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So our lead this hour coming from Pro Bouncy Ball, we had another full night of opening

round NBA playoff activity and the games were mostly for the dogs.

They were.

The 76ers without Joelle Embed blowing past the wizards using sorcery to make the

wizards vanish from the playoffs.

So Washington is done.

The Atlanta Hawks went to Broadway and the New York Knicks not ready for Broadway

as they were done in by Trey Young at the Mecca.

So Atlanta has advanced in the NBA playoffs.

Update your bracket.

And the Utah Jazz tuning the Memphis Grizzlies in a beat down at the Great Salt Lake.

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