The NBA Playoffs continued with three games on Friday.
EASTERN CONFERENCE:
At Milwaukee:
Jamal Crawford scored 24 points and Joe Johnson added 22 as the Atlanta Hawks forced a seventh and deciding game in their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series with the Milwaukee Bucks by winning game six 83-69 on the road. Game seven will take place Sunday afternoon in Atlanta.
WESTERN CONFERENCE:
At Oklahoma City:
Kobe Bryant scored 32 points and Pau Gasol grabbed 18 rebounds and tipped in the winning basket with a half-second remaining as the Los Angeles Lakers finally eliminated the Oklahoma City Thunder with a 95-94 road win in game six, enabling the defending champs to win their conference quarterfinal series four games to two, in spite of 26 points from Kevin Durant (despite 5-for-23 shooting from the field) and 21 from Russell Westbrook.
At Salt Lake City, Utah:
Carlos Boozer had 22 points and 20 rebounds, and Wesley Matthews scored 23, as the Utah Jazz finished off the Denver Nuggets with a 112-104 win at home in game six, to win their first-round series four games to two.
The Jazz and Lakers will play each other in a conference semifinal series, with Los Angeles getting home court advanctage.
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