Basketball New Zealand

The regular season champion Wellington Saints host the first semifinal on Thursday night (Photosport)

It’s a basketball scene on your TV screen and here’s what we mean . . . welcome to Box Out, your weekly hoops guide.

Box Out

(Tuesday, June 3 – Monday, June 9)

Tuesday, June 10

NBL: Dominion Finance NBL Playoffs, Quarterfinal 1, Easy LPG Bay Hawks vs CPS Nelson Giants, from Pettigrew.Green Arena, Taradale, LIVE SS2 7.30pm

Wednesday, June 11

NBL: Dominion Finance NBL Playoffs, Quarterfinal 1, Easy LPG Bay Hawks vs CPS Nelson Giants, from Pettigrew.Green Arena, Taradale, replay SS2 2.30am
FIBA: FIBA Basketball World, delayed 6.30am ESPN
NBA: NBA Countdown, LIVE 12.30pm ESPN
NBA: NBA Playoffs, NBA Finals, game three, Los Angeles Lakers vs Boston Celtics, LIVE 1pm ESPN; replay 10pm ESPN
NBL: Dominion Finance NBL Playoffs, Quarterfinal 2, Appliance Shed Harbour Heat vs Devon Dynamos Taranaki, from North Shore Events Centre, North Shore, LIVE SS2 7.30pm

Thursday, June 12

NBL: Dominion Finance NBL Playoffs, Quarterfinal 2, Appliance Shed Harbour Heat vs Devon Dynamos Taranaki, from North Shore Events Centre, North Shore, replay SS3 1pm
NBL: Dominion Finance NBL Playoffs, Semifinal 1, Century City Wellington Saints vs Hawks/Giants, from TSB Bank Arena, Wellington, LIVE 7.30pm SS1

Friday, June 13

NBL: Dominion Finance NBL Playoffs, Semifinal 2, Waikato Pistons vs Heat/Dynamos, from Te Awamutu Events Centre, Te Awamutu, LIVE 7.30pm SS1
FIBA: FIBA Basketball World, delayed 7.30am ESPN
NBA: NBA Countdown, LIVE 12.30pm ESPN
NBA: NBA Playoffs, NBA Finals, game four, Los Angeles Lakers vs Boston Celtics, LIVE 1pm ESPN; replay 10pm ESPN
NBA: NBA Action, delayed 9pm ESPN

Saturday, June 14

NBL: Dominion Finance NBL Playoffs, Semifinal 2, Waikato Pistons vs Heat/Dynamos, from Te Awamutu Events Centre, Te Awamutu, replay 12.30am SS2
NBA: NBA Action, delayed 9.30pm ESPN

Sunday, June 15

No hoops action

Monday, June 16

NBA: NBA Countdown, LIVE 12.30pm ESPN
NBA: NBA Playoffs, NBA Finals, game five (if necessary), Los Angeles Lakers vs Boston Celtics, LIVE 1pm ESPN; replay 9.30pm ESPN