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Cleveland Cavaliers Washington Wizards vs. Golden State Warriors Houston Rockets vs. Golden State Warriors. Golden State Warriors Reg. Season Summary. Playoffs Schedule. More Playoffs Pages. Full Site Menu Return to Top. In the News : L. James , K. Durant , J. Embiid , J. Harden , S. Curry , L. The Bucks finished the season by winning 20 of their last 30 games thanks in large part to Middleton and Giannis Antetokounmpo, who scored Toronto won three of four games over Milwaukee, but Middleton did not play in the Raptors' three wins.

In fairness, Lowry was injured during the Bucks' victory, so it will be interesting to see how these teams fare at full strength minus Bucks forward Jabari Parker, who is out for the year with a torn ACL suffered on February 8. The Atlanta Hawks have been up and down all year but finished the regular season with a four-game win streak, which included victories over Boston and Cleveland twice.

The Washington Wizards looked like they were destined for the NBA draft lottery after a start, but they bounced back to go in their last 62 games to finish with the No. Atlanta has the advantage down low. Center Dwight Howard had no problem with Washington this year, scoring Hawks leading scorer, power forward Paul Millsap, is a steady presence who averages Washington is the clear leader in the backcourt, as point guard John Wall should have no issue against Hawks floor general Dennis Schroder, who ranks 86th in defensive real plus-minus, per ESPN.

Bradley Beal has also enjoyed a breakout year, scoring The Wizards won the season series three games to one, but expect this playoff tilt to be more evenly matched.