TORONTO -- The Washington Wizards defeated the Toronto Raptors 117-106 Tuesday night at Air Canada Center to take a 2-0 lead in the first-round playoff series.

Washington becomes the fifth team to go up 2-0 on the road since the first round became a best-of-seven series in 2003.

Guard Bradley Beal had a game-high 28 points and five rebounds for the Wizards.

Washington guard John Wall added 26 points while setting a franchise record for assists in a playoff game with 17.

Center Marcin Gortat had 16 points and eight rebounds while forward Otter Porter added 15 points and nine rebounds off the bench for the Wizards.

By losing the first two games of the series at home, the Raptors have dug themselves a pretty deep hole. Only three teams in NBA history have won a best-of-seven series after falling behind 0-2 at home.

Raptors guard Kyle Lowry left the game with 5:56 remaining appearing to favoring his left leg following a collision with Wizards forward Paul Pierce. Lowry, who was in foul trouble in the first half, finished with six points and four assists.

Guards DeMar DeRozan and Lou Williams each had 20 points in the loss. Center Jonas Valanciunas added 15 points and 10 rebounds.

Forward Terrence Ross put the Raptors in position to make the game close. He hit a pair 3-point shots Toronto opened the second half on a 12-2 run pulling to within two, 63-61.

Following a Washington timeout the Wizards went on a 10-0 surge to take command again.

With just over two minutes remaining in the quarter, Raptors coach Dwane Casey was assed a technical for arguing a noncall on Wall. Wall drained both free throws as Washington extended its lead to 16, their largest of the night.

The Raptors opened the game on a 12-2 run. DeRozan led the way with seven points while shooting 3 of 3 from the field.

Washington called timeout and proceeded to outscore Toronto 24-19 following the timeout to pull to within five, 31-26.

The Raptors shot 52 percent from the field while holding the Wizards to 41 percent shooting in the first period.

NOTES: Raptors F Tyler Hansbrough replaced F Amir Johnson in the starting lineup for the second consecutive game. Johnson missed four of Toronto's final seven regular-season games due to a sore right ankle. ... Raptors G Lou Williams won the NBA's Sixth Man Award on Monday as the league's best player in a reserve role. Williams becomes the first player in Raptors history to receive the honor. ... After their 93-86 overtime loss Saturday, the Raptors dropped to 0-7 all-time in opening-round Game 1s. ... With the victory in the opener, Washington coach Randy Wittman became the first coach in NBA history to win six of his first seven road playoff games.