For the third time in five years, the Grizzlies areheaded to the second round of the NBA playoffs.Memphis bounced back from a disappointing Game 4lo s to put the Trail Blazers away in a 95-90 win on their home floor Wednesday night.MORE: | | Waiting on the Grizzlies will be the well-rested Warriors, who swept the
Jaromir Jagr Jersey Pelicans in the first round. The Grizzlies went 1-2 against the Warriors in the regular season, losing the last two matchups. Hawks 107, Nets 97 (Atlanta leads series 3-2)Takeaway:For most of Wednesday night, the Hawks looked like the team that finished with the Eastern Conferences best record. That's not something that could be said for the entire series.Atlanta led by as many as 14 points midway through the third quarter, but the Nets managed to trim the deficitto as little as two points several times in the fourth quarter. Each time they were challenged, the Hawks managed to come up with points
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Jonas Siegenthaler Jersey keep our composure and thats what we did," Hawks center Al Horford told TNT after the game.Next up:Friday at Brooklyn, 8:00 p.m., ESPNGrizzlies 99, Trail Blazers 93(Memphis wins series 4-1)Takeaway: Grizzlies centerMarc Gasol had a brilliant game, scoring 26 points and grabbing 14 rebounds for Memphis. Blazers guardC.J. McCollum scored a playoff career-high 33 points, but the story of the game was Jeff Green. Yes, that Jeff Green.The seventh-year forward from Georgetown scored eight points in the fourth
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NHL Washington Capitals Jersey (All times Eastern)Bulls at Bucks, 7:00 p.m., TNTClippers at Spurs, 9:30 p.m., TNT
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