TNT and NBA TV Continue Their NBA Postseason Coverage

We have the schedule through next Monday for the Turner Sports partners of the NBA. TNT and NBA TV continue plugging along except for Friday which is ESPN’s day. Here’s the press release.

TNT and NBA TV Continue with Extensive First Round Coverage of the 2010 NBA Playoffs

TNT’s coverage of the NBA Playoffs continues tonight, April 21 at 7 p.m. (ET) with Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic hosting Gerald Wallace and the Charlotte Bobcats in Game #2 of the series. The Magic defeated the Bobcats 98-89 in Game #1. Calling the action will be Matt Devlin (play-by-play), Kevin McHale (analyst) and Cheryl Miller (reporter). At 9:30 p.m. (ET), Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks will take on Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs in Game #2 of their series. The Mavericks won Game #1 by the score of 100-94. Dick Stockton (play-by-play), Mike Fratello (analyst) and Marty Snider (reporter) will call the game.  The night will conclude with the Emmy® award-winning studio show Inside the NBA with Ernie Johnson (host), Charles Barkley (analyst), Kenny Smith (analyst) and Chris Webber (analyst).

The NBA action continues on Thursday, April 22 with TNT airing a doubleheader featuring Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls trying to come back in Game #3 against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers at 7 p.m. (ET).The Cavaliers lead the series 2-0.  Marv Albert (play-by-play), Reggie Miller (analyst) and David Aldridge (reporter) will call the game. The second game of the doubleheader features Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers visiting Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder at 9:30 p.m. (ET) for Game #3 of the series, which is currently led by the Lakers 2-0. Sitting courtside will be Kevin Harlan (play-by-play), Doug Collins (analyst) and Craig Sager (reporter). To finish the evening’s coverage, Johnson, Barkley, Smith and Webber will break down the action on Inside the NBA.

NBA TV will also continue to provide extensive coverage of the playoffs beginning tonight, April 21 with host Rick Kamla and analysts Dennis Scott and Eric Snow recapping the night’s action and airing all post-game press conferences in their entirety on NBA Gametime at 9:30 p.m. (ET).

The NBA Playoffs will continue on NBA TV on Thursday, April 22 with Game #3 between the Phoenix Suns @ Portland Trail Blazers; the series is tied 1-1. Host Matt Winer and analyst Steve Smith will tip off the night at 9:30 p.m. (ET) with the game airing at 10 p.m. (ET).

Exclusive content, analysis from TNT announcers and replays of Inside the NBA are available on TNT OverTime on NBA.com. The broadband channel offers an all-access pass to the excitement and drama of the NBA Playoffs, with special features and reports being added throughout the postseason. 

The schedule for both TNT and NBA TV comes up after the jump.

I notice that former CNN Sports anchor Vince Cellini is back with Turner for some hosting duties while Matt Winer is with TNT while Ernie Johnson, Jr. has Peachtree TV Braves duties. I like Vince.