Few thought that by Wednesday both the Spurs and the Lakers would be in danger of dropping two home games to fall into 0-2 holes in their first-round NBA Playoffs series, but that’s where we are heading into a night of Western Conference action with three games on the docket. The TV schedule and our usual Excitement And Intrigue Power Rankings are below.
NBA Playoff Schedule 2011: TV Times For Wednesday’s Action
Nuggets at Thunder, Game 2: 8 p.m. ET on TNT.
Thunder lead 1-0
Oklahoma City squeaked by on Sunday, thanks in part to a fortuitous missed call from the zebra crew. Kevin Durant’s 41 points helped, too. Can Denver figure out how to slow Durantula?
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Grizzlies at Spurs, Game 2: 8:30 p.m. ET on NBA TV.
Grizzlies lead 1-0
Memphis’ collective pulse raised to about 180 in Sunday’s thrilling win; a chance to go 2-0 in San Antonio and spark up old We Believe! comparisons will push it even higher. Will Manu Ginobili be the difference?
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Hornets at Lakers, Game 2: 10:30 p.m. ET on TNT.
Hornets lead 1-0
The biggest opportunity for a letdown comes in New Orleans’ 2-0 bid; the Hornets are shallow behind Chris Paul, and were massive underdogs in the series before Game 1, and Los Angeles is going to do everything it can and then some to limit CP3. But Paul is on another level right now, so ...
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EXCITEMENT AND INTRIGUE POWER RANKINGS
1. Chris Paul.
2. Tony Allen!
3. Nene vs. Kendrick Perkins.
4. The rest of Thunder vs. Nuggets.
5. Lamar Odom’s Sixth Man Swag.
6. Grizzlies’ big men vs. Tim Duncan.
7. More highlight of Carmelo Anthony.
8. Lakers vs. Hornets, non-Chris Paul portion.
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