Beal, Wall combine for 54 points as Wizards leave the North with 2-0 advantage

The Toronto Raptors are toast. 

Behind a combined 54 points from John Wall and Bradley Beal, the Washington Wizards emerged victorious with a 117-106 win in Game 2. The Wizards will now head home with a 2-0 series lead.

If that wasn't bad enough, Raptors guard Kyle Lowry also left the game with an apparent leg injury late in the fourth.

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Credit has to be given to the Wizards' offense, but it was the Raptors' flagrant disregard for defense that took center stage. The Wizards shot 53.2 percent from the field and had 97 points through three quarters. None of Toronto's perimeter defenders seemed remotely interested in limiting dribble penetration and the Raptors' bigs provided little by way of rim protection or rebounding.

The Wizards now head home for a chance to close out the series in a clean sweep. Washington is 29-12 at home this season.

Turning Point

Incredibly, the Raptors led for much of the first half. However, the Wizards made an adjustment by going small with Paul Pierce at power forward. That move opened the floodgates.

From that point onwards, the Wizards scored on 13 of their next 15 possessions while the Raptors scrambled to cover a high spread pick-and-roll with four shooters on the perimeter. 

It wasn't all Pierce. Lowry picked up two fouls in quick succession, which sent the Raptors' only decent on-ball defender to the bench. That left a lead-footed Greivis Vasquez to a speed demon in John Wall.

The end result was a 34-point quarter for the Wizards, who quickly erased the Raptors' short-lived lead before going on to win in a landslide.

Star Performer

The Wizards' phenomenal backcourt of Beal and Wall both deserve the honor.

The Raptors didn't have an answer for Beal, who did it all for the Wizards. He was lethal in the pick-and-roll, was a pest defensively and ran circles around the Raptors' defense on catch-and-shoots. Beal finished with 28 points and five rebounds on 12-of-21 shooting from the field

Wall was just as impressive. He hounded the Raptors' ball handlers and repeatedly burned his man with blazing speed. Wall probed the paint at will before spotting cutting bigs or open shooters. He finished with 26 points and a franchise playoff-high 17 assists.

Highlight Reel

John Wall plays both sides of the ball:

The vaunted Raptors' defense in action:

Series at a Glance

Game 1: Wizards 93, Raptors 86 - OT
Game 2: Wizards 117, Raptors 106
Game 3: Friday, April 24, 8 p.m. ET
Game 4: Sunday, April 26, 6:30 p.m. ET
Game 5*: TBD 
Game 6*: TBD
Game 7*: TBD