National Basketball Association
Toronto 112, San Antonio 98
When: 7:30 PM ET, Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Where: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario
Officials: #29 Mark Lindsay, #21 Dedric Taylor, #86 Brandon Schwab
Attendance: 19800

Pascal Siakam had 37 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists and the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting San Antonio Spurs 112-98 Wednesday night.

Chris Boucher added 18 points and 11 rebounds off the bench for the Raptors, who have won three in a row.

The Spurs have lost 10 consecutive games.

Fred VanVleet scored 16 points for the Raptors. Gary Trent Jr. added 15 points, Scottie Barnes contributed 10 points and nine rebounds, and Precious Achiuwa had 10 points.

Keldon Johnson scored 22 points for San Antonio. Josh Richardson added 14 points while Doug McDermott scored 13. Jakob Poeltl had 12 points and Keita Bates-Diop chipped in with 10.

Toronto took a 13-point lead into the fourth quarter. Bates-Diop made a reverse layup to open the quarter but Toronto answered with four points by Thaddeus Young. Johnson's layup cut the lead to 10 with 9:21 remaining. Siakam's jumper bumped the lead to 14 with 4:10 to play.

Siakam was 7-for-7 from the field and scored 18 points to help Toronto to a 34-24 lead after the first quarter.

The Spurs opened the second quarter with a 7-1 spurt. Stanley Johnson's steal set up Malaki Branham's jumper that gave San Antonio a two-point lead with 4:47 left. Toronto answered with eight straight points. Richardson's 3-pointer cut Toronto's lead to one with 22.5 to play before VanVleet's layup completed the first-half scoring and gave Toronto a 57-54 lead.

Siakam had 20 points as Toronto shot 51.1 percent (24-for-47) in the first half.

Richardson and Bates-Diop each scored eight points as San Antonio shot 43.8 percent (21-for-48) in the first half.

Toronto opened the third quarter with six straight points. Trent's 3-pointer gave the Raptors a 73-60 lead with 7:32 remaining in the third. The lead reached 17 on two free throws by VanVleet with 4:44 left. Boucher's layup gave Toronto an 86-68 lead with 3:40 to go. McDermott's 3-pointer cut the lead to 14. Toronto led 88-75 after three quarters.

Jeremy Sochan (back) and Tre Jones (foot) did not play for San Antonio.

Toronto was without O.G. Anunoby (wrist).

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
San Antonio   Toronto
Keldon Johnson 22 Scoring Pascal Siakam 37
Blake Wesley 4 Assists Pascal Siakam 7
Keldon Johnson 7 Rebounds Chris Boucher 11
Keldon Johnson 5 Free Throws Made Fred VanVleet 5
Stanley Johnson 2 Steals Chris Boucher 3
Josh Richardson 3 Blocks Chris Boucher 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
San Antonio 98 40.2 9-32 19-27 24 39 4 11 16
Toronto 112 48.9 10-28 16-21 21 51 7 11 17
Upcoming Games
  • Toronto will play their next game at home against Utah. The Raptors have a W/L % of .423 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • San Antonio will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The Spurs have a W/L % of .357 after a win and .220 after a loss.