The Toronto Raptors dethroned the Washington Wizards 134-125, giving its fourth straight loss on Saturday night.
Raptors’ Immanuel Quickley dropped 27 points and 11 assists, while Brandon Ingram added 24, and rebounded from back-to-back home losses to Western Conference contenders.
The starters scored at least 18 points. RJ Barrett 21, Scottie Barnes 18, and Jakob Poeltl had 18 and 10 boards.
Toronto is in fifth place in the East, now three games clear of the play-in group.
On the other hand, Will Riley led the Wizards with 19 points, while Bilal Coulibaly and Kyshawn George scored 14 points each.
The Wizards have already lost their fourth straight game after beating the Pacers twice in a row coming out of the All-Star break.
Meanwhile, Washington remains without newly acquired Anthony Davis (finger) and Trae Young (knee, quad), and 7-footer Alex Sarr (hamstring) did not play either. Collin Murray-Boyles (thumb) did not play for the Raptors.
Toronto rallied with an 11-2 burst to gain the lead 98-92 and pushed the lead into double digits early in the fourth.
Washington shot 16 of 34 from 3-point range, but Toronto countered by going 42 of 63 inside the arc. They lost despite a 64-26 advantage in bench scoring.
The Raptors will host the Knicks on Tuesday, while the Wizards host the Rockets on Monday.
