The cards were stacked against the Raptors in Washington on Saturday night. It was the second game of the first back-to-back of the season against a motivated team in the Wizards, who were looking to bounce back after dropping their season opener and were eliminated from the playoffs by the Raptors last spring. Also, the Raptors were playing without the red-hot Kawhi Leonard — rested due to “load management,” according to the team. In the end, though, it was no Kawhi, no problem for the Raptors in a 117-113 win. Kyle Lowry stepped up, particularly in a nailbiting fourth quarter when he put up 13 points.
Lowry rises up while Leonard rests in Raptors’ road win over Wizards
