Joe Johnson scored 30 points Wednesday and Atlanta pulled away late to defeat Milwaukee 113-105. The Hawks have virtually wrapped up a home-court edge in the opening round of the playoffs. Atlanta, which is in fourth place in the Eastern Conference, has a 3 1/2-game lead over Miami.

Orlando Magic guard Mikael Pietrus will miss three-to-six weeks with a torn right thumb ligament, the Orlando Sentinel reported. The 6-foot-6 inch native of Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, played with the injury in Thursday's 105-90 win at Washington, but an MRI on Friday revealed the extent of the damage, which actually occurred in Orlando's 96-94 victory at Philadelphia on Wednesday. I was playing with some pain because I was trying to be tough, the Magic's primary three-point shooter told the newspaper.

The Milwaukee Bucks, led by Ramon Sessions' career-high 18 points with four assists Saturday, shaded the Charlotte Bobcats, 79-74. Milwaukee led 62-52 after three periods and was able to quell Charlotte's fourth-period surge.

When the Toronto Raptors' scoring vanished, it wasn't a trick by the Orlando Magic.

Even a supreme scoring effort by Dwyane Wade wasn't enough for the Miami Heat to beat the Orlando Magic.