Toronto Raptors Vs Washington Wizards Pregame Analysis – March 2nd

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The Toronto Raptors start their 5-game roadtrip tonight against the Washington Wizards. The Raptors are looking for a victory tonight to make it 2 straight wins. They won their last game against the Chicago Bulls in a final score of 104-98.

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Chicago Bulls’, and former Toronto Raptor, DeMar DeRozan made yet another return to Toronto. He played 35 minutes and scored 13 points, 2 assists, and 0 rebounds in the Bulls’ losing effort. On the other end of the court, Raptors All-Star, Pascal Siakam, led the way again with 20 points (the most of any Raptor in this game), 3 assists, and 8 rebounds.

Tonight as an important game for both the Raptors and the Wizards, as both are currently in a play-in spot. More specifically, they are right next to each other in the standings, as the Raptors currently sit 9th and the Wizards currently sit 10th. Both the 9th and 10th position are the final spots for the play-in rounds, with the 11th seed Chicago Bulls not sitting too far behind the 10th seed. A win tonight for either team is incredibly important to create a bigger gap between each other.

The starting lineup for the Raptors remains the same, as they have the same starting 5 from their last game against the Bulls. The starting 5 consist of VanVleet, Barnes, Anunoby, Siakam, and Poeltl.

The Raptors will remain in Washington for their next game, despite a win or loss tonight, as their next opponent after tonight is the Washington Wizards again… in their home arena again… weird how that worked out. Regardless, it just means these 2 games are important for the Raptors to win. If they lose both games to the Wizards, the Wizards will leap over the Raptors in the standings, which would push the Raptors to the 10th seed of the play-ins, the final spot of the play-ins. The Raptors can’t afford to pushed to the brink, as they’ve already committed to push for the playoffs this season.

The game tonight will be on at 4 pm (PST).

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