The San Antonio Spurs crush the New Orleans Hornets 99-80 to force a deciding Game Seven in their Western Conference semi-final.
Second round: LA Lakers 111-104 Utah (LA Lakers lead best-of-seven series 3-2); Boston 96-89 Cleveland (Boston lead best-of-seven series 3-2)
New Orleans 101-79 San Antonio (New Orleans leads the best-of-seven series 3-2); Detroit 91-86 Orlando (Detroit wins the best-of-seven series 4-1)
NBA Rookie of the Year Kevin Durant, a forward for the Seattle SuperSonics, is among the standouts named to the All-Rookie Team.
LeBron James led the Cleveland Cavaliers to an 88-77 home win over the Boston Celtics tying up their Eastern Conference series at 2-2.
The Los Angeles Lakers' 123-115 overtime loss to the Utah Jazz in the National Basketball Association playoffs leaves superstar Kobe Bryant with an aching back. The newly crowned league Most Valuable Player, Bryant is listed as day to day for game five in Los Angeles on Wednesday.