Raptors 94 – Washington Wizards 91: Hanging on, barely

Despite a fourth quarter collapse, the Raptors stole a victory over Washington.

The Toronto Raptors were facing a Wizards team decimated by injuries. With all our troops back, this game should have been a relative breeze. But the Raptors always seem to play up or down to the level of their opponents. A comfortable lead after 43 minutes disappeared. The Raptors didn’t make a basket for the game’s last five minutes, and the Wizards crept back and even had multiple chances to tie in the dying seconds. Happily for our gang, all their 3-balls rimmed out, and DeMarre Carroll blocked John Wall’s final attempt at the buzzer.

First Half

Washington’s offense should have been crippled due to their injury…