Portland was the last party to the semi-finals from the Western conference.
“Blazers”, conceding in a series 0:2, took four games in a row. The command which before the season close and not seen in the playoffs in the second round to try to stop the defending champion Golden state”. To present another sensation “Portland” would be extremely difficult, because the wards Terry Stotts with great difficulty finished off the clippers, who lost in the course of the series Chris Paul and Blake Griffin.
Portland — L. A. clippers— 106:103 (24:24, 26:24, 30:34, 26:21), the score in the series 4:2
P: Lillard (28 + 5 rebounds + 7 assists), McCallum (20), Harkless (14).
VARNISH: Crawford (32), rivers (21 + 6 rebounds + 8 assists), Redick (15).
“Miami” after the unexpected home defeat managed to take revenge on the “Charlotte” – a true hero “Hit” in the evening was Dwayne Wade, on which account eight points in the last three minutes. Two long distance shots of the leader of “Miami” would have to be very tight – Kemba Walker refused to see any wing, but his effort was not enough to close the series at home game.
Charlotte — Miami 90:97 (24:27, 26:32, 20:16, 20:22), the account in a series 3:3
Charlotte: Walker (37 + 5 assists), Jefferson (18 + 9 rebounds), Zeller (12)
Miami: Wade (23 + 6 rebounds), Deng (21), dragic (14 + 7 rebounds).
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“Indiana”, despite the failure in the opening five minutes of the match, easily defeated the “Toronto”. The key to the match was a jerk “Pacers” 12:0 in the final quarter. The leaders of the “raptors” Lauri and Derozan for two gave 7 of 27 Canadians are waiting for the decisive match on home ground.
Indiana — Toronto 101:83 (20:22, 20:22, 31:20, 30:19), the account in a series 3:3
Indiana: George (21 + 11 rebounds + 6 assists), Turner (15 + 9 rebounds + 4 blocked shots), Ellis (14 + 5 assists + 4 steals).
Toronto: Carroll (15), Joseph (15), Valanciunas (14 + 9 rebounds + 2 block-Shota).
