WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 Scottie Barnes had 28 points and 14 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors continued their stellar defensive start to the season with a 112-102 victory over the Washington Wizards on Friday night.<\/p>\n
RJ Barrett added 23 points and Kawhi Leonard scored 16 for Toronto, which forced 23 Washington turnovers after Chicago committed 27 in the Raptors’ season-opening victory on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Trae Young had 22 points and 12 assists for the Wizards, who trailed throughout and were down by 17 in the second quarter before closing within a point in the third.<\/p>\n
Tre Johnson added 20 points, but Anthony Davis finished with only nine on 3-for-12 shooting in his second career game for Washington. He had 34 points Wednesday in their season-opening victory.<\/p>\n
Toronto led 18-6 on the offensive glass and 52-32 in points in the paint.<\/p>\n
The Wizards closed within a possession for the first time since the first quarter on Bilal Coulibaly’s layup to make it 64-61 early in the third, and got it to one with a 9-0 run.<\/p>\n
Jamison Battle’s 3-pointer made it 81-77 at the end of the third, and Toronto maintained a multiple-possession lead throughout the fourth.<\/p>\n
It was all Raptors early.<\/p>\n
Barrett and Leonard hit 3-pointers to open the scoring. Collin Murray-Boyles’ steal and dunk stretched it to 22-11 and completed a 12-3 run, and Barrett and Allen Graves hit the first two baskets of the second quarter to make it 38-21.<\/p>\n
Raptors: Visit Minnesota on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Wizards: Complete their first back-to-back set Saturday at Chicago.<\/p>\n
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