Toronto Raptors (2-0) beat Washington Wizards (1-1) 112-102 on the road on Friday, October 23, never trailing at a quarter break.
How it unfolded
The Raptors led at every quarter break. The cushion peaked at 13 after the first quarter and the Wizards never got back in front at a break.
What decided it
The Raptors recovered 34.6% of their own misses against 15% for the Wizards and the Raptors gave the ball away on 14.9% of their possessions while the Wizards did so 18.5% of the time. Extra possessions add up quickly over 48 minutes.
The Wizards did win one battle, the free-throw line: FT rate of 38 against 17. The Raptors made up for it elsewhere.
The game played at about 108 possessions per team. The Raptors scored 103.9 points per 100 possessions and the Wizards scored 94.6, a difference of 9.3.
Who made the difference
RJ Barrett (TOR) posted the best line of the night by Game Score (22): 23 pts, 9 reb, 4 ast on 9-16 shooting. The team was +3 in the minutes RJ played.
For the Wizards, Trae Young was the best of the rest at 17.2: 22 pts, 1 reb, 12 ast on 5-15 shooting.
Trae Young (22 pts, 1 reb, 12 ast) and Scottie Barnes (28 pts, 14 reb, 5 ast) each recorded a double-double.
Game Score is a single number that weighs points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, shooting efficiency, fouls and turnovers. It is not an official stat, just a quick way to rank lines.
What it means
The result fit the pre-game Win Meter, which gave the Raptors about a 72% chance.
Across the last 7 meetings in our records, Toronto Raptors lead 5-2.
The Raptors are now 2-0, and the Wizards are 1-1. The Raptors last five before this game: W-L-W-L-W.
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