The Washington Wizards had split the first two meetings with the Toronto Raptors this season, losing on February 19th at the Verizon Center, by a score of 96-88. Less than a week later, the two clubs met up at Toronto's Air Canada Centre. This time, Washington was victorious, winning 90-84, behind 20 points from Bradley Beal. Tonight, the Raptors made their final trip to the Verizon Center for their second to last meeting of the season with the Wizards.
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| Wizards guard John Wall has fun during player introductions |
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| The opening tip |
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| G-Wiz, the Wizards mascot |
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| Raptors forward Rudy Gay takes issue with referee James Williams |
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| Gay drives baseline |
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| Raptors forward Amir Johnson goes up for the shot against Wizards forward Jan Vesely |
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| Rudy Gay is defended by Wizards forward Trevor Ariza |
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| Amir Johnson pulls down the rebound |
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| Raptors guard Landry Fields |
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| Raptors guard Kyle Lowry drives on Wizards guard Martell Webster |
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| Raptors guard Landry Fields and center Jonas Valanciunas box out Wizards center Jason Collins |
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| Kyle Lowry dribbles around a screen set by Jonas Valanciunas |
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| Jonas Valanciunas goes up for a hook shot over John Wall |
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| Valanciunas gets fouled by Jason Collins |
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| John Wall drives on Kyle Lowry |
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| Jan Vesely takes a layup |
Washington's lineup was bolstered by the return of Bradley Beal, who had missed several games with a sprained left ankle. Although the rookie guard didn't start, his contributions were one of the main reasons the Wizards pulled out a 109-92 Easter Sunday victory before an estimated 14,360 fans at the Verizon Center.
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| Wizards guard Bradley Beal drives around a screen set by center Emeka Okafor |
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| Beal surveys the floor after dribbling around the screen |
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| John Wall looks for a hole in the Toronto defense |
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| Beal dribbles around Raptors forward Alan Anderson |
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| Martell Webster tries catch John Wall's lob, and gets fouled by Kyle Lowry |
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| Wall tries to set up a play late in the game, while keeping an eye on the clock |
Beal finished with 24 points in just over 30 minutes off the bench. Emeka Okafor added 19 points and 10 rebounds, while John Wall chipped in 18 points and 10 assists.
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| Beal drives baseline around Alan Anderson |
Toronto was led by Jonas Valanciunas with 18 points and 10 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry each added 15 points in the loss.
The Wizards will have their final meeting with the Raptors in Toronto on Wednesday night, after hosting the Bulls at the Verizon Center on Tuesday.
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