Atlanta Hawks

NA: Demar DeRozan, Zach LaVine help Bulls beat Raptors for fourth straight win

Nikola Vucevic scored 17 points and Lonzo Ball had 15 as the Bulls won their fourth straight meeting with Toronto. Ball shot 5 for 9 from 3-point range.

NBA: Nets to sign Kevin Durant to four-year extension, Lakers add  Carmelo Anthony

The extension, which he becomes eligible to officially sign after Saturday, is expected to vault Durant past $500 million in NBA career earnings.

NBA: Bucks beat Hawks to win series 4-2, head to NBA Finals for first time since 1974

Khris Middleton scored 32 points, including a run of 16 straight in a decisive third quarter that carried the Bucks to a 118-107 victory over the upstart Atlanta Hawks in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals Saturday night.

NBA: Without Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks beat Hawks 123-112 for 3-2 series lead

Brook Lopez scored a playoff career-high 33 points to lead a balanced attack and the Bucks never trailed in a 123-112 victory over the Hawks on Thursday night that gave them a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.

NBA: Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo to miss playoff clash against Atlanta Hawks after injuring knee

Antetokounmpo, who suffered a hyperextended left knee during the Bucks defeat to Atlanta on Tuesday, had initially been listed as doubtful for game five in Milwaukee.

NBA: Bucks stifle Trae Young, trounce Hawks 125-91 to tie East finals at 1-1

The Bucks never trailed, scored 20 straight points late in the second quarter and led by at least 30 throughout the second half.

NBA Playoffs: Trae Young scores 48 to power Hawks over Bucks in opening game of Eastern Conference finals

Young had the most points by any player making his conference finals debut since the NBA adopted the conference format 50 years ago.

NBA: Hawks head to Eastern Conference finals after Game 7 win over 76ers

Young made a late 3-pointer and scored 21 points to help Atlanta win for the third time in the series in Philadelphia, a 103-96 victory over the top-seeded 76ers on Sunday night in Game 7.

NBA: Clippers beat Jazz to reach their maiden conference final; 76ers force Game 7 against Hawks

It is the second straight series Los Angeles has dropped the first two games and come back to advance. The fourth-seeded Clippers will face second-seeded Phoenix in the Western Conference finals.

NBA: Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers to lock horns for a place in Eastern Conference finals

In the Western Conference, top seeds Utah outclassed the Memphis Grizzlies 126-110 to wrap up a 4-1 win in the best-of-seven series, with Donovan Mitchell's 30-point haul steering the Jazz into the next round.