The Toronto Raptors earned their dominant win of the 2023-24 National Basketball Association season on Wednesday. They defeated the Washington Wizards by 30 points (132-102) and improved their record to 12 wins and 18 losses.
The Raptors were led by OG Anunoby on Wednesday, who had 26 points. In fact, all five Raptors starters scored in double figures. Pascal Siakam had 22 points, Scottie Barnes had 20 points, Gary Trent Jr. had 12 points and Jakob Poeltl had 10 points. Two Raptors had double-doubles, Barnes had 12 rebounds and Siakam had 11 assists. Dennis Schroder was also productive off the bench as he provided 10 assists and scored an impressive +29.
This was the second time this season that the Raptors defeated their opponent by 20 or more points. The first came on November 19th when they defeated the Detroit Pistons 142-113. In the Raptors’ 29-point win six weeks ago, seven Raptors players reached double figures in scoring. Siakam had 23 points, Trent Jr. had 18 points, Schroder and Barnes each had 17 points, Poeltl had 16 points, Montreal Quebec’s Chris Boucher had 14 points and Precious Achiuwa had 12 points. Poeltl had a double-double as he had 10 rebounds. With the win, the Raptors move to 11th place in the Eastern Conference and are one game behind the Chicago Bulls for a spot in the play-in tournament.
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