Siakam scores season-high 39, Raptors overcome 23-point deficit to beat Wizards
TORONTO (AP) Pascal Siakam scored a season-high 39 points and the Toronto Raptors overcame a 23-point deficit to beat the Washington Wizards 111-107 on Monday night.
Siakam sparked Toronto’s comeback with 22 points in the third quarter. He finished with 11 rebounds.
“He drove us all the way,” Raptors forward Chris Boucher said. “It shows how competitive he is, but also how much he cares about this team.”
The Raptors overcame a 20-point deficit to win for the second time in eight days. Toronto battled back from a 22-point hole to beat San Antonio in overtime on Nov. 5.
“Every time you come back in a game down 20, it’s amazing,” Boucher said. “Definitely happy with the win, but we don’t want any games like that.”
Washington’s Kyle Kuzma scored a season-high 34 points but turned the ball over out of bounds after Siakam’s late basket gave Toronto its first lead since the opening quarter.
Washington led 107-95 with 5:47 left to play in the fourth quarter but didn’t score again. The Wizards missed their final 10 shots from the field.
“We were able to get rim attempts,” Wizards coach Wes Unseld Jr. said. “You can’t really buy a better shot than that.”
The Wizards lost Sunday in Brooklyn, giving up a late 15-0 run after they led by five. Washington has lost seven of eight.
Scottie Barnes scored 19 points, Jakob Poeltl had 13 and Precious Achiuwa added 10 as the Raptors won their third straight over Washington.
Toronto’s Dennis Schroder shot 1 for 12 from the field but made a pair of key free throws with two seconds left to seal the win. Schroder finished with four points.
Daniel Gafford and Jordan Poole each scored 14 points for Washington while Tyus Jones, Corey Kispert and Bilal Coulibaly had 10.
Boucher dunked with 2:59 left in the fourth to make it 107-103, and Barnes cut the gap to two points with a driving basket with 1:29 remaining.
Barnes stole Deni Avdija’s errant pass and fed Boucher for the game-tying basket with 51 seconds left, leading to a Wizards timeout.
Kuzma’s four-point play in the final seconds of the first half gave Washington a 64-45 edge at the break.
“We ended up winning the game but, to be honest with you, I prefer not to dig a hole of 19 points at halftime,” Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic said.
Toronto shot 0 for 6 from long range in the second quarter and had more shot clock violations (three) than made 3-pointers (two) in the opening half.
Raptors forward O.G. Anunoby was unavailable because of a cut finger on his right hand while guard Gary Trent Jr. sat for the second straight game because of plantar fasciitis in his right foot.
Anunoby cut himself working at home on Sunday’s off day. Former Wizards forward Otto Porter Jr. started in Anunoby’s place.
Washington rested forward Danilo Galinari on the second night of a back-to-back, while former Raptor Delon Wright sat for the second straight game because of a sprained left knee. Wright left Friday’s loss to Charlotte and will be re-evaluated in three weeks.
UP NEXT
Wizards: Host the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday.
Raptors: Host the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Daniel Gafford vs. Jakob Poeltl (Deni Avdija gains possession) | ||
| 11:43 |  | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point dunk (Jordan Poole assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:14 | | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point reverse layup (Dennis Schroder assists) | 2-2 |
| 11:00 | | Tyus Jones misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:59 | | Daniel Gafford offensive rebound | ||
| 10:51 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point cutting dunk (Tyus Jones assists) | 4-2 |
| 10:35 | | +2 | Otto Porter Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot (Pascal Siakam assists) | 4-4 |
| 10:35 | | Jordan Poole shooting foul (Otto Porter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 10:35 | | +1 | Otto Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 4-5 |
| 10:21 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 6-5 |
| 10:02 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point pullup jump shot | 6-7 |
| 9:53 | | +3 | Tyus Jones makes three point jump shot (Jordan Poole assists) | 9-7 |
| 9:41 | | Pascal Siakam turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Poole steals) | ||
| 9:35 | | +3 | Kyle Kuzma makes three point running jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 12-7 |
| 9:18 | | Dennis Schroder misses two point layup | ||
| 9:11 | | Otto Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 9:10 | | Scottie Barnes misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:10 | | Wizards defensive rebound | ||
| 8:59 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point driving floating jump shot (Kyle Kuzma assists) | 14-7 |
| 8:49 | | Dennis Schroder misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:44 | | Tyus Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 8:37 | | Kyle Kuzma turnover (lost ball) (Pascal Siakam steals) | ||
| 8:32 | | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point cutting dunk (Pascal Siakam assists) | 14-9 |
| 8:32 | | Kyle Kuzma shooting foul (Jakob Poeltl draws the foul) | ||
| 8:32 | | Jakob Poeltl misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 8:29 | | Jordan Poole defensive rebound | ||
| 8:16 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point layup (Daniel Gafford assists) | 16-9 |
| 8:02 | | Dennis Schroder misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:57 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 7:46 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point driving layup | 18-9 |
| 7:44 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:31 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point driving layup (Scottie Barnes assists) | 18-11 |
| 7:01 | | +3 | Tyus Jones makes three point jump shot (Jordan Poole assists) | 21-11 |
| 6:40 | | Jakob Poeltl misses two point hook shot | ||
| 6:38 | | Otto Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 6:36 | | Otto Porter Jr. misses two point tip layup | ||
| 6:34 | | Jakob Poeltl offensive rebound | ||
| 6:31 | | Pascal Siakam misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:28 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 6:23 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 23-11 |
| 6:11 | | Daniel Gafford blocks Dennis Schroder's two point layup | ||
| 6:07 | | Tyus Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 6:06 | | Deni Avdija misses two point layup | ||
| 6:01 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 5:58 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point pullup jump shot (Pascal Siakam assists) | 23-13 |
| 5:39 | | Jordan Poole turnover (traveling) | ||
| 5:31 | | Dennis Schroder offensive foul (Off the ball) (Kyle Kuzma draws the foul) | ||
| 5:31 | | Dennis Schroder turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:19 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point pullup jump shot | 25-13 |
| 4:59 | | Daniel Gafford blocks Jakob Poeltl's two point cutting dunk | ||
| 4:56 | | Corey Kispert defensive rebound | ||
| 4:55 | | Kyle Kuzma turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:39 | | Dennis Schroder misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:34 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 4:24 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:20 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 4:15 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point running layup | ||
| 4:14 | | Pascal Siakam offensive rebound | ||
| 4:09 | | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Dennis Schroder assists) | 25-15 |
| 3:58 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point driving layup (Tyus Jones assists) | 27-15 |
| 3:58 | | Jakob Poeltl shooting foul (Daniel Gafford draws the foul) | ||
| 3:58 | | +1 | Daniel Gafford makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 28-15 |
| 3:46 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point driving finger roll layup | 28-17 |
| 3:38 | | Daniel Gafford turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:24 | | +2 | Dennis Schroder makes two point driving finger roll layup | 28-19 |
| 3:22 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:11 | | Pascal Siakam personal foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 3:03 | | Mike Muscala misses two point hook shot | ||
| 3:01 | | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | ||
| 2:52 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:47 | | Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound | ||
| 2:44 | | +3 | Gradey Dick makes three point jump shot (Precious Achiuwa assists) | 28-22 |
| 2:31 | | Jordan Poole misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:30 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 2:30 | | Malachi Flynn personal foul (Loose ball) (Mike Muscala draws the foul) | ||
| 2:25 | | Gradey Dick shooting foul (Corey Kispert draws the foul) | ||
| 2:25 | | +1 | Corey Kispert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-22 |
| 2:25 | | +1 | Corey Kispert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-22 |
| 2:09 | | +3 | Gradey Dick makes three point jump shot (Pascal Siakam assists) | 30-25 |
| 1:53 | | Mike Muscala turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:34 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:32 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 1:25 | | Jordan Poole misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:23 | | Mike Muscala offensive rebound | ||
| 1:21 | | Mike Muscala turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 0:59 | | Scottie Barnes misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 0:57 | | Scottie Barnes offensive rebound | ||
| 0:57 | | Raptors turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:40 | | Chris Boucher blocks Deni Avdija's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 0:37 | | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | ||
| 0:24 | | Chris Boucher misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:22 | | Wizards defensive rebound | ||
| 0:22 | | Gradey Dick personal foul (Loose ball) (Mike Muscala draws the foul) | ||
| 0:22 | | +1 | Mike Muscala makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-25 |
| 0:22 | | +1 | Mike Muscala makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-25 |
| 0:08 | | Deni Avdija personal foul (Malachi Flynn draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | Precious Achiuwa misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | | Malachi Flynn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:44 | | Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound | ||
| 11:39 | | Corey Kispert turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:20 | | Bilal Coulibaly personal foul (Jalen McDaniels draws the foul) | ||
| 11:03 | | Raptors turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 10:55 | | +3 | Deni Avdija makes three point jump shot (Bilal Coulibaly assists) | 35-25 |
| 10:35 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point layup | 35-27 |
| 10:09 | | +2 | Mike Muscala makes two point floating jump shot (Corey Kispert assists) | 37-27 |
| 9:54 | | Wizards technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 9:54 | | +1 | Malachi Flynn makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 37-28 |
| 9:41 | | Scottie Barnes misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 9:38 | | Chris Boucher offensive rebound | ||
| 9:34 | | Jalen McDaniels misses two point cutting finger roll layup | ||
| 9:30 | | Mike Muscala defensive rebound | ||
| 9:20 | | Mike Muscala turnover (lost ball) (Scottie Barnes steals) | ||
| 9:14 | | +2 | Precious Achiuwa makes two point layup (Chris Boucher assists) | 37-30 |
| 8:54 | | +3 | Corey Kispert makes three point stepback jump shot (Deni Avdija assists) | 40-30 |
| 8:39 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point pullup jump shot | 40-32 |
| 8:23 | | +2 | Bilal Coulibaly makes two point driving layup (Corey Kispert assists) | 42-32 |
| 8:23 | | Chris Boucher shooting foul (Bilal Coulibaly draws the foul) | ||
| 8:23 | | Bilal Coulibaly misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 8:20 | | Chris Boucher defensive rebound | ||
| 8:11 | | Scottie Barnes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:08 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 7:57 | | Bilal Coulibaly misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 7:55 | | Bilal Coulibaly offensive rebound | ||
| 7:55 | | Scottie Barnes shooting foul (Bilal Coulibaly draws the foul) | ||
| 7:55 | | Bilal Coulibaly misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:55 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 7:55 | | +1 | Bilal Coulibaly makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 43-32 |
| 7:38 | | Malachi Flynn misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:36 | | Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound | ||
| 7:30 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point running layup | ||
| 7:28 | | Kyle Kuzma offensive rebound | ||
| 7:28 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point putback layup | 45-32 |
| 7:28 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:16 | | Precious Achiuwa misses two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 7:14 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 7:12 | | +2 | Landry Shamet makes two point running layup (Deni Avdija assists) | 47-32 |
| 6:45 | | Pascal Siakam misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:42 | | Gradey Dick offensive rebound | ||
| 6:31 | | Precious Achiuwa turnover (bad pass) (Bilal Coulibaly steals) | ||
| 6:25 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:23 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 6:14 | | Precious Achiuwa turnover (lost ball) (Corey Kispert steals) | ||
| 6:10 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point running reverse layup (Deni Avdija assists) | 49-32 |
| 6:09 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:58 | | Bilal Coulibaly shooting foul (Pascal Siakam draws the foul) | ||
| 5:58 | | +1 | Pascal Siakam makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 49-33 |
| 5:58 | | Pascal Siakam misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:55 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 5:35 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:32 | | Jordan Poole offensive rebound | ||
| 5:29 | | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point floating jump shot | 51-33 |
| 5:23 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point driving layup | 51-35 |
| 5:13 | | +2 | Tyus Jones makes two point driving floating jump shot | 53-35 |
| 5:02 | | +2 | Otto Porter Jr. makes two point layup (Jakob Poeltl assists) | 53-37 |
| 4:50 | | Jordan Poole turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:27 | | Otto Porter Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:26 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 4:26 | | Raptors turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 4:11 | | Daniel Gafford misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 4:08 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 4:00 | | Otto Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:57 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 3:45 | | Jordan Poole turnover (bad pass) (Otto Porter Jr. steals) | ||
| 3:39 | | Jakob Poeltl turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:24 | | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point bank jump shot | 55-37 |
| 3:13 | | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point turnaround hook shot (Scottie Barnes assists) | 55-39 |
| 3:01 | | Kyle Kuzma misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:59 | | Scottie Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 2:52 | | Scottie Barnes misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:48 | | Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound | ||
| 2:35 | | Tyus Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:31 | | Dennis Schroder defensive rebound | ||
| 2:25 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point driving finger roll layup | 55-41 |
| 2:25 | | Kyle Kuzma shooting foul (Pascal Siakam draws the foul) | ||
| 2:25 | | +1 | Pascal Siakam makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 55-42 |
| 2:09 | | +3 | Jordan Poole makes three point stepback jump shot | 58-42 |
| 1:46 | | Pascal Siakam turnover (traveling) | ||
| 1:26 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point turnaround hook shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 60-42 |
| 1:17 | | Jordan Poole shooting foul (Scottie Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 1:17 | | Scottie Barnes misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:17 |