The Golden State Warriors and the Chicago Bulls could advance to the second round and the Atlanta Hawks and the Memphis Grizzlies could take 3-0 leads on Saturday in the NBA Playoffs.
NBA playoff schedule 2015: Warriors and Bulls look to close out series as Hawks and Grizzlies look to take control
Two first-round series could end Saturday with two more teams on the brink of elimination.
The Warriors are fresh off their improbable comeback win over the New Orleans Pelicans and will have an opportunity to sweep on Saturday. Stephen Curry has been unreal -- he put up 40 points and dished out nine assists in that Game 3 win, plus he added the ridiculous shot to send the game to overtime. The Warriors will have to hold off Anthony Davis for at least one more game, though. Davis has been phenomenal in this series, including 29 points, 15 rebounds and three blocks in the Game 3 loss.
The Bulls could sweep, too. They demoralized the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday, winning a double-overtime thriller to take a commanding 3-0 lead. Derrick Rose has looked a lot like the old Derrick Rose, and that's scary for the rest of the Eastern Conference -- this Bulls team might be able to challenge the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Saturday's other two series still have a chance to get interesting. If the Brooklyn Nets and Portland Trail Blazers can win their respective third games, they'll both be down just 2-1.
The Nets almost stole Game 2 against the Hawks, but the balanced attack of Atlanta was too much. Atlanta doesn’t look like the power it was in the middle of the season when it won 33 of 35 games. The Hawks are vulnerable but the Nets aren’t the team that’s going to beat them.
The Grizzlies have been too much for the Trail Blazers in the first two games of that series. Despite injury issues, Mike Conley has outplayed Damian Lillard and the duo of Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol down low has been too much for LaMarcus Aldridge.
Saturday’s schedule
Atlanta Hawks at Brooklyn Nets: 3 p.m. ET, TNT, TNT Overtime
Chicago Bulls at Milwaukee Bucks: 5:30 p.m. ET, TNT, TNT Overtime
Golden State Warriors at New Orleans Pelicans: 8 p.m. ET, ESPN, WatchESPN
Memphis Grizzlies at Portland Trail Blazers: 10:30 p.m. ET, ESPN, WatchESPN
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