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WATCH: Brooklyn Nets keep up NBA hot streak against Wizards
The Nets, who battled through early season struggles that saw coach Steve Nash sacked then dealt with the suspension of Kyrie Irving in an anti-Semitism row, have now won eight of their last nine games.
WATCH: New Orleans Pelicans devour Brooklyn Nets as NBA season off to explosive start
Brandon Ingram scored 28 points and Williamson -- playing his first regular-season game in more than 17 months -- scored 25 as he returns from the foot injury that sidelined him for a season.
WATCH: Heat draw on reserves to oust Hawks, Memphis down Wolves
Miami, missing injured stars Jimmy Butler and Kyle Lowry, produced a superb defensive performance to shut down Atlanta and advance to an Eastern Conference semi-final series against either Philadelphia or Toronto.
WATCH: Hawks beat Heat, Bucks best Bulls in NBA playoffs
The reigning NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks grabbed a 2-1 series lead with a 111-81 rout of the Chicago Bulls, and the Phoenix Suns took a 2-1 series lead with a 114-111 victory over the Pelicans in New Orleans.
WATCH: Grizzlies shock Suns, Lakers lose despite LeBron James return
Dillon Brooks scored 30 points to lead a Grizzlies team playing without injured top scorer Ja Morant, Desmond Bane, Steven Adams, Jaren Jackson and Tyus Jones.
James Harden powers Nets past Pelicans, Raptors rally to beat Bucks
James Harden flirted with a triple-double as the Brooklyn Nets rolled over the New Orleans Pelicans despite an injury to NBA leading scorer Kevin Durant.
NBA postpones five games over Covid-19 concerns
The NBA announced the postponement of five games on Sunday amid a rising tide of Covid-19 cases around the league.
Knicks rally to stun Bucks, Warriors crush Pelicans
The Knicks outscored the Bucks 94-60 over the final three quarters to snap a two-game losing skid in front of a crowd of 17 300 at the Fiserv Forum.