The first round of the 2008 D-League Playoffs will see the third seeded Dakota Wizards hosting the Sioux Falls Skyforce, the sixth seed, at the Bismarck Civic Center while the fourth seeded Los Angeles D-Fenders will host the fifth seeded Colorado 14ers at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. Both games will take place on Tuesday, April 15.

The second round kicks off on Friday, April 18 when the Stampede hosts the winner of the Colorado/Los Angeles game in Boise, ID. Second round games continue on Saturday, April 19 when the Sioux Falls/Dakota winner will travel to Austin.

The winners of the second round games will face off in a best-of-three Finals series that will begin at the lower seeded team and travel to the higher seeded team for game two, and three if necessary. Fans can stay in step with the D-League Playoffs and Finals by logging onto www.d-league.com/watch to watch all the games streamed live, for free, on NBA Futurecast.

2008 NBA Development League Playoffs and Finals presented by Delta

First Round:

• April 15 – Colorado @ Los Angeles, 6:30 p.m. ET
• April 15 – Sioux Falls @ Dakota, 8:00 p.m. ET

Second Round:

• April 18 – Winner of Colorado/Los Angeles @ Idaho, 9:30 p.m. ET
• April 19 – Winner of Sioux Falls/Dakota @ Austin, 8:00 p.m. ET

Finals:

• Game 1 – Date/Location TBD
• Game 2 – Date/Location TBD
• Game 3 (if necessary) – Date/Location TBD

Source: NBA Development League

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