NBA: "30 Teams, 30 Perspectives."

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Eastern Conference Semi Finals: Game 3 Recaps:

[1] Atlanta Hawks (1-2) get mopped off the [4] Chicago Bulls (2-1) home floor, 106-80. Atlanta was a turnover machine all game. They could never get into a rhythm offensively or stop Chicago's transition opportunities off turnovers. The Bulls got production from all ends of bench.

Atlanta Hawks Notable Stats:
Al Horford- 27pts, 10reb.
Jeff Teague- 17pts, 4reb, 2ast.

Chicago Bulls Notable Stats:
Jimmy Butler- 25pts, 4reb, 3ast.
Derrick Rose- 22pts, 4reb, 7ast.
Pau Gasol- 17pts, 7reb 2ast.

[2] Cleveland Cavaliers (3-0) win off a buzzer beater from LeBron James to seal a devastating 3 game lead on the [3] Toronto Raptors (0-3), 111-109. LeBron drove for a lay up in the last six seconds and was guarded by Amir Johnson. He got to his right side and layed it up off the top corner of the glass where Demar DeRozan followed and barely missed the block that would've pinned the ball against the back board. The crowd went silent as soon as the ball cleared the net, realizing that their hopes of seeing the Eastern Conference are pretty much gone at this point.

Cleveland Cavaliers Notable Stats:
LeBron James- 29pts, 9reb, 4ast, 4stl.
Tristan Thompson- 24pts, 12reb, 2stl.
J.R. Smith- 14pts, 4reb, 4ast.

Toronto Raptors Notable Stats:
Demar DeRozan- 35pts, 2reb, 2ast.
Amir Johnson- 18pts, 10reb, 1stl.
Jonas Valanciunas- 14pts, 12reb, 3ast.

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Western Conference Semi Finals: Game 4 Recaps:

[/center][1] Golden State Warriors (3-1) deliver a beat down from the hands of the Splash Brothers in the Grindhouse against the [5] Memphis Grizzlies (1-3), 120-95. The Warriors won two straight at the Grindhouse, which is a huge accomplishment in and of itself. The Grizzlies continue to struggle to provide much offense and with the defense not up to its usual performance it's very hard for them to win. The Grizzlies are also not use to this type of shooting performance of the Splash Brothers draining 3's even with the likes of Tony Allen and Mike Conley all up in them.

Golden State Warriors Notable Stats:
Stephen Curry- 37pts, 4reb, 6ast.
Klay Thompson- 32pts, 5reb, 2ast.
Harrison Barnes- 14pts, 7reb, 1stl.

Memphis Grizzlies Notable Stats:
Zach Randolph- 20pts, 9reb, 2stl.
Marc Gasol- 15pts, 11reb, 2blk.
Jeff Green- 13pts, 8re, 2blk.

[2] Houston Rockets (3-1) win on a buzzer beater from a stepback mid range jumper from the MVP himself James Harden against the defending champion [3] San Antonio Spurs (1-3), 105-104. Tony Parker stepped up big but he was the only one keeping them in it late. Dwight Howard strained his back late in the game but will continue to play through the injury, although he did not return this game. The Spurs backs are against the wall going into Houston for game 5. Their season could potentially be one game away from being over.

Houston Rockets Notable Stats:
James Harden- 32pts, 3reb, 4ast.
Terrence Jones- 21pts, 5reb, 1blk.
Dwight Howard- 18pts, 13reb, 2stl.

San Antonio Spurs Notable Stats:
Tony Parker- 34pts, 3ast, 4stl.
Kawhi Leonard- 17pts, 7reb, 5stl.

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Eastern Conference Semi Finals: Game 4 Recaps:

[1] Atlanta Hawks (2-2) blowout the [4] Chicago Bulls (2-2) on their home floor, 123-89. This time the Blowout was delivered by the road team. Kyle Korver shot lights out and the Bulls had no answer defenisvely. The Hawks also dominated the Glass on both ends and was the main reason they came away with such a astounding win.

Atlanta Hawks Notable Stats:
Kyle Korver- 29pts, 5reb, 8ast.
D. Carroll- 22pts. 13reb, 1blk.
Al Horford- 20pts, 11reb, 2ast, 3blk.

Chicago Bulls Notable Stats:
Derrick Rose- 20pts, 3reb, 2ast.
Pau Gasol- 15pts, 10reb, 3blk.

[2] Cleveland Cavaliers (4-0) for the second straight series sweep the [3] Toronto Raptors (0-4) in a close one, 106-103. LeBron James has been absolutely incredible in this series dropping his 3rd 40 point game of the series. The Raptors just couldn't get a lead even though they were within 5 points most of the game. Although they got swept, they put up a good effort the city can build off of going into next season.

Cleveland Cavaliers Notable Stats:
LeBron James- 49pts, 9reb, 2ast.
Tristan Thompson- 15pts, 10reb.
Kyrie Irving- 15pts, 5reb, 3ast.

Toronto Raptors Notable Stats:
Demar DeRozan- 24pts, 2ast, 2stl.
Jonas Valanciunas- 20pts, 10reb, 1stl.
Tyler Hansborough- 14pts, 10reb, 2ast.