National Basketball Association
Toronto 102, Washington 90
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 5, 2021
Where: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario
Officials: #39 Tyler Ford, #28 Mousa Dagher, #5 Kane Fitzgerald
Attendance: 19800

Pascal Siakam scored 17 of his 31 points in the second quarter and the Toronto Raptors went on to defeat the visiting Washington Wizards 102-90 Sunday night.

Precious Achiuwa chipped in with 10 points and 14 rebounds for the Raptors, who have won two in a row.

Toronto has won two of three from Washington this season.

Chris Boucher contributed 14 points off the bench for Toronto. Scottie Barnes added 11 points and six rebounds for the Raptors, who are 4-8 at home, and Fred VanVleet scored 10 points.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 10 of his 26 points in the third quarter for the Wizards, who have lost two in a row. Bradley Beal added 14 points and Montrezl Harrell had six points and 14 rebounds for Washington.

The Raptors, who led by as many as 25 points in the second quarter, led by 16 after the third. Harrell's tip layup cut the lead to 15 with 10:14 remaining in the fourth quarter. Spencer Dinwiddie's layup whittled the advantage to 12 with 6:55 to play.

Siakam made two free throws with 5:33 to go, which increased the lead to 17. After the Wizards got to within 14, Siakam hit a 12-footer with 3:37 to play.

The Wizards could get no closer than 11 points the rest of the way.

Toronto led 23-12 after the first quarter.

The Raptors opened the second period with an 11-2 run completed by Dalano Banton's layup with 8:57 remaining. Siakam's 3-pointer with 4:59 left increased the lead to 25. Caldwell-Pope ended the first half scoring with two free throws, but Toronto led 63-42.

Siakam had 24 first-half points, shooting 8-for-13 from the field.

Caldwell-Pope scored seven points for Washington to cap a 9-3 surge and trim the lead to 17 points with 6:51 remaining in the third quarter. The lead was reduced to 12 on Raul Neto's 3-pointer with 3:41 left. Barnes responded with four straight points to complete the third-quarter scoring and give Toronto an 84-68 lead.

The Raptors were without OG Anunoby (hip pointer) and Khem Birch (knee).

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Washington   Toronto
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 26 Scoring Pascal Siakam 31
Bradley Beal 7 Assists Dalano Banton 6
Montrezl Harrell 14 Rebounds Precious Achiuwa 14
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 6 Free Throws Made Pascal Siakam 10
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 1 Steals Precious Achiuwa 1
Daniel Gafford 2 Blocks Scottie Barnes 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Washington 90 41.1 8-25 22-29 20 43 5 4 10
Toronto 102 44.7 8-23 18-24 22 47 1 3 8
Upcoming Games
  • Toronto will play their next game at home against Oklahoma City. The Raptors have a W/L % of .455 after a win and .462 after a loss.
  • Washington will play their next game on the road against Indiana. The Wizards have a W/L % of .571 after a win and .600 after a loss.