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Found April 27, 2012 on Fox Sports West:
TEAMS: Los Angeles Lakers,  Denver Nuggets
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 pm PT Game2 - @ Staples Center, Tuesday 7:30 pm PT Game 3 - @ Denver, Friday 7:30 pm PT Game4 - @ Denver, Sunday 6:30 pm PT Game 5 - @ Staples Center, Tuesday May 8 Game 6 - @ Denver, Thursday May 10 Game 7 @ Staples Center, Saturday May 12
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