Playoff Schedule, when is it announced? (UPDATE: Rockets-Blazers play Sunday night at 8:30pm)

This, i cant wait broskis. Lets go ROX!!!!!!!!!!

 

I posted this in another thread

http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showthread.php?t=252974

fwiw, here is my educated guess.....

here is the TV schedule, all CT
(Source: ESPN/ABC and TNT's TV Schedule on their website)

SAT
ABC 2-4:30PM
ESPN 4:30PM-7PM
ESPN 7PM-9:30PM
ESPN 9:30PM-12AM

SUN
TNT 12PM-2:30PM
ABC 2:30PM-5PM
TNT 6PM-8:30PM
TNT 8:30PM-11PM

If it follows the same format as previous years, TNT gets first dibs on what games to pick up. I can see TNT picking up our series since they aired 2 of the Rockets/Blazers games, with the 1/20 game being a late pickup after they dropped a Lakers game. If that's the case, we will be the 6PM or 8:30PM game on Sunday, I see there is NO WAY they lead us with the Sunday noon game.

If TNT passes us, we'll be on ESPN on Saturday being the 4:30PM or 7PM game.

I can see the LAC game being a lock for the 9:30pm slot on Sat since I don't see the Spurs, OKC, us, and none of the east teams having the late west coast time slot.

For comparison, Game 1 vs. OKC last year was the last TNT and playoff game played on a Sunday at 8:30PM, but our series was attractive because of the whole Harden returning to face OKC story.

Btw, since all 16 teams are set in stone, with the home teams locked, I wouldn't be surprised if the schedule leaked before the last game of the season on Wednesday

 

I hope we find out tonight. I need to make my weekend plans! 4:30 on Saturday or 8:30 on Sunday would suck for me.

 

Exactly hope we find out tonight. I need to set my work schedule accordingly for next week lol

 

FWIW, in previous years, the schedule has leaked immediately upon conclusion of the final game. It'll come tonight... it won't take until the morning.

That said, the interesting thing about this year is that unless Detroit beats OKC (incredibly, incredibly unlikely), the entire playoff field will be set in stone -- seedings included -- by 9:30 tonight. In other words, the late games will be totally meaningless. Hopefully that can speed up the process...

 

Really hope its not 830 sunday....

 

only if the Rockets win....Did I say if? <----bad fan

 

This and Sat at 2pm would suck bad!!

Saturday night or Sunday during the day would be bad ass

 

Whats awesome now is, all of the NBATV playoff games will be the Eastern Conference teams. The Rockets were regulated to NBATV when they played the Jazz back in 07 and 08.

 

I heard on 790 a week or so ago that ABC will have full coverage of all Rockets games....is there any truth to that????

 

I don't think so, because ABC only does weekend games, aside from the Finals.

 

Game 1 Sunday 8:30

Per feigen

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Rockets-Trail Blazers Game 1 set for 8:30 p.m. Sunday on TNT.</p>&mdash; Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen/statuses/456553384783249408">April 16, 2014</a></blockquote>
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omg during Game of Thrones

 

Nice. I really enjoy being able to watch other teams play in the Playoffs for the first day w/o obsessing over the Rockets game.

 

F***.

Oh well. Gonna be worthless on Monday

 

Dave2000 nailed it.

 

I knew it. Good thing I asked for Monday off yesterday

 

Perfect. My 4/20 will be capped off nicely with this and Game of Thrones.