Saturday, April 27, 2024

2024 NBA Playoffs presented by Google Pixel: Conference Semifinals (Second Round) Television Schedule and Announcers

Caption: The logo for the 2024 NBA Playoffs presented by Google Pixel. | Photo credit: DISH Network.

  • Conference Semifinal games to air across the networks of ABC, ESPN & TNT.
  • Conference Semifinal action begins on Saturday, May 4 at 7:00 PM ET with Game 1 over in the Western Conference as Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves 🐺 face off against Michael Porter Jr. and the Denver Nuggets πŸ” on TNT.
  • A riveting Conference Semifinal series begins on Monday, May 6 at 7:30 PM ET on TNT as Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers 🏎 match up with Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks πŸ—½ in Game 1 of their best-of-seven semifinal series.
  • Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics ☘ continue their drive towards their 18th championship πŸ† in franchise history when they kick off the Eastern Conference Semifinals against Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers or Paolo Banchero and the Orlando Magic πŸͺ„ on Tuesday, May 7 at 7:00 PM ET on TNT.
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the rising upstarts, the Oklahoma City Thunder, look to defend their home court in the Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals against Luka DončiΔ‡, Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday, May 7 at 9:30 PM ET on TNT.

With the first round starting to wind down (with six of the eight first round series now over), the 2024 NBA Playoffs presented by Google Pixel is set to move forward with the beginning of the Conference Semifinals round this weekend, Saturday, May 4

For more information about the first round, click here. For the details regarding the Play-in Tournament, click here.

The second round schedule begins with a must-see matchup in Denver as Karl-Anthony Towns, Anthony Edwards and Rudy Gobert and the exciting to watch Minnesota Timberwolves (#3 seed in the West) go into the Mile High City to face two-time MVP and 2023 NBA Finals MVP Nikola JokiΔ‡, Aaron GordonJamal Murray, and the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets (#2 seed in the West) in Game 1 of the best-of-seven semifinal series. This Northwest Division semifinal clash tips off on Saturday, May 4 at 7:00 PM ET on TNT. πŸŽ™ Kevin Harlan will provide play-by-play commentary alongside Hall of Famer Reggie Miller (analyst) and three-time Sixth Man of the Year award winner Jamal Crawford (analyst). Allie LaForce (reporter) will join the crew throughout the evening with sideline reporting duties. Harlan, Miller, Crawford & LaForce will work all of the TNT scheduled games in the Timberwolves-Nuggets Conference Semifinal series.

The Conference Semifinals continues on Monday, May 6, with a doubleheader on TNT. First up, at 7:30 PM ET, Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart and the New York Knicks (#2 seed in the East) host Tyrese Haliburton, Myles Turner and the Indiana Pacers (#6 seed in the East) to begin the semifinal series between the two teams. The Pacers knocked out the Bucks in six games in the first round to win their first playoff series since 2014, while the Knicks outlasted the 76ers following a hard-fought six-game Conference Quarterfinal. πŸŽ™ Brian Anderson, Stan Van Gundy and Chris Haynes will provide commentary from New York.

Then, at 10:00 PM ET on TNT, Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves (#3 seed in the West) continue their second-round series against Michael Porter Jr. and the Denver Nuggets (#2 seed in the West)as the teams play Game 2 of the second-round series. πŸŽ™Harlan, Miller, Crawford & LaForce will reprise their roles from Game 1.

The following night, Tuesday, May 7, features two Conference Semifinal series starting on TNT. The night begins at 7:00 PM ET on TNT when Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics welcome in Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers (#4 seed in the East) for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. πŸŽ™ Spero Dedes and Greg Anthony describe the action from courtside for Game 1 & for every single TNT broadcast slated for this particular semifinal matchup, joined by reporter Stephanie Ready

Later on, at 9:30 PM ET on TNT, Jalen Williams (J-Dub) and the Oklahoma City Thunder (#1 seed in the West) clash with Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks (#4 seed in West) as the teams open up the Western Conference Semifinals with Game 1 from Oklahoma City. πŸŽ™ Ian Eagle, Hall of Famer Grant Hill & reporter Jared Greenberg will call Game 1 & the entire TNT portion of this series.

The Conference Semifinal round will then continue through Monday, May 13, with games spread across TNT, ABC and ESPN. If necessary, additional Conference Semifinal games will be played between Tuesday, May 14 and Monday, May 20.

For more information about the Conference Semifinals round, check out the series-by-series breakdown and daily television schedule, which is attached below.

  • 2024 NBA Playoffs presented by Google Pixel: Conference Semifinals (Second Round) Series-by-Series Breakdown
Eastern Conference:
| (E4) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (E1) Boston Celtics - Boston wins series, 4-1 (Series begins on Tuesday, May 7)
 vs
. Game 1 - Tuesday, May 7 - Cavaliers at Celtics - TNT, 7:00 PM (ET) - Spero Dedes, Greg Anthony, Stephanie Ready
. Game 2 - Thursday, May 9 - Cavaliers at Celtics - ESPN, 7:00 PM (ET) - Ryan Ruocco, Richard Jefferson, Cassidy Hubbarth
. Game 3 - Saturday, May 11 - Celtics at Cavaliers - ABC, 8:30 PM (ET) - Ryan Ruocco, Richard Jefferson, Cassidy Hubbarth
. Game 4 - Monday, May 13 - Celtics at Cavaliers - TNT, 7:00 PM (ET) - Spero Dedes, Greg Anthony, Stephanie Ready
. Game 5 - Wednesday, May 15 - Cavaliers at Celtics - TNT, 7:00 PM (ET) - Spero Dedes, Greg Anthony, Stephanie Ready
. * Game 6 (if nec.) - Friday, May 17 - Celtics at Cavaliers - ESPN, 8:30 PM (ET)
. * Game 7 (if nec.) - Sunday, May 19 - Cavaliers at Celtics - TBD

| (E6) Indiana Pacers vs. (E2) New York Knicks - Indiana wins series, 4-3 (Series begins on Monday, May 6)
 vs
. Game 1 - Monday, May 6 - Pacers at Knicks - TNT, 7:30 PM (ET) - Brian Anderson, Stan Van Gundy, Chris Haynes
. Game 2 - Wednesday, May 8 - Pacers at Knicks - TNT, 8:00 PM (ET) - Brian Anderson, Reggie Miller, Stan Van Gundy, Chris Haynes
. Game 3 - Friday, May 10 - Knicks at Pacers - ESPN, 7:00 PM (ET) - Mike Breen, Doris Burke, JJ Redick, Lisa Salters
. Game 4 - Sunday, May 12 - Knicks at Pacers - ABC, 3:30 PM (ET) - Mike Breen, Doris Burke, JJ Redick, Lisa Salters
. Game 5 - Tuesday, May 14 - Pacers at Knicks - TNT, 8:00 PM (ET) - Brian Anderson, Stan Van Gundy, Chris Haynes
. Game 6 - Friday, May 17 - Knicks at Pacers - ESPN, 8:30 PM (ET) - Mike Breen, Doris Burke, JJ Redick, Cassidy Hubbarth
. Game 7 - Sunday, May 19 - Pacers at Knicks - ABC, 3:30 PM (ET) - Mike Breen, Doris Burke, JJ Redick, Lisa Salters

Western Conference:
| (W5) Dallas Mavericks vs. (W1) Oklahoma City Thunder - Dallas wins series, 4-2 (Series begins on Tuesday, May 7)
 vs
. Game 1 - Tuesday, May 7 - Mavericks at Thunder - TNT, 9:30 PM (ET) - Ian Eagle, Grant Hill, Jared Greenberg
. Game 2 - Thursday, May 9 - Mavericks at Thunder - ESPN, 9:30 PM (ET) - Dave Pasch, Hubie Brown, Katie George
. Game 3 - Saturday, May 11 - Thunder at Mavericks - ABC, 3:30 PM (ET) - Dave Pasch, Hubie Brown, Katie George
. Game 4 - Monday, May 13 - Thunder at Mavericks - TNT, 9:30 PM (ET) - Ian Eagle, Grant Hill, Jared Greenberg
. Game 5 - Wednesday, May 15 - Mavericks at Thunder - TNT, 9:30 PM (ET) - Ian Eagle, Grant Hill, Jared Greenberg
. Game 6 - Saturday, May 18 - Thunder at Mavericks - ABC, 8:00 PM (ET) - Dave Pasch, Richard Jefferson, Cassidy Hubbarth
. * Game 7 (if nec.) - Monday, May 20 - Mavericks at Thunder - TNT, 8:30 PM (ET) - Ian Eagle, Grant Hill, Jared Greenberg

| (W3) Minnesota Timberwolves vs. (W2) Denver Nuggets - Minnesota wins series, 4-3 (Series begins on Saturday, May 4)
 vs
. Game 1 - Saturday, May 4 - Timberwolves at Nuggets - TNT, 7:00 PM (ET) - Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Jamal Crawford, Allie LaForce
. Game 2 - Monday, May 6 - Timberwolves at Nuggets - TNT, 10:00 PM (ET) - Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Jamal Crawford, Allie LaForce
. Game 3 - Friday, May 10 - Nuggets at Timberwolves - ESPN, 9:30 PM (ET) - Mark Jones, Tim Legler, Angel Gray
. Game 4 - Sunday, May 12 - Nuggets at Timberwolves - TNT, 8:00 PM (ET) - Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Jamal Crawford, Allie LaForce
. Game 5 - Tuesday, May 14 - Timberwolves at Nuggets - TNT, 10:30 PM (ET) - Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Jamal Crawford, Allie LaForce
. Game 6 - Thursday, May 16 - Nuggets at Timberwolves - ESPN, 8:30 PM (ET) - Ryan Ruocco, Richard Jefferson, Katie George
. Game 7 - Sunday, May 19 - Timberwolves at Nuggets - TNT, 8:00 PM (ET) - Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Jamal Crawford, Allie LaForce

  • 2024 NBA Playoffs presented by Google Pixel: Conference Semifinals (Second Round) Daily Television Schedule
| Saturday, May 4
. Game 1 - Timberwolves at Nuggets - TNT, 7:00 PM (ET) - Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Jamal Crawford, Allie LaForce

| Monday, May 6
. Game 1 - Pacers at Knicks - TNT, 7:30 PM (ET) - Brian Anderson, Stan Van Gundy, Allie LaForce
. Game 2 - Timberwolves at Nuggets - TNT, 10:00 PM (ET) - Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Jamal Crawford, Allie LaForce

| Tuesday, May 7
. Game 1 - Cavaliers at Celtics - TNT, 7:00 PM (ET) - Spero Dedes, Greg Anthony, Stephanie Ready
. Game 1 - Mavericks at Thunder - TNT, 9:30 PM (ET) - Ian Eagle, Grant Hill, Jared Greenberg

| Wednesday, May 8
. Game 2 - Pacers at Knicks - TNT, 8:00 PM (ET) - Brian Anderson, Reggie Miller, Stan Van Gundy, Chris Haynes

| Thursday, May 9
. Game 2 - Cavaliers at Celtics - ESPN, 7:00 PM (ET) - Ryan Ruocco, Richard Jefferson, Cassidy Hubbarth
. Game 2 - Mavericks at Thunder - ESPN, 9:30 PM (ET) - Dave Pasch, Hubie Brown, Katie George

| Friday, May 10
. Game 3 - Knicks at Pacers - ESPN, 7:00 PM (ET) - Mike Breen, Doris Burke, JJ Redick, Lisa Salters
. Game 3 - Nuggets at Timberwolves - ESPN, 9:30 PM (ET) - Mark Jones, Tim Legler, Angel Gray

| Saturday, May 11
. Game 3 - Thunder at Mavericks - ABC, 3:30 PM (ET) - Dave Pasch, Hubie Brown, Katie George
. Game 3 - Celtics at Cavaliers - ABC, 8:30 PM (ET) - Ryan Ruocco, Richard Jefferson, Cassidy Hubbarth

| Sunday, May 12
. Game 4 - Knicks at Pacers - ABC, 3:30 PM (ET) - Mike Breen, Doris Burke, JJ Redick, Lisa Salters
. Game 4 - Nuggets at Timberwolves - TNT, 8:00 PM (ET) - Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Jamal Crawford, Allie LaForce

| Monday, May 13
. Game 4 - Celtics at Cavaliers - TNT, 7:00 PM (ET) - Spero Dedes, Greg Anthony, Stephanie Ready
. Game 4 - Thunder at Mavericks - TNT, 9:30 PM (ET) - Ian Eagle, Grant Hill, Jared Greenberg

| Tuesday, May 14
. Game 5 - Pacers at Knicks - TNT, 8:00 PM (ET) - Brian Anderson, Stan Van Gundy, Chris Haynes
. Game 5 - Timberwolves at Nuggets - TNT, 10:30 PM (ET) - Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Jamal Crawford, Allie LaForce

| Wednesday, May 15
. Game 5 - Cavaliers at Celtics - TNT, 7:00 PM (ET) - Spero Dedes, Greg Anthony, Stephanie Ready
. Game 5 - Mavericks at Thunder - TNT, 9:30 PM (ET) - Ian Eagle, Grant Hill, Jared Greenberg

| Thursday, May 16
. Game 6 - Nuggets at Timberwolves - ESPN, 8:30 PM (ET) - Ryan Ruocco, Richard Jefferson, Katie George

| Friday, May 17
. Game 6 - Knicks at Pacers - ESPN, 8:30 PM (ET) - Mike Breen, Doris Burke, JJ Redick, Cassidy Hubbarth

| Saturday, May 18
. Game 6 - Thunder at Mavericks - ABC, 8:00 PM (ET) - Dave Pasch, Richard Jefferson, Cassidy Hubbarth

| Sunday, May 19
. Game 7 - Pacers at Knicks - ABC, 3:30 PM (ET) - Mike Breen, Doris Burke, JJ Redick, Lisa Salters
. Game 7 - Timberwolves at Nuggets - TNT, 8:00 PM (ET) - Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Jamal Crawford, Allie LaForce


Note: Credit to Chris Creamer (SportsLogos.Net) for the NBA team logos used in this article.

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