Andrea Bargnani and Leandro Barbosa sparked a first-half blitz as the Toronto Raptors kept the Washington Wizards winless on the road with a 127-108 victory on Wednesday.
DeMar DeRozen scored 20 points, Bargnani finished with 18 and Barbosa 16 as the Raptors avenged an earlier 109-94 loss to the Wizards and won for the fifth time in their last seven games overall.
The Raptors put together a 32-8 run bridging the first two quarters to take a 47-29 lead with 9:11 left in the half behind 12 points by Barbosa and 11 by Bargnani.
Toronto closed the half with a season-high 72 points on 66.7 percent shooting (32 of 48) and a 20-point lead. The Raptors pushed the edge to 25 in the third before coasting home.
Toronto first-round pick Ed Davis made his debut after recovering from a knee injury and added 11 points and six rebounds in 21 minutes.
Rookie point guard John Wall, who returned after missing two games with a knee injury, and Gilbert Arenas combined for four points on 1-of-8 shooting and three turnovers in the opening 24 minutes.
JaVale McGee had 21 points and Wall finished with 19 for the Wizards, who dropped their fourth straight and fell to 0-9 on the road – all against the Eastern Conference.
Washington | Toronto | |
JaVale McGee 21 | Scoring | DeMar DeRozan 20 |
John Wall 8 | Assists | Jose Calderon 8 |
JaVale McGee 7 | Rebounds | Andrea Bargnani 8 |
John Wall 8 | Free Throws Made | DeMar DeRozan 5 |
Gilbert Arenas 2 | Steals | Joey Dorsey 3 |
Trevor Booker 2 | Blocks | Ed Davis 2 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Washington | 108 | 45.8 | 3-9 | 29-41 | 22 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 11 |
Toronto | 127 | 58.0 | 6-11 | 19-27 | 28 | 52 | 7 | 6 | 13 |