The Dallas Mavericks defeated the San Antonio Spurs in Game 6 to force a Game 7 matchup on Sunday and now the NBA standings has the series tied 3-3 after the Mavs won and the score was 113-111 after 29 points from Monta Ellis and he sure made things interesting at the end after trying to run out the clock, but the Spurs couldn't jump ahead and now a winner take all matchup will decide who advances to the second round.
Tony Parker had 22 points and he was very clutch down the stretch and Sunday already has another Game 7 and that makes five with one more possible, as the Brooklyn Nets won to force another game in their series as well. Parker led the way with six assists and Tim Duncan had nine rebounds, while Ellis had 29 points and Jose Calderon had six assists while Dejuan Blair had 14 rebounds and now they have the chance to pull the upset on the Mavericks. The Spurs are the one seed and they are in danger of getting eliminated, while in the East the Pacers are the one seed and they are also in a Game 7 and they could be eliminated as well.
The final game on the schedule for Saturday has the LA Clippers and the Golden State Warriors and that series has taken on much more significance with all that has happened with Los Angeles. The Donald Sterling scandal has brought the players together and now that punishment has come down, the fans have been great at Staples Center and the team needs that to help them win on Saturday. Chris Paul and Blake Griffin said the fans were amazing in Game 5 after the scandal broke and now after losing a close game in Oakland to the Warriors, they have the chance to finish Game 7 at home.
The Miami Heat defeated the Bobcats in a four game sweep to be the first team into the second round and now they have the Brooklyn Nets or Toronto Raptors. The Washington Wizards won over the Chicago Bulls in five games and they are awaiting their next opponent as well and they have been a surprising team with the way that Bradley Beal and John Wall have played in the postseason and they could be a dark horse for the eastern conference finals.
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