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Spurs Brazil
05-19-2012, 06:27 PM
Game 4 of the Western Conference playoff series between the Los Angeles Clippers and San Antonio Spurs, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Staples Center, would be moved to Monday if the hockey game between the Los Angeles Kings and Phoenix Coyotes, scheduled earlier in the day at the arena, goes multiple overtime periods and delays the start of the NBA game too much, an NBA spokesman told ESPNLosAngeles.com.

Staples Center is in the midst of a dizzying run of hosting six playoff games in four days. The final stage of the Amgen Tour of California is set to finish in front of the building Sunday morning, just 30 minutes before the start of the Kings game.

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/olympics/story/_/id/7945186/staples-center-bracing-los-angeles-kings-los-angeles-clippers-doubleheader
SA210
05-19-2012, 06:29 PM
Makes you wonder why they just couldn't do that in the first place.
Floyd Pacquiao
05-19-2012, 06:30 PM
lol hockey? fuck hockey
100%duncan
05-19-2012, 06:30 PM
Don't worry. You won't need it again for the Clips to use after game 4.
Obstructed_View
05-19-2012, 06:42 PM
aka Stay of Execution.
timvp
05-19-2012, 06:42 PM
Makes you wonder why they just couldn't do that in the first place.

Exactly. If that's an option, just move it.
tesseractive
05-19-2012, 06:46 PM
Makes you wonder why they just couldn't do that in the first place.

My guess is that both media and teams prefer an LA/LA back to back for games 3 and 4 over an LA/SA back to back for games 4 and 5.
boutons_deux
05-19-2012, 06:51 PM
TV contracts, Sunday prime time is bigger audience than a weeknight.

Ain't no NFL-type market for "Monday Night Basketball".
Spurtacus
05-19-2012, 07:06 PM
How about moving up the hockey game an hour to 11pm pacific time?
maverick1948
05-20-2012, 12:32 AM
Move it to monday. We are rested and ready.
Aztecfan03
05-20-2012, 01:05 AM
moving it to monday would make sweep more important, because OKC has chance of finishing off Lakers on Monday.
MannyIsGod
05-20-2012, 01:47 AM
moving it to monday would make sweep more important, because OKC has chance of finishing off Lakers on Monday.

I think this is why it wasn't really an option. They NBA doesn't want OKC/LAL finishg their fifth game while the Spurs finish their fourth.