Washington Wizards forward Nene, center, from Brazil, tries to get past Toronto Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas (17), from Lithuania, and guard Kyle Lowry (7) in the first half of Game 4 in the first round of the NBA basketball playoffs, Sunday, April 26, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Seven Washington players scored double digits—including Brad Beal with a game-high 23 points—as the Wizards made history with a 125-94 blowout victory over the Toronto Raptors in Game Four of the Eastern Conference first round series on April 26 in D.C. The win gives Washington a 4-0 sweep over the Raptors in the best-of-seven series, a first in Wizards franchise history.
Washington Wizards center Marcin Gortat (4), from Poland, Toronto Raptors forward Tyler Hansbrough (50) and forward Otto Porter Jr. (22) go for the rebound in the first half of Game 4 in an NBA basketball first-round playoff series, Sunday, April 26, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Washington was completely on-fire shooting the ball, making just about every shot they took from deep range. The Wizards made 15 three-pointers as a team, the most in a single game this season. Veteran forward Paul Pierce led the way, making four-of-six from the arc and ended up with 14 points. Beal, along with forward Drew Gooden and guard Ramon Sessions, each made three three-pointers. Sessions had 15 points and Gooden ended with 13 – both off the bench.
Center Marcin Gortat controlled the paint for Washington, posting a double-double of 21 points and 11 rebounds; point guard John Wall also had a double-double of 14 points and 10 assists.
Raptors guard Kyle Lowry led Toronto with 21 points and eight rebounds.
Next: Washington advances on to the second round of the NBA playoffs, and will face the winner of the Atlanta Hawks versus Brooklyn Nets first-round series. Atlanta leads the series, 2-1.