 |
Release Date: 5/24/2012 TNT’s Exclusive Coverage of the Western Conference Finals Tips Off Sunday, May 27 TNT will provide exclusive coverage of the 2012 NBA Western Conference Finals featuring the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder beginning Sunday, May 27, at 8 p.m. ET. TNT’s Marv Albert will call the Western Conference Finals with analysts Steve Kerr and Reggie Miller and reporter Craig Sager. The first two games of the best-of-seven series between the Spurs and Thunder – the two teams with the best records in the Western Conference during the regular season – will be televised live from AT&T Center in San Antonio. The Spurs have swept its first and second round playoff opponents and haven’t lost a game since April 11. NBA Tip-Off presented by AutoTrader.com, with host Ernie Johnson and analysts Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal and Kenny Smith, will be on site to preview each Western Conference Finals game. Johnson, Barkley, O’Neal and Smith will return following each game for the Sports Emmy® Award-winning Inside the NBA presented by Hyundai. Additionally, TNT’s Cheryl Miller will provide reports from the Eastern Conference Finals. TNT OverTime on NBA.com will provide multiple camera angle coverage including an “Action Cam” and a “Backboard Cam” throughout the Western Conference Finals. Fans will have the ability to vote for the player they would like the “Home Player Cam” and “Away Player Cam” to follow each quarter. Fans can also watch each camera individually, with picture-in-picture or the mosaic view. They can also participate in “Ask The Expert” Cover It Live chats where they can direct questions to NBA insiders questions during the games. 2012 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS ON TNT (All Times ET) TIME/DATE GAME Sunday, May 27 8 p.m. NBA Tip-Off presented by AutoTrader.com Ernie Johnson (host), Charles Barkley (analyst), Shaquille O’Neal (analyst) and Kenny Smith (analyst) 8:30 p.m. Oklahoma City Thunder @ San Antonio Spurs (Game 1) Marv Albert (play-by-play), Steve Kerr (analyst), Reggie Miller (analyst) and Craig Sager (reporter) Postgame Inside the NBA presented by Hyundai Johnson (host), Barkley (analyst), O’Neal (analyst) and Smith (analyst) Tuesday, May 29 8 p.m. NBA Tip-Off presented by AutoTrader.com Johnson (host), Barkley (analyst), O’Neal (analyst) and Smith (analyst) 9 p.m. Oklahoma City Thunder @ San Antonio Spurs (Game 2) Albert (play-by-play), Kerr (analyst), Miller (analyst) and Sager (reporter) Postgame Inside the NBA presented by Hyundai Johnson (host), Barkley (analyst), O’Neal (analyst) and Smith (analyst) Thursday, May 31 8 p.m. NBA Tip-Off presented by AutoTrader.com Johnson (host), Barkley (analyst), O’Neal (analyst) and Smith (analyst) 9 p.m. San Antonio Spurs @ Oklahoma City Thunder (Game 3) Albert (play-by-play), Kerr (analyst), Miller (analyst) and Sager (reporter) Postgame Inside the NBA presented by Hyundai Johnson (host), Barkley (analyst), O’Neal (analyst) and Smith (analyst) Saturday, June 2 8 p.m. NBA Tip-Off presented by AutoTrader.com Johnson (host), Barkley (analyst), O’Neal (analyst) and Smith (analyst) 8:30 p.m. San Antonio Spurs @ Oklahoma City Thunder (Game 4) Albert (play-by-play), Kerr (analyst), Miller (analyst) and Sager (reporter) Postgame Inside the NBA presented by Hyundai Johnson (host), Barkley (analyst), O’Neal (analyst) and Smith (analyst) Monday, June 4 8 p.m. NBA Tip-Off presented by AutoTrader.com Johnson (host), Barkley (analyst), O’Neal (analyst) and Smith (analyst) 9 p.m. Oklahoma City Thunder @ San Antonio Spurs (Game 5*) Albert (play-by-play), Kerr (analyst), Miller (analyst) and Sager (reporter) Postgame Inside the NBA presented by Hyundai Johnson (host), Barkley (analyst), O’Neal (analyst) and Smith (analyst) Wednesday, June 6 8 p.m. NBA Tip-Off presented by AutoTrader.com Johnson (host), Barkley (analyst), O’Neal (analyst) and Smith (analyst) 9 p.m. San Antonio Spurs @ Oklahoma City Thunder (Game 6*) Albert (play-by-play), Kerr (analyst), Miller (analyst) and Sager (reporter) Postgame Inside the NBA presented by Hyundai Johnson (host), Barkley (analyst), O’Neal (analyst) and Smith (analyst) Friday, June 8 8 p.m. NBA Tip-Off presented by AutoTrader.com Johnson (host), Barkley (analyst), O’Neal (analyst) and Smith (analyst) 9 p.m. Oklahoma City Thunder @ San Antonio Spurs (Game 7*) Albert (play-by-play), Kerr (analyst), Miller (analyst) and Sager (reporter) Postgame Inside the NBA presented by Hyundai Johnson (host), Barkley (analyst), O’Neal (analyst) and Smith (analyst) *If necessary Turner Sports, a division of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., is an industry leader in televised and online sports programming, airing championship-level sporting events on TBS, TNT and truTV, and managing some of the most popular sports sites on the Internet. Turner Sports’ television lineup includes the NBA, Major League Baseball, the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, NASCAR and professional golf. The company’s digital portfolio includes NASCAR.COM, NCAA.com and March Madness Live, PGATOUR.COM and PGA.com, as well as an accompanying collection of mobile websites and connected device apps. Turner Sports and the NBA also jointly manage NBA Digital, which includes NBA TV, NBA.com, NBA LEAGUE PASS, NBA Mobile, the NBA Game Time App, NBADLEAGUE.com and WNBA.com. TNT, one of cable’s top-rated networks, is television’s destination for drama. Seen in 99 million households, the network is home to such original series as The Closer, starring Emmy® winner Kyra Sedgwick; Rizzoli & Isles, starring Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander; Falling Skies, starring Noah Wyle; Franklin & Bash, with Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Breckin Meyer; Leverage, starring Timothy Hutton; and Southland, from Emmy-winning producer John Wells, as well as the upcoming series Major Crimes, Dallas, Perception and The Great Escape. TNT also is the cable home to powerful dramas like The Mentalist, Bones, Supernatural, Las Vegas, Law & Order, CSI: NY, Cold Case and, starting this year, Castle; primetime specials, such as the Screen Actors Guild Awards®; blockbuster movies; and championship sports coverage, including NASCAR, the NBA and the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. TNT is available in high-definition. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, creates and programs branded news; entertainment; animation and young adult; and sports media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world. Turner brands and businesses include CNN/U.S., CNN International, CNN.com and HLN; TBS, TNT, truTV and Turner Classic Movies; Cartoon Network, Boomerang and Adult Swim; and Turner Sports. -30- CONTACT: Nate Smeltz Turner Sports 404-827-4786 nate.smeltz@turner.com Tom Caraccioli Turner Sports 404-885-4776 tom.caraccioli@turner.com Eric Welch Turner Sports 404-827-5417 eric.welch@turner.com
< back Other articles in News:
|
|
