Trent’s 3-pointer beats buzzer as Raptors rally past Wizards

<p>TAMPA, Fla. &mdash; Gary Trent Jr. beat the buzzer with a long 3-pointer and the Toronto Raptors rallied from a 19-point second-half deficit to beat the Washington Wizards 103-101 on Monday night.</p>
<p>Pascal Siakam led Toronto with 22 points, and DeAndre Bembry and rookie Malachi Flynn led a fourth-quarter charge for the Raptors, who won consecutive games for the first time since Feb. 19-21.</p>
<p>Russell Westbrook had 23 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists for the Wizards, who have lost four straight.</p>
<p>Washington played a fifth straight game without NBA scoring leader Bradley Beal.</p>
<p>The Wizards led 74-55 midway through the third quarter before they missed 13 straight 3-point attempts.</p>
<p>Trent finished with 16 points for Toronto. Flynn had 16 points, six rebounds and six assists, and Bembry scored 15 points.</p>
<p>The Raptors missed their first seven shots and fell behind by 14 points when Westbrook’s 15-footer completed a 9-0 Washington run with 2:54 left in the first quarter.</p>
<p>Westbrook had 10 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists in the first half, and Garrison Mathews came off the bench with four 3-pointers to help the Wizards take a 61-51 halftime lead.</p>
<p>TIP-INS</p>
<p>Wizards: Beal, who has a hip contusion, warmed up before it was determined he would not play. … It was the 19th triple-double of the season for Westbrook and the fourth in his last five games. … The Wizards had made only 21 of 80 3-pointers (24.7%) in their three previous games. </p>
<p>Raptors: G Fred VanVleet did not play after leaving the preceding game with a left hip flexor. … G Kyle Lowry missed his third straight game with a foot infection.</p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>Wizards: At Orlando on Wednesday night.</p>
<p>Raptors: Host the Los Angeles Lakers Tuesday night in Tampa.</p>
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