predictions were fulfilled in the Western Conference with Dallas Mavericks and the Lakers of Los Angeles qualified for the semifinals and ready for the duel that defines the first finalist of the NBA.
While in the Eastern Conference the day left the Atlanta Hawks with the fourth victory for complete removal of the Orlando Magic, his executioners during the regular season in the quarterfinals came down with his offensive game .
The Mavericks won 103-96 to Portland Trail Blazers in the sixth game of the quarter-final they won 4-2 Western Conference best-of seven. Now hold home court advantage against the Lakers since they got the second best record in the Western Conference.
The German power forward Dirk Nowitzki and the reserve guard Jason Terry to provide the figures were 33 and 22 points respectively.
Nowitzki had 11 rebounds and four assists, scored 11 of 17 shots from the field and 11-11 from the line staff. While
forward Shawn Marion scored 16 points to become the third player from the Mavericks had double digits. Kidd came to the seven points and handed out along with Terry eight assists, one more than the veteran guard, led actions in the game. Wallace
The forward and power forward LaMarcus Aldridge contributed two separate double-doubles, but could not complete the comeback and started the holiday early.
The forward, who was traded by the Charlotte Bobcats, contributed 32 points and 12 rebounds, while Aldridge scored 24 goals to catch 10 balls under the basket.
Meanwhile, the Lakers, with their star guard Kobe Bryant in front, won 98-80 at New Orleans Hornets to a 4-2 win the best of seven series and advance to the semifinals.
The Lakers, who had not started well in the series to lose its field the first game, and still did not convince in the next three, despite two victories, the fifth, played at the Staples Center (106-90) and the sixth, which was played at New Orleans Arena, left no doubt of superiority.
Bryant, despite his left ankle injury and sore knees, was again the undisputed leader of the team that scored 24 points, including 22 in the first three quarters of the game when the Lakers were made with a partial 62-82 to let the rest of the team hiciese work.
Among them was the center Andrew Bynum who completely dominated under the basket to make a double-double of 18 points and 12 rebounds, while the English power forward also supported by getting 16 points, canceling out any time Omeka Okafor, the tall man with the Hornets.
Gasol played 34 minutes in which he scored 5 of 12 shots from the field and was perfect from the line staff June 6, plus eight rebounds, three assists and made two blocks.
The reserve power forward Lamar Odom contributed 14 points, eight rebounds and four assists, the third man of the Lakers who had double digits.
The guard Chris Paul, who was instrumental in the first four games, today got a double-double of 10 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds.
The great merit for Hornets was to get two wins, one no less than at the Staples Center, and make the series more exciting and competitive than it expected.
The guard Joe Johnson was again the leading scorer for the Hawks beat the Magic 84-81 in the sixth game of the knockout quarter-final they won by 4-2 to the best of seven semi-finals again in the Eastern Conference.
Johnson with a double-double of 23 points, 10 rebounds and four assists, was always the player who provided the decisive goals or participated in the key actions for the Hawks got to be in the semifinals for the third consecutive season.
rival this time will be the Bulls Chicago, the team with the best record in the regular season, they won by 4-1 to the Indiana Pacers. Besides
Johnson, center Al Horford returned to do a great job in defending the star Dwight Howard and also contributed a double-double of 10 points and 12 rebounds.
would also be important to the contribution of 19 points from reserve guard Jamal Crawford, including two from the line got personal when there were 8.2 seconds to complete the regular time and secured the final score (84-81) .
The Magic were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Eastern Conference for the first time since 2007, despite double-double "Superman" Howard, who had 25 points, 15 rebounds, three blocks, two assists and a rebound of the ball.
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