Your NBA Playoffs Announcing Schedule For The Week (Updated)
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Here's your NBA Playoffs announcing schedule for this week. There are a lot of holes for the ESPN games (actually it's all of the games) because times and "if necessary" games haven't been decided yet. I'll fill that info in as the games play out and it becomes available.
Update: Here's the schedule with the ESPN crews filled in.
Mon., May 12
8:15 p.m.- Boston Celtics @ Cleveland Cavaliers, Game #4 (TNT)
Announcers: Kevin Harlan and Doug Collins
Tue., May 13
7:15 p.m.- Orlando Magic @ Detroit Pistons, Game #5 (TNT)
Announcers: Dick Stockton and Mike Fratello
9:30 p.m.- San Antonio Spurs @ New Orleans Hornets, Game #5 (TNT)
Announcers: Marv Albert and Reggie Miller
Wed., May 14
8:15 p.m.- Cleveland Cavaliers @ Boston Celtics, Game #5 (TNT)
Announcers: Dick Stockton and Mike Fratello
10:30 p.m.- Utah Jazz @ Los Angeles Lakers, Game #5 (TNT)
Announcers: Kevin Harlan and Doug Collins
Thu., May 15
TBD- Detroit at Orlando, Game #6 (ESPN, if nec.)
Announcers: Dave Pasch, Doris Burke, Ric Bucher
TBD- New Orleans at San Antonio, Game #6 (ESPN)
Announcers: Mike Breen, Mark Jackson, Jeff Van Gundy, Michele Tafoya
Fri., May 16
TBD- Boston at Cleveland, Game #6 (ESPN)
Announcers: Dan Shulman, Doris Burke, Ric Bucher
TBD- L.A. Lakers at Utah, Game #6 (ESPN)
Announcers: Mike Tirico, Hubie Brown, Lisa Salters
Sun., May 18
3:30 p.m.- Orlando at Detroit, Game #7 or Cleveland at Boston, Game #7 or Eastern Conference Final Game 1 (ABC)
7 Comments:
Ugh, Doug Collins tonight.
ESPN's announcers:
DET/ORL 6 (if nec.) - Dave Pasch, Doris Burke, Ric Bucher
NO/SA 6 - Mike Breen, Mark Jackson, Jeff Van Gundy, Michele Tafoya
BOS/CLE 6 - Dan Shulman, Doris Burke, Ric Bucher
LAL/UTAH 6 - Mike Tirico, Hubie Brown, Lisa Salters
Great call for Harlan on the big dunk by Lebron.
3:30 p.m.- Orlando at Detroit, Game #7 or Cleveland at Boston, Game #7 or Eastern Conference Final Game 1 (ABC)
Announcers: Mike Breen, Mark Jackson, Jeff Van Gundy, Michele Tafoya
The only people now who think there will be an ORL/DET game 7 are the guys in Orlando who guaranteed victory in Game 5.
I know this site is awful announcing, but its good to give props to guys when they actually deserve them. The commentary after the Spurs-Hornets game (talking about both that game and the Pistons-Magic game) was so dead on it was scary. The great thing about Barkley, Magic and Kenny is they have so much actual, game knowledge, and they're not afraid to say things that other people won't. And Ernie does such a good job moderating. The entire commentary after the games was just great, I really enjoyed it. Props to TNT.
Tirico and Brown will be in Utah for game 6.