Keyshawn George scores 23 points and Wizards beat struggling Raptors 138-117

WASHINGTON (AP) — Keyshawn George scored 23 points on 9-of-13 shooting, and the last-place Washington Wizards beat the struggling Toronto Raptors 138-117 on Friday night.

CJ McCollum and Bilal Coulibaly each added 21 points to help the Wizards to their highest-scoring performance of the season. The Raptors owned the NBA's fourth-best defensive rating entering Friday.

Washington halted a four-game home losing streak but still has the NBA’s worst record (6-23). The Wizards shot 59.3% (54 of 91) as a team, out-rebounded the Raptors 46-33 and outscored the visitors 36-17 in the fourth quarter.

Brandon Ingram scored 29 points and Immanuel Quickley added 25 for Toronto, which has lost nine of 13.

Sandro Mamukelashvili had 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Raptors, who played without starters RJ Barrett (knee sprain) and Jakob Poetl (back strain).

Toronto closed an 11-point halftime deficit to two by the end of the third quarter before succumbing to Washington's late onslaught.

Justin Champagnie and Bub Carrington sank consecutive 3-pointers to stretch the Wizards' lead to 10 points with 10:08 to play. Later, McCollum and Carrington hit 3s sandwiched around George's running layup in a spurt that extended it to 120-104.

Coulibaly's dunk in transition with 3:50 remaining made it a 20-point game for the first time

Raptors: Begin a five-game homestand Sunday against Golden State.

Wizards: Continue their homestand Sunday against Memphis.

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Washington Wizards guard Bilal Coulibaly (0) goes to the basket against Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes (4), guard Ochai Agbaji (30) and guard Immanuel Quickley, left, during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Toronto Raptors forward Sandro Mamukelashvili (54) shoots against Washington Wizards forward Khris Middleton (22) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Toronto Raptors guard Immanuel Quickley (5) passes the ball against Washington Wizards forward Khris Middleton (22) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Washington Wizards guard CJ McCollum (3) goes up to shoot against Toronto Raptors guard Immanuel Quickley, left, during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Washington Wizards forward Kyshawn George (18) goes up to shoot against Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes (4) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

ATLANTA (AP) — Norman Powell had 25 points, Pelle Larsson scored a career-high 21 and the struggling Miami Heat handed the Atlanta Hawks their fifth straight loss, 126-111 on Friday night.

Kel'el Ware had 16 points and 13 rebounds in place of Bam Adebayo, who missed the game with a back injury. Andrew Wiggins had 18 points and Jamie Jaquez Jr. had 16 points off the bench.

The Heat had lost eight of nine games entering Friday, but got back over .500 at 16-15. Tyler Herro missed his eighth straight game with a toe injury. Larsson started after missing five games with a sprained left ankle.

Trae Young led the Hawks with 30 points and he also had seven assists. Jalen Johnson added 24 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds.

Wiggins turned in one of the plays of the game in the fourth quarter. He saved the ball along the sideline after stealing an inbounds pass, got a return pass and hit a running reverse layup to stretch Miami's lead to 102-87 with 9:05 to play. A 9-0 run capped by an over-the-head layup by Powell later in the quarter pushed the lead to 17.

The Heat outrebounded the Hawks 52-42 and forced 21 turnovers while committing 12. That resulted in 19 more field goal attempts for Miami.

The Hawks fell to 5-10 at home and are the only team in the NBA with a winning record on the road (10-7) and a losing record at home.

Dyson Daniels returned for Atlanta after missing one game with right hip inflammation. He had eight points and six rebounds.

Heat: Host Indiana on Saturday night.

Hawks: Host New York on Saturday night in their eighth back-to-back of the season, which is the most in the NBA.

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Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson (1) shoots against Miami Heat forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. (11) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (11) shoots past Miami Heat guard Davion Mitchell (45) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Miami Heat guard Dru Smith (12) shoots against Atlanta Hawks guard Vit Krejci (27) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (11) drives against the Miami Heat during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)