The Wizard and Raptors turned Toronto into Brick City tonight, as the two sub-.500 Eastern Conference teams put on a putrid offensive display filled with bad decisions, bad turnovers and, most of all, bad shooting. However, Washington outlasted the Raptors thanks to some good defense and out-rebounding Toronto 49-39. It's the thrid straight win for the Wiz and 14th in the last 22 games. This is only the second road game the Wizards have won against an Eastern Conference opponent. [Milwaukee was the other.] The Wizards have won 7 of their past 9 games and are 7-4 this month, guaranteeing them a winning record for the month of February.
It was not an aesthetically pleasing game, as Washington missed 9 straight shots during one stretch of the first quarter. The Wizards hit only 27% of their shots in the first quarter, but led 17-16 because the Raptors were so careless with the ball. Toronto committed 12 turnovers before halftime.
The Wiz shot only 42% from the field and a...
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Randy Wittman,
Trevor Ariza,
Martell Webster,
Emeka Okafor,
Rudy Gay,
A.J. Price,
John Wall,
Bradley Beal,
Kyle Lowry,
DeMar DeRozan,
Amir Johnson,
Garrett Temple
TEAMS: Toronto Raptors, Washington Wizards, Detroit Pistons
TEAMS: Toronto Raptors, Washington Wizards, Detroit Pistons
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