We had a chance to watch the end of a series on Saturday, but it wasn’t meant to be as the Indiana Pacers picked up a green mushroom (1-Up!) and survived. With more thrilling action following that game, it was another magnificent Saturday in the NBA Playoffs. Will Sunday be an encore? (The Sixers and Knicks certainly hope so.) Below you’ll find the full TV schedule for Easter Sunday’s four games, as well as our usual Excitement & Intrigue Power Rankings.
NBA Playoff Schedule 2011: TV Times For Four Games On Easter Sunday
Heat at 76ers, Game 4: 1 p.m. ET on ABC.
Heat lead 3-0
Game 3 Video Highlights
Philadelphia put a spook into the Heat in Game 3, making some Dwyane Wade heroics a requisite for a Miami win. On Sunday, the Sixers hope to take a page out of the Pacers’ playbook by shutting down the opposing star and stealing a win.
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Celtics at Knicks, Game 4: 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC.
Celtics lead 3-0
Game 3 Video Highlights
New York was unglued on Friday for the city’s first playoff game in 274 years, but the Celtics -- behind Rajon Rondo’s 20 assists and Ray Allen’s eye-popping (even for Ray Allen) shooting -- crushed dreams. Can the Knicks bounce back and force the series back to Boston?
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Magic at Hawks, Game 4: 7 p.m. ET on TNT.
Hawks lead 2-1
Game 3 Video Highlights
Jason Richardson and Zaza Pachulia will sit out critical Game 4 after their slap vs. headbutt fracas on Friday. Hope it was worth it! Meanwhile, we have a pretty incredible series going on here, with Jamal Crawford’s name on the marquee. Wait ... what?
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Lakers at Hornets, Game 4: 9:30 p.m. ET on TNT.
Lakers lead 2-1
Game 3 Video Highlights
Has this series turned into the 2001 NBA Finals? Superstar guard carrying opponent to incredible upset in Game 1, followed by return to form for Lakers in Game 2 and beyond. For the sake of more Chris Paul in my life, I hope this isn’t the case!
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EXCITEMENT & INTRIGUE POWER RANKINGS
1. Hawks-Magic. (I’m as surprised as you are!)
2. HAM!
3. Celtics-Knicks, the most entertaining 3-0 series I’ve ever seen.
4. Heat-Sixers, if the Sixers show up.
5. Chris Paul.
6. Lakers-Hornets.
7. Pretty much everything made out of chocolate.
8. Pretty much everything made out of a mashed potatoes.
19. Heat-Sixers, if the Sixers do not show up.
734. Peeps.
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