NBA PLAYOFF PICTURE

NBA roundup: Nets even series with Hawks

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April 27, 2015 at 7:54 pm.

Apr 27, 2015; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Brooklyn Nets guard Bojan Bogdanovic (44) drives past Atlanta Hawks guard Kyle Korver (26) during the third quarter in game four of the first round of the NBA Playoffs. at Barclays Center. Brooklyn Nets won 120-115 in overtime. Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports

NEW YORK — Rookie guard Bojan Bogdanovic hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 85 seconds left in overtime, and the Brooklyn Nets evened their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series with a 120-115 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday.

The best-of-seven series is tied at two games apiece heading to Game 5 on Wednesday in Atlanta. The Washington Wizards, who swept their first-round series against the Toronto Raptors, await the Hawks-Nets winner.

Point guard Deron Williams led the Nets with 35 points. He shot 13-for-25 from the floor overall, and he added seven assists and five rebounds. Williams made seven 3 pointers, three of them in the fourth quarter when the Nets rallied from an eight-point deficit.

Forward DeMarre Carroll and guard Jeff Teague led Atlanta with 20 points apiece.

Bucks 94, Bulls 88

CHICAGO — Guard Michael Carter-Williams compiled 22 points, nine assists and eight rebounds, and Milwaukee held on for a win against Chicago. The Bucks staved off elimination and trimmed their deficit to 3-2 in the best-of-seven, Eastern Conference first-round series.

Forward Pau Gasol scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Bulls. Guard Jimmy Butler added 20 points and 10 rebounds for Chicago, which trailed for the entire second half.

The Bulls narrowed the deficit to 86-83 with 4:45 remaining in the fourth quarter after back-to-back jump shots by guard Derrick Rose and Gasol. Milwaukee responded with a jump shot by Carter-Williams and a slam dunk by forward John Henson to re-establish a seven-point lead.

Milwaukee guard Khris Middleton contributed 21 points.

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