Preview Roundups
May 01, 2014
Indiana at Atlanta 7:00 PM ET
The Indiana Pacers keep finding ways to stay alive in their first-round series against the Atlanta Hawks, and they’re going to need to find one more. The eighth-seeded Hawks can close out the best-of-seven Eastern Conference series when they host the Pacers in Game 6 on Thursday. Neither team has managed to win back-to-back games so far in the series but every time it looks like Indiana is ready to play like the No. 1 seed, Atlanta comes back and smacks it down.
Oklahoma City at Memphis 8:00 PM ET
The Memphis Grizzlies will try to sew up a historic first-round series when they host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday. The Grizzlies hold a 3-2 lead in the tense matchup after prevailing on Tuesday in a record fourth consecutive overtime game. Oklahoma City stars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook have struggled with poor shooting and the Thunder are facing elimination by the Grizzlies for the second straight postseason.
L.A. Clippers at Golden State 10:30 PM ET
Their issues with owner Donald Sterling mostly in the rearview mirror, the Los Angeles Clippers can now get to the business of closing out the Golden State Warriors. The Clippers can clinch the first-round best-of-seven series when they visit the Warriors for Game 6 on Thursday. The NBA fined Los Angeles owner Donald Sterling $2.5 million and banned him for life before Game 5 on Tuesday and the Clippers responded with a strong performance to take control of the series.