Western Conference second round solved, Bucks-Hawks down the wire  

The defending champions Los Angeles Lakers and the 5th seeded Utah Jazz closed out the first round of the Western Conference to complete the second round cast in the said conference. The Lakers survived the late game rally of the pesky Oklahoma City Thunder through the late tip by Pau Gasol to take the game, 95-94. The Utah Jazz on the other hand surprisingly defeated the 4th seeded Denver Nuggets, 4-2, without their starters Andrei Kirilenko and Mehmet Okur. The Jazz got a big lift from Deron Williams, Carlos Boozer, and sixth man Paul Millsap to dislodge the heavy Nuggets, 112-104 to end the series in 6 games. With both the Lakers and Jazz winning their respective series, both the Lakers and the Jazz will meet each other in the second round.

On the East, the Atlanta Hawks and the Milwaukee Bucks will head to a game 7 after the Atlanta Hawks defeated the Bucks, 83-69, in game 6 at Milwaukee. The Bucks is a surprise team in the East extending the series against the Hawks to 7 games without star center Andrew Bogut. Jamal Crawford came up big in game 6 to salvage the Hawks' season and avoid an upset against the Bucks. The Bucks will once again rely on rookie Brandon Jennings and forwards John Salmons and Carlos Delfino in trying to snatch the series against the Hawks at Atlanta. The Hawks on the other hand will rely on it's heavy guns Joe Johnson, Joe Smith, Crawford, Mike Bibby, Al Horford, and Marvin Williams in trying to avoid an upset. The Hawks-Bucks is groomed to have a big game 7.