TAMPA, FLORIDA - MAY 06: Fred VanVleet #23 of the Toronto Raptors dribbles against Russell Westbrook #4 of the Washington Wizards (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images)
The Toronto Raptors are all but mathematically eliminated from the postseason picture, as a loss against Bradley Beal, Russell Westbrook, and the Washington Wizards has them looking at their first season in almost a decade that likely won’t have any playoff basketball. Still, there were some silver linings.
Pascal Siakam’s career-high 44-point outburst was the biggest takeaway from last night, but he was far from the only Raptors player that stepped up in the absence of Kyle Lowry.