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April 30, 2009 (Thursday)
Basketball
NBA playoffs first round: (seeding in parentheses) Game 6: (7) Chicago Bulls 128, (2) Boston Celtics 127 (3 OT). Series tied 3–3. Derrick Rose's block of Rajon Rondo's fadeaway jumper with 7 seconds left in the third overtime gives the Bulls their third overtime win of the series to force a 7th game in Boston on May 2. Ray Allen scores a playoff career-high 51 points for the Celtics, who blow an 8-points lead with 3 minutes remaining in regulation time. John Salmons leads the Bulls with 35 points. Game 6: (3) Orlando Magic 114, (6) Philadelphia 76ers 89. Magic win series 4–2. The Magic, playing without the suspended Dwight Howard, hand the Sixers their worst playoff home defeat since 1970. Game 6: (5) Houston Rockets 92, (4) Portland Trail Blazers 76. Rockets win series 4–2. The Rockets win their first playoff series in 12 years, ending a streak of 7 series losses, while the Blazers lose their fifth straight playoff series. The Rockets will play against the Los Angeles Lakers in the Conference Semifinal.
Cycling
UCI ProTour: Tour de Romandie: Stage 2: (1) Óscar Freire () 4h 6' 56" (2) František Raboň (Team Columbia–High Road) s.t. (3) Assan Bazayev () s.t. General Classification: (1) Grégory Rast (Astana) 6h 19' 13" (2) Ricardo Serrano (Fuji–Servetto) + 5" (3) Lars Bak (Team Saxo Bank) + 12"
Football (soccer) UEFA Cup semifinals, first leg: Dynamo Kyiv 1–1 Shakhtar Donetsk Werder Bremen 0–1 Hamburg Copa Libertadores group stage: (Teams in bold advance to the last 16 stage; teams in strike are eliminated.) Group 2: Guaraní 1–1 Deportivo Cuenca Thanks to Boca's win, Cuenca's draw is sufficient to send them through. Boca Juniors 3–0 Deportivo Táchira Group 3: Nacional 3–1 Nacional River Plate 3–0 U. San Martín
Ice hockey
Stanley Cup playoffs: (seeding in parentheses) Western Conference Semifinals: Game 1: (3) Vancouver Canucks 5, (4) Chicago Blackhawks 3. Canucks lead series 1–0. Sami Salo scores the game-winning goal for the Canucks with 1:13 left after the Blackhawks rally from 3 goals down to tie the score. World Championship in Berne and Kloten, Switzerland: (Teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals) Group E: 6–5 (OT) 1–2 (SO) Group F: 3–2 (OT) 5–1
April 29, 2009 (Wednesday)
Basketball
NBA playoffs first round: (seeding in parentheses) Game 5: (4) Atlanta Hawks 106, (5) Miami Heat 91. Hawks lead series 3–2. The Hawks make 12 consecutive field goal attempts in the second quarter to build a 23-point halftime lead, and cruise from there. Game 5: (2) Denver Nuggets 107, (7) New Orleans Hornets 86. Nuggets win series 4–1. Carmelo Anthony scores 34 points and leads the Nuggets to their first playoff series win in 15 years, and a matchup with the Dallas Mavericks in the second round.