA history, as well as the longest streak in franchise history.
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The Minnesota Timberwolves They took their seventh win of the season, in which they also had the attacking input Malik Beasley with 20 points and Anthony Edwards with 18 units, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.
The Dominican center also captured 11 rebounds, 3 of them offensively, for its sixth double-double of the season in just 7 games he played this season due to problems with Covid-19 and wrist discomfort.
Others who contributed to the win were Spanish Ricky Rubio who had 16 points and 5 assists and Jarred Vanderbilt with 12 points and 7 rebounds.
The highest scorer of the match was Kyle Lowry who had 24 points in the Toronto Raptors’ lost case.
Nick Powell and Fred VanVleet each scored 22 points and Pascal Siakam had 18 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, missing a good chance to level the game with a lay-up in the final seconds of the game.
The next Minnesota meeting is on Tuesday, February 17, when they will host Lebron James Y Los Angeles Lakers