The Atlanta Hawks advanced to a conference finals for the first time in 45 years. It took six games against Washington and one agonizing replay review after another clutch shot by Wizards forward Paul Pierce to get there.

In less than three minutes, the Golden State Warriors went from nearly allowing the Memphis Grizzlies to erase a 15-point deficit to cruising to a 108-95 series-clinching victory in Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals at FedExForum on Friday.