Clinton Portis, Michael Beasley and Kevin Durant watched Delonte West become a hero.

Cleveland 100, Washington 97: Delonte West hit a clutch triple and the Cavs are on the verge of defeating the Wizards in the postseason for the third year in a row. Poor Gilbert Arenas. The guy leaves West for a split second and the Cavs lefty drills the three; then Arenas comes down and gets a good look at a game-tying three at the buzzer, but it was a brick. LeBron, who was on the receiving end of a cheap shot from cocky DeShawn Stevenson, scored 34 points, took 12 rebounds, and handed out seven assists. Then, he said the Wizards have no chance of rallying from down 3-1. Hard to argue with the guy.

Phoenix 105, San Antonio 86: Unsure what to make of this result. Knowing that nobody comes back from the brink of death (a 3-0 deficit) how didn’t the Suns mail it in? Boris Diaw finally showed up - 20 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, and Raja Bell (27 points) made as many three’s (five) as he had in the first three games of the series combined. We’ll be pulling for the Suns to pull off the miracle, but your life has a better chance of coming to an end at the hands of a Bengal Tiger.

Detroit 93, Philadelphia 84: At halftime, TNT’s Chris Webber had a great line - Pistons’ coach Flip Saunders probably wasn’t saying anything in the locker room (C-Webb actually said they take cues from Dumars, not Flip), but rather Detroit’s core of Billups, ‘Sheed and Prince were likely plotting a takeover. And they owned the third quarter (34-16) and the Pistons rallied to victory. This is the only series knotted at two. If the aging Pistons are stretched to seven, will it have an impact on the series with Orlando, which leads Toronto 3-1?

New Orleans 97, Dallas 84: We’re finding out that Dirk has no supporting cast. Josh Howard, thought to be a star two years ago, is shooting an abysmal 25 percent in this series. Jason Terry’s playing well offensively, but he can’t stop anyone at the defensive end. The most unlikely star of the entire first round? Jannero Pargo, the Hornets frail gunner from Arkansas. After a 1-for-9 stinker in the opener, he’s been torrid, hitting 20-of-37 shots. Jason Kidd’s dirty, dangerous foul on Pargo late in a blowout loss might not get him suspended, but it should.

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