FINAL SCORE: TORONTO RAPTORS 122, WASHINGTON WIZARDS 118
DATE: DECEMBER 20, 2019 ATTENDANCE: 19,800 (Sellout)
FINAL SCORE RECORD HIGH POINTS HIGH REBOUNDS HIGH ASSISTS Washington 118 8-19 Beal – 37 Bertans – 8 Beal – 6
Toronto 122 20-8 Lowry – 26 Ibaka – 10 Lowry – 9
KEY RUN With the game tied 109-109, the Raptors went on a 7-1 run to lead by six with two minutes remaining … Washington pulled with two with 1.1 seconds left, but Fred VanVleet clinched the win at the free throw line. KEY STAT The Raptors set season highs in both free throws made and attempted (34-for-44) … Washington shot 75 per cent (24-for-32) at the foul line … Kyle Lowry and Serge Ibaka attempted 11 and 10 free throws, respectively.
RAPTORS NOTES: • With the win, Toronto improves to 20-8 this season and 12-3 at home … The Raptors have won four in a row (Dec. 14-20), including three straight games at Scotiabank Arena … Toronto is now 6-4 in the month of December. • Since the start of the 2014-15 season, the Raptors are 16-3 vs. Washington during the regular season and have won the last four meetings at home. • All five Toronto starters scored in double digits, combining for 96 points. • The Raptors scored a season-high 40 points in the first quarter. • Kyle Lowry led the Raptors in scoring for the fifth time this season with 26 points (7-14 FG, 3-7 3PT, 9-11 FT) … Lowry added a game-high nine assists and four rebounds in 41 minutes. • Serge Ibaka recorded his third double-double in the last four games (Dec 14-20) with 23 points and a game-high 10 rebounds in 36 minutes in his first start of the season. • The Raptors had six players score double figures – Lowry (26), Ibaka (23), OG Anunoby (18), Fred VanVleet (18), Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (14) and Patrick McCaw (11) … VanVleet returned to the starting lineup after missing the previous five games with a right knee contusion … McCaw’s 11 points were a season high in his first start of the season. • Rookie Terence Davis ll is the only Raptor not to miss a game this season.
WIZARDS NOTES: • With the loss, Washington falls to 8-19 on the season and 4-12 on the road … The Wizards have dropped their last two games (Dec. 18-20) and are now 2-8 in the month of December. • The Wizards outscored Toronto 25-16 on the fast-break. • Bradley Beal led all scorers with 37 points (12-24 FG, 3-10 3PT, 10-12 FT) – his 12th 30-point game of the season … Beal added seven rebounds and six assists in 39 minutes. • Ish Smith scored a season-high 26 points (9-9 FG, 4-4 3PT, 4-4 FT) in 30 minutes off the bench. • The Wizards had five players score in double digits – Beal (37), Smith (26), Isaiah Thomas (13), Troy Brown Jr. (11) and Davis Bertans (10). = 2019-20
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