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The Houston Rockets avoided being swept out of the National Basketball Association playoffs with a 105-103 victory against the Oklahoma City Thunder, while the Brooklyn Nets and Atlanta Hawks also had postseason wins.
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Nate Robinson had 34 points to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 142-134 triple overtime win against the Brooklyn Nets in the first round of the National Basketball Association playoffs.
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Al Horford of the Atlanta Hawks will miss two to three months with a torn muscle in his left shoulder, leaving the National Basketball Association team without its third-leading scorer.
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LeBron James became the youngest player to score 20,000 points in the National Basketball Association, while the Atlanta Hawks won for the first time in three starts to end the Brooklyn Nets’ seven-game unbeaten run.
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Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett and three teammates are among the seven reserves chosen for the 2011 National Basketball Association All-Star game’s Eastern Conference team.
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The Atlanta Hawks beat the Milwaukee Bucks 95-74 in the decisive seventh game of their series to move into the second round of the National Basketball Association playoffs.
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The Milwaukee Bucks won 91-87 to take a 3-2 lead over the Atlanta Hawks in the National Basketball Association playoffs, while the Denver Nuggets avoided elimination with a 116-102 win over the Utah Jazz.
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The Philadelphia 76ers eliminated the top-seeded Chicago Bulls and will play the Boston Celtics, who ousted the Atlanta Hawks, in the National Basketball Association’s Eastern Conference semifinals.
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The Dallas Mavericks swept the Los Angeles Lakers in four games to end Kobe Bryant ’s pursuit of a third straight National Basketball Association championship and probably finish Phil Jackson ’s coaching career.
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The Boston Celtics defeated the New York Knicks 113-96 to come within one game of a sweep in round one of the National Basketball Association playoffs.
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