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Wizards romp past Raptors to halt losing run
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January 12, 2012, Thursday
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THE Washington Wizards finally earned their first victory of the season with a surprisingly comfortable 93-78 home triumph over the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday.
After opening the season with a record run of eight consecutive losses, the Wizards finally put a number in the win column with a performance built on a second quarter in which they outscored the Raptors 29-14.
Nick Young scored 15 points and Rashard Lewis added the same amount in a rare outing off the bench for the Wizards (1-8), who led by 19 after three quarters and coasted to the finish line.
Lewis was a part of a line-up change that also saw former starter Andray Blatche play a reserve role.
"If it takes me coming off the bench, as long as we are playing like this, I don't have a problem with doing that role," Blatche told reporters after finishing with nine points and eight rebounds. "It's all about winning and making steps. Tonight, we definitely made a step and did a lot of great things on defense and shot the ball really well."
Washington's dreadful start had included several blowout losses and it was booed by its home crowd during a 21-point defeat to Minnesota on Sunday.
Andrea Bargnani had a team-high 22 points to continue his strong start for the Raptors (4-6). He entered the night averaging 23.7 points per game this season.
After opening the season with a record run of eight consecutive losses, the Wizards finally put a number in the win column with a performance built on a second quarter in which they outscored the Raptors 29-14.
Nick Young scored 15 points and Rashard Lewis added the same amount in a rare outing off the bench for the Wizards (1-8), who led by 19 after three quarters and coasted to the finish line.
Lewis was a part of a line-up change that also saw former starter Andray Blatche play a reserve role.
"If it takes me coming off the bench, as long as we are playing like this, I don't have a problem with doing that role," Blatche told reporters after finishing with nine points and eight rebounds. "It's all about winning and making steps. Tonight, we definitely made a step and did a lot of great things on defense and shot the ball really well."
Washington's dreadful start had included several blowout losses and it was booed by its home crowd during a 21-point defeat to Minnesota on Sunday.
Andrea Bargnani had a team-high 22 points to continue his strong start for the Raptors (4-6). He entered the night averaging 23.7 points per game this season.
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