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Defending champions the Boston Celtics are through to the Eastern Conference semi-finals in the NBA.
They beat the Orlando Magic 120-89 at the Garden on Tuesday night in game five of their best of seven series.
Jason Tatum scored 35 points and Jalen Brown scored 23 as Boston won the series 4-1.
Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks are also out of the playoffs as the Indiana Pacers came from seven points down in the final 40 seconds of overtime to win the game.
Tyrese Haliburton scored the go ahead lay-up with less than two seconds on the clock to give the Pacers a 119-118 win. The Pacers also won their best of seven series 4-1.
Meanwhile, the Detroit Pistons remain alive in their Eastern Conference showdown with the New York Knicks, winning game five 106-103.
The series moves back to Detroit for game six with New York leading 3-2.
And the Denver Nuggets were also winners on Tuesday, easing past the LA Clippers 131-115 to go 3-2 up in their Western Conference series.
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