Overview
- Toronto became the first team to reach this year’s NBA Cup quarterfinals, clinching East Group A at 3-0 after Indiana fell in Cleveland.
- It marks the franchise’s first knockout-stage appearance since the in-season tournament began.
- A 48-point third quarter — a club record for any period — turned a 10-point halftime lead into a 28-point margin entering the fourth.
- Brandon Ingram and RJ Barrett scored 24 apiece, Scottie Barnes had 23, Sandro Mamukelashvili added 23 off the bench, and Immanuel Quickley finished with 17.
- The win stretched Toronto’s run to six straight and 11-5 overall, while Washington slipped to 1-14 with its 13th consecutive loss and played without Alex Sarr and Marvin Bagley III; Toronto’s Collin Murray-Boyles was also out.