Damian Lillard scored 42 points, Anfernee Simons hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 34 seconds left and the Portland Trail Blazers held off the Atlanta Hawks 129-125 on Monday night.
Trae Young scored 48 points, Clint Capela converted a go-ahead putback with 29.8 seconds left as the Atlanta Hawks beat the Milwaukee Bucks 116-113 to open the Eastern Conference finals.
The Atlanta Hawks are headed to the Eastern Conference finals, by beating the Philadelphia 76ers 103-96 in Game 7. Trae Young scored 21 points. Kevin Huerter led the Hawks with 27 points.
Trae Young scored 35 points and the Atlanta Hawks withstood a late rally to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 128-124 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series.
Trae Young put the finishing touches on his impressive first playoff series with 36 points and nine assists, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the New York Knicks 103-89 in Game 5.
Seth Curry scored 30 points, Tobias Harris had 28 and the Philadelphia 76ers finished off the Washington Wizards in five games with a 129-112 victory Wednesday night.