The Toronto Raptors plan to rest Poeltl on Monday night against the Washington Wizards in what’ll be his second rest night in the last three games for Toronto. Poeltl was limited to just 24 minutes on Saturday and was held off the court in the fourth quarter as Toronto turned to its bench to ensure a loss to Washington.
Jordan Poole scored 34 points and the NBA-worst Washington Wizards won their second straight game, beating Toronto 118-117 on Saturday night when Raptors guard Jamal Shead’s running layup at the buzzer was ruled to be late.
The Raptors had the ball on the side and trailed the Wizards 118-117 with 2.3 seconds left at Scotiabank Arena. Toronto guard Jamal Shead got the rock at the top of the key and kissed a high-arcing layup off the glass for what appeared to be a game-winner at the buzzer.
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Here are the updated lottery standings for the Philadelphia 76ers after the Toronto Raptors fell to the Washington Wizards.
The Wizards are currently 5-23 on the road with a point differential of -12, while the Raptors have a 4-6 record in their last ten games at home. In the only meeting of the season so far, Toronto won by 24 points. They have four scheduled matchups.
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Carrington, the 14th overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, scored eight points on 3-of-9 shooting from the field in the win against the Raptors. The Wizards rookie also added two rebounds and three assists in twenty minutes of action off the bench.