Wizards at Raptors Preview: Washington hosts the Raptors in DC

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Game Info

When: Friday, October 23rd at 7:00 p.m. ET

How to watch: Monumental Sports Network, League Pass

Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, DC

Injury Report

Raptors: Nate Bittle – Out (Foot)

Wizards: AJ Dybansta – Out (Ankle), Jamir Watkins – Out (Knee), Tristan Vukcevic – Out (Hip)

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Pregame notes

After winning the season opener, the Wizards take on the Toronto Raptors. Toronto comes in with a victory of their own as they throttled Chicago Bulls by 43 points to open up the season.

The Raptors have made some changes to their roster, but none more heralded than the acquisition of Kawhi Leonard, who previously won a NBA Championship and NBA Finals MVP in his one season with Toronto back in 2019.

There are big things expected for the Raptors coming off a playoff appearance last season. This team is looking to make some noise as an Eastern Conference contender, which is why the addition of Leonard was so critical for their aspirations to ascend.

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This game certainly would be a statement game for the Washington Wizards, who are looking to climb up into the Eastern Conference upper tier as well. After struggling for three quarters on Wednesday, the Wizards were able to finally put the Milwaukee Bucks away after a strong 4th quarter performance on both ends of the floor. Despite their struggle behind the arc, shooting only 21 percent from 3, the Wizards were able to pull off the opening win on the strength of 70 points in the paint and getting to the free throw line (41 attempts).

This will look like the formula for much of the season as the Wizards have a decisive size advantage on…

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