Starting tonight, TNT will air the entire NBA Western Conference Finals between Oklahoma City and San Antonio. Tonight’s and next Saturday’s Game 4 will begin at 8:30 p.m. ET. Weeknight coverage will air at 9 p.m.
Before each game, TNT will have NBA Tip-Off starting at 8 p.m. each night. Of course, Ernie Johnson, Jr., Charles Barkley, Kenny “The Jet” Smith and Shaquille O’Neal will be on the case for TNT. And after each game, the gang return for Inside the NBA. The guys will shuffle between OKC and the Alamo City for the entire series.
Marv Albert, Steve Kerr, Reggie Miller will be courtside for each game. Craig Sager and his loud wardrobe will cover the sidelines.
We have the TNT press release.
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 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. 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
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
Johnson (host), Barkley (analyst), O’Neal (analyst) and Smith (analyst)Tuesday, May 29 8 p.m. NBA Tip-Off
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
Johnson (host), Barkley (analyst), O’Neal (analyst) and Smith (analyst)Thursday, May 31 8 p.m. NBA Tip-Off
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
Johnson (host), Barkley (analyst), O’Neal (analyst) and Smith (analyst)Saturday, June 2 8 p.m. NBA Tip-Off
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
Johnson (host), Barkley (analyst), O’Neal (analyst) and Smith (analyst)Monday, June 4 8 p.m. NBA Tip-Off
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
Johnson (host), Barkley (analyst), O’Neal (analyst) and Smith (analyst)8 p.m. NBA Tip-Off
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
Johnson (host), Barkley (analyst), O’Neal (analyst) and Smith (analyst)Friday, June 8 8 p.m. NBA Tip-Off
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
Johnson (host), Barkley (analyst), O’Neal (analyst) and Smith (analyst)*If necessary
That’s all.
