Hawks, Lakers, & Mavericks roll on to Round 2

**Admin** Fri Apr 29, 2011 4:53 am

Using every motivational trick in the book, Joe Johnson scored 23 points and came up with a huge offensive rebound in the closing seconds, helping the Hawks to an 84-81 victory to finish off the Orlando Magic in six games. The Hawks will now travel to the Windy City to face the top-seeded Bulls, with Game 1 in Chicago on Monday night.

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Kobe Bryant scored 22 of his 24 points in the first three quarters, then allowed his teammates to take over in a dominant 98-80 victory over the New Orleans Hornets that wrapped up a first round playoff series triumph for the L. A. Lakers in six games.

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Dirk Nowitzki scored 33 points & 11 rebounds as the Dallas Mavericks held off the Portland Trail Blazers, 103-96 to advance to a second round matchup with the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers.