MILWAUKEE -- DeMar DeRozan shook off his dismal Game 3 performance and scored 33 points as the Toronto Raptors posted an 87-76 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday afternoon, evening their Eastern Conference best-of-seven first-round playoff series 2-2.DeRozan missed all eight of his field goals and scored eight points in Toronto's 27-point Game 3 loss but exploded early Saturday, scoring 21 points in the first half and made 12-of-22 shots for the game.Kyle Lowry added 18 points for Toronto, which shot 41.3 percent and went 5 for 22 from beyond the arc.Tony Snell led Milwaukee with 19 points. He hit five 3-pointers but the rest of the team went 0 for 11 from distance. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Greg Monroe each finished with 14 points for the Bucks, who shot 37 percent from the field.Hawks 116, Wizards 98ATLANTA -- Paul Millsap had 29 points and 14 rebounds for his second straight double-double and Atlanta led wire-to-wire in beating Washington in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference playoff series.Millsap was 12 of 20 from the field and had five assists. His only problem was at the line, where he was 5 of 9. The Hawks, who trail in the series 2-1, also got 27 points from Dennis Schroder, 20 of those in the first half, with nine assists.The Wizards got 29 points from John Wall, who was 10 of 12 from the field and added seven assists and four rebounds. Wall scored 32 points in each of the first two games.

F Paul Millsap had 27 points and 10 rebounds and sank 14 of 15 free throws for the Hawks. After Game 1, Millsap made a point of calling out what he considered overly aggressive play from the Wizards -- "They were playing MMA." In the rematch, the teams were whistled for 55 fouls and took a combined 71 free throws. Atlanta shot 33 of 38 and Washington finished 24 of 33.

F Paul Millsap had 19 points for the Hawks. Atlanta made 32 of 39 free throws, but only shot 43.6 percent from the field and committed 21 turnovers.

F Paul Millsap finished with 22 points Sunday in the Hawks' overtime win against Cleveland. Atlanta tied it at 111 and forced OT on Millsap's short jumper at the buzzer. He scored 18 of his 22 points after halftime.

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Allen Crabbe came off the bench to score 25 points and pace the Portland Trail Blazers to a 105-98 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night at Moda Center.Crabbe sank 8 of 10 shots from 3-point range as Portland rallied from a 15-point third-quarter deficit to end a two-game losing streak.Damian Lillard collected 22 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for the Trail Blazers, who moved 1 1/2 games ahead of Denver in the race for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference with three games to play. The Nuggets have four games remaining.Andrew Wiggins scored 36 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and Karl-Anthony Town had 24 points and 16 boards for Minnesota, which was outscored 25-11 in the fourth quarter.Hawks 123, Celtics 116ATLANTA -- Paul Millsap had 26 points and 12 rebounds as Atlanta enhance its playoff chances with a victory over Boston.The win moved the Hawks a half-game ahead of Milwaukee for fifth in the Eastern Conference.... [More]

F Paul Millsap, playing just his second game since missing eight games with an injury, tallied 26 points and 12 rebounds to help the Hawks enhance their playoff hopes. It was the 19th double-double of the season for Millsap, who played his second game after missing eight with left knee synovitis. Millsap was 8 of 15 from the field and 9 of 12 from the foul line and added four assists in 29 minutes.

F Paul Millsap scored 14 points in 26 minutes in his return from missing eight games with a left knee injury. Millsap said the plan was for him to play about 24 minutes after he missed the previous eight games with a left knee injury. "Overall I felt pretty good," Millsap said.

F Paul Millsap (left knee swelling) responded well to practicing well on Friday and continues to make positive progress. Coach Mike Budenholzer said Millsap went through individual work on Saturday and could be ready to return soon. "Each day, you just make sure they're reacting and recovering in a good way," Budenholzer said.

F Paul Millsap, Atlanta's leading scorer, missed the seventh straight game because of a sore left knee.

F Paul Millsap missed his sixth game with synovitis in his left knee. Millsap had a non-surgical procedure on the knee and will miss two more games before being re-evaluated.

F Paul Millsap will miss at least three more games due to tightness in his left knee, the team announced Tuesday night.Millsap already has sat out five consecutive games due to the issue. He was diagnosed with synovitis in the knee when he visited Dr. James Andrews on Monday in Pensacola, Fla.Millsap, who averages 18.1 points and 7.7 rebounds, will be re-evaluated after sitting out the three games.The Hawks have struggled without Millsap, losing seven consecutive games entering a Tuesday game against the Phoenix Suns.

Atlanta Hawks All-Star forward Paul Millsap will miss at least three more games due to tightness in his left knee, the team announced Tuesday night.Millsap already has sat out five consecutive games due to the issue. He was diagnosed with synovitis in the knee when he visited Dr. James Andrews on Monday in Pensacola, Fla.Millsap, who averages 18.1 points and 7.7 rebounds, will be re-evaluated after sitting out the three games.The Hawks have struggled without Millsap, losing seven consecutive games entering a Tuesday game against the Phoenix Suns.Swingman Kent Bazemore (knee) will miss his fifth straight game, and forward Thabo Sefolosha (groin) will sit out for the second game in a row."At this point, it doesn't matter who's out on the floor," Atlanta center Dwight Howard said. "The guys who step on the floor have to get the job done."

F Paul Millsap, the team's leading scorer, missed his fifth straight game with left knee tightness,

F Paul Millsap was unavailable again. Millsap has missed the last five games.

F Paul Millsap missed his third game in a row with left knee tightness. Atlanta fell to 0-6 without Millsap this season.

PF Paul Millsap (knee) has been ruled out for at least the next two games. Millsap missed Saturday's game against Portland due to left knee tightness. He is listed as out and will miss the next two games at Charlotte and Wednesday at Washington. Millsap is averaging 18.1 points and 7.7 rebounds, starting all 65 games played.

F Paul Millsap, a four-time All-Star who leads Atlanta in scoring, experienced left knee tightness warming up and was a late scratch Saturday.

F Paul Millsap had 16 points and 11 rebounds to help lead the Hawks.

F Paul Millsap scored 24 points, hitting 10 of 21 shots. He added four rebounds, three assists and two blocked shots.

F Paul Millsap had 20 points and 10 rebounds Monday.