Anunoby scores 29, VanVleet has 28 as Raptors rout Wizards
TORONTO (AP) O.G. Anunoby scored 29 points, Fred VanVleet had 28 and the Toronto Raptors never trailed in a 114-104 win over Washington Wizards on Sunday.
Pascal Siakam had 19 points and 11 rebounds and Jakob Poeltl had 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Anunoby had 11 made baskets, two shy of his career-high. All four of his 3-pointers came in the first quarter.
“O.G. obviously had it going tonight,” Raptors coach Nick Nurse said.
Ninth-place Toronto clinched the three-game season series with the Wizards and maintained a three-game lead over 11th-place Washington in the Eastern Conference standings. Both teams have seven games remaining.
Toronto and Atlanta have identical 37-38 records, but the Hawks won two of three against the Raptors this season to clinch the tiebreaker.
Scottie Barnes scored 13 points in his return to the starting lineup after missing two games because of a sore left wrist as the Raptors won for the ninth time in 10 home games.
Kristaps Porzingis scored 26 points and Corey Kispert had 19 for the Wizards, who have lost eight of 10.
Washington made 18 turnovers, leading to 25 points for Toronto, and was outscored 27-11 in second-chance points.
“Our ball security wasn’t where it should be,” Wizards coach Wes Unseld Jr. said. “Obviously they thrive in that area. We allowed their strengths to beat us.”
Deni Avdija and Johnny Davis each scored 15 points for Washington and Daniel Gafford had 10.
The short-handed Wizards played without guard Bradley Beal (left knee) for the third straight game, while forward Kyle Kuzma (right ankle) sat for the fourth straight game. Washington was also without guard Monte Morris (left groin).
“Right now, those guys are a level higher,” Porzingis said of Toronto. “ Us without our main guys, it’s a difficult task.”
Anunoby almost single-handedly outscored the Wizards with a career-high 18 points in the first quarter as Toronto led 37-21 after one. Anunoby shot 7 for 10 in the first, making 4 of 6 from long range.
“He got hot,” Porzingis said. “He was hitting 3’s, he was hitting some post-up shots. He was hitting everything else.”
Held scoreless in the opening quarter, Siakam scored 11 points in the second to give the Raptors a 63-46 halftime lead.
Porzingis scored 12 points in the third as Washington outscored Toronto 38-24. The Wizards closed to within a point, 80-79, on a 3 by Davis with 2:16 left in the quarter, but were unable to take the lead. Toronto took an 87-84 lead to the fourth.
Anunoby scored five points as the Raptors opened the fourth with a 13-3 run to restore their double-digit lead.
TIP-INS
Wizards: Shot 1 for 8 from 3-point range in the first quarter, but went 15 for 28 over the final three quarters. Washington shot 8 for 12 from long range in the third. … Former Raptor Delon Wright shot 2 for 9 and scored five points. Wright had eight assists and seven rebounds. … Lost their fourth straight road game. … Avdija had nine rebounds and seven assists.
Raptors: F Precious Achiuwa also returned after missing two games because of a sore right hamstring. … G Gary Trent Jr. (right elbow) sat for the third straight game. … G Will Barton left in the first quarter because of a sprained left ankle and did not return.
SPIN TO WIN
Barnes forced a steal and finished with a 360-degree dunk for his first basket of the game.
“I thought it was great,” Anunoby said.
MAGIC TOUCH
Toronto has won or tied the past 12 season series with Washington. The Raptors lost three of four to the Wizards in 2007-08.
WIRE-TO-WIRE WINS
The Raptors won without trailing for the fifth time. They also did it Dec. 7 against the Lakers, Jan. 12 against Charlotte, Jan. 28 at Portland, and March 14 against Denver.
UP NEXT
Wizards: Host Boston on Tuesday.
Raptors: Host Miami on Tuesday. ---
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Kristaps Porzingis vs. Jakob Poeltl (Pascal Siakam gains possession) | ||
| 11:45 | | Jakob Poeltl turnover (bad pass) (Kristaps Porzingis steals) | ||
| 11:40 |  | Corey Kispert misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 11:37 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 11:31 | | +3 | Fred VanVleet makes three point stepback jump shot | 0-3 |
| 11:11 | | Kristaps Porzingis turnover (lost ball) (Jakob Poeltl steals) | ||
| 10:58 | | Fred VanVleet misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:54 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | ||
| 10:43 | | Scottie Barnes personal foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul) | ||
| 10:38 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point driving finger roll layup | 2-3 |
| 10:28 | | O.G. Anunoby misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:25 | | Delon Wright defensive rebound | ||
| 10:19 | | Corey Kispert turnover (lost ball) (Fred VanVleet steals) | ||
| 10:13 | | +3 | O.G. Anunoby makes three point jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 2-6 |
| 9:56 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:53 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 9:45 | | Scottie Barnes misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:41 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 9:36 | | Scottie Barnes personal foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 9:33 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:30 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 9:27 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:23 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | ||
| 9:16 | | Delon Wright turnover (bad pass) (Scottie Barnes steals) | ||
| 9:13 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point running dunk (Pascal Siakam assists) | 2-8 |
| 8:48 | | Deni Avdija misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:47 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 8:43 | | Pascal Siakam misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:40 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 8:32 | | +3 | O.G. Anunoby makes three point jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 2-11 |
| 8:31 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:21 | | +2 | Kristaps Porzingis makes two point jump shot (Delon Wright assists) | 4-11 |
| 8:21 | | O.G. Anunoby shooting foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul) | ||
| 8:21 | | +1 | Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 5-11 |
| 8:06 | | +2 | O.G. Anunoby makes two point jump shot | 5-13 |
| 7:53 | | Daniel Gafford misses two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 7:51 | | O.G. Anunoby defensive rebound | ||
| 7:47 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point turnaround hook shot (O.G. Anunoby assists) | 5-15 |
| 7:47 | | Daniel Gafford defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 7:37 | | Delon Wright misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:34 | | O.G. Anunoby defensive rebound | ||
| 7:19 | | Daniel Gafford blocks O.G. Anunoby's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:16 | | O.G. Anunoby offensive rebound | ||
| 7:14 | | +2 | O.G. Anunoby makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Scottie Barnes assists) | 5-17 |
| 6:52 | | +2 | Kristaps Porzingis makes two point driving layup (Delon Wright assists) | 7-17 |
| 6:38 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 6:36 | | Delon Wright defensive rebound | ||
| 6:25 | | +2 | Delon Wright makes two point driving reverse layup | 9-17 |
| 6:12 | | Scottie Barnes misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:11 | | Jakob Poeltl offensive rebound | ||
| 6:08 | | +3 | O.G. Anunoby makes three point jump shot (Jakob Poeltl assists) | 9-20 |
| 5:49 | | Corey Kispert misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 5:49 | | Daniel Gafford offensive rebound | ||
| 5:49 | | Pascal Siakam shooting foul (Daniel Gafford draws the foul) | ||
| 5:49 | | +1 | Daniel Gafford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-20 |
| 5:49 | | Daniel Gafford misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:47 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 5:24 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:21 | | Pascal Siakam offensive rebound | ||
| 5:19 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point layup | ||
| 5:16 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 5:09 | | Delon Wright misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 5:06 | | Kristaps Porzingis offensive rebound | ||
| 5:06 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses two point tip layup | ||
| 5:05 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 5:00 | | O.G. Anunoby misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 4:57 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | ||
| 4:47 | | Jordan Goodwin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:45 | | Raptors defensive rebound | ||
| 4:30 | | Fred VanVleet misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:26 | | Delon Wright defensive rebound | ||
| 4:19 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:16 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 4:04 | | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point floating jump shot (Will Barton assists) | 10-22 |
| 3:54 | | Jakob Poeltl personal foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 3:54 | | +1 | Deni Avdija makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-22 |
| 3:54 | | +1 | Deni Avdija makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-22 |
| 3:34 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 3:32 | | Jordan Goodwin defensive rebound | ||
| 3:26 | | +3 | Johnny Davis makes three point running jump shot (Jordan Goodwin assists) | 15-22 |
| 3:13 | | Pascal Siakam turnover (bad pass) (Kristaps Porzingis steals) | ||
| 3:10 | | +2 | Kristaps Porzingis makes two point running dunk | 17-22 |
| 3:10 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:54 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point floating jump shot | 17-24 |
| 2:54 | | Jordan Goodwin shooting foul (Fred VanVleet draws the foul) | ||
| 2:54 | | +1 | Fred VanVleet makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 17-25 |
| 2:30 | | Jordan Goodwin turnover (lost ball) (Will Barton steals) | ||
| 2:25 | | +2 | Will Barton makes two point running finger roll layup (Fred VanVleet assists) | 17-27 |
| 2:09 | | Johnny Davis misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 2:07 | | Will Barton defensive rebound | ||
| 2:04 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:53 | | +2 | O.G. Anunoby makes two point pullup jump shot | 17-29 |
| 1:32 | | Fred VanVleet blocks Anthony Gill's two point dunk | ||
| 1:30 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 1:24 | | Chris Boucher misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:20 | | Johnny Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 1:09 | | Christian Koloko blocks Jordan Goodwin's two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 1:06 | | O.G. Anunoby defensive rebound | ||
| 1:00 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point driving finger roll layup | 17-31 |
| 1:00 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:52 | | +2 | Jordan Goodwin makes two point driving floating jump shot | 19-31 |
| 0:41 | | +3 | O.G. Anunoby makes three point pullup jump shot (Jeff Dowtin Jr. assists) | 19-34 |
| 0:24 | | Johnny Davis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:21 | | Anthony Gill offensive rebound | ||
| 0:20 | | +2 | Anthony Gill makes two point reverse layup | 21-34 |
| 0:20 | | Christian Koloko shooting foul (Anthony Gill draws the foul) | ||
| 0:20 | | Anthony Gill misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 0:18 | | O.G. Anunoby defensive rebound | ||
| 0:04 | | +3 | Fred VanVleet makes three point pullup jump shot | 21-37 |
| 0:00 | | O.G. Anunoby blocks Corey Kispert's three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | O.G. Anunoby defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | | Daniel Gafford misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:42 | | Raptors defensive rebound | ||
| 11:42 | | Jump ball. Chris Boucher vs. Daniel Gafford (Pascal Siakam gains possession) | ||
| 11:40 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point driving dunk | 21-39 |
| 11:17 | | Daniel Gafford misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 11:15 | | Daniel Gafford offensive rebound | ||
| 11:06 | | +2 | Jordan Goodwin makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 23-39 |
| 10:44 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 23-41 |
| 10:16 | | Corey Kispert misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 10:14 | | Chris Boucher defensive rebound | ||
| 10:00 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:59 | | Johnny Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 9:54 | | +3 | Corey Kispert makes three point running pullup jump shot (Johnny Davis assists) | 26-41 |
| 9:33 | | Christian Koloko misses two point driving bank hook shot | ||
| 9:29 | | Chris Boucher offensive rebound | ||
| 9:29 | | +2 | Chris Boucher makes two point putback layup | 26-43 |
| 9:09 | | Chris Boucher shooting foul (Daniel Gafford draws the foul) | ||
| 9:09 | | +1 | Daniel Gafford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-43 |
| 9:09 | | +1 | Daniel Gafford makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-43 |
| 8:56 | | Scottie Barnes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:52 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 8:33 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:31 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 8:26 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 8:24 | | Delon Wright defensive rebound | ||
| 8:20 | | Kristaps Porzingis turnover (bad pass) (Scottie Barnes steals) | ||
| 8:16 | | Corey Kispert shooting foul (Precious Achiuwa draws the foul) | ||
| 8:16 | | Precious Achiuwa misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:16 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 8:16 | | Precious Achiuwa misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:14 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 7:50 | | Johnny Davis misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 7:47 | | Daniel Gafford offensive rebound | ||
| 7:47 | | Daniel Gafford misses two point tip layup | ||
| 7:45 | | Deni Avdija offensive rebound | ||
| 7:45 | | Deni Avdija misses two point tip layup | ||
| 7:44 | | Daniel Gafford offensive rebound | ||
| 7:42 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point finger roll layup | 30-43 |
| 7:27 | | Pascal Siakam turnover (bad pass) (Delon Wright steals) | ||
| 7:21 | | +3 | Kristaps Porzingis makes three point running jump shot (Delon Wright assists) | 33-43 |
| 7:03 | | Malachi Flynn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:01 | | Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound | ||
| 6:59 | | Precious Achiuwa offensive foul (Daniel Gafford draws the foul) | ||
| 6:59 | | Precious Achiuwa turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:59 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:51 | | Pascal Siakam personal foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul) | ||
| 6:43 | | +2 | Kristaps Porzingis makes two point pullup jump shot (Delon Wright assists) | 35-43 |
| 6:15 | | O.G. Anunoby misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 6:12 | | Delon Wright defensive rebound | ||
| 6:06 | | Deni Avdija misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:05 | | Deni Avdija offensive rebound | ||
| 6:03 | | Deni Avdija misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 6:01 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 5:53 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point turnaround jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 35-45 |
| 5:38 | | Fred VanVleet shooting foul (Johnny Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 5:38 | | Johnny Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:38 | | Wizards offensive rebound |