DeMar DeRozan scores 30, Rudy Gay adds 22 to lead Raptors past playoff-bound Hawks 113-96

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Atlanta Hawks forward Dahntay Jones, center, observes a moment of silence for victims of the Boston Marathon explosions before their NBA basketball game against the Toronto Raptors, Tuesday, April 16, 2013, at Philips Arena in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Tulis)

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

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.

Atlanta fell into a tie with Chicago for the fifth spot. The teams finish the regular season on Wednesday, with the Hawks travelling 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.

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