In a fiercely contested Game 6 at State Farm Arena, the Boston Celtics defeated the Atlanta Hawks 128-120 to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals.
The seventh-seeded team Los Angeles Lakers came out strong in their first home playoff game with a full house in ten years.
Given the absence of star centre Joel Embiid, who sprained his right knee during Thursday's 102-97 victory in game three, the Philadelphia 76ers' victory was all the more impressiv...
Denver Nuggets showed the type of regimented performance which is the prerequisite for any NBA playoffs and set an example for other teams.
No NBA team has ever recovered from falling behind 3-0 in a series, so if the Hawks had lost, they would have been forever doomed.
There was tension among Knicks fans since their best player Jericho Sims is not playing in the tournament due to his sore shoulder.
The match was an intensely fought battle which was even spiced up by the controversy of James Harden and Royce O’ Neale.