The second round of the NBA Playoffs kicked off on ABC Sunday afternoon, with an underwhelming Game 1 between the Nuggets and Mavericks.
The rest of the second round gets underway Monday night, with a doubleheader on TNT. During the second round, TNT will air games on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights, ESPN will air games on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and ABC will air games on Saturdays and Sundays. NBA TV will not air any second round games.
Celtics/Magic will be the lone series shut out of broadcast; ABC will air at least one game from the other three series (Mavericks/Nuggets Game 1, Cavaliers/Hawks Game 3 and Lakers/Rockets Game 4).
Under the NBA’s new eight-year television deal with ESPN/ABC and TNT, every telecast during the second round will be exclusive to national television, meaning there will be no local simulcasts of games.
2009 NBA Playoffs semifinal schedule.
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Date
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Time | Game | Gm # | Net |
| Sun., 5/3/09 | 3:30 PM | Mavericks/Nuggets | 1 | ABC |
| Mon., 5/4/09 | 8:00 PM | Magic/Celtics | 1 | TNT |
| 10:30 PM | Rockets/Lakers | 1 | TNT | |
| Tue., 5/5/09 | 8:00 PM | Hawks/Cavaliers | 1 | TNT |
| 10:30 PM | Mavericks/Nuggets | 2 | TNT | |
| Wed., 5/6/09 | 8:00 PM | Magic/Celtics | 2 | TNT |
| 10:30 PM | Rockets/Lakers | 2 | TNT | |
| Thu., 5/7/09 | 8:00 PM | Hawks/Cavaliers | 2 | ESPN |
| Fri., 5/8/09 | 7:00 PM | Celtics/Magic | 3 | ESPN |
| 9:30 PM | Lakers/Rockets | 3 | ESPN | |
| Sat., 5/9/09 | 5:00 PM | Nuggets/Mavericks | 3 | ESPN |
| 8:00 PM | Cavaliers/Hawks | 3 | ABC | |
| Sun., 5/10/09 | 3:30 PM | Lakers/Rockets | 4 | ABC |
| 8:00 PM | Celtics/Magic | 4 | TNT | |
| Mon., 5/11/09 | 7:00 PM | Cavaliers/Hawks | 4 | TNT |
| 9:30 PM | Nuggets/Mavericks | 4 | TNT | |
| Tue., 5/12/09 | TBA | Magic/Celtics | 5* | TNT |
| TBA | Rockets/Lakers | 5* | TNT | |
| Wed., 5/13/09 | TBA | Hawks/Cavaliers | 5* | TNT |
| TBA | Mavericks/Nuggets | 5* | TNT | |
| Thu., 5/14/09 | TBA | Celtics/Magic | 6* | ESPN |
| TBA | Lakers/Rockets | 6* | ESPN | |
| Fri., 5/15/09 | TBA | Cavaliers/Hawks | 6* | ESPN |
| TBA | Mavericks/Nuggets | 6* | ESPN | |
| Sat., 5/16/09 | No games scheduled | |||
| Sun., 5/17/09 | TBA | Rockets/Lakers | 7* | ABC or TNT |
| TBA | Mavericks/Nuggets | 7* | ABC or TNT | |
| TBA | Magic/Celtics | 7* | TNT | |
| Mon., 5/18/09 | 8:00 PM | Hawks/Cavaliers | 7* | TNT |
