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The defending champs are off to the Western semis.

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Gasol wins, series with toughness, yep, toughness (source: CBS News)

Carlos Boozer had 22 points and 20 rebounds, rookie Wesley Matthews scored 23 and made a key block, and Utah pulled away late in the fourth quarter and beat the Denver Nuggets 112-104 on Friday night, winning the playoff series in six games. …

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Boozer steps up to spark Jazz into second round (source: CBS News)

MILWAUKEE(AP) Jamal Crawford saw the end to his series-long shooting slump coming, making a promise after the pregame shootaround: It’ll be back tonight.

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Hawks stifle Bucks, force Game 7 (source: SI.com)

The Thunder came thisclose to forcing a Game 7 against the Lakers, but Pau Gasol’s tap-in with 0.5 left (off a Kobe miss) sealed the defending champs’ 95-94 win and series victory. (source: SI.com) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

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Lakers KO Thunder 95-94 on Gasol tap-in with 0.5 left (source: SI.com)

Pau Gasol tipped in a missed jumper by Kobe Bryant with a half-second left and the Los Angeles Lakers survived a late comeback effort by Oklahoma City and eliminated the Thunder 95-94 in Game 6 of the first-round playoff series on Friday night. … (source: CBS News) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

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Gasol’s late put-back eliminates Thunder (source: CBS News)

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Hawks guard Jamal Crawford has been named the NBA Sixth Man of the Year.

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Hawks’ Crawford wins league’s Sixth Man award (source: SI.com)

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.(AP) Jamal Crawford had one of those second quarters that made it a lot easier for the Atlanta Hawks to play without Joe Johnson for the first time this season. (source: SI.com) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com

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Crawford, Hawks blitz Nets (source: SI.com)

Miikka Kiprusoff made 33 saves for fourth shutout of the season and 34th overall, and Jamal Mayers and Christopher Higgins scored in the Calgary Flames’ 2-0 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday. (source: CBS News) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com

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Flames zip Senators behind 33-save effort by Kiprusoff (source: CBS News)

Hawks PG Jamal Crawford, playing with a sore left shoulder, scored 12 points on Wednesday against the Clippers and is 28 away from 10,000. Crawford missed the final game before the All-Star break before returning to the lineup Wednesday.

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Crawford closing in on 10,000 points (source: CBS News)

Warriors SF Vladimir Radmanovic sat out against the Kings on Wednesday due to an Achilles’ injury. He has missed six straight games

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Radmanovic sits Wednesday (source: CBS News)