For most of Friday’s Washington Wizards game against the Toronto Raptors, I simply assumed that Washington would lose. The Raptors raced to a 40-23 first quarter lead. The Wizards could never get the deficit down to under double digits through the end of the third quarter.
But Washington pulled through in the fourth quarter. Ish Smith even made a game-tying shot!
Still, this wasn’t enough. The Wizards lost 122-118, even in light of their commendable comeback. Ish Smith scored 26 points and shot 9-of-9 from the field, making franchise history along the way.