Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports
Credit John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports

Bradley Beal scored 23 points and the visiting Washington Wizards defeated the Toronto Raptors 98-83 on Wednesday night in the season opener for both teams.

Player of the Game
Montrezl  Harrell
EFF
27
Montrezl Harrell
Points 22
Accuracy 9-11
Rebounds 9
Assists 1

Montrezl Harrell added 22 points and nine rebounds off the bench for the Wizards, who led by as many as 29 points during the third quarter.

Spencer Dinwiddie added 13 points for Washington, and Kyle Kuzma had 11 points and 15 rebounds.

Fred VanVleet and Scottie Barnes each had 12 points for the Raptors, and OG Anunoby had 11 points and 10 rebounds.

It was the first game for the Raptors at Scotiabank Arena since Feb. 28, 2020. The Raptors played all home games last season in Tampa because of COVID-19 restrictions in Canada.

The Wizards led by 22 points after three quarters, but the Raptors scored the first seven points of the fourth quarter.

Deni Avdija's tip-in after a Beal miss had the Wizards ahead by 19 points with 5:17 remaining. Anunoby answered with two 3-pointers to cut the lead to 13.

Barnes made a layup and a free throw with 2:30 to play, cutting the deficit to 10. Harrell's layup got the lead back to 15 with 1:14 to go.

The Wizards led 26-18 after one quarter.

Washington took a 12-point lead with 7:12 left in the second quarter when Daniel Gafford made a layup and a free throw. Raul Neto's steal and running reverse layup put Washington ahead by 20 points with 3:47 left in the first half.

The Wizards led 57-37 at halftime with Beal scoring 13 points. Washington shot 48.9 percent in the first half and Toronto shot 30 percent from the field.

Beal made two free throws with 7:37 remaining in the third quarter and Washington led by 25 points. Harrell's dunk bumped the lead to 29 with 3:53 to go in the third.

Chris Boucher's 3-pointer with 1:13 left cut the lead to 24 points. Toronto's Dalano Banton beat the buzzer with a 48-footer to end the third quarter, and Washington led 81-59.

The Raptors were without Pascal Siakam, who is recovering from shoulder surgery.

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Toronto Raptors
Washington Wizards
31%
30/97
Field goals
44%
36/81
61
Rebounds
62
14
Assists
20
10
Steals
14
4
Blocks
8
37%
23/63
2-pointers
57%
31/54

Best players

Fred  VanVleet
12 PTS
5/20 FG
1/1 FT
Bradley  Beal
23 PTS
7/19 FG
8/8 FT
OG  Anunoby
10 REB
6 DREB
4 OREB
Kyle  Kuzma
15 REB
15 DREB
0 OREB
Toronto Raptors
Few players
4 As
Spencer  Dinwiddie
6 As
3 TO
26 MIN
Dalano  Banton
11 EFF
67% 2P%
100% 3P%
Montrezl  Harrell
27 EFF
82% 2P%
- 3P%