The Week In Television

MAY 9-15

FRIDAY 5/9
TNT 10:30 PM
Spurs at Lakers, Game 3
San Antonio swept L.A. 4-0 during the regular season as MVP Tim Duncan averaged 21.3 points and 16.3 rebounds. But postseason is the Lakers' prime time: They've mauled the Spurs in the past two playoffs, winning eight of nine games.

FRIDAY 5/9
HBO 11:30 PM
On the Record with Bob Costas
Has Costas gone James Lipton on us? His guests include filmmaker-provocateur Michael Moore and actors Michael Douglas and Denis Leary.

SUNDAY 5/11
CBS 1 PM
CART Champ Car German 500 EuroSpeedway
Lausitz, one of Europe's trickiest ovals, hosts the world's top open-wheel racers. Canada's Paul Tracy, a pal of Yankees slugger Jason Giambi, is the points leader.

SUNDAY 5/11
TNT 10:30 PM
Mavericks at Kings, Game 4
Here's the good news for the Mavs: Over the past two years they've won three games at Arco Arena. Here's the bad news for the Mavs: Those are the only times they've won in 13 games with the Kings.

THURSDAY 5/15
TRAVEL CHANNEL 10 PM
Sports Fan's Road Tripz
Oriole Cal Ripken ( Camden Yards), Cowboys Tony Dorsett and Roger Staubach ( Texas Stadium) and Knick Walt Frazier ( Madison Square Garden) take viewers on behind-the-scenes tours of the arenas in which they starred.

DON'T MISS

TUESDAY 5/13
ESPN CLASSIC 10:30PM
Heavyweight Title Bout: Rocky Marciano vs. Jersey Joe Walcott
Ring magazine's 1952 Fight of the Year. Before it Walcott said, "If I can't beat this bum, take my name off the record books." Great drama, even if you know the outcome.