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George Hill and David West each scored 21 points and the Indiana Pacers withstood a furious Atlanta comeback in the fourth quarter, beating the Hawks 81-73 on Friday night to close out the opening-round playoff series four games to two.

The trusty Celtics stunned N.Y. in Game 5. Can they pull the ultimate upset?

Tim Duncan had 26 points and nine rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs pushed the Los Angeles Lakers to the brink of first-round playoff elimination with a 120-89 victory in Game 3 on Friday night, the worst home playoff loss in franchise history.

BOSTON -- The sellout crowd here at the TD Bank Garden is as loud and live as any in the NBA. But the crowd and the Celtics held a moment of silence before the opening tip to honor first responders to the terror attack at the Boston Marathon. ...

WALTHAM, Mass. -- A quick film session probably confirmed what Celtics head coach Doc Rivers already knew: Paul Pierce isn't Superman, even if Boston had been guilty of asking him to try to be during the opening two losses of its first-round playoff ...

Knicks-Celtics Preview

NEW YORK -- Celtics guard Jordan Crawford did two things for the first time in his career in the opening game of Boston's first-round playoff series with the New York Knicks Saturday: He played in the postseason and he played more than 10 minutes wit...

Which teams had the best performances of the opening weekend? Kevin Pelton examines.

Story | Conversation | April 22, 2013

5-on-5 roundtable: Our experts break down the opening weekend of the NBA playoffs.

5-on-5 roundtable: Our experts pick the opening round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.

Despite seeing action in each of the final two games of the regular season, Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah still is in danger of missing all or part of the opening round of the NBA playoffs.

Which team will win each of the four Western Conference playoff series? Kevin Pelton examines.

Story | Conversation | April 18, 2013

5-on-5 roundtable: Our experts pick the opening round of the Western Conference playoffs.

WALTHAM, Mass. -- Celtics forward Kevin Garnett has expressed confidence in his team all season, but knows Boston will be in for a battle when it meets the New York Knicks in the opening round of the playoffs this weekend. "(Carmelo Anthony's) pl...

Carmelo Anthony's hot first quarter, in which he scored 13 points, fueled the Knicks to a 23-15 lead. The Pacers only shot 35.3 percent from the field in the opening period, but they picked things up before halftime because the Knicks' perimeter rota...

The 38 first-quarter points the Knicks scored were their second-highest to start a game this season. Fueling their 18-point lead after the opening period were J.R. Smith (23 points), Carmelo Anthony (17) and former Bobcat Raymond Felton (10). The ...