Barnes scores 28 as Raptors beat Wizards 112-102

Scottie Barnes scored 28 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as the Toronto Raptors led from the first quarter on and beat the Washington Wizards 112-102 on Friday, October 23.

Barnes shot 12-of-26 and added two steals and two blocks. Toronto outscored Washington 34-21 in the first quarter and led 38-21 early in the second, its largest lead at 17. The Wizards never led and never tied the game.

The Raptors (2-0) won on the road and sent Washington to 1-1. RJ Barrett gave Toronto 23 points on 9-of-16 shooting and nine rebounds, and he did not turn the ball over.

Washington won the second quarter 31-26 but got no closer. Toronto scored 31 in the fourth, and Barnes' layup and free throw with 2:05 left made it 112-97.

Trae Young led the Wizards with 22 points and 12 assists, though he shot 5-of-15. Tre Johnson scored 20 off the bench on 7-of-14 shooting. Anthony Davis had nine points and nine rebounds on 3-of-12.

Washington scored the last five points, on Johnson's jumper at 1:50, two Bilal Coulibaly free throws and one from Felix Okpara, but the final margin was 10.

Offensive rebounding separated the teams: Toronto grabbed 18 to Washington's six, even as the Raptors made only 7 of 34 threes. The Wizards committed 20 turnovers to Toronto's 16, eight of them by KyShawn George.

Up next

Raptors: at the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday, October 25.

Wizards: at the Chicago Bulls on Saturday, October 24.