The Toronto Raptors travels to Washington to take on the Wizards on Thursday at 7:10pmET from Capital One Arena. This is the first meeting of the season between these teams.
Injury Reports Toronto Raptors Washington Wizards
Both teams are fighting for playoff spots in the Eastern Conference. Toronto is currently in ninth place, while Washington is in 10th, which means if the season ended today, both squads would be in the play-in games.
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The Raptors
Toronto has as much talent as anyone else in the Eastern Conference, but they are currently under.500 and struggling to make the playoffs.
Since the All-Star break, they have won three of their last four games. The only game they lost was to Cleveland, which was the only good team they played (118-93). They beat the Bulls 104-98 on Tuesday.
In 34 minutes, Pascal Siakam scored 20 points (7-18 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 5-5 FT), grabbed 8 boards, made 3 assists, and stole 1 ball.
Siakam led the Raptors to victory on Tuesday by scoring the most points and getting the most rebounds. He missed getting a double-double by two rebounds. Siakam has won three straight games with at least 20 points and eight rebounds.
Injury reports: Dalano Banton (Thumb), Otto Porter Jr. (Foot)
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The Wizards
You might find the Washington Wizards in the dictionary entry for “average.” It depends on the time of year, because they can be very bad at times. When they are healthy this time of year, they can be dangerous. In the previous two games. Kristaps Porzingis and Monte Morris, Washington’s starting forward and point guard, were both hurt and couldn’t play. Washington lost to Chicago by 20 points and beat Atlanta 119-116 on the road on Tuesday.
Brad Beal had a huge game, scoring 37 points and dishing out seven assists in 35 minutes on 17 of 30 shots.
It’s the fourth time in the last seven games that Beal has scored more than 30 points. In the other three games, he didn’t reach 20 points.
During that time, he has averaged 27.1 points, 6.0 assists, 3.9 rebounds, 2.1 three-pointers, 1.1 steals, and a 53.1 percent field goal percentage, which has helped the Wizards stay in the running for a spot in the play-in tournament.
Injury reports: Monte Morris (Back)
Morris’s back pain was treated with an epidural injection on Wednesday, and he is expected to be fine in a week.
Morris has missed the last two games because of a back injury. He will be out for a long time.
