Atlanta Hawks had lost four of five games coming into Wednesday's game but played much better on both ends of the floor to defeat Phoenix Suns.
The Phoenix Suns ended the Lakers' NBA title defence in emphatic style, leading wire-to-wire in a 113-100 victory to win their best-of-seven Western Conference first-round series in six games.
Host Phoenix Suns steamroll LA Lakers 115-85 and take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference first-round series, leaving LeBron James and the Lakers facing elimination from the NBA playoffs.
Kevin Durant scored 50 points as the Golden State Warriors defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 129-110 to advance to the Western Conference semi-finals.
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