TNT To Launch NBA Western Conference Finals Coverage Friday Night

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The NBA ‘s Western Conference Finals open Friday exclusively on TNT.

Coverage of the NBA Western Conference Finals presented by AT&T 5G is scheduled to open at 9 p.m. ET Friday.  The Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets will vie for the league’s Western Conference championship in the series.

Brian Anderson will have the call for the game.  Analysts Reggie Miller and Chris Weber will have Additional commentary for the series’ opening matchup.  Reporter Allie LaForce will have all of the game’s latest headlines.

The Arena presented by Tractor Supply will preceded the game at 7 p.m.  The hour-long broadcast will feature discussions on topics tied to the NBA off the court, such as racial equality and COVID-19.  Cari Champion, Draymond Green, and Isiah Thomas will conduct the discussions with a variety of guests.

TNT NBA Tip-Off presented by Autotrader will follow The Arena presented by Tractor Supply.  Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, and Shaquille O’Neal will preview Friday night’s game during the broadcast.  The group will also wrap up the game following the final buzzer on Inside the NBA presented by Kia.

TNT’s coverage of the NBA Western Conference Finals series continues Sunday beginning at 5:30 p.m. ET with The Arena presented by Tractor Supply.  The network’s full broadcast schedule for its coverage of the NBA Western Conference Finals series is noted below.

2020 NBA on TNT Western Conference Finals Schedule

 

Date	Time (ET)	Game/Commentators (Play-by-Play, Analyst, Reporter)
Fri., Sept. 18	7 p.m.	The Arena presented by Tractor Supply Cari Champion, Draymond Green & Isiah Thomas
	8 p.m.	TNT NBA Tip-Off presented by Autotrader Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith & Shaquille O’Neal
	9 p.m.	Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers, Game 1 Brian Anderson, Reggie Miller, Chris Webber & Allie LaForce
	Postgame	Inside the NBA presented by Kia Johnson, Barkley, Smith, O’Neal & Green
Sun., Sept. 20	5:30 p.m.	The Arena presented by Tractor Supply Champion, Green & Thomas
	6:30 p.m.	TNT NBA Tip-Off presented by Autotrader Johnson, Barkley, Smith & O’Neal
	7:30 p.m.	Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers, Game 2 Anderson, Miller, Webber & LaForce
	Postgame	Inside the NBA presented by Kia Johnson, Barkley, Smith, O’Neal & Green
Tue., Sept. 22	5:30 p.m.	The Arena presented by Tractor Supply Champion, Green & Thomas
	6:30 p.m.	TNT NBA Tip-Off presented by Autotrader Johnson, Barkley, Smith & O’Neal
	7:30 p.m.	Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets, Game 3 Anderson, Miller, Webber & LaForce
	Postgame	Inside the NBA presented by Kia Johnson, Barkley, Smith & O’Neal
Thu., Sept. 24	7 p.m.	The Arena presented by Tractor Supply Champion & Thomas
	8 p.m.	TNT NBA Tip-Off presented by Autotrader Johnson, Barkley, Smith & O’Neal
	9 p.m.	Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets, Game 4 Anderson, Miller, Webber & LaForce
	Postgame	Inside the NBA presented by Kia Johnson, Barkley, Smith & O’Neal
Sat., Sept. 26 (if necessary)	8 p.m.	TNT NBA Tip-Off presented by Autotrader Johnson, Barkley, Smith & O’Neal
	9 p.m.	Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers, Game 5 Anderson, Miller, Webber & LaForce
	Postgame	Inside the NBA presented by Kia Johnson, Barkley, Smith & O’Neal
Mon., Sept. 28 (if necessary)	8 p.m.	TNT NBA Tip-Off presented by Autotrader Johnson, Barkley, Smith & O’Neal
	9 p.m.	Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets, Game 6 Anderson, Miller, Webber & LaForce
	Postgame	Inside the NBA presented by Kia Johnson, Barkley, Smith & O’Neal
Wed., Sept. 30 (if necessary)	8 p.m.	TNT NBA Tip-Off presented by Autotrader Johnson, Barkley, Smith & O’Neal
	9 p.m.	Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers, Game 7 Anderson, Miller, Webber & LaForce
	Postgame	Inside the NBA presented by Kia Johnson, Barkley, Smith & O’Neal

All games broadcast through TNT will also simulcast online the through the Watch TNT app and at http://www.tntdrama.com/watchtnt.

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NBA Eastern Conference Finals Tips Off Tuesday On ESPN

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Miami and Boston will vie for the NBA’s Eastern Conference Championship this year.

The Heat and Celtics will tip-off their championship series at 8:30 p.m. ET Tuesday on ESPN.  Mike Breen will anchor Tuesday night’s broadcast.  Analysts Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson will provide additional commentary.  The trio will also have the call for the NBA Finals presented by YouTube on ABC.

NBA Countdown presented by Mountain Dew will precede Game One’s broadcast.  Maria Taylor will anchor the broadcast, which will come live from ESPN’s new rooftop, riverfront stadium in New York City.  Analysts Jalen Rose, Stephen A. Smith and Jay Williams will provide additional commentary.  Williams’ appearance will be remote.

ESPN Senior NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski will also provide commentary for the pre-game show.  His appearance will come live from the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, FL, the home of the NBA playoffs.

Start time for Game One’s broadcast is subject to change depending on coverage of Game Seven in the Western Conference semi-final matchup between the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers.  The game is also scheduled to take place Tuesday.  The Nuggets forced the Game Seven showdown after defeating the Clippers 111-98 Sunday.

Game One of the NBA Eastern Conference Championship series will simulcast on ESPN, ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes and online through the ESPN App.

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TNT Continues Coverage Of Lakers-Rockets Series Tonight; Celtics-Raptors Series Finale To Air Friday On TNT

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TNT continues its coverage of the NBA playoffs tonight.

The network’s coverage will center on the semifinal matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets.  Los Angeles leads the Western Conference series two games to one.

Coverage is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. ET on TNT’s NBA pre-game show TNT NBA Tip-Off presented by Autotrader.  TNT’s broadcast team of Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O’Neal will discuss the game and what to expect in the other Western conference semi-final, that of the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers.  The Clippers lead that series three games to one.

The quartet will also wrap up the Lakers-Rockets game following it conclusion on Inside The NBA presented by Kia.

In related news, TNT will carry a double-header schedule Friday beginning with coverage of Game Seven in the Boston Celtics-Toronto Raptors Eastern Conference semi-finals series.  Johnson, Smith, Barkley and O’Neal will open the evening’s coverage at 6:30 p.m. ET on TNT NBA Tip-Off presented by Autotrader.

After that game, TNT will turn its attention back to the Western Conference with coverage of Game Five in the Lakers-Rockets series.

All three games will simulcast online through http://www.tntdrama.com/watchTNT and the Watch TNT App.  Coverage is sponsored by AT&T, Quicken Loans, and Apple Music.  Audiences can log in by using the username and password provided by their TV service provider.

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ESPN Announces 2018 NBA Pre-Season Broadcast Schedule

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ESPN has announced its early broadcast schedule for its coverage of the NBA’s 2018 pre-season.

The ESPN networks will broadcast five NBA pre-season games, beginning with a Western Conference matchup between the Denver Nuggets (Northwest Division) and the Los Angeles Lakers (Pacific Division) on September 30.  Coverage for that game is currently scheduled to start at 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.

The second game on the schedule — another Western Conference matchup — is scheduled to be broadcast October 5 at 10:30 p.m. ET, also on ESPN.  This time, the Sacramento Kings (Pacific Division) are scheduled to visit fellow Pacific Division foes and defending NBA Champion Golden State Warriors in that game.

NBA fans get a double treat on October 10 as ESPN will carry a double header schedule that day.  First up at 8 p.m. ET, the Chicago Bulls will host the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Central Division.  At 10:30 p.m. ET the Lakers play host to the Warriors in the Western Conference Pacific Division.

The Lakers and Warriors play one more time October 12, this time on ESPN2.  Coverage of that game is scheduled to start at 10:30 p.m. ET.

The full broadcast schedule for ESPN’s NBA pre-season is outlined below.  All five games on the schedule will also be simulcast online via the ESPN app.

Full schedule:

Date	Time (ET)	Game	Location	Platform
Sun, Sept. 30	9:30 p.m.	Denver Nuggets at Los Angeles Lakers	Valley View Casino Center, San Diego, Calif.	ESPN, ESPN App
Fri, Oct. 5	10:30 p.m.	Sacramento Kings at Golden State Warriors	KeyArena, Seattle, Wash.	ESPN, ESPN App
Wed, Oct. 10	8 p.m.	Indiana Pacers at Chicago Bulls	United Center, Chicago, Ill.	ESPN, ESPN App
	10:30 p.m.	Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers	T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nev.	ESPN, ESPN App
Fri, Oct. 12	10:30 p.m.	Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors	SAP Center, San Jose, Calif.	ESPN2, ESPN App

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TNT Announces Special MLK, Jr. Day NBA Broadcast Schedule

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TNT will present a special edition of its weekly double header NBA broadcast on Monday.

First up on Monday’s special double header broadcast is an interdivisional matchup in the Eastern Conference.  The Knicks (18 – 22) will play host to the Hawks (22 – 17) in Madison Square Garden. Broadcast is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. ET.

Atlanta currently sits atop the Eastern Conference’s Southeast Division while New York sits third in the Atlantic division, 8.5 games back from the division leading Raptors. The numbers favor Atlanta coming into Monday afternoon’s game between the conference Eastern Conference opponents.

Atlanta has gone 8 – 2 in its last 10 games and is 12 – 9 on the road so far this season versus its current 10 – 8 home record. New York has proven to be better at home so far this season with a 12 – 8 home record so far versus its current road record of 6 – 14.

However, the Knicks are 2 – 8 in their last 10 games, having won their most recent game. So even though New York is great and home and Atlanta is better on the road so far than at home, the team’s long-term records combine with those records to favor Atlanta.

The Denver Nuggets play host to the Orlando Magic at 5 p.m. in the second game on TNT’s Monday NBA on TNT double header schedule.  Each team currently sits fourth in its respective division, and going by the numbers, this game is either team’s game to win and lose.

The host Nuggets are currently 8 – 11 at home this season versus going 7 – 12 on the road so far.  Denver has also struggled lately, going 3 – 7 in its last 10 games. Orlando is only slightly better on the road than they are on the road, going 10 – 11 so far on the road and 7 – 13 at home.

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Cavs, Bulls Lead Off ESPN’s Special Friday Double Header NBA Schedule

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The Cleveland Cavaliers and Chicago Bulls will face off Friday and ESPN will have full coverage of the game including exclusive broadcasts of NBA Countdown, The Jump and SportsCenter.  It all leads up to the 1-2 showdown in the Eastern Conference’s Central Division.

The Jump will air at a special time of 3 p.m. EST on ESPN2 live inside the United Center.  Rachel Nichols will anchor the broadcast.  She will be joined by analayst Tracy McGrady and Brian Windhorst for additional commentary on the one-hour edition of the program.

NBA Countdown begins at 7 p.m. EST and will also broadcast live from the United Center.  Michelle Beadle will anchor the hour-long broadcast as it leads up to the 8 p.m. tip-off for the Cavaliers – Bulls matchup at 8p.m. EST.  Beadle will be joined by analysts Jalen Rose, Chauncey Billups and Tracy McGrady for additional commentary.

Mike Breen will have the call for Friday night’s game between the Eastern Division-leading Cavaliers and the Bulls, who are right behind them.  Breen will be joined by analyst Mark Jackson for additional commentary.  Reporter and Chicago native Cassidy Hubbarth will be on hand for all of the latest in-game news and interviews.

As an additional bonus for fans, ESPN3 will carry a live stream of the teams’ pre-game, on-court workouts and drills beginning at 7:15 p.m. EST.  SportsCenter will be live on site throughout the day for even more coverage.  That coverage includes live updates and post-game updates.

The Cavs and Bulls are just first game scheduled for the night.  The Nuggets will host the Rockets at 10:30 p.m. EST in an inter-divisional matchup in the Western Conference.  Ryan Ruocco will anchor the broadcast.  He will be joined by analyst Doug Collins for additional commentary.

Both games and additional coverage is available online via WatchESPN and the ESPN app.  More information on ESPN’s NBA coverage is available online now along with all of the latest NBA headlines at:

 

 

 

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Johnson Returning To ESPN Alongside Karl

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ESPN has added another name to its roster as NBA pre-season camps open.  Avery Johnson has signed a multi-year deal with ESPN that brings him back to the network after having last worked with the “Worldwide Leader in Sports” from 2008-2010.  His new deal will put him alongside the NBA’s 2012-2013 Coach of the Year George Karl in the ESPN studios.  As with Karl’s new deal, Johnson’s deal with ESPN will see him joining the network as a studio analyst.  He will make his debut Monday, October 21st.  He will make appearances on SportsCenter, Coast 2 Coast, and NBA Tonight and other programs across ESPN as part of his new deal.

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Johnson brings with him to ESPN over twenty years of experience in the NBA.  Seven of those years were as a head coach.  Most recently, he served as head coach of the Brooklyn Nets. Before that, he took the Dallas Mavericks to the NBA Finals during the 2005-2006 NBA season, and went on to earn the title of NBA Coach of the year that same season.  His coaching experience is just part of his extensive resume.  He was also a point guard from 1988 – 2004. He served as starting point guard for the San Antonio Spurs in 1999.

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