The Wizards outrebounded the Raptors by 13 and limited Kyle Lowry to 10 points, but they still lost to the Raptors 102-95 on Friday night.
Marcin Gortat set the early tone for Washington by scoring or assisting on the team’s first three shots and getting Jonas Valanciunas into early foul trouble. The Wizards quickly raced out to an early 14-point lead midway through the first quarter.
The Raptors’ bench got them back in the game, ripping off a 24-8 run to recapture the lead early in the second quarter.