Basketball New Zealand

Tony Rampton and Dynamos Taranaki visit the Auckland Stars in round 13 of the Dominion Finance NBL (Photosport)

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Box Out

(Tuesday, May 20 – Monday, May 26)

Tuesday, May 20

NBL: Dominion Finance NBL, round 12, Otago Nuggets vs Bay Hawks, from Lion Foundation Arena in Dunedin, replay 7.30pm Channel 9 (Dunedin only)
NBA: NBA Playoffs, Conference Semifinals, game seven, San Antonio Spurs vs New Orleans Hornets, LIVE 12pm ESPN; replay 9pm ESPN

Wednesday, May 21

FIBA: FIBA Basketball World, delayed 8.30am ESPN
NBA: KIA NBA Shootaround, LIVE 11.30am ESPN
NBA: NBA Draft Lottery, LIVE 12pm ESPN; replay 9.30pm ESPN
NBA: NBA Playoffs, Eastern Conference Finals, game one, Boston Celtics vs Detroit Pistons, LIVE 12.30pm ESPN; replay 10pm ESPN

Thursday, May 22

NBL: Dominion Finance NBL, round 13, Auckland Stars vs Dynamos Taranaki, from ASB Stadium in Auckland, LIVE 7pm SS1
NBA: NBA Playoffs, Western Conference Finals, game one, Los Angeles Lakers vs San Antonio Spurs, LIVE 1pm ESPN; replay 10pm ESPN

Friday, May 23

NBL: Dominion Finance NBL, round 13, Auckland Stars vs Dynamos Taranaki, from ASB Stadium in Auckland, replay 9.30am SS3; replay 6.30pm SS2
NBL: Dominion Finance NBL, round 12, Otago Nuggets vs Bay Hawks, from Lion Foundation Arena in Dunedin, replay 3.30pm Channel 9 (Dunedin only)
NBA: Kia NBA Shootaround, LIVE 11.30am ESPN
NBA: NBA Playoffs, Eastern Conference Finals, game two, Boston Celtics vs Detroit Pistons, LIVE 12.30pm ESPN; replay 10pm ESPN

Saturday, May 24

NBL: Dominion Finance NBL, round 13, Auckland Stars vs Dynamos Taranaki, from ASB Stadium in Auckland, replay 7am SS2
NBA: NBA Action, delayed 12am ESPN; replay 9.30pm ESPN
NBA: NBA Playoffs, Western Conference Finals, game two, Los Angeles Lakers vs San Antonio Spurs, LIVE 1pm ESPN; replay 10pm ESPN

Sunday, May 25

NBL: Dominion Finance NBL, round 13, Otago Nuggets vs Wellington Saints, from Lion Foundation Arena in Dunedin, delayed 7.30pm Channel 9 (Dunedin only)
NBA: NBA Playoffs, Eastern Conference Finals, game three, Detroit Pistons vs Boston Celtics, LIVE 12.30pm ESPN; replay 10pm ESPN

Monday, May 26

NBA: NBA Playoffs, Western Conference Finals, game three, San Antonio Spurs vs Los Angeles Lakers, LIVE 1pm ESPN; replay 10pm ESPN