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Coverage of the NBA Playoffs Continues on ESPN & ABC
The NBA Playoffs continue Friday, May 6 with a pair of pivotal Game 3’s on ESPN. MVP Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls will visit the Atlanta Hawks at 7 p.m. ET, followed by the Los Angeles Lakers vs. the Dallas Mavericks at 9:30 p.m. Saturday’s Game 3 doubleheader tips off with the Memphis Grizzlies vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder at 5 p.m. on ESPN, followed by the Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat at 8:15 p.m. on ABC. The weekend’s schedule concludes Sunday with Game 4 of Lakers-Mavericks on ABC at 3:30 p.m. Starting with the second round, all ESPN games are exclusive.
| Date | Time (ET) | Teams/Commentators | Networks |
| Fri, May 6 | 7 p.m. | Chicago at Atlanta, Game 3 Mike Tirico, Hubie Brown, Heather Cox |
ESPN, ESPN3.com, ESPN Mobile TV |
| Mark Jones, Mike Brown | ESPN 3D | ||
| 9:30 p.m. | L.A. Lakers at Dallas, Game 3 Mike Breen, Mark Jackson, Jeff Van Gundy, Lisa Salters |
ESPN, ESPN3.com, ESPN Mobile TV | |
| Sat, May 7 | 4:30 p.m. | Kia NBA Countdown Hannah Storm |
ESPN, ESPN3.com, ESPN Mobile TV |
| 5 p.m. | Oklahoma City at Memphis, Game 3 Dave Pasch, Doris Burke, Ric Bucher |
ESPN, ESPN3.com, ESPN Mobile TV | |
| 8 p.m. | Buick Regal NBA Countdown Stuart Scott |
ABC | |
| 8:15 p.m. | Miami at Boston, Game 3 Breen, Jackson, Van Gundy, Salters |
ABC (available in SP), ESPN Radio | |
| Sun, May 8 | 3 p.m. | Buick Regal NBA Countdown Stuart Scott |
ABC |
| 3:30 p.m. | L.A. Lakers at Dallas, Game 4 Tirico, Brown, Cox |
ABC, ESPN Radio |
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