On November 4, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Wizards played against the Raptors at home. Previously, the Wizards had a record of 5 wins and 2 losses, ranking fourth in the East, and the Raptors had a record of 5 wins and 3 losses, ranking sixth in the East, and the two teams showed strong competitiveness since the beginning of the season. In this game, the Raptors side occupied the advantage of the court for a long time under the leadership of VanVleet, and the Wizards side scored too few points, although the bench performance was good, but several starters performed too low, and finally the Wizards lost 100-109 at home to the Raptors, the Wizards suffered two consecutive losses, and the Raptors bombed a five-game winning streak.
Stats, on the Raptors side, VanVleet had 33 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists, Trent 15 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals, Anunoby 21 points and 5 rebounds, and Mikhailuk 15 points and 4 rebounds. On the Wizards side, Kuzma had 2 points, Pope 8 points and 9 rebounds, Beal 25 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, Dinwiddie 12 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Harrell 15 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, Avdia 11 points and 6 rebounds, and Neto 14 points and 4 assists.
The opening two teams played the inside line, led by Anunoby and Trent, the Raptors blossomed more, Kuz immediately scored the only goal of the game, and Beal led the team to bite the score inside and outside. The Wizards quickly completed the comeback under Harrell and Neto in the second half, but VanVleet hit consecutive hits, and Anunoby blasted a three-pointer from the outside, and the first quarter was played, and the two teams were tied at 29. Back in the second quarter, Anunoby scored 9 points to stop the Wizards, Beal stopped the bleeding through free throws, the Raptors side of Mikhailyuk and VanVleet shot consecutive shots, Bill stood up to respond, Mikhailhoek scored another 5 points, and the Raptors have opened up a 15-point difference. Beal led the team to six more points at the end of the quarter, and at the end of the half, the Raptors were 59-48 Wizards.
Back in the third quarter, Dinwiddie hit a jumper, Van Vliet scored another seven points on a surprise shot, and after Beal's mid-range shot stopped bleeding, Trent exploded for three points. In the middle, Bill and Avdia led the team all the way to only 5 points, at the critical moment VanVleet stood up and shot the shot, the Raptors relied on VanVleet to constantly attack the inside line to hold a 10-point lead, and after the third quarter, the Raptors 86-77 Wizards. In the fourth quarter of the showdown, Garford dunked, Bandon responded inside, the Raptors continued to foul the Wizards to chase points, and Anunoby and Van Vliet hit consecutive hits on the offensive end, and In the second half, Pope and Beal chased to about 10 points again, but the Raptors did not give the Wizards a chance, and finally the Raptors defeated the Wizards on the road and won five consecutive wins.
In the pre-season strength ranking prediction, the Raptors' position is outside the 10th place, Lowry left, the team did not make up, or rely on veterans such as VanVleet and Anunoby, the only consolation is that rookie Barnes is doing well. But now the Raptors in the absence of Sika, Barnes, Anunoby, Trent, VanVleet has played steadily for many consecutive games, including Mikhailuk, who was directly abandoned by the Lakers, and the Raptors have a second spring, I have to say that Nas is something. They rarely make mistakes, and the defensive pressure is very strong, often able to quickly open up the points gap in a short period of time. But let's be honest, it's going to be tough for the Raptors to make the playoffs in the East, and as the season progresses, they have to face reality when injuries come along.
The Wizards had a good start to the overall performance, which was inseparable from the efficient and stable play of the Lakers' three musketeers. Today's game, Kuzma and Pop are very depressed! Kuzma was 1 of 10, including 0 of 5 from three-point range and 4 of 13 from Pop, including 0 of 6 from three-point range. The two played very generally today, in fact, the entire Wizards starter lacked scoring points, and Dinwiddie's current data of averaging more than 10 points per game is really difficult to help Beal. After Garford returned, Harrell returned to the bench, and although the Wizards scored in double figures on the bench today, they couldn't stop the Raptors. The pit dug by the main force could not be filled at all. In fact, the Wizards still need to have time to run in, and Beal's share of the ball has dropped significantly compared to last season. In some games, Bill must stand up, and the performance of role players is bound to be limited.