TNT's Marv Albert & Reggie Miller to Call Hawks vs. Knicks Game 5 from Madison Square Garden

Live from New York Tomorrow, Wednesday, June 2 at 7:30 p.m. ET

TNT's NBA Playoffs Live Game Coverage Continues with Tonight's Game 5 Doubleheader – Celtics/Nets & Lakers/Suns – Beginning at 7:30 p.m.

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The legendary Marv Albert – the long-time voice of New York sports who recently announced his upcoming retirement – and Hall of Famer Reggie Miller will be on-site to call tomorrow night's Game 5 between the Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks from Madison Square Garden at 7:30 p.m. ET. It will be Albert and Miller's first game telecast from an arena this season since the 2021 NBA All-Star Game. Beginning with the start of the second round, TNT will have game commentators on site for the remainder of the playoffs.

In tomorrow night's second game, the Dallas Mavericks and Luka Doncic will visit the LA Clippers and Kawhi Leonard in pivotal Game 5 at 10 p.m. Kevin Harlan and Grant Hill will call the action with reporter Dennis Scott.

TNT's 2021 NBA Playoffs game coverage will continue with a pair of Game 5s tonight, Tuesday, June 1 – Boston Celtics and Jayson Tatum vs. the Brooklyn Nets and Kevin Durant at 7:30 p.m., followed by the defending NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James vs. the Phoenix Suns and Chris Paul at 10 p.m. Brian Anderson, Jim Jackson and reporter Jared Greenberg will provide commentary for Celtics/Nets, with Harlan, Hill and reporter Chris Haynes on the call for Lakers/Suns.

Three-time NBA Champion Draymond Green will join Charles Barkley, Shaquille O'Neal and host Ernie Johnson for pregame, halftime and postgame analysis surrounding tonight's TNT doubleheader coverage. Green will join Johnson, O'Neal and Kenny Smith for Wednesday's shows.

TNT NBA Tip-Off presented by CarMax will lead into live game coverage throughout the 2021 NBA Playoffs. Inside the NBA presented by Kia – recently honored with the first ever Transformative Media Award by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame – will cap each night of action.

TNT will televise up to 29 First Round games, along with the Conference Semifinals presented by FanDuel, and exclusive coverage of the 2021 NBA Eastern Conference Finals presented by AT&T.

NBA on TNT – Tuesday, June 1

7:30 p.m. ET – TNT NBA Tip-Off presented by CarMax
Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Shaquille O'Neal & Draymond Green

Boston Celtics vs. Brooklyn Nets, Game 5
Brian Anderson, Jim Jackson & Jared Greenberg

10 p.m. – Los Angeles Lakers vs. Phoenix Suns, Game 5
Kevin Harlan, Grant Hill & Chris Haynes

Postgame – Inside the NBA presented by Kia
Johnson, Barkley, O'Neal & Green

Wednesday, June 2

7:30 p.m. ET – TNT NBA Tip-Off presented by CarMax
Johnson, Kenny Smith, O'Neal & Green

Atlanta Hawks vs. New York Knicks, Game 5
Marv Albert & Reggie Miller

10 p.m. – Dallas Mavericks vs. LA Clippers, Game 5
Harlan, Hill & Dennis Scott

Postgame – Inside the NBA presented by Kia
Johnson, Smith, O'Neal & Green

In addition to best-in-class linear coverage on TNT, Turner Sports will be offering multiple companion and supplemental viewing experiences for this year's NBA Playoffs:

NBA Twitter Live
NBA Twitter Live – a complementary live stream experience on Twitter – returns for up to 19 NBA Playoff games this season. NBA Twitter Live offers fans unique opportunities to follow their favorite players during each game. A live poll will be available via @NBA throughout the entire first half of select games, whereby fans can vote for the player they want the iso-cam to follow during the second half. Bleacher Report's Taylor Rooks will host NBA Twitter Live with various analysts, including Channing Frye and other guests.

TNT Overtime
TNT Overtime, available through NBA.com and the NBA App, will deliver enhanced coverage for more than 30 NBA Playoff games with exclusive content and camera angles. This unique companion experience allows fans to watch the game via one of four alternate camera angles (home player iso, away player iso, home backboard cam, away backboard cam) or all four angles at once. TNT Overtime’s highlights, stats and play-by-play integrations will be available alongside the live game experience. Gatorade, CarMax, Hotels.com, State Farm and Microsoft will sponsor TNT Overtime during this year's NBA Playoffs.

TNT Bets presented by FanDuel Sportsbook
TNT Bets presented by FanDuel Sportsbook will return for select games as part of this season's playoff game coverage. TNT Bets is a betting-focused simulcast available through web-based TNT digital products featuring commentary from B/R Betting’s Cabbie Richards and Tim Doyle with FanDuel's in-house expert Tom Vecchio. Users can access the content through authentication by using their cable provider credentials.

Perfect Picks
The B/R app has launched a special edition of Perfect Picks, giving fans the chance to win more than $40,000 throughout the 2021 NBA Playoffs. Perfect Picks is an interactive game in the B/R app that lets users select from a number of themed questions and submit their answers for the chance to be selected at random and win.

Live Streaming
Live streaming coverage of all NBA on TNT games is also available via http://www.tntdrama.com/watchtnt and the Watch TNT app. Additionally, for the first time this season, NBA on TNT games are incorporated into the B/R app. Fans can access the games whenever and wherever they desire by logging in with the user name and password provided by their TV service provider.

June 1, 2021 11:10am ET by Pressparty  

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