DeRozan scores 34 as Raptors beat Wizards 94-91
DeMar DeRozan scored 34 points, making all 15 of his free throws, and the Toronto Raptors held off the Washington Wizards 94-91.
The Raptors took control with a 25-13 run bridging the third and fourth quarters and led by as many as 14. The Raptors led 79-65 with 11:27 left, and the Wizards got within 92-91 with 39 seconds left.
The Wizards got within 92-91 on Jared Dudley’s corner 3-pointer with 39 seconds to play, but Kyle Lowry answered with 2 free throws, and the Wizards got no closer. They had the ball down 3 with 1.0 seconds left, but DeMarre Carroll blocked John Wall’s 3-pointer, lifting the Raptors’ chance to win from 97% to over 99%. It would have tied the game.
During clutch time, the Wizards outscored the Raptors 7-6. Early in the fourth quarter, Wall had 2 of his 5 steals, 1 of them during an 8-0 Wizards run, and the Wizards scored 2 points off them.
For the Wizards, Otto Porter Jr. had 20 points (11 in the third quarter) and 9 rebounds, and Wall added 19 points, 11 assists and 5 steals but shot 8 for 23.
The Raptors went 32 for 39 at the line to the Wizards’ 13 for 17. They did not make a field goal in the last 5:02. Garrett Temple fouled out.