NBA Fans Troll Timberwolves for Not Winning a Game vs. Raptors in Toronto in 20 Years
Jack MurrayNovember 22, 2024
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An unfortunate streak continued for the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night.
Minnesota fell 110-105 to the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena. This clinched the continuation of the Timberwolves struggles in Toronto, as the team has not claimed a victory north of the border since January 21, 2004.
Bleacher Report @BleacherReportThe Timberwolves haven’t won in Toronto in over 20 YEARS 🤯 pic.twitter.com/I6Oo5Axa5X
As the losing streak in Canada extended to 20 games, fans took to social media to roast the Timberwolves.
Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050The stat that keeps on giving. The Timberwolves have lost 20 straight games in Toronto, dating back more than 20 years. The lineups from Minnesota’s last win in Canada (Jan. 21, 2004): pic.twitter.com/Z4xptpJstn
Nuke @nukeman82https://t.co/j0n1WL3Bic pic.twitter.com/aU8OQGcEOO
Mason 🏀📈 @MasonMovessi wasn’t even alive that’s insane
TDD👨🏿💻 @dantastic4_Ant was 3 the last time the wolves won in Toronto lol
clutch @hashi_abdullahWe should get ant for compensation
Crazy Stats @NBAcrazystatsThe Timberwolves lost in Toronto again. Minnesota has not won in Toronto since January 21, 2004, 7,610 days ago (20 years and 310 days)*.
But wait, it’s not the record. The longest such span in @NBA history belongs to the Bucks, who have not won a game in Phoenix for 9,462 days… pic.twitter.com/UUF6OgXx41
Keerthika Uthayakumar @keerthikauThe streak lives!!
Timberwolves have lost 20 consecutive games in Toronto! https://t.co/x0UCkI9ykh
jakes graphs @jakesgraphsI just want to see the Timberwolves win one in Toronto before I die
Wolves Lead @TWolvesLeadThe last win the Timberwolves got in Toronto was January 21, 2004 pic.twitter.com/HLZy2TfLWT
Brandon Beck @BrandonBeck4It’s perfectly ok to be mad at how it happened, but it’s important to remember that the Timberwolves winning in Toronto is also impossible and will never happen https://t.co/YwgmDIdRrk
Timberwolves Talk @LetsTalk_WolvesWolves losing in Toronto is basically a lock
This season looked like a prime opportunity to break that streak. The Timberwolves entered the game with an 8-6 record and are an ascending team that reached the Western Conference Finals last season. Toronto, on the other hand, entered at 3-12 and are fully in rebuilding mode.
RJ Barrett was the star of the day for Toronto, scoring 31 points with seven rebounds, three assists and three steals. Chris Boucher contributed 22 points off the bench while Scottie Barnes and Jakob Poeltl contributed 17 and 15 points respectively.
Anthony Edwards’ 26 points led the Timberwolves while Julius Randle and Jaden McDaniels had 23 and 22 points respectively. However, a 33-26 advantage for Toronto in the final quarter tipped the scale and allowed the team to keep the streak alive.
Minnesota’s next opportunity to end the streak will not come until 2025-26, barring a Finals run for both teams this season.
