Jeffries makes NBA debut in 74-68 loss

TORONTO -- Morris Peterson scored 20 points and Michael Jordan went scoreless in the second half -- and even missed a dunk -- as the Toronto Raptors opened their season with a 74-68 victory over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night.\nJordan, coming off the bench, scored just eight points in 25 minutes. After missing two free throws with 4:06 left, he missed a breakaway dunk as the ball clanged off the back rim. The crowd laughed at Jordan, who turns 40 in February.\nThe Wizards, down by 12, never recovered.\nThe only positive for the new-look Wizards, who shot just 29.6 percent from the field, was the play of Kwame Brown, who had a career-high 18 rebounds, 12 points and five blocks.\nJared Jeffries logged 16 minutes off of the bench for the Wizards and had four points and four rebounds, but three turnovers. \nVince Carter had 18 points in his first game since surgery on his left knee in March.\nPeterson also had a career-high 10 rebounds for the Raptors, who also got a career-high 12 rebounds from new center Jelani McCoy.\nThe Wizards started the game with four new starters in their lineup, including Jerry Stackhouse, who had a team-high 19 points. Stackhouse, acquired from Detroit in exchange for Richard Hamilton, went 6-for-17 from the field.\nCarter had eight points, including an impressive fadeaway jumper after spinning around his defender, as Toronto took a 18-11 lead in the first quarter with Jordan on the bench.\nJordan entered with 3:50 left in the first quarter and immediately stole Peterson's pass, but Washington didn't score on the possession because of Stackhouse's turnover.\nThe Wizards shot 25 percent in the first quarter as the Raptors led 20-14.\nAfter Jordan made his first shot of the game early in the second, the Raptors went on a 14-0 run as Peterson scored seven points and the Wizards went almost five minutes without scoring.\nJordan scored all eight of his points in the second quarter as the Wizards cut Toronto's lead to eight at halftime.\nNotes: After Charles Oakley complained before the game that his locker wasn't near the TV, Jordan told rookie Jefferies to switch lockers with Oakley. ... With reporters huddled around Oakley's locker, the former Raptor took a jab at Toronto coach Lenny Wilkens: "The crowd should be in Lenny's office asking how he got that deal," he said. Wilkens has two years and $10 million left on his four-year deal. ... Seven of the Washington's next 10 games are against last season's playoff teams. ... NBA deputy commissioner Russ Granik attended the game.