Washington Wizards lose to Toronto Raptors 134-98

The Washington Wizards will close out the 2023-2024 preseason 3-1.

Candi Waller | Oct 20, 2023

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Any Washington Wizards dreams, hopes, or desires to go undefeated in the preseason were diminished tonight when the team lost 134 – 98 on the Toronto Raptors’ home court.

The Raptors were also undefeated coming into preseason game 4 and will remain that way headed into the regular season. Kyle Kuzma was out again with a calf injury. Other notable injuries to the Wizards roster include. Johnny Davis (elbow), Anthony Gill (hamstring), and Landry Shamet (toe).

The Wizards had a strong start to the game when it was obvious the Toronto Raptors watched some film from the Wizards in Madison Square Garden on Wednesday. The Raptors would get going mid through the first quarter and would not look back. The Raptors had 66 points in the paint, won the total rebounds game with 60, had 26 fastbreak points, and the bench scored 62 points.

Top scorers for the Wizards were:

Deni Avdija – 18

Eugene Omoruyi – 16

Tyus Jones – 11

Danilo Gallinari – 11

From the Raptors:

Scottie Barnes – 23

Pascal Siakam – 19

O.G. Anunoby – 15

Malachi Flynn – 13

Gradey Dick – 12

Now the Wizards leadership have the tall task of finalizing the roster before the start of the NBA regular season. The team has a good problem to have in that most have made an impact in some way that align with the vision leadership has set out for the team. It won’t be long now for the roster to be set and the game action when it counts starts.

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Published Oct 20, 2023

CANDI WALLER

Candi Waller also known as "CWall" is the Founder and CEO of CWall® Sports & Entertainment, President of the CWall Foundation, Inc, the Managing Publisher of the Fan Nation Inside the Wizards site, and President of Bowie Television. A native of Gorgeous Prince George's County, Maryland, Candi has been an authentic lover of all sports since her childhood. She was such a sports fan at an early age that she notes one of her favorite childhood shows as the legendary "George Michael Sports Machine". Candi holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Hampton University, Master of Arts in Human Resource Development from The George Washington University and a certificate in Sports Industry Essentials from Columbia University. Prior to and during her work in the sports industry, Candi has established her identity as a results-driven, relationship building advocate and professional with extensive years of experience leading and implementing successful strategic change, communications, and stakeholder engagement programs across geographically dispersed organizations. She’s worked across Big Four and Government Trusted Advisor consulting firms such as IBM, Deloitte, and the MITRE Corporation. She is an active member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, Women in Sports & Events (WISE), the National Press Club (NPC), the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), the Prince George’s County Chamber of Commerce and is an ambassador for the National Museum of African American History and Culture. In terms of what she likes to do for fun, that’s just it…anything that is considered fun, she’s all for it! She’s very close to her parents, brother, and sister, and has a host of nieces, nephews, and godchildren.