Toronto narrowly won game 5 at home against the Heat. Toronto led by 20 at halftime, and by 13 to start the 4th qtr, but Wade brought the Heat back to within 1 with a jumper and 2 free throws with 1:54 left. With 52sec to go, Lowry hit a long stepback 3 to put the Raptors up by 6. Wade came back with a jumper but Lowry answered back with a jumper of his own with 23.7sec left. Wade had his next layup underneath the basket goaltended but Derzon made his final 4 free throws to tie his playoff high 34pts and seal the game. Lowry had 25pts, 10reb, 6asts and Wade had 20pts. The Heat will return to Miami again facing elimination with a 3-2 deficit.
The Warriors won at home by 4, beating the Blazers 4-1 to advance to the western conference finals. The Warriors battled back from an early double-digit deficit to go up by 8 with 5:35 remaining, but the Blazers came back with a 7-0 run to cut the lead to 1 with 4min left. After 3-pters from Iguodala and Curry, the Blazers went on a 7-2 run to get within 2 with 1:21 to go. Up by 2, Curry dribbled behind his back for a stepback 3 that iced the game with 25sec to go. Curry finished with 29pts, 11asts with 5 3-pters, and Klay added 33pts on 13-of-17 field goals. He shot 6 3's, setting an NBA playoff record with 7 consecutive playoff games with at least 5 3-pters made. Lillard and McCollum combined for 55pts. The Warriors will face the winner of the Thunder/Spurs series, with the Thunder leading 3-2.
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