DeMar DeRozan scored 30 points and Rudy Gay finished with 22 as the Toronto Raptors easily defeated the playoff-bound Atlanta Hawks 113-96 at Philips Arena on Tuesday. Jonas Valanciunas scored 13 points, Amir Johnson and John Lucas chipped in with 11 apiece while Kyle Lowry handed out 11 assists for the Raptors who have won four consecutive games all against teams that are headed to the NBA postseason. "(Our team) did a good job having the rhythm offensively, taking what the game gave them," Raptors head coach Dwane Casey said.

The Oklahoma City Thunder clinched home court advantage throughout the Western Conference playoffs by beating Sacramento 104-95 Monday behind a 29-point effort from Kevin Durant. Durant also had eight assists and seven rebounds for the Thunder who scored 62 points in the paint compared to just 46 for the Kings in front of a crowd of 18,203 at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Russell Westbrook finished with 21 points and eight assists, while Serge Ibaka had 14 points, seven rebounds and two blocks in the win.

Stephen Jackson, who spent a total of four seasons with the San Antonio Spurs, has been placed on waivers, the National Basketball Association team announced on Friday. The 13-year-veteran Jackson had two stints with the Spurs in 2001-03 and 2012-13. He was averaging 6.2 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game this season. In 849 career games, Jackson has averaged 15.3 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists. Jackson will be an unrestricted free agent when the season ends. gph/rcw

Results and standings after Tuesday's matches in the NBA: LA Lakers 104, New Orleans 96 Golden State 105, Minnesota 89 Brooklyn Nets 104, Philadelphia 83 New York Knicks 120, Washington 99 Miami 94, Milwaukee 83 Utah 80, Oklahoma 90 Chicago 98, Toronto 101 Memphis 94, Charlotte 75 Houston 101, Phoenix 98 Indiana 99, Cleveland 94 Standings (w l pct gb) Eastern Conference Atlantic Division New York Knicks 51 26 .662 --- Brooklyn Nets 45 32 .584 6 Boston 40 37 .519 11