<p>The Toronto Raptors bounced back from a pair of blowout losses with a comfortable 106-89 win over the struggling Washington Wizards at the Air Canada Center on Friday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The Wizards (4-19) provided little challenge and fell for the third consecutive game. <br /><br />The Raptors (8-16), led by reserves Amir Johnson and Leandro Barbosa, built a 55-45 lead at halftime. <br /><br />“Amir was a monster,” Raptors coach Dwane Casey told reporters. “I thought he did a great job of rolling to the basket, cleaning up the offensive boards.”<br /><br />The Raptors are coming off successive hammerings, falling 100-77 to Atlanta on Tuesday and 100-64 in Boston the following night. <br /><br />"The overall focus was good. They came out like a team that was embarrassed by what had happened against Atlanta and Boston," said Casey. <br /><br />Johnson scored 12 points and Barbosa added 11 in the first half as the home side dominated the interior, holding a large advantage in rebounds and points in the paint. <br /><br />Washington responded with an 8-0 run early in the third quarter to pull within one point at 60-59, but following a timeout by Toronto, the Raptors regained control and the momentum again sparked by the reserves and pulled away from the fading Wizards. <br /><br />"They outplayed us in every phase of the game. Disappointing, coming in here after we've been playing, I think, at a pretty good, high level. But tonight wasn't it," Wizards coach Randy Wittman said. <br /><br />Barbosa led all Raptors with 19 points and Johnson finished with 18 points and 13 rebounds for a double-double. Washington guards Nick Young and John Wall led the Wizards with 21 and 15 points respectively.<br /><br />Other results: Orlando: 102 bt Cleveland: 94; Miami: 99 bt Philadelphia: 79; Minnesota: 108 bt New Jersey: 105; Detroit: 88 bt Milwaukee: 80; Boston: 91 bt NY Knicks: 89; Oklahoma City: 101 bt Memphis: 94; Houston: 99 bt Phoenix: 81; Indiana: 98 bt Dallas: 87; LA Lakers: 93 bt Denver: 89.</p>
<p>The Toronto Raptors bounced back from a pair of blowout losses with a comfortable 106-89 win over the struggling Washington Wizards at the Air Canada Center on Friday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The Wizards (4-19) provided little challenge and fell for the third consecutive game. <br /><br />The Raptors (8-16), led by reserves Amir Johnson and Leandro Barbosa, built a 55-45 lead at halftime. <br /><br />“Amir was a monster,” Raptors coach Dwane Casey told reporters. “I thought he did a great job of rolling to the basket, cleaning up the offensive boards.”<br /><br />The Raptors are coming off successive hammerings, falling 100-77 to Atlanta on Tuesday and 100-64 in Boston the following night. <br /><br />"The overall focus was good. They came out like a team that was embarrassed by what had happened against Atlanta and Boston," said Casey. <br /><br />Johnson scored 12 points and Barbosa added 11 in the first half as the home side dominated the interior, holding a large advantage in rebounds and points in the paint. <br /><br />Washington responded with an 8-0 run early in the third quarter to pull within one point at 60-59, but following a timeout by Toronto, the Raptors regained control and the momentum again sparked by the reserves and pulled away from the fading Wizards. <br /><br />"They outplayed us in every phase of the game. Disappointing, coming in here after we've been playing, I think, at a pretty good, high level. But tonight wasn't it," Wizards coach Randy Wittman said. <br /><br />Barbosa led all Raptors with 19 points and Johnson finished with 18 points and 13 rebounds for a double-double. Washington guards Nick Young and John Wall led the Wizards with 21 and 15 points respectively.<br /><br />Other results: Orlando: 102 bt Cleveland: 94; Miami: 99 bt Philadelphia: 79; Minnesota: 108 bt New Jersey: 105; Detroit: 88 bt Milwaukee: 80; Boston: 91 bt NY Knicks: 89; Oklahoma City: 101 bt Memphis: 94; Houston: 99 bt Phoenix: 81; Indiana: 98 bt Dallas: 87; LA Lakers: 93 bt Denver: 89.</p>