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The consensus was that a basketball game in prime time would have drawn fewer viewers. As a result, CBS used to regularly run NBA games in the 11:30 p.m. time slot (then occupied by The CBS Late Movie). For the 1980 and 1981 NBA Finals, CBS scheduled Games 3 and 4 on back-to-back days (Saturday and Sunday) to avoid an extra tape delay game.
CBS wanted the NBA to start Game 6 of the Finals at 10:30 local time on Sunday morning to accommodate a golf telecast of the Kemper Open (similar to 1976). This time, the NBA refused and CBS agreed to a noon start in Portland. Even though this was the Finals' clinching game, CBS cut away from its NBA coverage very quickly after the game ended ...
The 1980–81 NBA season was the 35th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning the NBA Championship, beating the Houston Rockets 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals. As of 2023, this was the last time an NBA season (including postseason) had ended before Memorial Day.
After having 15 games on tap Monday, the NBA is taking a league-wide break to encourage all Americans to vote in today's elections. Only for special occasions during the season does the NBA ...
Here's the NBA playoffs schedule for today, May 22. NBA playoffs schedule today. ... Game 2: Minnesota 106, Denver 80 (May 6) Game 3: Denver 117, Minnesota 90 (May 10)
The 2025 NBA All-Star Game will take place this weekend. Here's what to know about its new tournament-style format and event schedule. 2025 NBA All-Star Game: Date, time, TV, teams and new format info
The 1980 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 1979–80 season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia 76ers 4 games to 2 to win their seventh championship.
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