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 Lillard scored 26 points and McCollum added 20 as the Trail
Blazers closed out the Clippers in six games in their first-round
playoff series.
Mason Plumlee contributed nine points -- including the deciding
three free throws in the final 14.7 seconds -- and grabbed 14
rebounds for Portland, which opens Western Conference semifinals
play Sunday at Golden State.
Jamal Crawford came off the bench for a career playoff-high 32
points for the Clippers, but missed on a driving layup that could
have tied the game in the closing seconds. Austin Rivers collected
22 points, eight assists and six rebounds while DeAndre Jordan had
15 points and 20 boards for the losers.
 Heat 97, Hornets 90
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Dwyane Wade scored 23 points and hit two clutch
shots in the final minute, and Miami forced a decisive Game 7 with a
victory over Charlotte in their first-round Eastern Conference
playoff series.
Wade's 3-pointer with 46 seconds remaining gave the Heat a 93-88
lead, and then after a Charlotte basket, he hit a fallaway 18-footer
with 19.5 seconds left to push the lead back to five.
The Heat led by as many as 13 in the first half and 12 in the
second, thanks to 60 percent shooting from the field in the first
half. They went cold in the third quarter but still finished at 45.8
percent.
Game 7 is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Sunday in Miami.
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Pacers 101, Raptors 83
INDIANAPOLIS -- Paul George had 21 points and 11 rebounds, and
Indiana used a dominating second half to defeat Toronto in Game 6,
tying the best-of-seven series 3-3 and forcing Game 7 on Sunday in
Toronto.
After leading 65-64 late in the third quarter, Indiana used a 32-5
run to increase its lead to 97-69 with 3:02 remaining.
The Pacers scored the fourth quarter's first six points and led
77-64 with 10:38 remaining, prompting a Toronto timeout. The run
became 12-0 for an 83-64 advantage. Indiana shot 64 percent from the
field in the second half.
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