With three more teams eliminated, our experts are locked in a tight battle for prediction supremacy! Sergio Gonzalez maintains a slight lead on the field, but the 2KSports simulation earned a bonus point as the only player to predict a sweep.

Expert Scores
Expert	Right	Wrong	Bonus	Total
Sergio Gonzalez	10	1	3	23
NBA2K10	10	1	2	22
Ken Berger	10	1	1	21
Jamey Eisenberg	9	2	2	20
Gerg Urbano	9	2	1	19
Nunzio Ingrassia	8	3	2	18
Right = correct pick (2pts) - Wrong = wrong pick (0pts) - Bonus = correct number of games (1pt)

Which player made the most efficient use of his offensive touches to help his team win the game? Which player's misses cost his team a shot at victory?

Here's what we've got...

Let us know how we did. Did we choose the right guys? Who would you add or subtract?

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HOT SHOT - Amar'e Stoudemire







29 Points

Field Goal Selection
Layups: 3-6
Jumpers: 6-10
Dunks: 1-1
 
Scoring Breakdown
FGs: 10-17
3FG: 0-0
FT: 9-10




HOT SHOT - Jared Dudley







16 Points

Field Goal Selection
Layups: 3-4
Jumpers: 3-3
Dunks: 0-0
 
Scoring Breakdown
FGs: 6-7
3FG: 3-3
FT: 1-1

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COLD SHOT - Manu Ginobili







15 Points

Field Goal Selection
Layups: 0-0
Jumpers: 1-10
Dunks: 1-1
 
Scoring Breakdown
FGs: 2-11
3FG: 1-6
FT: 10-12

Suns 107, Spurs 101 (Phoenix wins, 4-0)

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The Phoenix Suns swept away seven years of bad playoff memories brought by the San Antonio Spurs.

Steve Nash scored 20 points and played with a right eye that was swollen shut as Phoenix swept San Antonio from the Western Conference semifinals with a 107-101 win Sunday night. Amare Stoudemire led the way with 29 points to help the Suns get past the Spurs in the playoffs for the first time in five tries.

"That was ugly," Suns forward Channing Frye said walking off the court.

Kind of like Nash's black-and-blue, stitched-up eye.

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3:30 p.m. ET - Cavaliers vs. Celtics (Cleveland leads, 2-1)

• Cavs' hopes for containing Rondo rest on Anthony Parker - (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
• Boston can't understand sporting paranoia. It's a Cleveland thing - (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
• Doc Rivers counting on a better team effort - (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
• Cleveland playing for more than a win in Game 4 - (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
• Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Daniel Gibson willing to serve while sitting - (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
• Celtics fear LeBron - (Boston Herald)
• Enigmatic Celtics leave experts without answers - (Boston Herald)
• Doc happier after solid practice - (Boston Herald)
• Rondo takes Celtics mantle - (Boston Herald)

8 p.m. ET - Suns vs. Spurs (Phoenix leads, 3-0)

• Suns and Spurs have flipped history upside-down - (The Arizona Republic)
• Stoudemire's growth evident vs. San Antonio Spurs - (The Arizona Republic)
• Suns staff proud of Goran Dragic's path to success - (The Arizona Republic)
• Spurs not ready to pack it up yet - (San Antonio Express-News)
• Duncan can't explain troubles at the line - (San Antonio Express-News)
• Suns defense no longer a joke - (San Antonio Express-News)

BRACKET & SCHEDULE

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Cavaliers 124, Celtics 95 - (Cleveland leads series, 2-1)

Ken Berger: Blowout win temporarily relieves pressure off Cavs' shoulders

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LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers only needed one quarter to elbow their way back into the lead of their Eastern Conference semifinal with the Boston Celtics.

James scored 21 of his 38 points in the first quarter to help Cleveland beat Boston 124-95 on Friday night, handing the Celtics their worst home playoff loss ever and taking a 2-1 lead in the best-of-7 Eastern Conference semifinals.

Showing no ill-effects of an elbow problem that was the talk of Cleveland during the long layoff, James finished with eight rebounds and seven assists. The 21 points in a quarter was a franchise postseason record.

"I know I'm going to hear a lot about the elbow, but I'm here to play basketball and give our team a chance to win," James said. "We knew how important it was to come out and play aggressively after giving away Game 2."

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Suns 110, Spurs 96 - (Phoenix leads, 3-0)

Jan Hubbard: Popovich, Spurs have no answer for Suns

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The Phoenix Suns would be thrilled to finally beat the Spurs in the playoffs by any margin.

But a sweep? That would be especially sweet.

Phoenix is one win away from ending years of playoff misery against San Antonio, taking a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinals with a 110-96 victory Friday night, putting the Spurs in a historically irreparable hole.

"I think it's safe to say that may have been the best fourth-quarter performance I have ever seen in a playoff game," Suns forward Grant Hill said.

He wasn't talking about the team.

He was just talking about Goran Dragic.

The backup point guard scored 23 of his 26 points in a brilliant fourth quarter, rendering Steve Nash unneeded until the final three minutes. Amare Stoudemire? He never even took off his warmups in the fourth quarter.

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7 p.m. ET - Cavaliers vs. Celtics (Series tied, 1-1)

Game Stats | Cavaliers Stats | Celtics Stats

Paul Pierce leads the Celtics to another shocking win over the Cavs in Game 3. Pierce finished with 23 points, and was one of six Boston players to score in double digits. LeBron James puts up a double-double in defeat.

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9:30 p.m. ET - Suns vs. Spurs (Phoenix leads series, 2-0)

Game Stats | Suns Stats | Spurs Stats

After correctly calling for the Suns to win the first two contests, our simulation is predicting that the Spurs will bounce back to take Game 3! After trailing at the end of the third quarter, Manu Ginobili and Tim Duncan did just enough to propel the San Antonio to a come-from-behind victory. Ginobili leads the team, with 23 points. Duncan is a close second, with 22.

Which player made the most efficient use of his offensive touches to help his team win the game? Which player's misses cost his team a shot at victory?

Here's what we've got...

Let us know how we did. Did we choose the right guys? Who would you add or subtract?

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HOT SHOT - Channing Frye







15 Points

Field Goal Selection
Layups: 0-0
Jumpers: 5-7
Dunks: 0-0

Scoring Breakdown
FGs: 5-7
3FG: 5-6
FT: 0-0

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COLD SHOT - None

Suns 110, Spurs 102 - (Phoenix leads series, 2-0)

BRACKET & SCHEDULE | Craig Morgan: Unheralded bench lifting Suns

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Los Suns ganaron. That means the Suns won.

Amar'e Stoudemire had 23 points and 11 rebounds, Channing Frye made 5 of 6 3-pointers, and Phoenix, wearing its orange "Los Suns" jerseys in part to protest Arizona's new anti-immigration law, pulled away for a 110-102 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night, taking a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinals.

Steve Nash and Jason Richardson scored 19 apiece and Grant Hill added 18 in a grind-it-out game played at the Spurs' pace until the Suns started hitting 3-pointers. After starting 1 of 7 from long range Phoenix made eight of its next 12.

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