After two tight losses in Washington exposed some bad blood between the teams, Atlanta returned home and built a 25-point lead by late in the first quarter. The Hawks were never seriously challenged by the Wizards, who were essentially a one-man team. John Wall kept up his dazzling play in the series, scoring 29 points, but the point guard got no help from his teammates. RAPTORS 87, BUCKS 76MILWAUKEE (AP) " DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points as the Toronto Raptors beat the Milwaukee Bucks in a defensive slugfest to tie their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series at two games apiece. The Raptors seized home-court advantage back in the best-of-seven series.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 23, 2017 00:22 UTC