Caption: The logo for the 2024 NBA Playoffs presented by Google Pixel. | Photo credit: DISH Network.
- ESPN/ABC exclusively televise Eastern Conference Finals, while TNT will exclusively present the Western Conference Finals.
- Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers vs. Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals, starting with Game 1 on Tuesday, May 21 at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN.
- Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks to face off with Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves beginning with Game 1 on Wednesday, May 22 at 8:30 PM ET on TNT.
Hey, folks! We are now halfway home in these 2024 NBA Playoffs presented by Google Pixel. By this stage in the game, we will be down to just four teams still alive in the pursuit of the Larry O'Brien championship trophy 🏆.
The 2024 NBA Playoffs presented by Google Pixel will continue with the start of the Conference Final round. As it is customary over the past two decades or so, one network gets to exclusively televise the Eastern Conference Finals while the another network gets to exclusively televise the Western Conference Finals. This year, ESPN and ABC team up for Eastern Conference Finals coverage while TNT will air every single Western Conference Finals broadcast.
The 2024 NBA Eastern Conference Finals presented by AT&T will start on Tuesday, May 21, at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN, as Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers visit Jayson Tatum and the vaunted Boston Celtics for Game 1 of the series that will eventually decide the Eastern Conference champion and which squad gets to go the 2024 NBA Finals presented by YouTube TV. A pair of Naismith Basketball Hall of Famers - play-by-play commentator Mike Breen and analyst Doris Burke - team up with fellow analyst JJ Redick and reporter Lisa Salters to describe the action in Game 1 and during the entire duration of the series.
During the Eastern Conference Finals, ESPN journalist Malika Andrews will host the NBA Countdown pregame shows before each game of the series. Andrews will be joined by two-time Executive of the Year Bob Myers, Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer sportswriter Michael Wilbon, analyst Stephen A. Smith, special guest analyst and 12-time All-Star Chris Paul & and ESPN Senior NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski. NBA Countdown will air at 7:00 PM ET for a long-hour program before the ESPN games and at 8:00 PM ET for a half-hour show before ABC's broadcast of Game 3 of the series.
The 2024 NBA Western Conference Finals presented by AT&T will start on Wednesday, May 22, at 8:30 PM ET on TNT. Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks will take on Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 of this Western Conference Final matchup. TNT's commentary team for the Western Conference Finals will be celebrated play-by-play commentator Kevin Harlan, Hall of Famer Reggie Miller, former Heat, Magic, Pistons & Pelicans head coach Stan Van Gundy & reporter Allie LaForce.
During the Western Conference Finals on TNT, the highly acclaimed "Inside the NBA" studio team, featuring beloved and legendary studio host Ernie Johnson, Hall of Famers Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley, two-time champion Kenny Smith & four-time NBA champion Draymond Green are expected to travel and host pregame, halftime and postgame programming from Minneapolis (Timberwolves) and Dallas (Mavericks) during the Western Conference Finals.
NBA Conference Final games will be held every night through at least Tuesday, May 28. If needed, additional games will be held between Wednesday, May 29 and Monday, June 3.
For more information about the previous rounds of the 2024 NBA Playoffs, check out these links for further details: Play-in Tournament, click here; First Round, click here; Second Round, click here.
The 2024 NBA Conference Finals series breakdown and daily television schedule are attached 🖇 below:
- 2024 NBA Playoffs presented by Google Pixel: Conference Finals Series-by-Series Breakdown
* Eastern Conference:
| (E6) Indiana Pacers vs. (E1) Boston Celtics -- Boston wins series, 4-0 (Series begins on Tuesday, May 21)
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. Game 1 - Tuesday, May 21 - Pacers at Celtics - ESPN, 8:00 PM (ET) - Mike Breen, Doris Burke, JJ Redick, Lisa Salters
. Game 2 - Thursday, May 23 - Pacers at Celtics - ESPN, 8:00 PM (ET) - Mike Breen, Doris Burke, JJ Redick, Lisa Salters
. Game 3 - Saturday, May 25 - Celtics at Pacers - ABC, 8:30 PM (ET) - Mike Breen, Doris Burke, JJ Redick, Lisa Salters
. Game 4 - Monday, May 27 - Celtics at Pacers - ESPN, 8:00 PM (ET) - Mike Breen, Doris Burke, JJ Redick, Lisa Salters
. * Game 5 (if nec.) - Wednesday, May 29 - Pacers at Celtics - ESPN, 8:00 PM (ET) - Mike Breen, Doris Burke, JJ Redick, Lisa Salters
. * Game 6 (if nec.) - Friday, May 31 - Celtics at Pacers - ESPN, 8:00 PM (ET) - Mike Breen, Doris Burke, JJ Redick, Lisa Salters
. * Game 7 (if nec.) - Sunday, June 2 - Pacers at Celtics - ESPN, 8:00 PM (ET) - Mike Breen, Doris Burke, JJ Redick, Lisa Salters
* Western Conference:
| (W5) Dallas Mavericks vs. (W3) Minnesota Timberwolves -- Dallas wins series, 4-1 (Series begins on Wednesday, May 22)
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. Game 1 - Wednesday, May 22 - Mavericks at Timberwolves - TNT, 8:30 PM (ET) - Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Stan Van Gundy, Allie LaForce
. Game 2 - Friday, May 24 - Mavericks at Timberwolves - TNT, 8:30 PM (ET) - Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Stan Van Gundy, Allie LaForce
. Game 3 - Sunday, May 26 - Timberwolves at Mavericks - TNT, 8:00 PM (ET) - Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Stan Van Gundy, Allie LaForce
. Game 4 - Tuesday, May 28 - Timberwolves at Mavericks - TNT, 8:30 PM (ET) - Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Stan Van Gundy, Allie LaForce
. Game 5 - Thursday, May 30 - Mavericks at Timberwolves - TNT, 8:30 PM (ET) - Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Stan Van Gundy, Allie LaForce
. * Game 6 (if nec.) - Saturday, June 1 - Timberwolves at Mavericks - TNT, 8:30 PM (ET) - Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Stan Van Gundy, Allie LaForce
. * Game 7 (if nec.) - Monday, June 3 - Mavericks at Timberwolves - TNT, 8:30 PM (ET) - Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Stan Van Gundy, Allie LaForce
- 2024 NBA Playoffs presented by Google Pixel: Conference Finals Daily Television Schedule
| Tuesday, May 21
. Game 1 - Pacers at Celtics - ESPN, 8:00 PM (ET) - Mike Breen, Doris Burke, JJ Redick, Lisa Salters
| Wednesday, May 22
. Game 1 - Mavericks at Timberwolves - TNT, 8:30 PM (ET) - Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Stan Van Gundy, Allie LaForce
| Thursday, May 23
. Game 2 - Pacers at Celtics - ESPN, 8:00 PM (ET) - Mike Breen, Doris Burke, JJ Redick, Lisa Salters
| Friday, May 24
. Game 2 - Mavericks at Timberwolves - TNT, 8:30 PM (ET) - Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Stan Van Gundy, Allie LaForce
| Saturday, May 25
. Game 3 - Celtics at Pacers - ABC, 8:30 PM (ET) - Mike Breen, Doris Burke, JJ Redick, Lisa Salters
| Sunday, May 26
. Game 3 - Timberwolves at Mavericks - TNT, 8:30 PM (ET) - Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Stan Van Gundy, Allie LaForce
| Monday, May 27
. Game 4 - Celtics at Pacers - ESPN, 8:00 PM (ET) - Mike Breen, Doris Burke, JJ Redick, Lisa Salters
| Tuesday, May 28
. Game 4 - Timberwolves at Mavericks - TNT, 8:30 PM (ET) - Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Stan Van Gundy, Allie LaForce
| Thursday, May 30
. Game 5 - Mavericks at Timberwolves - TNT, 8:30 PM (ET) - Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Stan Van Gundy, Allie LaForce
- Note: Mandatory credit to Chris Creamer (SportsLogos.Net) for NBA team logos used in this article.
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