Raptors 105, Timberwolves 100: DeMar DeRozan scored 21 points and Jonas Valanciunas collected 15 points and 15 rebounds as host Toronto beat Minnesota for the eighth straight time.

Terrence Ross scored 15 points and Patrick Patterson added 14 off the bench for the Raptors, who lost point guard Kyle Lowry to a back contusion in the third quarter. Greivis Vasquez contributed 11 points as Toronto won its 11th straight home game in the series.

Kevin Martin hit five 3-pointers en route to 37 points to match his season high for the Timberwolves, who lost their sixth straight overall and their seventh in a row on the road. Chase Budinger matched his season high with 19 points and Toronto native Andrew Wiggins had 15 points in his homecoming for Minnesota, which had only eight available players.

Toronto's lead reached double digits at 91-81 after Ross hit a 3-pointer and fed Amir Johnson for a dunk with just under nine minutes to play, but Minnesota surged back and pulled within 95-92 on Adreian Payne's putback of his own miss with six minutes left. The Timberwolves got as close as 98-96 on Budinger's jumper with 2:44 to play before DeRozan and Lou Williams scored back-to-back buckets and Vasquez hit a 3-pointer to help the Raptors seal it.

Martin scored 22 first-half points to keep the Timberwolves in it and Budinger's putback of a Gorgui Dieng miss just before the buzzer pulled Minnesota even at 54 at the break. Wiggins hit a free throw coming out of halftime to give Minnesota a 55-54 lead, but the Raptors rattled off the next seven points and didn't trail again.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Former Raptors head coach Sam Mitchell was the acting head coach for Minnesota, filling in for Flip Saunders, who was in Cleveland with his ailing father but is expected to join the team for Thursday's game at New York. … Martin's 18 points in the first quarter were his most in an opening period since April 1, 2009. … Lowry had nine points and six assists in 26 minutes before going to the locker room.