ATLANTA — Dennis Schroder, saddled with three early fouls and held scoreless in the first half, finished with 18 points to help the Atlanta Hawks defeat the Washington Wizards 111-101 on Monday night, evening the first-round Eastern Conference playoff series at two wins apiece.
Schroder scored on two 3-pointers, a jump shot and a driving layup in the final four minutes as the Hawks rebuffed Washington’s comeback effort.
Game 5 will be Wednesday at Washington and Game 6 on Friday in Atlanta.
Paul Millsap won the showdown with Markieff Morris, who called the Atlanta forward a “crybaby” after Game 3. Morris had nine points and four rebounds. Millsap totaled 19 points, nine rebounds and seven assists.
Washington was led by Bradley Beal with 32 points. John Wall scored a series-low 22 points and added 10 assists and five rebounds.
Raptors 118, Bucks 93
TORONTO — Norman Powell, starting for only the second time in the series, scored 25 points as Toronto defeated Milwaukee to take a 3-2 lead in an Eastern Conference first-round playoff matchup.
Game 6 will be Thursday in Milwaukee.
Powell was put into the lineup for Game 5 in Milwaukee after Toronto’s poor effort in Game 4. Kyle Lowry added 16 points and 10 assists for the Raptors. Serge Ibaka chipped in with 19 points and DeMar DeRozan had 18.
Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 30 points and nine rebounds.