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Washington Wizards: Wizards light up Raptors and the Northern Lights

By Jen Julie Smith

John Wall and Bradley Beal of the Washington Wizards. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON, DC –  APRIL 22: Kelly Oubre Jr. #12 of the Washington Wizards shoots the ball against the Toronto Raptors in Game Four of Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs on April 22, 2018 at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC –  APRIL 22: Kelly Oubre Jr. #12 of the Washington Wizards shoots the ball against the Toronto Raptors in Game Four of Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs on April 22, 2018 at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Frontcourt was outstanding

Otto “Welcome Back” Porter. He had a slow first half. But that didn’t matter. It’s not how you start, but how you finish. He tried to finish off the Raptors to open up the third quarter raining down threes.

Porter knocked down back-to-back shots from 3-point range, added a jumper for good measure, to have 8 points in a little over 3 minutes. His firepower ignited the Wizards in the second half.

He would finish the game with 12 points, 6 rebounds and 2 key blocks.

The Wizards had 40 points in the first half, but they would have 40 points in the third stanza alone.

To start the game, Marcin Gortat battled in the paint against Toronto’s bigs. He was knocking down jumpers with just as much confidence as he does taking it to the rim.

In my last article for Game 3, I devoted an entire page to the Polish Machine, because he has really come alive this series.

He was very efficient, shooting 6-for-8 from the field. He finished the game with 12 points and 6 rebounds.

Gortat can show you just how good he played this game here:

https://twitter.com/NBA/status/988213645053218821

Ian Mahinmi continued to bang the boards. He had 3 rebounds and 4 points.

While Kelly Oubre was the Tasmanian Devil. He is a pesky defender, and is fearless when taking an offensive charge.

Once he was on the floor, it was almost a guarantee that he would disrupt the Raptor’s offensive flow.

Oubre got to the free throw line 7 times, and finished the game with 10 points and 5 rebounds.

Oubre’s defense was simply outstanding, and he was an integral part of the Wizards win.

While Mike Scott continues to astound. He had this buzzer-beater to knot the game at 80 going into the fourth quarter.

Let’s take a look at the Raptors “backcourt” and then our Washington Wizards on the next two pages.

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