NZCT NBL Live On Sky Sport 3
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The NZCT National Basketball League play-offs begin on Tuesday 16th June and sport fans around the country will have the opportunity to catch all the action live on Sky TV.
The Sky Sport 3 channel will show all of the play-off games with live coverage starting at 7pm.
“We’re delighted that Sky will be televising the play-offs this year which will give basketball fans throughout New Zealand the opportunity to enjoy the climax of the competition,” said NBL Chairman Sam Rossiter-Stead. “We’ve seen some fantastic games over the last three months and the play-offs will be fiercely contested, which will make for some great television.”
The NZCT National Basketball League regular season concludes this week with Round 14 getting underway tonight as the Waikato Pistons host the Youthtown Auckland Stars in Te Awamutu, tip off 7.30pm. Round 14 games have a bearing on the final seedings for the play-offs. With the top six found for the play-offs, positions one and two, and three and four could change this weekend with the following scenarios possible.
• If Pistons beat Stars on Thursday – Pistons will finish 1st and Giants 2nd.
• If Pistons lose to Stars and Giants beat Heat on Friday night – Giants will finish 1st and Pistons 2nd
• If Saints beat Heat on Saturday night – Saints will finish 3rd.
• If Saints lose to Heat and Cougars beat Stars on Friday night – Cougars will finish 3rd and Saints 4th.
The schedule for the play-offs will be as follows, all live on Sky Sport 3.
Playoff Rundown
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, June 16
Game One - 3rd v 6th (Saints/Cougars v Hawks)
Wednesday, June 17
Game Two – 4th v 5th (Cougars/Saints v Heat)
Semifinals
Thursday, June 18
Winner of Game One v Second Place (Giants/Pistons)
Friday, June 19
Winner of Game Two v First Place (Pistons/Giants)
Finals
Tuesday, June 23
TBC - Venue to the lowest qualifier from the regular season
Thursday, June 25
TBC - Venue to the lowest qualifier from the regular season
Friday, June 26
TBC - Venue to the lowest qualifier from the regular season
