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Every day during the NBA playoffs, the Triple Threat will break down the latest action as we get closer to awarding the Larry O'Brien Trophy.Atlanta 97 Boston 92 The Atlanta Hawks evened up the series at 2 games apiece with the victory over the Boston Celtics tonight. There is definitely one sentence I never thought that I would type. The Hawks used a 20 point 4th quarter from Joe Johnson to pull away from the Celtics and out score them that 4th quarter by 15 points. Johnson finished the game with 35 points and Josh Smith added 28. So the series heads back to
Orlando 102 Toronto 92 If Orlando beats
Best Lines
- Josh Smith: 28 pts., 6 rbs., 7 blks.
- Joe Johnson: 35 pts (20 in the 4th), 6 asts., 14-24 FG
- Kobe Bryant: 31 pts, 7 rbs., 6 asts.
- Rashard Lewis: 18 pts, 13 rbs, 4 asts.
Rumors du Jour
- Pat Riley Steps Down As Heat Coach - Riley will stay on as team president and probably come back as coach around the time the Heat start winning again.
- Byron Scott wins Coach of the Year - Congratulations go to Scott for basically turning the team over to Chris Paul on the floor and letting him lead them.
- Hedo Turkoglu wins Most Improved Player - Hedo got 61 first place votes, Rudy Gay finished 2nd, and LaMarcus Aldridge finished 3rd. Congratulations Hedo.
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