It wasn't pretty, but the Miami Heat rallied the last five minutes of Game 5 to win 96-94 over the Brooklyn Nets and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals for the fourth straight season.
For the ninth time in the Tim Duncan era, the San Antonio Spurs advanced to the Western Conference Finals with a 102-83 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.
Point guard Damian Lillard scored 25 points along with five assists to help the Portland Trail Blazers avoid elimination with a 103-92 win over the San Antonio Spurs to force a Game 5 in San Antonio Wednesday night.
Despite Spike Lee, Denzel Washington, Jay Z and Beyonce in the house in a star studded turnout, it didn't stop LeBron James from dropping 49 points as the Miami Heat took a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 102-96 win over the Brooklyn Nets.
With both the Indiana Pacers-Washington Wizards and the Los Angeles Clipper-Oklahoma City Thunder series all tied up at 1-1, the NBA playoffs will resume tonight on ESPN.
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It was a total team effort and Kawhi Leonard led all San Antonio Spurs scoring with 20 points as the Spurs took a 2-0 lead over the Portland Trail Blazers with a 114-97 win Thursday Night in the Western Conference Semis.
It was an MVP day in Oklahoma City as Kevin Durant received the NBA MVP award and on the same day, he along with his sidekick Russell Westbrook handled the Los Angeles Clippers 112-101 to even their Western Conference semifinal series 1-1.