WASHINGTON (AP) — John Wall drew choruses of "M-V-P!" from the crowd by producing 19 points and 15 assists, 37-year-old Paul Pierce hit two key late 3-pointers, and the Washington Wizards closed in on a first-round playoff sweep by beating the Toronto Raptors 106-99 on Friday night. Six Wizards scored in double figures, including Marcin Gortat, who had 24 points and 13 rebounds. No team has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit to win an NBA postseason series. Over the past two postseasons, the Wizards are 7-1 on the road — Randy Wittman is the first NBA coach to begin his playoff career that way — but they entered Friday with a 1-4 mark in Washington during that span. The Raptors won all three regular-season meetings between the teams, but Toronto has not been the same squad in this series. After one easy layup set up by Wall, Gortat patted his point guard in the back of the head to say thanks. [...] a reverse layup by Gortat off another assist by Wall made Washington's lead 54-48 at halftime.