Lockhart Line 5.2 Sunday Sports Update: NBA Playoffs

Lockdawg updates the NBA playoffs. Goodbye and good riddance to the Mavericks, Lakers get gift path to Finals now that series with Thunder is over. LeBron and Shaq squeeze out tough victory over Celtics in Game 1 of Eastern Conf Semis, Atlanta still has to fear the deer in Game 7 before maybe facing rested Magic in second round. Does San Antonio have anything left to beat upbeat Suns? After dispatching bruising six-game series with Dallas, Spurs maybe out of gas.

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