John Wall finished with a game-high 42 points as the Wizards defeated the Atlanta Hawks while the Celtics overcame the Chicago Bulls.
The Boston Celtics will face the Washington Wizards in the conference semi-finals of the NBA play-offs after both sealed victory in their respective first-round series on Friday night.
Washington completed a 4-2 triumph over the Atlanta Hawks with a 115-99 win on the back of a huge performance from John Wall.
The All-Star point guard finished with a game-high 42 points as well as handing out eight assists and grabbing four steals.
Bradley Beal provided good support for Wall with 31 points while Paul Millsap (31 points and 10 rebounds) and Dennis Schroder (26 points and 10 assists) recorded double-doubles in a losing cause for Atlanta.
The top-seeded Celtics also claimed a 4-2 first-round triumph, seeing off the challenge of the Chicago Bulls with a convincing 105-83 win at United Centre. Avery Bradley poured in 23 points, grabbed five rebounds and handed out three assists for the victors.
The last remaining conference semi-final spot is still to be decided as the LA Clippers defeated the Utah Jazz 98-93 to send their battle to a deciding game seven.
Chris Paul was the Clippers’ star performer with 29 points and eight assists as the series was levelled at 3-3 in Salt Lake City.
The two teams will now face each other at Staples Center in LA on Sunday for the right to play last season’s runners-up the Golden State Warriors in the next round.
