The Raptors defeated Minnesota by a 111-100 final on Friday to break a 13-game losing streak.

“It feels good,” admitted coach Jay Triano. “Again, our focus has been not on what's happened in the past, it's been on the game at hand.

“I read all the stuff that different people say and talk about our guys being down a lot, I'd rather have them be down when you're losing rather than be joking around.

“These guys care and they work hard every day in practice and like I've been saying all along, I want to get a win to reward them for all the work that they've done and hopefully they feel good about tonight.”

Jose Calderon tied a career and franchise record with 19 assists, while Amir Johnson had a strong 19 points, 12 boards, six assists and three steals.

“I thought Amir was unbelievable,” said Triano. “Six assists for him? His line is almost perfect basketball for a power forward and the number of deflections he had and the steals? He was great.”

Trey Johnson contributed 10 points off the bench with Jerryd Bayless and Leandro Barbosa sidelined with injuries.