Siakam's triple-double leads Raptors over Timberwolves for fourth straight win

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

Gary Trent Jr. had 29 points, while OG Anunoby poured in 22 in just his fourth game back after missing 15 with a fractured finger, including 13 straight points as part of the Raptors' key 30-13 run in the second quarter.

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.

Raptors coach Nick Nurse subbed off his starters with 4:14 to play to rousing applause from the capacity crowd of 19.800 at Scotiabank Arena.

The Raptors shot 50 per cent on the night, and went 18-for-36 from three-point range.

The T'Wolves smothered the Raptors 30-16 in the first half, at one point holding a 24-8 advantage

Despite 11 first-quarter points from Trent Jr.,