NBA on ESPN – ESPN delivers a bumper schedule of NBA Playoff action headlined by Australia’s Josh Giddey and Dyson Daniels as the Oklahoma City Thunder take on the New Orleans Pelicans and LeBron and the Lakers battle the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets, as part of eight live NBA games across four days.
Your Home for Hoops brings the NBA Playoff action all week long, across the Anzac Day public holiday and the weekend ahead.
The first round of the NBA Playoffs has already delivered incredible action that has seen a number of games go down to the wire. Los Angeles-Denver and New York-Philadelphia both delivered NBA playoff classics on Tuesday, with more expected to follow throughout the post-season race.
Thursday April 25 sees the Oklahoma City Thunder take on the New Orleans Pelicans LIVE at 11.30am AEST on ESPN.
Australia’s Josh Giddey and Dyson Daniels meet in a hotly contested First Round series that saw the Thunder claim a tight opening game on Monday AEST 94-92.
The Pelicans made the NBA post-season courtesy of the NBA Play-In Tournament but face an Oklahoma City team that has caught fire in the back end of the season to finish top seed in the Western Conference.
Friday April 26 has a huge NBA Playoff double header, starting at 9.30am AEST when the New York Knicks meet the Philadelphia 76ers.
The Knicks have claimed the opening two games of the NBA Playoff series- winning 104-101.
Philadelphia fell short in the final quarter, after New York pulled away in the second and third quarters.
At 12pm AEST, the Denver Nuggets clash with the Los Angeles Lakers in the third game of their NBA Playoff series.
Denver lead 2-0 in the series after a stunning buzzer beating shot from Jamal Murray gave the Nuggets a 101-99 win in Game Two on Tuesday AEST.
The Lakers led by as much as 20 points on Tuesday but couldn’t contain Denver in the final quarter. Los Angeles must make the most of home court advantage against the defending NBA champion Nuggets to turn the series around.
Saturday April 27 and Sunday April 28 delivers LIVE NBA Playoff double-headers each day.
The focus turns to the Los Angeles Clippers and Dallas Mavericks at 10am AEST Saturday before the Minnesota Timberwolves and Phoenix Suns resume battle in their first-round playoff showdown.
Sunday April 28 tips off at 8am AEST with the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat, before ESPN concludes the weekend coverage for Game Four between the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers.
NBA Playoffs on ESPN
Thursday April 25
11.30am AEST, Oklahoma City Thunder vs New Orleans Pelicans, ESPN
Friday April 26
9.30am AEST, New York Knicks vs Philadelphia 76ers, ESPN
12pm AEST, Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers, ESPN
Saturday April 27
10am AEST, LA Clippers vs Dallas Mavericks, ESPN
12.30pm AEST, Minnesota Timberwolves vs Phoenix Suns, ESPN
Sunday April 28
8am AEST, Boston Celtics vs Miami Heat, ESPN
10.30am AEST, Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers, ESPN
Monday April 29
11.30am AEST, Minnesota Timberwolves vs Phoenix Suns, ESPN
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