On Wednesday night, the Toronto Raptors easily defeated the Washington Wizards 132-102 behind the 26 points and 11 assists of OG Anunoby and 22 points and 11 assists from Pascal Siakam.
The Raptors, who started a run of nine out of ten games away from home, ended a three-game losing streak and a five-game road losing streak behind 20 points and 12 rebounds from Scottie Barnes.
Toronto defeated the Wizards by a margin of victory that was the greatest of the season, 57.1% (52 of 91) from the field and 39.5% (15 of 38) from 3-point range.
Kyle Kuzma scored 14 points while playing with a bruised right thigh and Jordan Poole also had 14 for Washington, which lost its third straight.
Corey Kispert added 13 points off the bench for the Wizards, who fell to 5-25 — the second-worst 30-game start in franchise history.
The Wizards allowed more than 130 points for the 14th time, and continued their struggles as the league’s worst rebounders, trailing Toronto 53-34 on the glass.
The Raptors took control with a 19-1 run that stretched across the first and second quarters.
Anunoby’s transition layup from Gary Trent Jr.’s feed gave Toronto its first lead with 1:48 left in the first.
Chris Boucher followed with a 3 and Trent hit a layup to close out the quarter, and ultimately Washington went 7:30 without a field goal before Deni Avdija’s transition dunk with 9:19 left in the second.
Toronto’s lead expanded to 13 in the second quarter. It was 59-50 at half after Kispert hit a buzzer-beating layup, and the Raptors only increased their advantage after the break.