MANILA, Philippines - NBA Premium TV will air the best and most crucial games for the first two weeks of April starting with three live games on April Fool’s Day featuring the Lakers against the Hornets at 3:30 a.m., the Knicks versus the Bobcats at 7:30 a.m, and the Nets vs the Kings at 10 a.m.
Four games to be aired live on April 2 will be bannered by the battle between the top teams of the East and West as the Chicago Bulls welcome the Oklahoma City Thunder live at 1 a.m. The Miami Heat and Boston Celtics renew their rivalry at 3:30 a.m., to be followed by Denver versus Orlando at 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. Minnesota versus Portland 9 a.m.
The bulls will be in action again on April 3, this time against the Houston Rockets who are locked in a battle with the Utah Jazz and the Denver Nuggets for the last playoff slot in the Western Conference.
On April 5, NBA Premium TV will air the game between two teams who many people think will make it all the way to the 2012 NBA Finals as the Oklahoma City Thunder face the Miami Heat live at 8 a.m.
Crucial Eastern Conference match-ups are scheduled for April 6 as the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks, currently the seventh and eighth seeds, attempt to separate themselves from the chasing pack. The Knicks face the Magic at 7 a.m. while the Knicks locks horns with the Bulls at 9:30 a.m.