In bracket order/All times ET
Toronto (1) vs. Washington (8)
Rapt music: Kyle Lowry, the Cardinal Dougherty/Villanova product, led the league in charges taken with 37. Sixers forward Ersan Ilyasova (32) was second. When your four-time All-Star and Olympic gold medalist is making those type of plays, it tends to reverberate. … Toronto is the seventh different team to be the East’s No. 1 seed in the last seven years. … The Raptors won a franchise-high 59 games this season, but were 2-2 against Washington.
Wiz wit’: The Wizards had lofty goals at the start of the season – 50 wins, repeat as Southeast Division champs – but injuries and erratic play led to their slipping in as the 8-seed.