Immanuel Quickley scored a season-high 34 points and the Toronto Raptors overcame a dominant rebounding effort by Walker Kessler to beat the Utah Jazz 118-109 on Friday night. Quickley added five rebounds,

Immanuel Quickley’s future contract with the Toronto Raptors is already drawing criticism, as he's been projected to be one of the NBA’s worst-value deals in two years.

With the Raptors likely to use some unusual lineups, there will be plenty of noise to filter out in the season's final seven weeks.

Toronto and Washington will square off in a matchup of Eastern Conference foes. Monday's matchup is the first this season between the two teams.

Guards Ja'Kobe Walter (hip flexor) and Immanuel Quickley (rest) have been ruled out, while star forward Scottie Barnes is questionable due to a hand contusion as the team gets set to take on the visiting Washington Wizards.

Immanuel Quickley scored 17 of his 24 points in the second half and the Toronto Raptors held on to beat the Orlando Magic 104-102

Contrary to their dismal record and bottom-five standing, the Toronto Raptors have mostly enjoyed positive vibes and promising developments this season as they prioritize lottery odds over wins.Franchise star Scottie Barnes has bounced back from multiple injuries to play the best two-way basketball of his career.

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TORONTO (AP) — Jordan Poole scored 34 points and the NBA-worst Washington Wizards won their second straight game, beating Toronto 118-117 on Saturday night when Raptors guard Jamal Shead’s running layup at the buzzer was ruled to be late.