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DeRozan, Gay lead Raptors past Hawks

April 17, 2013 - 20:09 By Korea Herald
ATLANTA (AP) ― The Atlanta Hawks want to be well-rested for the playoffs.

They certainly didn’t use up any energy Tuesday night.

DeMar DeRozan scored 30 points, Rudy Gay added 22 and the Toronto Raptors ran all over the playoff-bound Hawks, 113-96.

The Raptors made two-thirds of their shots in the first half, sprinting to a 68-51 lead as DeRozan scored 19 points and Gay chipped in with 17. Atlanta went mostly with backups, showing no sense of urgency to claim the No. 5 seed in the Eastern Conference.

“I’m going to err on the side of caution,” Hawks coach Larry Drew said.

Atlanta fell into a tie with Chicago for the fifth spot. The teams finish the regular season on Wednesday, with the Hawks traveling to New York to face the Knicks, while the Bulls are home against lowly Washington. Chicago holds the tiebreaker.

Kyle Korver led the Hawks with 13 points, extending his 3-point streak to 73 consecutive games.

But he didn’t sound too thrilled about the way Atlanta is playing going to the playoffs.

“I just go in the game when they tell me to,” Korver said. “For some people, the rest is good. But you also want to be in a rhythm. There’s a balance to it. We’re kind of walking that right now.”

Raptors 113, hwks 96

Trail Blazers 77, Clippers 73