Raptors refuse to lose in Washington. And the road to the playoffs is just a bit more clear
It was a delightfully entertaining game between teams in a tooth-and-nail fight for post-season spots and came down to the veteran Raptors guard making all the important shots. His corner three with 1:47 left put Toronto ahead for good; his shot from precisely the same spot just over a minute later extended their lead to four.
There are still 17 games left in the regular season, so it’s folly to even try to figure out what the final standings will look like, but Saturday’s win was a big one psychologically for the Raptors. While their half-court defence was lacking at times, they were hyperaggressive on the ball: forcing 24 Wizards turnovers and turning them into 34 points, both Toronto season highs.
Primarily on the back of Trent’s work, the five-man bench unit did some heavy lifting to alleviate the stress on the starters. Chris Boucher was tremendous, Precious Achiuwa was good defensively but too skittish on offence, and Will Barton looked at home with some physical defence.But a loss, especially heading into three more road games this coming week, might have been devastating to a team that’s been up and down since the season began.
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