Toronto Raptors at Washington Wizards

Raptors rout the NBA-worst Wizards 106-82 for their 5th straight victory

Jakub Poetl added 12 points, eight rebounds and six assists to help the Raptors to their first five-game winning streak since April 1, 2022. They have win seven of eight games.

Toronto allowed its fewest points of the season and forced a season-high 27 turnovers.

Kyle Kuzma had 19 points and 10 rebounds for Washington. The Wizards had their worst scoring and turnover numbers of the season.

Takeaways Raptors: Toronto began Wednesday 5 1/2 games back of Chicago for the final Eastern Conference play-in spot. The Raptors will play their next four at home.

Wizards: Exceeded their previous season-worst of 21 turnovers before the end of the third quarter, and could share the blame for their sloppiness.

Key moment Toronto began the game on a 14-0 run while Washington turned it over three times and missed its first eight shots. Jonas Valanciunas finally scored the Wizards' first points on a putback of his own miss with 6:53 left in the first quarter.

Key stat Toronto scored 22 first-half points off 15 Washington turnovers, en route to a 19-point halftime lead.

Up nex t Toronto hosts Chicago on Friday night. Washington hosts the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night.

Regular Season Series

TOR leads series 1-0