POSTGAME NOTES
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES 115 (40-23), TORONTO RAPTORS 107 (35-27)
MARCH 5, 2026
Timberwolves Notes
Player Notes
• Anthony Edwards led Minnesota tonight with a team-high 22 points on 8-of-12 shooting, including a game-high 5-of-8 from deep, marking his 46th 20+ point game this season (301st career), tied with Luka Dončić for the fifth-most such games this season.
• With Edwards’ five made threes tonight, he has logged 19 games this season with five or more three-pointers (91st career), breaking his tie with Kon Knueppel for the most such games in the NBA this year. All of Edwards’ 5+ threes showings have also featured 20+ points, extending his lead for the most in the NBA this season with 19 such games (90th career).
• Edwards has made four or more threes in 57.5% (76/132) of games played since the 2024-25 season. Only two players in NBA history have a higher percentage of games with four or more made threes in a two-season span (Stephen Curry, 3x and James Harden, 2x; min. 130 games played).
• Rudy Gobert ended tonight with 18 points on 7-of-8 shooting, a game-high 12 rebounds, a season-high-tying and team-high five assists and three blocks, marking the first 15+ point/10+ rebound/5+ assist/3+ block showing of his season and just the third of his career; his first since Oct. 30, 2017 vs. Dallas.
• Tonight marked the eighth 15+ point/10+ rebound/5+ assist game of Gobert’s career and the first since Dec. 7, 2019 against the Memphis Grizzlies (19 points, 11 rebounds, five assists). This is the first time he has led the Wolves in assists this season.
• Gobert is just the third center in Timberwolves history to record 15+ points, 10+ rebounds, 5+ assists and 3+ blocks in a game, joining Karl-Anthony Towns (14x; MR: March 5, 2022 vs. Portland.) and Gorgui Deng (Jan. 5, 2020 at Cleveland).
• Julius Randle finished with 17 points and eight rebounds, marking his 44th 15+ point/5+ rebound showing of the year (510th career), tied with Nikola Jokić for the second-most such games in the NBA this season.
• Donte DiVincenzo contributed 16 points on 4-of-6 shooting from deep, five rebounds, and two steals, marking his sixth 15+ point/5+ rebound/2+ steal of the season (38th career).
• In 27:17 minutes off the bench, Ayo Dosunmu led all reserves with 13 points on 6-of-11 shooting and a game-high three steals, marking his fourth 10+ point/3+ steal game of the season (16th career).
• Through Dosunmu’s first 10 games with Minnesota, he is averaging 11.6 points and 2.7 assists per game in 26.3 minutes per game. He is just the 11th Timberwolves player to reach averages of 10.0+ points, 2.5+ assists and 26.0+ minutes in their first 10 appearances of their stint with Minnesota while coming off the bench.
• Naz Reid finished with 12 points and six rebounds, marking his 35th 10+ point/5+ rebound showing of the season (169th career), extending his lead for the most such games off the bench in the NBA this season.
Team Notes
• With tonight’s 115-107 victory, Minnesota has swept the Toronto Raptors for the first time since the 2003-04 season.
• The Wolves outscored the Raptors, 26-21, in points off turnovers, moving to 27-4 (.871) when they have a positive differential this season. This is the second-best record in the NBA this year (Detroit Pistons: 32-4, .889).
• With 7:19 minutes remaining in the first quarter, Minnesota launched a comeback after being down by 12 points. By ending tonight with a win, the Wolves have 11 double-digit comeback victories this season, tied for the fifth-most such wins in the NBA. Minnesota joins the Charlotte Hornets and the New York Knicks as the only teams to come back from a 10+ point deficit against Toronto multiple times this year.
• The Timberwolves recorded 10 steals tonight, moving to 19-4 this season when they force 10 or more steals this year.
(info courtesy of Timberwolves)
