National Basketball Association
Washington 90, Toronto 84
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, February 25, 2013
Where: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Officials:
#34 Kevin Cutler, #71 Rodney Mott, #59 Gary Zielinski
Attendance:
16705
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Wizards 90, Raptors 84: Bradley Beal scored 20 points as Washington snapped a five-game losing streak in Toronto.
Emeka Okafor grabbed 13 rebounds while A.J. Price and Martell Webster added 12 points apiece as the Wizards won their third consecutive game.
DeMar DeRozan tallied 25 points and Kyle Lowry added 18 for the Raptors. Rudy Gay had seven points on 1-of-11 shooting and committed five of Toronto’s 14 turnovers.
A three-point play by Nene gave the Wizards a 79-67 lead with 5:35 remaining in the game. Toronto scored the next six points and trailed by five with under a minute to play before John Wall scored on a layup with 45.7 seconds remaining and added two free throws with 17.4 seconds left to make it 87-78 as the Wizards held on.
Washington led by as many as 12 in the first half before settling for a 40-32 halftime lead. The Raptors used an 11-2 run to tie the game at 49 with 4:16 left in the third quarter before the Wizards finished the stanza strong and took a 63-54 lead into the fourth.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Wizards were 7-of-12 from 3-point range, while Toronto was 5-for-19. … Amir Johnson had 13 rebounds for the Raptors. … Beal has scored 20 or more points in four of Washington’s last six games.
Top Game Performances
Washington |
|
Toronto |
Bradley Beal 20 |
Scoring |
DeMar DeRozan 25 |
John Wall 7 |
Assists |
Rudy Gay 4 |
Emeka Okafor 13 |
Rebounds |
Amir Johnson 13 |
John Wall 4 |
Free Throws Made |
DeMar DeRozan 7 |
Chris Singleton 2 |
Steals |
Rudy Gay 4 |
Nene 1 |
Blocks |
Amir Johnson 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Washington
|
90 |
42.0 |
7-12 |
15-17 |
17 |
49 |
1 |
7 |
20 |
Toronto
|
84 |
36.7 |
5-19 |
21-27 |
13 |
39 |
7 |
9 |
14 |
Upcoming Games
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Toronto will play their next game on the road against Cleveland. The Raptors have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Washington will play their next game at home against Detroit. The Wizards have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.