Raptors' Siakam records career-high 13 assists in triple-double to down T-Wolves

Pascal Siakam had 12 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high 13 assists for his second career triple-double and the Toronto Raptors beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 125-102 on Wednesday for their fourth consecutive victory.

Scottie Barnes added 17 points for the Raptors (44-32), while Precious Achiuwa chipped in 13, Fred VanVleet scored 12, and Thaddeus Young finished with 10.

Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves (43-34) with 24 points.

With six games left in the regular-season, the Raptors continue to inch their way into a post-season spot. Wednesday's win pulled them even with Chicago for fifth, although the Bulls have the tiebreaker. Toronto is looking to finish top-six and head straight into the playoffs rather than have to go the play-in route.

Toronto got off to a sluggish start Wednesday, trailing by 17 points in the second quarter. But the Raptors took a two-point lead into the halftime break and never looked back.

Toronto led 109-88 to start the fourth and when Raptors newcomer Young scored on a running dunk with 6:11 to play, it put the home team ahead by 27 points and brought the players on the bench to their feet in celebration.

THAD YOUNG