The 2020 NBA Playoffs in Orlando begins to wind down towards its conclusion this week with the start of the Conference Finals round. This year, the Eastern Conference Finals will begin first followed by the Western Conference Finals.
On Tuesday, September 15, ESPN will televise Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals as Kemba Walker and the Boston Celtics play Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat at 6:30 p.m. ET. Play-by-play announcer Mark Jones, analyst Doris Burke and reporter Malika Andrews will call Game 1. The longest tenured NBA Finals broadcast team of Mike Breen, analysts Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson will pick up the Boston-Miami series, starting with Game 2 on Thursday, September 17. Reporter Rachel Nichols joins Breen, Van Gundy & Jackson this season due to Burke's assignment as a radio analyst for the Conference Finals and the NBA Finals.
ESPN is the exclusive home of the 2020 Eastern Conference Finals.
With the Clippers-Nuggets series being extended to 7 games, the Western Conference Finals will begin on Friday, September 18 at 9 p.m. ET, exclusively on TNT. LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers await the Clippers-Nuggets winner.
TNT is the exclusive home of the 2020 Western Conference Finals.
Remember, all games are being played at ESPN's Wide World of Sports complex in Orlando, Florida due to COVID-19.
The conference finals schedule is below (will be updated as the series progress):
(5) Miami Heat vs. (3) Boston Celtics (Orlando) - Miami wins series, 4-2 | Series begins on September 15 on ESPN
. Game 1 - Tuesday, September 15 - Heat vs. Celtics - ESPN, 6:30 PM ET - Mark Jones, Doris Burke, Malika Andrews
. Game 2 - Thursday, September 17 - Heat vs. Celtics - ESPN, 7:00 PM ET - Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy, Mark Jackson, Rachel Nichols
. Game 3 - Saturday, September 19 - Celtics vs. Heat - ESPN, 8:30 PM ET - Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy, Mark Jackson, Rachel Nichols
. Game 4 - Wednesday, September 23 - Celtics vs. Heat - ESPN, 8:30 PM ET - Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy, Mark Jackson, Rachel Nichols
. Game 5 - Friday, September 25 - Heat vs. Celtics - ESPN, 8:30 PM ET - Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy, Mark Jackson, Rachel Nichols
. Game 6 - Sunday, September 27 - Celtics vs. Heat - ESPN, 7:30 PM ET - Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy, Mark Jackson, Rachel Nichols
. Game 7 (if nec) - Tuesday, September 29 - Heat vs. Celtics - ESPN, TBD - Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy, Mark Jackson, Rachel Nichols
(3) Denver Nuggets vs. (1) Los Angeles Lakers (Orlando) - LA Lakers wins series, 4-1 | Series begins on September 18 on TNT
. Game 1 - Friday, September 18 - Nuggets vs. Lakers - TNT, 9:00 PM ET - Brian Anderson, Reggie Miller, Chris Webber, Allie LaForce
. Game 2 - Sunday, September 20 - Nuggets vs. Lakers - TNT, 7:30 PM ET - Brian Anderson, Reggie Miller, Chris Webber, Allie LaForce
. Game 3 - Tuesday, September 22 - Lakers vs. Nuggets - TNT, 9:00 PM ET - Brian Anderson, Reggie Miller, Chris Webber, Allie LaForce
. Game 4 - Thursday, September 24 - Lakers vs. Nuggets - TNT, 9:00 PM ET - Brian Anderson, Reggie Miller, Chris Webber, Allie LaForce
. Game 5 - Saturday, September 26 - Nuggets vs. Lakers - TNT, 9:00 PM ET - Brian Anderson, Reggie Miller, Chris Webber, Allie LaForce
Conference Finals Daily Schedule:
* Tuesday, September 15th
East Finals, Game 1 - Heat vs. Celtics - ESPN, 6:30 PM ET - Mark Jones, Doris Burke, Malika Andrews
* Thursday, September 17th
East Finals, Game 2 - Heat vs. Celtics - ESPN, 7:00 PM ET - Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy, Mark Jackson, Rachel Nichols
* Friday, September 18th
West Finals, Game 1 - Nuggets vs. Lakers - TNT, 9:00 PM ET - Brian Anderson, Reggie Miller, Chris Webber, Allie LaForce
* Saturday, September 19th
East Finals, Game 3 - Celtics vs. Heat - ESPN, 8:30 PM ET - Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy, Mark Jackson, Rachel Nichols
* Sunday, September 20th
West Finals, Game 2 - Nuggets vs. Lakers - TNT, 7:30 PM ET - Brian Anderson, Reggie Miller, Chris Webber, Allie LaForce
* Tuesday, September 22nd
West Finals, Game 3 - Lakers vs. Nuggets - TNT, 9:00 PM ET - Brian Anderson, Reggie Miller, Chris Webber, Allie LaForce
* Tuesday, September 15th
East Finals, Game 1 - Heat vs. Celtics - ESPN, 6:30 PM ET - Mark Jones, Doris Burke, Malika Andrews
* Thursday, September 17th
East Finals, Game 2 - Heat vs. Celtics - ESPN, 7:00 PM ET - Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy, Mark Jackson, Rachel Nichols
* Friday, September 18th
West Finals, Game 1 - Nuggets vs. Lakers - TNT, 9:00 PM ET - Brian Anderson, Reggie Miller, Chris Webber, Allie LaForce
* Saturday, September 19th
East Finals, Game 3 - Celtics vs. Heat - ESPN, 8:30 PM ET - Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy, Mark Jackson, Rachel Nichols
* Sunday, September 20th
West Finals, Game 2 - Nuggets vs. Lakers - TNT, 7:30 PM ET - Brian Anderson, Reggie Miller, Chris Webber, Allie LaForce
* Tuesday, September 22nd
West Finals, Game 3 - Lakers vs. Nuggets - TNT, 9:00 PM ET - Brian Anderson, Reggie Miller, Chris Webber, Allie LaForce
* Wednesday, September 23rd
East Finals, Game 4 - Celtics vs. Heat - ESPN, 8:30 PM ET - Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy, Mark Jackson, Rachel Nichols
* Thursday, September 24th
West Finals, Game 4 - Lakers vs. Nuggets - TNT, 9:00 PM ET - Brian Anderson, Reggie Miller, Chris Webber, Allie LaForce
East Finals, Game 4 - Celtics vs. Heat - ESPN, 8:30 PM ET - Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy, Mark Jackson, Rachel Nichols
* Thursday, September 24th
West Finals, Game 4 - Lakers vs. Nuggets - TNT, 9:00 PM ET - Brian Anderson, Reggie Miller, Chris Webber, Allie LaForce
* Friday, September 25th
East Finals, Game 5 - Heat vs. Celtics - ESPN, 8:30 PM ET - Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy, Mark Jackson, Rachel Nichols
* Saturday, September 26th
West Finals, Game 5 - Nuggets vs. Lakers - TNT, 9:00 PM ET - Brian Anderson, Reggie Miller, Chris Webber, Allie LaForce
* Sunday, September 27th
East Finals, Game 6 - Celtics vs. Heat - ESPN, 7:30 PM ET - Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy, Mark Jackson, Rachel Nichols
