It's official. The Lakers will host the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs.
The Lakers beat the Nuggets, 3-1 in the season series, though Metta World Peace likely will be absent for the entire series. He'd only appear if the series went to a Game 7. We'll have much more analysis soon. But for now, below is the schedule:
Game 1 - @ Staples Center, Sunday 12:30 p.m. PDT (ABC)
Game 2 - @ Staples Center, Tuesday 7:30 p.m. PDT (TNT)
Game 3 - @ Denver, Friday 7:30 p.m. PDT (ESPN)
Game 4 - @ Denver, Sunday 6:30 p.m. PDT (TNT)
Game 5 - @ Staples Center, Tuesday May 8*
Game 6 - @ Denver, Thursday May 10*
Game 7 @ Staples Center, Saturday May 12*
*If necessary
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