For the fourth consecutive year in the NBA Development League, the top three seeds – the two conference champions and the wild card team with the best regular season record – had the opportunity to select their first round opponent among the four lowest-seeded playoff teams.
Under the format, the lower-seeded team will host Game 1 of the best-of-three first round series, while the higher-seeded team will host Game 2 and Game 3, if necessary.
The Western Conference champion Los Angeles D-Fenders, the number 1 seed in the upcoming D-League Playoffs, selected the eighth-seeded Iowa Energy as their opponent in the first round.
LA (38-12) and Iowa (25-25) will tip off the 2012 NBA D-League Playoffs when the Energy hosts the D-Fenders on Wednesday, April 11, at 8:00 p.m. ET.
The Springfield Armor (29-21), the Eastern Conference champions and the number 2 seed, selected the number 7 seed Canton Charge (27-23). That series will begin on Friday, April 13, when the Charge host the Armor at 7:30 p.m. ET.
The Austin Toros (33-17), the number 3 seed, chose the fifth-seeded Erie BayHawks (28-22), and will tip off on Thursday, April 12, at 7:00 p.m. ET in Erie.
The two remaining playoff teams, the number 4 seed Dakota Wizards (29-21) and number 6 seed Bakersfield Jam (28-22), will begin play on Thursday, April 12, at 10:00 p.m. ET in Bakersfield.
The semifinals and finals will follow the same format as the first round, with the lower-seeded team hosting Game 1 and the higher-seeded team hosting Games 2 and 3, if necessary.
2012 NBA D-LEAGUE PLAYOFFS - FIRST ROUND SCHEDULE (all times Eastern):
Los Angeles D-Fenders v. Iowa Energy
Game 1 - Wednesday, April 11 - Los Angeles @ Iowa, 8:00 p.m.
Game 2 - Saturday, April 14 - Iowa @ Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.
*Game 3 - Monday, April 16 - Iowa @ Los Angeles, 10:00 p.m.
Springfield Armor v. Canton Charge
Game 1 - Friday, April 13 - Springfield @ Canton, 7:30 p.m.
Game 2 - Sunday, April 15 - Canton @ Springfield, 7:00 p.m.
*Game 3 - Monday, April 16 - Canton @ Springfield, 7:00 p.m.
Austin Toros v. Erie BayHawks
Game 1 - Thursday, April 12 - Austin @ Erie, 7:00 p.m.
Game 2 - Sunday, April 15 - Erie @ Austin, 4:00 p.m.
*Game 3 - Monday, April 16 - Erie @ Austin, 8:30 p.m.
Dakota Wizards v. Bakersfield Jam
Game 1 - Thursday, April 12 - Dakota @ Bakersfield, 10:00 p.m.
Game 2 - Sunday, April 15 - Bakersfield @ Dakota, 4:00 p.m.
*Game 3 - Monday, April 16 - Bakersfield @ Dakota, 8:00 p.m.
By Staff of The Daily Sports Herald and Wire Reports
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