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cmoking"...when the finals have a starting time of 9:00pm EST, (on a Sunday, even), I'd think the NBA has larger problems than missed calls."
9pm eastern = 6pm western. There's a big chunk of the population out west. Many of them can't even get home in time to see the tipoff. If they start it at 7pm eastern, that's 4pm L.A. time...most people still in the office...now that would be unfair.