{"id":64332,"date":"2018-04-28T07:39:40","date_gmt":"2018-04-28T07:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=64332"},"modified":"2018-04-28T07:39:40","modified_gmt":"2018-04-28T07:39:40","slug":"toronto-raptors-washington-wizards-road-advance-second-round-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/toronto-raptors-washington-wizards-road-advance-second-round-playoffs.html","title":{"rendered":"Toronto Raptors down Washington Wizards on the road, advance to second-round of playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Toronto Raptors down Washington Wizards on the road, advance to second-round of playoffs<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">The Toronto Raptors took a more democratic approach to Friday night&#8217;s Game 6 series-clinching 102-92 victory in Washington, and it paid off in the form of their third consecutive appearance in the second round.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Kyle Lowry paced the Raptors with 24 points, but DeMar DeRozan (16), Jonas Valanciunas (14), and Pascal Siakam (11) all chipped in double-digit efforts as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Bradley Beal and John Wall were the Wizards&#8217; biggest contributors, combining for 55 points, but that stood in stark contrast to the Raptors&#8217; duo and all the help they received. Wall missed all four of his shots in the fourth quarter as their season fizzled to a halt. Washington shot just 40% from the field.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">The Raptors had been 0-23 all-time when trailing at halftime on the road in the postseason, according to ESPN Stats and Info. They were down 53-50 after two quarters<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">The Raptors rode their bench to start the fourth. Toronto reserves scored the Raptors&#8217; first 15 points in the fourth as they stretched the lead 88-83 midway through the final period.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">The Raptors had the most productive reserve unit in the NBA this season and outscored the Wizards 34-20 in that regard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">It was the kind of win the top-seeded Raptors needed, especially heading into a second-round series against the winner of Cleveland vs. Indiana. There have been No. 1 vs. No. 8 seed matchups that went seven games, but no road team had ever won.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Friday&#8217;s loss capped a frustrating year for the Wizards, who struggled with chemistry and consistency throughout the season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">The Cavs have knocked the Raptors out of the postseason the past two years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 8pt;color: #000000\">Source:-https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/2018\/04\/27\/toronto-raptors-down-washington-wizards-road-advance-second-round-playoffs\/560503002\/<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/toronto-raptors-washington-wizards-road-advance-second-round-playoffs.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toronto Raptors down Washington Wizards on the road, advance to second-round of playoffs The Toronto Raptors took a more democratic approach to Friday night&#8217;s Game 6 series-clinching 102-92 victory in Washington, and it paid off in the form of their third consecutive appearance in the second round. 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