Barnes, Barrett lead Raptors past Wizards 112-102

WASHINGTON: Scottie Barnes had 28 points and 14 rebounds as the Toronto Raptors beat the Washington Wizards 112-102 on Friday night to improve to 2-0 on the season.

RJ Barrett added 23 points and Kawhi Leonard scored 16 for Toronto, which led for most of the game at Capital One Arena, according to the Associated Press and ESPN.

The Raptors opened with a 34-21 first quarter and led by as many as 17 points in the second. Washington outscored Toronto 31-26 in the second quarter, 25-21 in the third and pulled to within a point in the third quarter, but Toronto kept a multiple-possession lead through the fourth. The Raptors won the final quarter 31-25.

Trae Young led Washington with 22 points and 12 assists, and Tre Johnson scored 20. Anthony Davis was held to nine points on 3-for-12 shooting. The Wizards fell to 1-1.

Toronto’s defence set the tone, a continuation of what AP described as a stellar defensive start to the season. The Raptors opened the campaign on Wednesday with a 135-92 rout of the Chicago Bulls, a game in which Leonard scored 23 points.

The result is part of an early-season run that has made Raptors games among the most searched sports topics in Canada on Saturday. Search interest in Raptors-Wizards was among the highest of any game on Google Trends Canada.

Toronto visits the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday. Other recent NBA results on our site include the Thunder’s win over the Nuggets and the 76ers’ comeback against the Cavaliers.

The score and statistics in this story come from ESPN’s recap and box score and the AP game report carried by CBS Sports.

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