The Washington Wizards defeated the Toronto Raptors 118-117 to start their seven-game road trip. On Monday night, the two clubs will play one another in Toronto. As both teams allowed the opponent's attack to run wild, the Wizards were behind by six at the end of the first quarter. Washington's offensive assault persisted in the second session, as the Wizards led the Raptors by ten points at the break.

Although Toronto often rallied and reduced the lead to as small as two in the fourth quarter, the Wizards had a 13-point lead in the third quarter. The Raptors' head coach, Darko Rajaković, benched his starters and used a bench mob in the last period, which felt like a tank move. After returning, the bench mob cut Washington's advantage to one point and set up a wild conclusion.