Scottie Barnes collected 28 points and 14 rebounds and RJ Barrett added 23 and nine, respectively, lifting the visiting Toronto Raptors to a 112-102 victory over the Washington Wizards on Friday.
Barnes made 12 of 26 shots from the floor to offset eight turnovers for the Raptors, who never trailed in the contest.
Kawhi Leonard recorded 16 points and eight rebounds and Immanuel Quickley added 12 points and six assists for Toronto.
The Raptors shot 44% from the floor and enjoyed a decisive 52-32 edge in points in the paint.
Trae Young highlighted his 22-point, 12-assist performance by draining four 3-pointers, with his last pulling Washington within five points at 94-89 with 8:04 to play.
Toronto responded with an 11-3 run, with Barrett making a pair of driving layups and an 18-foot jumper in that stretch.
Washington countered by scoring five straight points before Leonard made a pair of baskets and Barnes converted a three-point play to effectively seal the win.
Kyshawn George had 11 points on 2-of-9 shooting while committing eight of the Wizards’ 23 turnovers.
Washington’s AJ Dybantsa, the top overall pick of the 2026 NBA Draft, sat out his second straight game with a sprained left ankle.
Barnes’ dunk extended Toronto’s lead to 76-66 with 2:50 remaining in the third quarter before Young sank his third 3-pointer of the evening, igniting an 11-2 run. Justin Champagnie had a pair of layups and converted an alley-oop dunk during that sequence before Jamison Battle drilled a 3-pointer just before the end of the quarter for Toronto.
The Raptors put the game on ice by outscoring the Wizards by a 31-25 margin in the fourth quarter.
George sank a pair of free throws to cut Toronto’s lead to 16-11 with 4:32 remaining in the first before the Raptors responded with an 18-10 run to end the quarter. Barnes drained two jumpers and a 3-pointer during the late surge.
–Field Level Media
