Washington, DC (My Sportsbook) - The Washington Wizards had a tough night offensively on Wednesday. Michael Jordan had a forgettable night in the Wizards' 74-68 loss to the Toronto Raptors.

Jordan scored eight points off the bench -- all in the first half -- over 24 minutes of work. After missing two free throws with 4:06 left, he missed a breakaway dunk as the ball clanged off the back rim. The Air Canada Centre crowd let loose a hearty chuckle at Jordan, who turns 40 in February.

"I'm pretty sure everybody is going to look at the one play," Jordan said. "I felt like I exploded pretty good. I got hit on the knee, but I still should have finished it. Other than that I felt good."

Jordan finished 4-for-14 from the floor.

"I've never seen Michael miss a couple of free throws and a dunk late in the game like that. Normally, that's money in the bank," Washington coach Doug Collins said.

The one silver lining for Washington was the play of second-year forward Kwame Brown, who had a career-high 18 rebounds, 12 points and five blocks.

The Wizards had four new starters in the lineup, including Jerry Stackhouse, who paced the club with 19 points.

"There wasn't any chemistry," Jordan said. "For us to come out in the first game and expect to have everything clicking is kind of far-fetched."

Washington gets a chance to redeem itself quickly, when the team travels to Boston to take on the Celtics on Thursday night.

Boston captured three of the four meetings with the Wizards last season with the one loss coming on the road in overtime. The Celtics have lost eight of their last 13 games at Washington, but have a commanding 155-87 lead in the all-time overall series.