It's win or go home for the Rockets, Hawks and Wizards on Friday night, as all three teams head into Game 6 of their series staring elimination in the face. The Wizards are home favorites, while the other teams are NBA playoff underdogs.

The Rockets avoided elimination on Tuesday night by slaughtering Utah 95-69 as a 1-point favorite. Tracy McGrady carried Houston with 29 points, five rebounds and five assists, while Luis Scola chipped in with 18 points and 12 rebounds.

Carlos Boozer led the Jazz with 19 points and 10 rebounds, while Mehmet Okur had 14 points and 10 rebounds. With the series heading back to Utah on Friday night, the Jazz are a 7.5-point favorite on the NBA odds at .

The Celtics took back control of their series with Atlanta on Wednesday night with a 110-85 win as a 14.5-point favorite. Boston's formidable Big Three all stepped up in the win, as Paul Pierce had 22 points, Kevin Garnett poured in 20 points and Ray Allen netted 19.

Joe Johnson led the Hawks with 21 points and Josh Smith contributed 18 in the loss. The Celtics are 8-point favorites in Game 6 at .

Washington narrowly avoided elimination on Wednesday night with an 88-87 win over Cleveland as a 5.5-point underdog. Caron Butler hit the game-winning lay-up with 3.9 seconds left and led the Wizards with 32 points and nine rebounds in the win.

DeShawn Stevenson added 17 points for Washington, while Antawn Jamison continued to struggle with only eight points on 3-of-10 shooting. LeBron James led Cleveland with 34 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, but he missed a lay-up as time expired that would have given Cleveland the win and the series.

Washington is a 4-point home favorite in Game 6 at .

If the Rockets, Hawks or Wizards win on Friday night, they'll play Game 7 on Sunday. Before that, the second round gets started on Saturday night with Game 1 between San Antonio and New Orleans.

The Spurs needed only five games to knock off the Suns in the opening round, while the Hornets also took five games to send the Mavericks packing.

During the regular season the Spurs and Hornets met up four times and they split the season series 2-2. The winner also covered the spread in all four of those games. In the series opener, the oddsmakers have listed New Orleans as a 3.5-point home favorite in Game 1.

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