AK-47's vacation planning trip to the embassy in San Francisco created plenty of distraction and controversy for the Jazz, whether they admit it or not. He was on the bench for most of the fourth quarter before entering the game late and burying a couple of clutch threes in the final minute to help pull the Jazz within three points. He finished with 12 points on 4-of-10 shooting, and his line would have looked much worse had he not hit the late threes. While missing one practice isn't the end of the world, this one could signal the end of the road for Kirilenko in Utah.

He had two baskets taken away due to offensive fouls and missed shots that he been making all year. The Lakers' D wasn't particularly impressive last night, but Boozer just couldn't get it going. Now he'll turn his attention to making the final roster for the Olympic team.

"He's actually worked harder today than he's worked even when he's real healthy," Flip Saunders joked. Billups hasn't played since suffering a right hamstring injury early in Game 3 of the second-round series against Orlando.

Pau Gasol double-doubled and Lamar Odom had 13 points and nine boards in a game the Lakers dominated early on. The Jazz, who also had six players in double figures, led by Deron Williams' double-double, made a late run and had a chance to tie at the end. But Williams and Mehmet Okur missed 3-pointers on their last posession. The Lakers will now kick off the Western Finals against the winner of the Spurs-Hornets series. Their Game 7 is not until Monday, so the Lakers are going to have some time to relax between now and the start of their next series, which is set to start on Wednesday in L.A.

Rajon Rondo was a non-factor, hitting just 1-of-4 shots in 30 minutes, Ray Allen was just 3-of-8 for nine points in a whopping 42 minutes, and Paul Pierce hit just 5-of-15 shots on his way to 16 points. The C's were outrebounded, committed more turnovers and were called for nine more fouls than the Cavs. However, they should be able to count on reversing those trends with some home cooking in Sunday's Game 7. Along with discontent with the officiating in this series, Celtics fans probably wouldn't mind if Ray Allen still played for the Sonics at this point.

LeBron had 32 points, 12 boards, six assists, was 13-of-15 from the line and also committed seven turnovers. The Celtics were in control early, but missed 10 straight shots to end the half and allowed the Cavs to go on a 17-2 run to take a lead going into halftime. Had Wally Szczerbiak not missed 9-of-11 shots, this one would have been over a lot sooner. Game 7 is Sunday in Boston, when the Celtics will hope to shoot more free throws. The Cavs were 20-of-24 from the line tonight, while the C's were just 11-of-13.

Sources told ESPN.com that the Hawks are considering Portland Trail Blazers personnel scout John Gabriel, San Antonio Spurs assistant general manager Dennis Lindsey, Washington Wizards vice president of basketball administration Tommy Sheppard and Boston Celtics assistant general manager Dave Wohl. Former Sixers GM Billy King could also become a candidate if the Hawks can't land any in their Top 4.