TORONTO - Bradley Beal scored 23 points, Montrezl Harrell had 22, and the Washington Wizards spoiled the Raptors’ long-awaited return to Toronto with a 98-83 victory on Wednesday.
Fred VanVleet and rookie Scottie Barnes had 12 points apiece to top Toronto. OG Anunoby had 11 points and 10 rebounds, while Goran Dragic and Montreal native Khem Birch each had nine points.
Anticipation had been sky high ahead of the Raptors’ first regular-season game at Scotiabank Arena in 600 days.
But the rebuilding Raptors, without veteran Kyle Lowry for the first time in a decade, struggled from the opening whistle.