WASHINGTON (AP) — Fred VanVleet scored a season-high 33 points, OG Anunoby added 21 and the Toronto Raptors beat the Washington Wizards 109-100 on Wednesday night for their fifth consecutive victory.
VanVleet hit 13 of 22 shots for the Raptors, who avenged a 15-point opening night loss at home to the Wizards two weeks ago while running their win streak longer than any last season.
“I'm not taking it for granted,” VanVleet said of this team's start after a 12th-place Eastern Conference finish in 2020-21. “Did you watch us last year? Yeah, I'm not taking none of this for granted.