Monday, April 27, 2015

NBA Playoffs: Nets Square Series With Hawks At 2-2 After OT Win; Bucks Stay Alive, Force Game Six With Bulls; Blazers Overcome Grizzlies, Avoid Sweep

The NBA Playoffs continued on Monday with three games.

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

At Brooklyn, New York:

Deron Williams scored 35 points while Brook Lopez added 26 (to go with his ten rebounds) as the Brooklyn Nets knocked off the visiting Atlanta Hawks 120-115 in overtime to square their conference quarterfinal series at two games apiece.  Jeff Teague (who had eleven assists) and DeMarr Carroll (who pulled down nine rebounds) each scored 20 points for the Hawks.

At Chicago:

Michael Carter-Williams scored 22 points while Khris Middleton added 21 as the Milwaukee Bucks again staved off elimination with a 94-88 game-five road win over the Chicago Bulls.  Pau Gasol scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds Jimmy Butler added 20 and 10 respectively for the Bulls.

With a three-games-to-two series lead, the Bulls can still oust the Bucks with a game-six win in Milwaukee on Thursday.



WESTERN CONFERENCE:

At Portland, Oregon:

Damian Lillard scored 32 points while LaMarcus Aldridge added 18 (to go with his 12 rebounds) as the Portland Trail Blazers came back from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit and upended the visiting Memphis Grizzlies 99-92 in game four of their conference quarterfinal series, avoiding elimination in the process.

Marc Gasol scored 21 points to pace the Grizzlies, who now lead the series three games to one, and who can still finish off the Blazers with a game-five victory back in Memphis on Wednesday.

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