Thursday, May 14, 2015

NBA Playoffs: Cavs Rough Up Bulls, Win Series; Rockets Roar Back, Upend Clippers On Road, Force Game Seven At Home

The NBA Playoffs continued with two games on Thursday.

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

At Chicago:

Matthew Dellavedova scored 19 points while LeBron James added 15 (to go with his 11 assists and nine rebounds) as the Cleveland Cavaliers dominated the home-standing Chicago Bulls 94-73 and won their conference semifinal series four games to two.

Jimmy Butler scored 20 points to pace the Bulls.

The Cavaliers advanced to their first Eastern Conference final since 2009 and are awaiting the winner of the Atlanta-Washington series, which the Hawks currently lead three games to two.

WESTERN CONFERENCE:

At Los Angeles:

James Harden scored 23 points while Dwight Howard added 20 (to go with his 21 rebounds) and Corey Brewer 19 (15 of them in the fourth quarter) as the Houston Rockets, who trailed by as many as 19 points in the third quarter and by 13 as the fourth quarter commenced, outscored the Los Angeles Clippers 40-15 in that final period en route to a 119-107 home victory in game six of their conference semifinal series.  Chris Paul scored 31 points (while dishing out 11 assists) and Blake Griffin added 28 for the Clippers, who were denied the opportunity to clinch their first-ever conference final berth.  

The series will be decided on Sunday in Houston.

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