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NBA Playoffs Top Moments: Jazz vs. Clippers, Sixers vs. Hawks

Updated Jun. 15, 2021 1:19 a.m. ET

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There were two crucial Game 4's on the NBA playoff schedule on Monday night.

In the Eastern Conference, the Atlanta Hawks looked to defend their home court and avoid a 3-1 hole against the Philadelphia 76ers. And they did just that with a stunning 103-100 victory.

Then in the Western Conference, the Utah Jazz were looking to bounce back from a Game 3 loss against the LA Clippers, but the Clippers had other plans, winning Game 4 118-104 to tie their series at 2-2.

It's the second consecutive series now that the Clippers have battled out of an 0-2 hole to tie things up, and this time it was done in emphatic action with Kawhi Leonard and Paul George combining for 62 points.

Here are the top moments from Monday night's NBA playoff slate, with the most recent action listed first:

LA Clippers 118, Utah Jazz 104 (series tied 2-2)

The Clippers picked up where they left off in Game 3, running out to a 10-2 lead.

Clippers coach Tyronn Lue is apparently tired of his team's slow starts, and his players responded with a 23-10 lead.

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Kawhi Leonard was looking like Dr. J with moves like this. He scored 12 points in the first quarter as the Clippers took a 30-13 lead.

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The second quarter was an avalanche in favor of the Clippers, with seemingly everything going their way.

There was a Reggie Jackson buzzer-beater to beat the shot clock.

That was followed by an and-one from Terence Mann.

And an and-one dunk from Paul George, which all signaled that the rout was on in Staples Center.

To send the Clippers into the half with all of the momentum, Leonard threw down a monster poster dunk late in the second quarter.

The dunk even caught Joel Embiid's attention during his postgame media session.

The Clippers lead 68-44 at halftime, led by Marcus Morris Sr.'s 22 points. The Clippers also shot 11-for-22 from 3-point range in the first half.

Though the Clippers maintained their lead heading into the fourth quarter, leading 92-71, Donovan Mitchell still managed to keep fighting. He notched his sixth consecutive 30-point game this postseason.

Never in doubt, the Clippers cruised to a 118-104 victory, and on the way there Paul George climbed up the NBA playoff made 3-pointers list.

As a team, the Clippers shot 40.5% from 3-point range while making 15 shots from beyond the arc, with 12 of those makes coming from the trio of Leonard, George, and Morris Sr.

Atlanta Hawks 103, Philadelphia 76ers 100 (series tied 2-2)

It was a slow start offensively for the Sixers in the first quarter until Seth Curry took matters into his own hands.

The Sixers' starting shooting guard knocked down a couple of 3-pointers on his way to eight first-quarter points.

And Curry's offensive spark seemed to ignite the entire team, with Matisse Thybulle capping off a dominant Sixers run with an emphatic jam.

The Sixers used the run to take 28-20 lead heading into the second quarter.

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In the second quarter, it was all Sixers, starting off with an above-the-rim lob from Shake Milton to Dwight Howard.

Then their superstar center Joel Embiid got in on the action with a baseline fadeaway jumper to push the Sixers' lead to 17 points.

At halftime, the Sixers led 62-49, holding the Hawks to 32.7% shooting from the field and 27.8% shooting from 3-point range.

Trae Young struggled to get on track, shooting just 3-for-12 from the field and scoring just eight points while also picking up a technical foul.

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The Hawks were able to cut into the Sixers lead in the third quarter and it had a lot to do with the play of John Collins.

Collins unleashed an array of highlight dunks in the third quarter to get the crowd back into the game and give the Hawks momentum.

In the fourth quarter, the Hawks were able to battle all the way back from a 17-point deficit to take the lead on this hookup from Young to Clint Capela.

And in the end, the Hawks held on to survive, winning 103-100.

The Hawks were able to win ugly, shooting just 36.6% from the field, but all that matters at this time of the year is securing a win.

The series is now tied at 2-2 with Game 5 at 7:30 p.m. ET Wednesday.

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