March 9, 2025

NBA D-League’s Luke Martinez (Chippewa) and the Reno Bighorns First Round Playoff Schedule Announced

The 2015-16 NBA D-League Pacific Division Champion Reno Bighorns will open their first round playoff run on Thursday, Apr. 7 at 7:30 p.m. against the Los Angeles D-Fenders at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, CA.

The Bighorns are the number one seed in the Western Conference and will face the number four seed L.A. D-Fenders in a best-of-three game series. The Bighorns will host the D-Fenders for game two on Sunday, Apr. 10 at 7 p.m. and game three (if necessary) on Tuesday, Apr. 12 at 7 p.m. at the Reno Events Center.

Luke Martinez (Turtle Mountain Chippewa) was acquired by Reno on March 8th and activated for his first game on March 10th. In his 11 games with the Bighorns, he averaged 14 minutes and  6 points per game. He scored a career-high 14 points on March 25th against the Los Angeles Defenders and in his eleven games scored in double-digits 4 times.

Complete Schedule Below:

Western Conference             
Reno vs. Los Angeles                                                      Local        EDT      Broadcast
 
Game 1 – Thu  April 7      Reno at Los Angeles              7:30PM    10:30PM   YouTube
Game 2 – Sun  April 10     Los Angeles at Reno             7:00PM    10:00PM   YouTube
Game 3 * Tue  April 12     Los Angeles at Reno             7:00PM    10:00PM   YouTube

 

*If necessary