WASHINGTON - Kyle Lowry and the Toronto Raptors were swept from the post-season after a 125-94 loss in Game 4 Sunday against the Washington Wizards.

Lowry's frustration from throughout the series boiled over in the first quarter.

He protested an early foul on Paul Pierce by firing the basketball to a referee as he walked off the court after a time out. Lowry earned a technical foul and moments later was on the bench with a third personal foul just six minutes 54 seconds into the game.

The meltdown encapsulated the series for Lowry and Toronto, who dropped the first-round series 4-0.

Thus ended a miserable week for Lowry, who battled back spasms, an illness and a leg injury. His shot was off. Foul trouble was a constant problem. The Raptors' most dynamic player, who started at guard for the Eastern Conference in this year's All-Star game, was a shell of himself in the series.

In the end, Lowry shot 18-for-57 in the four games, though he had a team-high 21 points on Sunday and shot 8 for 15. His teammates did little to help in Game 4. The Raptors' defence was inconsistent, their offence sputtered and they couldn't rebound the shots they did miss.

The Wizards led 20-10 just 6:18 into the contest when Lowry was forced to the bench with that third foul. That lead grew to 20 midway through the second quarter. The Raptors had no answers.

Washington set a franchise post-season record by making 15 of its 3-point shots. It had just five turnovers in the first half. The lead eventually reached 36. Lowry picked up his fourth foul at 6:16 of the third quarter with the Raptors down 79-61 and knocked over a chair on the Toronto bench in anger.