Washington Wizards at Toronto Raptors

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Washington Wizards

13-49, 6-23 Away

Final
118 - 117

Toronto Raptors

21-43, 14-20 Home

Wizards beat Raptors 118-117 when Shead's basket at buzzer ruled late

Wizards win as Raptors' attempt comes a hair too late

The teams will meet again Monday night in Toronto.

Bilal Coulibaly added 18 points and 10 rebounds to help Washington improve to 13-49 with its second straight victory. The Wizards beat Utah at home Wednesday night before heading off to Toronto for the start of a seven-game trip that also has a two-game set in Detroit and games at Denver, Portland and Utah.

RJ Barrett led Toronto with 23 points, and Jakob Poeltl added 21. The Raptors beat Utah at home the night before for their third straight victory.

Takeaways Wizards: Poeltl was giving Washington fits, but when he was benched for the rest of the night because of a minutes limit, Washington took advantage.

Raptors: Toronto was without several players, including Immanuel Quickley (rest), Gradey Dick (right knee bone bruise), Ochai Agbaji (left ankle sprain), Ja’Kobe Walter (right hip flexor), and Jonathan Mogbo (nasal fracture).

Key moment Shead's teammates rushed the court after he appeared to hit the buzzer-beater for the victory. However, a video review found that the ball was still in his hand when the buzzer sounded.

Up next The teams will meet again Monday night at Scotiabank Arena.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	118 - 117
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	118 - 117
4th 0.0	(00:00) [Wizards] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)	118 - 117
4th 2.1	Raptors Full timeout	118 - 117
4th 2.1	Marcus Smart enters the game for Jordan Poole	118 - 117

Statistics

WSH		TOR
44-100	FG	40-95
44.0	Field Goal %	42.1
13-38	3PT	10-26
34.2	Three Point %	38.5
17-23	FT	27-30
73.9	Free Throw %	90.0
50	Rebounds	49
22	Offensive Rebounds	22
28	Defensive Rebounds	27
29	Assists	24
12	Steals	11
7	Blocks	6
15	Turnovers	15
1	Team Turnovers	0
16	Total Turnovers	15
0	Technical Fouls	0
0	Total Technical Fouls	0
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
22	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	16
21	Fast Break Points	22
56	Points in Paint	60
18	Fouls	17
13	Largest Lead	10

Toronto Raptors Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Garrett Temple, SF	Out	Apr 23
Jared Rhoden, G	Out	Apr 22
Ulrich Chomche, C	Out	Apr 15
Chris Boucher, PF	Out	Apr 13
Ja'Kobe Walter, G	Out	Apr 12

Washington Wizards Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
JT Thor, F	Out	Apr 13
Saddiq Bey, SF	Out	Apr 12
Malcolm Brogdon, PG	Out	Apr 12
Richaun Holmes, F	Out	Apr 12
Jordan Poole, SG	Out	Apr 12

Game Information

Scotiabank Arena

Location: Toronto, ON
Attendance: 19,042 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Orlando	41	41	.500	-	L1
Atlanta	40	42	.488	1	W3
Miami	37	45	.451	4	L1
Charlotte	19	63	.232	22	L7
Washington	18	64	.220	23	W1

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	61	21	.744	-	W2
New York	51	31	.622	10	W1
Toronto	30	52	.366	31	L2
Brooklyn	26	56	.317	35	L3
Philadelphia	24	58	.293	37	L2

Full Standings

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