Dec
07
TNT’s 2011-12 NBA Schedule
Turner Network Television or what’s known as TNT will carry 45 regular season games in the shortened season. It begins with the very first game of the season on Christmas Day between the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks at noon Eastern. It ends on April 26 with a doubleheader. For the most part, TNT will have doubleheaders on its usual Thursday night time slot starting from 8 p.m. through the conclusion around 1 a.m.
TNT will have special Monday doubleheaders on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on January 16, Presidents Day on February 20 and again on March 19 during the NCAA Tournament.
Let’s take a look at TNT’s preview before heading to a jump break to look at its 45 game regular season schedule.
TNT’s 2011-12 NBA Regular Season Schedule to Feature Multiple Appearances by Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, New York Knicks and the Defending NBA Champion Dallas Mavericks
Turner’s 28th Season of NBA Coverage tips off Christmas Day on TNT with the Boston Celtics @ New York Knicks (Noon ET) followed by exclusive doubleheaders on December 27th and 29th
Turner Sports, marking its 28th year of coverage of the NBA, today announced that TNT will broadcast a total of 45 games during its coverage of the 2011-12 NBA regular season. TNT’s slate of games will be highlighted by 10 scheduled appearances each by the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, as well as nine by the defending Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat. Also, the defending NBA champion Dallas Mavericks and the New York Knicks are scheduled for eight appearances. The network will feature 44 games in primetime, with 32 being part of TNT’s Thursday night doubleheaders (full schedule listed below).
On Sunday, Dec. 25, TNT will once again tip off the NBA regular season. The day will begin with a special hour-long preview show, TNT NBA Tip-Off at 11 a.m. (ET) with two-time Emmy® award-winning host Ernie Johnson, along with analysts Hall of Famer Charles Barkley, four-time NBA Champion Shaquille O’Neal and two-time NBA Champion Kenny Smith. The pre-game show will be followed at Noon (ET) with exclusive coverage of the Celtics visiting the Knicks to tip off the 2011-12 NBA season.
NBA on TNT Premiere Week continues on Tuesday, Dec. 27, with an exclusive doubleheader featuring the Celtics @ Heat (8 p.m. ET) followed by the Utah Jazz @ Lakers (10:30 p.m. ET). The action will continue on Thursday, Dec. 29, with another exclusive doubleheader featuring the Mavericks @ Oklahoma City Thunder (8 p.m. ET) followed by the Knicks @ Lakers (10:30 p.m. ET).
In addition to the games scheduled during NBA on TNT Premiere Week, the network’s schedule features a number of marquee match-ups, including:
- Monday, Jan. 16 – A special MLK Day doubleheader featuring the Thunder @ Celtics followed by the Lakers hosting the Mavericks (10:30 p.m. ET).
- Thursday, Jan. 19 – Kobe Bryant and the Lakers travel to South Beach to take on LeBron James and the Heat (8 p.m. ET).
- Thursday, Feb. 23 – A star-studded doubleheader featuring Dwyane Wade and the Heat hosting Amar’e Stoudemire and the Knicks (7 p.m. ET) followed by Pau Gasol and the Lakers visiting Kevin Durant and the Thunder (9:30 p.m. ET).
- Thursday, Mar. 29 – A 2011 NBA Finals rematch featuring the Heat hosting the Mavericks (8 p.m. ET) followed by the Thunder @ Lakers (10:30 p.m.).
- Tuesday, Apr. 24 – In a battle of the past two Eastern Conference champions, the Heat will travel to Boston to face the Celtics at 8 p.m. (ET).
“We look forward to another highly anticipated NBA season getting underway on TNT with a fantastic matchup on Christmas Day and two great doubleheaders during opening week,” said David Levy, president of sales, distribution and sports, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. “With a schedule featuring marquee doubleheaders and multiple appearances by some of the league’s most prominent teams, combined with our roster of talented and experienced announcers and analysts, TNT will once again be a weekly destination for fans, players and coaches during the NBA regular season.”
Additional programming highlights include the network serving as the exclusive home for NBA All-Star 2012 from Feb. 24-26. TNT is slated to air all the action on NBA All-Star Friday, NBA All-Star Saturday and the 2012 NBA All-Star Game in Orlando. The network also will air more than 40 NBA playoff games including exclusive coverage of the conference semi-finals and the Western Conference Finals.
As part of its broadband coverage on TNT OverTime on NBA.com, TNT Overtime Extra, an interactive application will feature an enhanced live stream that will provide users with an HD-quality experience, as well as DVR functionality and alternate camera angles for TNT games.
The NBA on TNT’s marquee roster of NBA announcers include: Marv Albert (play-by-play), Kevin Harlan (play-by-play), five-time NBA Champion Steve Kerr (analyst), four-time All-Star Reggie Miller (analyst), former NBA coach Mike Fratello (analyst), David Aldridge (reporter), Basketball Hall of Famer Cheryl Miller (reporter) and Craig Sager (reporter).
TNT is in its 24th consecutive year of NBA coverage. Sister network TBS aired the NBA exclusively for Turner Broadcasting System from 1984-89, with TNT serving as Turner’s sole NBA cable home from 1990-94. Both networks aired NBA games from 1994-2002. Once again, TNT’s entire regular and postseason telecasts will air in high definition.
Let’s do another jump break here and then you’ll see the NBA on TNT schedule.
TNT’s 45-game schedule/team appearances are listed below. All times shown are Eastern.
TEAM APPEARANCES
| Boston |
10 |
Portland |
4 |
| L.A. Lakers |
10 |
Denver |
2 |
| Miami |
9 |
Memphis |
2 |
| Dallas |
8 |
Phoenix |
2 |
| New York |
8 |
San Antonio |
2 |
| Chicago |
7 |
Utah |
2 |
| Oklahoma City |
6 |
Atlanta |
1 |
| Orlando |
6 |
Charlotte |
1 |
| GoldenState |
4 |
New Orleans |
1 |
| L.A. Clippers |
4 |
Sacramento |
1 |
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TNT 2011-2012 NBA REGULAR SEASON TELECAST SCHEDULE |
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| Date | Day | Time | Game | |
| Dec. 25 | Sunday | 12 p.m. | Boston Celtics @ New York Knicks | |
| Dec. 27 | Tuesday | 8 p.m. | Boston Celtics @ Miami Heat | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Utah Jazz @ Los Angeles Lakers | |||
| Dec. 29 | Thursday | 8 p.m. | Dallas Mavericks @ Oklahoma City Thunder | |
| 10:30 p.m. | New York Knicks @ Los Angeles Lakers | |||
| Jan. 5 | Thursday | 8 p.m. | Miami Heat @ Atlanta Hawks | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Los Angeles Lakers @ Portland Trail Blazers | |||
| Jan. 12 | Thursday | 8 p.m. | New York Knicks @ Memphis Grizzlies | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Orlando Magic @ Golden State Warriors | |||
| Jan. 16 | Monday | 8 p.m. | Oklahoma City Thunder @ Boston Celtics | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Dallas Mavericks @ Los Angeles Lakers | |||
| Jan. 19 | Thursday | 8 p.m. | Los Angeles Lakers @ Miami Heat | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Dallas Mavericks @ Utah Jazz | |||
| Jan. 26 | Thursday | 8 p.m. | Boston Celtics @ Orlando Magic | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Memphis Grizzlies @ Los Angeles Clippers | |||
| Feb. 2 | Thursday | 8 p.m. | Chicago Bulls @ New York Knicks | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Denver Nuggets @ Los Angeles Clippers | |||
| Feb. 9 | Thursday | 8 p.m. | Los Angeles Lakers @ Boston Celtics | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Oklahoma City Thunder @ Sacramento Kings | |||
| Feb. 16 | Thursday | 8 p.m. | Boston Celtics @ Chicago Bulls | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Los Angeles Clippers @ Portland Trail Blazers | |||
| Feb. 20 | Monday | 8 p.m. | Boston Celtics @ Dallas Mavericks | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Portland Trail Blazers @ Los Angeles Lakers | |||
| Feb. 23 | Thursday | 7 p.m. | New York Knicks @ Miami Heat | |
| 9:30 p.m. | Los Angeles Lakers @ Oklahoma City Thunder | |||
| *********************************NBA ALL-STAR 2012************************************************* | ||||
| Feb. 24 | Friday | NBA Rookie Challenge | ||
| Feb. 25 | Saturday | NBA All-Star Saturday | ||
| Feb. 26 | Sunday | 2012 NBA All-Star Game from Orlando | ||
| ***************************************************************************************************** | ||||
| Mar. 1 | Thursday | 8 p.m. | Oklahoma City Thunder @ Orlando Magic | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Miami Heat @ Portland Trail Blazers | |||
| Mar. 8 | Thursday | 8 p.m. | Orlando Magic @ Chicago Bulls | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Dallas Mavericks @ Phoenix Suns | |||
| Mar. 19 | Monday | 8 p.m. | Chicago Bulls @ Orlando Magic | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Dallas Mavericks @ Denver Nuggets | |||
| Mar. 29 | Thursday | 8 p.m. | Dallas Mavericks @ Miami Heat | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Oklahoma City Thunder @ Los Angeles Lakers | |||
| Apr. 5 | Thursday | 7 p.m. | New York Knicks @ Orlando Magic | |
| 9:30 p.m. | Boston Celtics @ Chicago Bulls | |||
| Apr. 12 | Thursday | 8 p.m. | Miami Heat @ Chicago Bulls | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Dallas Mavericks @ Golden State Warriors | |||
| Apr. 17 | Tuesday | 8 p.m. | Boston Celtics @ New York Knicks | |
| 10:30 p.m. | San Antonio Spurs @ Los Angeles Lakers | |||
| Apr. 19 | Thursday | 8 p.m. | Chicago Bulls @ Miami Heat | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Los Angeles Clippers @ Phoenix Suns | |||
| Apr. 24 | Tuesday | 8 p.m. | Miami Heat @ Boston Celtics | |
| 10:30 p.m. | New Orleans Hornets @ Golden State Warriors | |||
| Apr. 26 | Thursday | 8 p.m. | New York Knicks @ Charlotte Bobcats | |
| 10:30 p.m. | San Antonio Spurs @ Golden State Warriors | |||
That’s it’s. NBA TV’s schedule will be coming up.
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