Three NBA playoff games played in the night.
In the East Conference wins for the Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks over the Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers;
in the West Conference the Denver Nuggets win over the Minnesota Wolves.
East Conference: Atlanta-Boston 130-122;
(2-1 in series);
New York Knicks-Cleveland 99-79 (2-1).
West Conference Minnesota-Denver 111-120 (0-3).
The other series see Philadelphia-Brooklyn 3-0;
Milwaukee-Miami 1-1;
Sacramento-Golden State 2-1;
Memphis-Los Angeles Lakers 1-1;
Phoenix 2-1 Los Angeles Clippers.
The Denver Nuggets, first in the West, are just one victory away from the conference semifinals thanks to their third victory over the Minnesota Wolves while the New York Knicks, in front of the watchful eyes of director Spike Lee in Madison Square Garden, took the lead over Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Atlanta Hawks have partially relaunched their ambitions thanks to the victory over the Boston Celtics.
