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TV
Playoff Schedule
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By
Randy Williams
NEW
YORK (AQB)--The NBA Playoffs are upon us as NBC, TNT and TBS
will broadcast up to 74 postseason contests.
For the first
time, the NBA playoffs begin on NBC with back-to-back tripleheaders
on May 8-9, including the New York at Miami on Saturday at 12:30
p.m. EDT and Houston at the Lakers on Sunday at 5:30.
Coverage will begin at noon both days with "NBA Showtime."
A feature on the New York-Miami rivalry highlights Saturday's show
with the rebirth of the Philadelphia 76ers to be studied on Sunday.
NBC will broadcast 24-39 playoff games. Last year, the network's
22 postseason games, excluding the NBA Finals, averaged a 7.7 rating
and a 20 share. NBC has exclusive broadcast rights for the championship
series as it begins its ninth season of NBA playoff coverage.
Turner Sports will show up to 35 games in just 27 nights
on its TNT and TBS networks. Game coverage begins May 10 with double
headers on the two stations.
This postseason, Turner unveils Court Vision, a virtual replay
which allows viewers to see plays from angles that television cameras
can't pick up. Also, the networks will seek to wire a celebrity
or "relevant fan" in the stands for audio at each game.
This season marks Turner's fifteenth consecutive year of covering
the NBA playoffs. Once again, Ernie Johnson will host coverage
from the studio in Atlanta.
Meanwhile, ESPN Radio kicks off its fourth season of postseason
NBA coverage Saturday afternoon with Jim Durham and Quinn Buckner
broadcasting the Sacramento Kings and the Utah Jazz.
On Sunday, Brent Musburger and Dr. Jack Ramsay will call
the action as the Houston Rockets meet the Los Angeles Lakers. Joe
D'Ambrosio is the studio host for both days of action on ESPN Radio.
ESPN Radio plans
to broadcast each game of the conference finals and the NBA finals.
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Wednesday, June 16
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| NBA Finals - Game 1 |
NBC |
9 p.m. |
| New
York at San Antonio. Bob Costas, Doug Collins and Ahmad
Rashad are the announcers. |
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Friday, June 18
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| NBA Finals - Game 2 |
NBC |
9 p.m. |
| New
York at San Antonio. Bob Costas, Doug Collins and Ahmad
Rashad are the announcers. |
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Monday, June 21
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| NBA Finals - Game 3 |
NBC |
9 p.m. |
| San
Antonio at New York. Bob Costas, Doug Collins
and Ahmad Rashad are the announcers. |
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Wednesday, June 23
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| NBA Finals - Game 4 |
NBC |
9 p.m. |
| San
Antonio at New York. Bob Costas, Doug Collins
and Ahmad Rashad are the announcers. |
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Friday, June 25
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| NBA Finals - Game 5 (if necessary) |
NBC |
9 p.m. |
| San
Antonio at New York. Bob Costas, Doug Collins
and Ahmad Rashad are the announcers. |
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Sunday, June 27
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| NBA Finals - Game 6 (if necessary) |
NBC |
7:30 p.m. |
| New
York at San Antonio. Bob Costas, Doug Collins and Ahmad
Rashad are the announcers. The game will be preceded by "NBA
Showtime" at 7 p.m. EDT, hosted by Hannah Storm and a trio
of analysts - Isiah Thomas, Bill Walton and Peter Vecsey. |
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Tuesday, June 29
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| NBA Finals - Game 7 (if necessary) |
NBC |
9 p.m. |
| New
York at San Antonio. Bob Costas, Doug Collins and Ahmad
Rashad are the announcers. |
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