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Knicks, Thunder into Conference last four
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May 5, 2013, Sunday
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NEW York, Oklahoma City, Indiana and Memphis all won their first-round National Basketball Association playoff series with Game 6 victories on Friday, leaving only one spot up for grabs in the Conference semifinals.
The New York Knicks got the staggers and almost gave up a 26-point lead but steadied to beat the Boston Celtics 88-80, the Oklahoma City Thunder booked their spot in the last eight for the third straight season by downing the Houston Rockets 103-94, the Indiana Pacers withstood a big final-quarter comeback from Atlanta to beat the Hawks 81-73, while the Memphis Grizzlies completed a rally from a 0-2 series deficit by beating the Los Angeles Clippers 118-105.
With Miami, San Antonio and Golden State already through to the next stage, the last spot will be decided when Brooklyn hosts Chicago in their Game 7.
Boston cut a 49-75 deficit to four points, but Carmelo Anthony made a jumper to give New York an 81-75 lead and then sank a 3-pointer, then JR Smith converted a three-point play to restore the double-digit lead the Knicks had nursed most of the game.
Anthony finished with 21 points for the Knicks, who won a playoff series for the first time since the Patrick Ewing era in 2000. They will host the Pacers in tomorrow's semifinal series-opener.
"It's a major step for this organization, for our fans in New York who've been with us for many, many years," coach Mike Woodson said. "I'm looking at the big picture and I'm only in this for one thing and that's to try to win an NBA title. We made a major step today, but we've got a long way to go."
Jeff Green scored 21 points for the Celtics, and Iman Shumpert scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half for the Celtics, who now face another offseason of talk whether to break up the aging core that won the franchise's record 17th NBA title in 2008 and returned to the finals two years later.
In Houston, Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant scored 27 points and Kevin Martin added 25 to lead the Thunder over the Rockets.
James Harden, who the Rockets said had strep throat on Thursday, led Houston with 26 points.
Indiana's George Hill and David West each scored 21 points as the Pacers held off an Atlanta rally.
Memphis' Mike Conley and Zach Randolph scored 23 points apiece as the Grizzlies won their fourth straight game of the series to take it out 4-2.
The New York Knicks got the staggers and almost gave up a 26-point lead but steadied to beat the Boston Celtics 88-80, the Oklahoma City Thunder booked their spot in the last eight for the third straight season by downing the Houston Rockets 103-94, the Indiana Pacers withstood a big final-quarter comeback from Atlanta to beat the Hawks 81-73, while the Memphis Grizzlies completed a rally from a 0-2 series deficit by beating the Los Angeles Clippers 118-105.
With Miami, San Antonio and Golden State already through to the next stage, the last spot will be decided when Brooklyn hosts Chicago in their Game 7.
Boston cut a 49-75 deficit to four points, but Carmelo Anthony made a jumper to give New York an 81-75 lead and then sank a 3-pointer, then JR Smith converted a three-point play to restore the double-digit lead the Knicks had nursed most of the game.
Anthony finished with 21 points for the Knicks, who won a playoff series for the first time since the Patrick Ewing era in 2000. They will host the Pacers in tomorrow's semifinal series-opener.
"It's a major step for this organization, for our fans in New York who've been with us for many, many years," coach Mike Woodson said. "I'm looking at the big picture and I'm only in this for one thing and that's to try to win an NBA title. We made a major step today, but we've got a long way to go."
Jeff Green scored 21 points for the Celtics, and Iman Shumpert scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half for the Celtics, who now face another offseason of talk whether to break up the aging core that won the franchise's record 17th NBA title in 2008 and returned to the finals two years later.
In Houston, Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant scored 27 points and Kevin Martin added 25 to lead the Thunder over the Rockets.
James Harden, who the Rockets said had strep throat on Thursday, led Houston with 26 points.
Indiana's George Hill and David West each scored 21 points as the Pacers held off an Atlanta rally.
Memphis' Mike Conley and Zach Randolph scored 23 points apiece as the Grizzlies won their fourth straight game of the series to take it out 4-2.
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