With one series in the books, another team -- the Thunder -- can join the Celtics in the second round with a win Monday. We look like we’re in for long series with Monday’s other combatants, though, as the Grizzlies look to send shockwaves through the Spurs with another win and as the Mavericks attempt to figure out what has gotten into Brandon Roy.
NBA Playoff Schedule 2011: TV Times For Monday’s Action
Spurs at Grizzlies, Game 4: 8 p.m. ET on TNT.
Grizzlies lead 2-1
Game 3 Video Highlights
This series has gotten sticky for San Antonio, and Memphis can make a real mess of it with one more win. The Spurs are too august for a first-round dismissal, right?
Series Hub | Straight Outta Vancouver | Pounding The Rock
Blazers at Mavericks, Game 5: 8:30 p.m. ET on NBA TV.
Series tied 2-2
Game 4 Video Highlights
Brandon Roy has officially taken over this series by force, and no amount of resistence seems strong enough to stop him. But Dallas didn’t lose to the Blazers at home to start the series, and can momentum really survive a rest day?
Series Hub | Blazer’s Edge | Mavs Moneyball
Thunder at Nuggets, Game 4: 10:30 p.m. ET on TNT.
Thunder lead 3-0
Game 3 Video Highlights
The Thunder can end their series -- which once looked like a sure-bet classic -- on Monday with a second win in Denver. Counting the regular season, Oklahoma City has now beaten Denver five times in the last three weeks. What is this, baseball?
Series Hub | Denver Stiffs | Welcome To Loud City
EXCITEMENT & INTRIGUE POWER RANKINGS
1. The Alien Who Has Taken Over Brandon Roy’s Body vs. Mavericks.
2. Spurs-Grizzlies.
3. Thunder-Nuggets.











