NBA Playoffs 2015, Updated Bracket: Wizards sweep Raptors

The NBA Playoffs have just five slots left in the second round after the Washington Wizards punched their ticket on Sunday night.

The Cleveland Cavaliers suffered a huge blow on Sunday when they lost Kevin Love to a shoulder injury, and that is something which is making the Washington Wizards look even more powerful than they were before. Washington swept the Toronto Raptors out of the postseason on Sunday night, ending one promising season and continuing another — their own.

Washington looked every bit the part of a title contender against the Raptors, and that’s something they’ll look to continue into the second round of the playoffs.

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Here’s a look at the updated NBA Playoff Bracket after the Wizards swept the Raptors out of the postseason.

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Toronto went out with a whimper, as they weren’t competitive the entire series and were rocked hard in Game 4 in a way no one saw coming. At one point in the season, the Raptors were looking like they could take on the Atlanta Hawks as the best team in the Eastern Conference, but they’re now the second team out on their side of the bracket.

Washington will now matchup against either the Brooklyn Nets or the Atlanta Hawks in the next round, and that means a matchup either way that they can win. It’s good to be the Wizards right now as they’re clicking at the right time and that could mean a trip to the Conference Finals is in their immediate future.

Washington could skate to the Conference Finals, but they can’t sleep on the Atlanta Hawks as they’re the No. 1 seed and deserve that respect until it’s proven otherwise.

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