National Basketball Association
Toronto 116, Washington 107
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, March 18, 2011
Where: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario
Officials:
#26 Bob Delaney, #12 Violet Palmer, #38 Michael Smith
Attendance:
18017
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Andrea Bargnani scored 33 points and DeMar DeRozan added 30 to lead the host Toronto Raptors to a 116-107 win over Washington on Friday night, sending the Wizards to their sixth straight loss.
Jose Calderon scored 17 points, Leandro Barbosa added 15 and Reggie Evans pulled down 15 rebounds in 27 minutes for Toronto (19-49).
Washington (16-51) fell to 1-31 on the road and has lost 13 of 14. Trevor Booker scored a career-high 26 points to lead the Wizards while Jordan Crawford had 25. John Wall added 21 points.
The Raptors had lost five of six and had three wins in their last 12, but survived a late run by the Wizards. Toronto was up 93-79 early in the fourth before Washington cut the lead to 98-96 with 3:38 to play.
Bargnani's basket put Toronto up by four again before Wall hit two free throws. Bargnani, Evans and Barbosa each hit two free throws on Toronto's next three possessions for a 106-98 cushion with 2:00 to go. Calderon's 3-pointer with 1:19 remaining gave Toronto a 109-99 lead.
Toronto trailed 43-37 midway through the second quarter, but closed the first half on a 25-10 run to take a 62-53 lead. DeRozan (eight), Calderon (seven) and Bargnani (six) combined for 21 points in that stretch.
Top Game Performances
| Washington |
|
Toronto |
|
Trevor Booker 26 |
Scoring |
Andrea Bargnani 33 |
|
John Wall 7 |
Assists |
Jose Calderon 6 |
|
Trevor Booker 13 |
Rebounds |
Reggie Evans 15 |
|
John Wall 10 |
Free Throws Made |
Andrea Bargnani 15 |
|
Maurice Evans 3 |
Steals |
Jose Calderon 2 |
|
JaVale McGee 4 |
Blocks |
James Johnson 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Washington
|
107 |
47.7 |
2-10 |
23-33 |
16 |
46 |
9 |
8 |
14 |
| Toronto
|
116 |
50.0 |
7-17 |
33-41 |
26 |
37 |
3 |
7 |
17 |
Upcoming Games
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Toronto will play their next game on the road against Oklahoma City. The Raptors have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Washington will play their next game at home against Brooklyn. The Wizards have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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