NBA Playoffs on Sling TV: Clippers, Spurs Embroiled in Epic Battle
Is the sweep a blessing or a curse? Does it let you rest or rust?
The Warriors, Wizards and Cavs have moved on to the next round with sweeps, while the Clippers and Spurs seem locked in a battle that has all the makings of a down-to-the-final-buzzer seven-game series.
For the teams that swept, there’s no way they would rather be in the kind of fight that L.A. and San Antonio are in.
Being rusty is better than being battered and bruised.
And a sweep is no guarantee that you’ll escape unscathed. The Cavaliers lost forward Kevin Love for two weeks to a dislocated shoulder. The longer Cleveland can wait tom play the winner of the Bulls-Bucks series the better.
Chicago is up 3-1 and looks to put away Milwaukee in the first game Monday night, followed by Memphis’s attempt to sweep Portland. Dallas will try to hang on against Houston, down 3-1. San Antonio and Los Angeles have at least two more games to be played on Tuesday and Thursday. On Wednesday, Brooklyn travels to Atlanta down 2-1, and hosts the Hawks on Friday for Game 6.
Monday, April 27
All times Eastern
Milwaukee at Chicago, 8pm (TNT)
Game 5
Memphis at Portland, 10:30pm (TNT)
Game 4
Tuesday, April 28
Dallas at Houston, 8pm (TNT)
Game 5
San Antonio at Los Angeles, 10:30pm (TNT)
Game 5
Wednesday, April 29
Brooklyn at Atlanta, 7pm (TNT)
Game 5
Portland at Memphis, 9:30pm (TNT)
Game 5
Thursday, April 30
Houston at Dallas, TBD
*Game 6, if necessary
Chicago at Milwaukee, TBD
Game 6
Los Angeles at San Antonio, TBD
Game 6
Friday, May 1
Atlanta at Brooklyn, TBD (ESPN)
Game 6
Memphis at Portland, TBD (ESPN)
*Game 6, if necessary
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