The New York Knicks avoided elimination by beating the Indiana Pacers 85-75 on Thursday.
The San Antonio Spurs advanced to the Western Conference finals after closing out the Golden State Warriors 94-82.
The Indiana Pacers grabbed a 3-1 lead over the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs routed Golden State to gain a 3-2 lead.
The San Antonio Spurs routed visiting Golden State 109-91 to grab a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference second round series.
The Golden State Warriors edged the San Antonio Spurs in overtime to even the Western Conference semi-finals at 2-2.
The Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs reclaimed home advantage with Game Three wins in the NBA playoffs on Friday night.
Klay Thompson took a first career double-double as the visiting Golden State Warriors beat San Antonio Spurs 100-91 to level the Western Conference semi-finals.
Round-up: Chicago Bulls stunned top seeds Miami Heat 93-86 in the opening contest of the NBA Eastern Conference semi-finals.
The Los Angeles Lakers have been boosted by some good news as guard Steve Nash participated in practice.
Al Jefferson had 22 points and eight rebounds as the Utah Jazz defeated Minnesota 96-80 to move closer to the play-offs.
LeBron James was on fire to help Miami knock off visiting Chicago as the Lakers won their first game since losing Kobe Bryant.
Kobe Bryant is likely out for the rest of the season after appearing to tear his Achilles during the LA Lakers latest win.
Round-up: LeBron James returned with a game-high 27 points to help Miami beat visiting Philadelphia in Saturday's NBA matches.
Denver Nuggets forward Danilo Gallinari suffered a season-ending knee injury during Thursday night's game against Dallas.
Danilo Gallinari scored 21 points and the Denver Nuggets shot 56.2 per cent in a convincing 113-96 win over the Utah Jazz.
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