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Norm Powell went from a top three scorer in Toronto in the month of December to an afterthought in January.

Tuesday night at the Air Canada Centre with January almost over he finally got another chance and he responded in a 109-104 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

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With C.J. Miles out for the night with right knee soreness there was an opening for Powell.

Three of the past four games Powell was a spectator not getting off the bench for even a second of play as the Raptors stuck to a 10-man rotation.

Only twice all month has he played anything that would resemble substantial minutes, partly because of opportunity but also because he was struggling.

The three-point shot that has been a big part of his game along with the aggressive drive game was off and with it went some confidence.

A 20-minute night Tuesday that included two threes including a huge one to put the Raps up six when the home side was struggling to get any separation was a boost as was a strip of Andrew Wiggins at centre court and then an uncontested dunk at the other end with 11:13 to go in the game.