2021 NBA Play-in Tournament TV schedule

First, the blog is back! The last post was when the president was an Aquino. So I've been wondering what to do with this blog. For the meantime, let's have all of your sports TV listings for Filipino sports fans. If you want to know where and when can you catch your favorite team, this is the blog for you.

Second, it's the Play-in Tournament! 101: #7 vs. #8, with the winner getting the #7 seed. The loser will play the winner of the #9 and #10 game, to be the #8 team. Sounds complicated? Just think of it this way: The #7 and #8 teams can lose once and still make it to the playoffs proper. The #9 and #10 teams have to win twice, with the second game on the road.

May 19, Wednesday

• 6:30 AM: Charlotte vs. Indiana
• 9:00 AM: Washington vs. Boston

May 20, Thursday

• 7:30 AM: San Antonio vs. Memphis LIVE @ NBA TV Philippines
• 10:00 AM: Golden State vs. LA Lakers LIVE @ NBA TV Philippines

May 21, Friday

• 8:00 AM: Indiana vs. Washington LIVE @ One Sports

May 22, Saturday

• 9:00 AM: Memphis vs. Golden State LIVE @ TV5 and NBA TV Philippines

2013 NBA Playoffs Philippine TV schedule

It's that time of the year where we are all waiting for "REAL" college basketball to start. In other words, it's the NBA Playoffs! On this space, you can find the TV schedules of all playoff matchups in Philippine TV.

Conference Semifinals

Game	#1 MIA vs #5 CHI	#2 NY vs #3 IND	#1 OKC vs #5 MEM	#2 SA vs #6 GS
1	May 7, 7AM at NBA Premium	May 6, 330AM at NBA Premium/Studio 23	May 6, 1AM at NBA Premium/BTV	May 7, 930AM at NBA Premium
2	May 9, 7AM at NBA Premium	May 8, 7AM at NBA Premium	May 8, 930AM at NBA Premium	May 9, 930AM at NBA Premium/BTV
3	May 11, 8AM at NBA Premium	May 12, 8AM at NBA Premium/ABS-CBN	May 12, 5AM at NBA Premium	May 11, 1030AM at NBA Premium/Studio 23
4	May 14, 7AM at NBA Premium	May 15	May 14, 930AM at NBA Premium/BTV	May 13, 330AM at NBA Premium
5	May 16	May 17, 8AM	May 16	May 15, 930AM
6		May 19, 8AM at NBA Premium/ABS-CBN
7		May 21, 8AM

Eastern Conference First Round

Game	#1 MIA vs #8 MIL	#2 NY vs #7 BOS	#3 IND vs #6 ATL	#4 BKN vs #5 CHI
1	April 22, 7AM at NBA Premium	April 21, 3AM at NBA Premium	April 22, 1AM at BTV	April 21, 8AM at NBA Premium
2	April 24, 730AM at BTV	April 24, 8AM at NBA Premium	April 25, 730AM at BTV	April 23, 8AM at NBA Premium
3	April 26, 7AM at NBA Premium	April 27, 8AM at Fox Sports	April 28, 955 at ABS-CBN (delayed)	April 26, 830AM at BTV
4	April 29, 330AM at NBA Premium	April 29, 1AM at NBA Premium	April 30, 730AM at BTV	April 28, 2AM at NBA Premium
5	MIA won series 4-0.	May 2. 7AM at NBA Premium	May 2, 8AM at BTV	April 30, 7AM at NBA Premium
6		May 4, 7AM at Fox Sports	May 4, 7AM at BTV, NBA Premium	May 3. 8AM at NBA Premium
7		NY won series 4-2	IND won series 4-2	May 5, 8AM at NBA Premium

Western Conference First Round

Game	#1 OKC vs #8 HOU	#2 SA vs #7 LAL	#3 DEN vs #6 GS	#4 LAC vs #5 MEM
1	April 22, 930AM at NBA Premium	April 22, 9AM at Studio 23 (delayed)	April 21, 530AM at BTV	April 21, 103AM at Studio 23
2	April 25, 7AM at Fox Sports	April 25, 930AM at NBA Premium	April 24, 1030AM at NBA Premium	April 23, 1030AM at BTV & NBA Premium
3	April 28, 930AM at BTV & NBA Premium	April 27, 1030AM at Studio 23	April 27, 1030 at BTV	April 26, 930AM at NBA Premium
4	April 30, 930AM at NBA Premium	April 29, 7AM at NBA Premium	April 29, 930AM at Studio 23	April 28, 430AM at BTV
5	May 2, 930AM at Fox Sports	SA won series 4-0.	May 1, 8AM at NBA Premium	May 1, 1030AM at NBA Premium
6	May 4, 930AM at NBA Premium		May 3, 1030 at NBA Premium	May 4, 930 AM
7	OKC won series 4-2		GS won series 4-2.	MEM won series 4-2

Date, time and channels are subject to change.

2011 NBA Playoffs Philippine TV schedule

Time to watch the team we love to hate weep! Let's go MIAMI sHEAT!

And what's this "NBA Premium"? New way to scam hoops fans? BTV ain't enough? Sports+ all over again? They need some dough to pay Riki and Jinno?
June 1, 9AM @ABS-CBN, BTV, NBA Premium: Dallas vs. Miami
June 3, 9AM @ABS-CBN, BTV, NBA Premium: Dallas vs. Miami
June 6, 8AM @ABS-CBN, BTV, NBA Premium: Miami vs. Dallas
June 8, 9AM @ABS-CBN, BTV, NBA Premium: Miami vs. Dallas
June 10, 9AM @ABS-CBN, BTV, NBA Premium: Miami vs. Dallas*
June 13, 8AM @ABS-CBN, BTV, NBA Premium: Dallas vs. Miami*
June 15, 9AM @ABS-CBN, BTV, NBA Premium: Dallas vs. Miami*
*if necessary

Previously aired games:

April 17, 7AM @Studio 23: Atlanta vs. Orlando
April 17, 930AM @NBA Premium: Portland vs. Dallas
April 18, 1AM @NBA Premium: Memphis vs. San Antonio
April 18, 330AM @NBA Premium: New Orleans vs. LA Lakers
April 18, 7AM @Studio 23: New York vs. Boston
April 18, 930AM @BTV: Denver vs. Oklahoma City
April 19, 7AM @NBA Premium and BTV: Indiana vs. Chicago
April 20, 7AM @NBA Premium and BTV: New York vs. Boston
April 20, 930AM @NBA Premium: Portland vs. Dallas
April 21, 8AM @NBA Premium: Denver vs. Oklahoma City
April 21, 830AM @BTV: Memphis vs. San Antonio
April 21, 1030AM @NBA Premium: New Orleans vs. LA Lakers
April 22, 7AM @BTV: Chicago vs. Indiana
April 22, 1030AM @NBA Premium: Dallas vs. Portland
April 23, 7AM @ESPN: Boston vs. New York
April 23, 8AM @NBA Premium and BTV: Orlando vs. Atlanta
April 23, 930AM @ABS-CBN, NBA Premium and Studio 23: LA Lakers vs. New Orleans
April 24, 230AM @NBA Premium: Chicago vs. Indiana
April 24, 730AM @NBA Premium: San Antonio vs. Memphis
April 24, 8AM @ABS-CBN: Dallas vs. Portland
April 24, 10AM @BTV: Oklahoma City vs. Denver
April 25, 8AM @ABS-CBN: Boston vs. New York
April 25, 930AM @BTV and Studio 23: LA Lakers vs. New Orleans
April 26, 830AM @BTV and NBA Premium: Portland vs. Dallas
April 26, 1030AM @NBA Premium: Oklahoma City vs. Denver
April 27, 730AM @BTV and NBA Premium: Atlanta vs. Orlando
April 28, 7AM @BTV: Philadelphia vs. Miami
April 29, 730AM @BTV and NBA Premium: Orlando vs. Atlanta
April 29, 8AM @ESPN: LA Lakers vs. New Orleans
April 29, 1030AM @NBA Premium: Dallas vs. Portland
May 2, 1AM @BTV and NBA Premium: Memphis vs. Oklahoma City
May 2, 330AM @Studio 23 and NBA Premium: Boston vs. Miami
May 3, 8AM @NBA Premium: Atlanta vs. Chicago
May 3, 1030AM @BTV and NBA Premium: Dallas vs. LA Lakers
May 4, 7AM @NBA Premium: Boston vs. Miami
May 4, 930AM @BTV, NBA Premium: Memphis vs. Oklahoma City
May 5, 8AM @BTV, NBA Premium: Atlanta vs. Chicago
May 5, 1030AM @NBA Premium: Dallas vs. LA Lakers
May 7, 7AM @BTV, NBA Premium: Chicago vs. Atlanta
May 7, 930AM @Studio 23, NBA Premium: LA Lakers vs. Dallas
May 8, 5AM @NBA Premium: Oklahoma City vs. Memphis
May 8, 8AM @Studio 23, NBA Premium: Miami vs. Boston
May 9, 330AM @NBA Premium: LA Lakers vs. Dallas
May 9, 8AM@ @ABS-CBN, BTV and NBA Premium: Chicago vs. Atlanta
May 10, 7AM @NBA Premium: Miami vs. Boston
May 10, 930AM @NBA Premium: Oklahoma City vs. Memphis
May 11, 8AM @Studio 23, NBA Premium: Atlanta vs. Chicago (delayed on BTV)
May 12, 7AM @NBA Premium: Boston vs. Miami
May 12, 930AM @BTV, NBA Premium: Memphis vs. Oklahoma City
May 13, 8AM @Studio 23: Chicago vs. Atlanta
May 14, 9AM @Studio 23, NBA Premium: Oklahoma City vs. Memphis
May 16, 330AM @Studio 23, NBA Premium: Oklahoma City vs. Memphis
May 16, 8AM @ABS-CBN, NBA Premium: Miami vs. Chicago
May 18, 9AM @Studio 23, BTV, NBA Premium: Oklahoma City vs. Dallas
May 19, 830AM @ABS-CBN, BTV, NBA Premium: Miami vs. Chicago
May 20, 9AM @Studio 23, BTV, NBA Premium: Oklahoma City vs. Dallas
May 22, 9AM @Studio 23, BTV, NBA Premium: Dallas vs. Oklahoma City
May 23, 830AM @ABS-CBN, BTV, NBA Premium: Chicago vs. Miami
May 24, 9AM @Studio 23, BTV, NBA Premium: Dallas vs. Oklahoma City
May 25, 830AM @ABS-CBN, BTV, NBA Premium: Chicago vs. Miami
May 26, 9AM @Studio 23, BTV, NBA Premium: Oklahoma City vs. Dallas
May 27, 830AM @ABS-CBN, BTV, NBA Premium: Miami vs. Chicago

Top 10: 09-10 NBA countdown

Ah the top 10. You can be sure these ten teams would make it past the playoffs, heck even up to the Conference Semifinals, unless something catastrophic happens, like Kobe joining AI in Memphis. Or T-Mac high-fiving Oden at some sauna in Quezon Ave.

In this Top 10 edition, each team is associated with a Disney song. To make us all happy and perky this coming NBA season.

#10: Atlanta Hawks

While Josh Childress is on his way too extended Greek Holiday, the Hawks are at a crossroads. Young bigs, and Mike Bibby who is more famous for making non-aficionados mix him up with Doug Christie (both are white, bald and wear headbands). At least it's not as bad as MSNBC's Contessa Brewer.

#9: Denver Nuggets

Last season was "So Yesterday." But it's a brand new year, and Melo still must have a hangover. Wake up, Melo, the Nuggets are in for a long ride. At least Chauncey thinks he'll have John Elway's powers when he wears his number.

#8: Portland Trail Blazers

The present-day Jail Blazers are "Stranger" at the top. They haven't been there, and they almost went there, but due to tiebreaking complications even David Stern can't explain, they got the #4 seed, which meant a showdown with the T-Mac-less Rockets, which meant the Rockets would advance. Now that they had their baptism of fire, or should I say rocket exhaust, Brandon Roy and Daboy must break away from the "Stranger" label and show the West the will to win.

#7: Chicago Bulls

Derrick Rose would've said, "Our Time is Here," and this crew will crack the Boston-Cleveland-Orlando axis at the top. That First Round performance last year wasn't a fluke. If that team started the season with THAT lineup, they could've been battling the big 3 at the top.

#6: Boston Celtics

For the Celtics, there is no yesterday, no tomorrow; only "Tonight." This is perhaps their last time to win a championship with the core of Allen, Garnett and Pierce. Next year will be the beginning of the end, and Rondo might be on the way out. There's no tomorrow for this team. It's tonight or bust.

#5: San Antonio Spurs

The Spurs are due for a championship. They alternate with an Eastern Conference team, and last year didn't happen, so Pop got injected in fresh blood so that hoops fans will be bored with "Here We Go Again" gameplan that has endeared the Spurs to the people of San Antonio, and no one else, except perhaps really old guys.

Note: At this point, you're probably looking for "one" team that went way too up the order.

#4: Cleveland Cavaliers

"Don't Forget" what happened last year. LeBron and his pals failed miserably on their quest to make David Stern's eyes transform into dollar signs. Stern must've been oh so pissed. He probably did that to make it appear that the NBA is not fixed. He can always do that this year.

#3: Orlando Magic

Ah, the "Magic" Kingdom, the home of Walt Disney World, Mickey Mouse, Dwight Howard and the half man half amazing half a decade ago Vince Carter. Would Carter destroy the magical fun that is Stan Van Gundy's always constipated but it really is not face? Was Hedo a better fit? Perhaps these questions won't matter as the Magic would shoot more threes than the Grizzlies shoot bricks.

#2: Dallas Mavericks

Lemme put it simply: the Mavs will bring the hoedown throwdown to their opponents.

#1: Los Angeles Lakers

Ah, the honeymoon stage, it's that time you supposedly give up what you've held for yourself for oh so long. Ah who am I kidding. Lamar and Khloe must've brought it on even before they got married. With different partners. Ah, the "Lovebug," Kobe wants to return to Eagle, Colorado.

2009 Playoffs: Where matchups happen

With the basketball world in full playoff-swing (not just the NBA), here are the top ten matchups everyone is looking at this season's... postseason. And, no, Kevin Harlan vs. Marv Albert isn't included on who sounds better.

10. Boston Celtics vs. Boston Bruins
If some years ago, the people of Detroit had a hard time choosing which playoff game to watch (and which stadium to go to), now its Beantown's turn to get dizzy. But the Bruins are in the Conference Semifinals already and the Celtics... need KG more than ever. Heck, it's hockey, and nobody cares about hockey.

9. Tony Parker vs. the Mavs' defense
Or the lack of it. Heck, who's complaining, the Mavs are leading anyway, and Damp hasn't even let out his kung-fu moves.

8. Gordon vs. Rose
In an interesting subplot to the Celtics-Bulls series, it has became a battle of the Chicago backcourt on who should lead the team... in scoring. Good thing neither of them are at L.A. or else Kobe will be pissed.

7. The Orlando Magic vs. the Orlando Magic
Like seriously, everyone except yours truly thought they'd beat the Sixers handily; after all they threw out a lot of money in the biggest free agent signing since David Beckham went to Los Angeles (well.. sorta) to be chummy with Kobe (actually, his real mission was for him to convert Kobe to Scientology but he failed, so he went to Italy instead to brainwash Silvio Berlusconi.)

6. Mark Jackson vs. Jeff Van Gundy
I envy Dave Pasch or Mike Breen who has to mediate between these two Knick-heads.

5. Steve Blake vs. his brain
OhMyEffingGoshIWannaBeTheHeroSoLemmeShootThisBallFrom (obligatory line break) 50YardsAwayFromTheThreePointLine!

4. The Denver Nuggets vs. Ric Flair
Seriously, if they won't win Game 4, they gotta blame Ric Flair for his now famous "Woooooooooooooooooo". Did the Hornets guys got the rights for that? Last time I saw the map, New Orleans was so far away from Flair Country.

3. Danny Ferry vs. the economy
Betcha everybody forgot the stakes will be higher after the playoffs are done.

2. Boston Celtics vs. Chicago Bulls
Prior to 2009, the Bulls have never beaten the Celtics in the playoffs. Not even a single game. Even MJ wasn't able to do it in the three-peat years. Even with the triangle offense, the Zen Master and the greatest center to have ever lived not named Erick Dampier in the name of Luc Longley. Until Derrick Rose arrived. He broke the ice. He made sure Chicago had the best Saint Patrick's Day parade. And he did it on the parquet floor of the garden.

1. Greg Oden vs. Dikembe Mutombo
Now first, Deke just retired, and it was a joy watching him play all these years, from Atlanta to where ever he dropped by to finger wag the opponents, and the way it ended was not the way it should had been.

But despite Deke's injury, there's someone who feels a lot older, a lot more fragile. And his name, his Greg Oden. Too bad we won't be seeing this prime match-up once again, it's like Hakeem taking Shaq to school in the 1995 Finals. Ah the Deke, thnks fr th mmrs.

Ten things to watch out for in the NBA Playoffs

Nah, it's not how many times Kobe dunks over Paul Millsap to emulate what King James did to the Motown boys two years ago, nor how many burgers Deron chows down before game time.

10. How many times Solar shows KFC VTRs every start of the quarter.
Hmmmm. Me want chicken. Wait, are those even chickens? It's like they're hypnotizing us.

9. How many times Solar filp-flops on their schedules
Like I almost wasn't able to see the Mavs-Spurs game 1. More on this later.

8. How many times Derrick Rose proves he's better than MJ
Imagine this: MJ wasn't able to win against the Celtics, tie Kareem's playoff debut record, and have at least 35 points and ten assists in one game.

7. How many times Ray Allen has to miss the game-winning shot
I still remember the last playoff game held at the KeyArena. It was against the Spurs, and the Sonics needed a trey to win. To Allen's credit he was really well guarded, unlike last the time...

6. How many times should the Sixers appear to have control of the series, and then lose
They did this to Detroit, and even led 2-1. What happened? Heck, there's the Flyers anyway, but the Pens will take care of them.

5. When would we able to see the Sixers-Magic series on ABC?
Me: Please?
ABC: No. We'd rather show... The Unusuals. Amber Tamblyn is hotter than "Sex on Fire."

4. When would T-Mac play?
Because I wagered against the Rockets!

3. When would we see Miley Cyrus and Shawn Johnson on halftime?
Like please.

2. We know that Hubie Brown and Tim Duncan are close but...
...when would Hubie stop on calling Duncan "Timmy"? Can't they have a clone of JVG instead?

1. When can see more of Heather Cox
Since Erin Andrews is strictly for college sports, and since Heather is... fiery.

NBA Western Conference Playoffs, 90015

With the Eastern Conference teams done with all of the bitch-slapping from K-Fed (who got second place in a bowling tournament... can you believe that? Second place? Him?), it's time to shift our attention to the left-coast, the left-leaning liberals who'll make sure every animal has more rights than unborn babies. Better get your teabags ready, kids!

So the usual, the eight playoff teams as their 90210 counterparts. Only that they play lacrosse. And the team from Kansas that went to California didn't qualify. Aw, shucks.

Idea "inspired" from The Dagger, the Yahoo! Sports NCAA blog.

Guidance Counselor Kelly Taylor
You know, the hot guidance counselor your school didn't have.
Portland Trail Blazers. Last seen at the playoffs three years after the original 90210 went off-air, the new-look, clean-cut, we're not jail blazers anymore Portland Trail Blazers will make sure Bill Walton will itch for a comeback, like Silver's sister.

Brenda Walsh
Hey at least I have some career of some sort.
Utah Jazz. Guess who's older? Shannen Doherty or Jerry Sloan? If you guessed Jerry, then prepared to watch the whole run of "Breaking Up with Shannen Doherty", which is reportedly more exciting than Utah Jazz basketball.

Ethan Ward
Everyone loves the jock. Even boys.
Houston Rockets. Everyone seems to have soft spot for the Rockets, well if you ignore Ron Artest. Everyone wants them to achieve a breakthrough. But like Ethan who won't make it to season 2, the Rockets would not make it to round 2, if T-Mac plays. Hah.

Dixon Wilson
Everyone's BROTHA!
New Orleans Hornets. What's similar with the Hornets and my brotha Dixon? They are both adopted, Dixon adopted by the Dixons, and the Hornets adopted by New Orleans after their hasty exit at the hallowed grounds of One Tree Hill.

Erin Silver
I'm so cool, I'd give you death stares just for the heck of it.
Los Angeles Lakers. Kobe Bryant is ice cool, check that ice cold, he made more game-winning shots than Roel Gomez? Roel who? Exactly.

Principal Harry Wilson
I'd bust every thug in this school or bust!
San Antonio Spurs. Every odd-numbered year since 1998 save for 2001, the Spurs have been champs, and they have a legit claim to the title with the Southwest Division... nah, they'd just bring the Oakland Raiders defense to make the Mavs cry.

Annie Wilson
"So perky-people-hate-me-because-i'm so plastic-and-as-thin-as-a-cracker"
Denver Nuggets. If there's a Western Conference team that should make the breakthrough, it's the Nuggz. Which makes them so perky they squee everytime George Karl breathes. And I betcha instead of Gatorade, they drink Dr. Pepper at practice. Hmmmm, tastes like Gran Matador!

Adrianna Tate-Duncan
The drugged girl turned preggy girl
Like come on, you should see this coming a light year away. The Dallas Mavericks deserve to be Adrianna for the simple reason that Josh Howard is playing at the highest level since God knows when. Expect Josh to take it a notch higher as the playoffs continue, and reach it to the highest possible level during the off-season, where he does... his off-season "extra curricular" activities.

Suns-Spurs 2008: Where OMFG happens

If Tim Duncan converts a trey with time running out to force OT, you know that the basektball gods are asleep.



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