NBA: Summer Series | 2024 NBA Playoffs presented by Google Pixel | Conference Quarterfinals (First Round) Television Schedule and Announcers

Philadelphia 76ers point guard Tyrese Maxey (#0) looks on while being interviewed. (📸: Liberty Ballers)

Tuesday, September 10, 2024

• 2024 NBA Playoffs presented by Google Pixel begin this Saturday, September 14 with four Game 1 First Round matchups, including Pacers vs. Bucks on ABC (8:30 PM ET).

• The opening weekend of the First Round continues on Sunday, September 15 with four more Game 1 First Round contests, including an ABC doubleheader of Heat vs. Celtics (1:00 PM ET) and Lakers vs. Timberwolves (3:30 PM ET).

• First Round commentator assignments revealed through Monday, September 23.

• ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU combine to air First Round games nationally on cable (ESPN, ESPN2 & ESPNU) and over-the-air (ABC).

• Stars 🟊 on Display: Kevin Durant, Nikola Jokić, Jimmy Butler, Luka Dončić, Joel Embiid, Jayson Tatum, Jalen Brunson, Donovan Mitchell, Paolo Banchero, Tyrese Maxey, Anthony Edwards and more in action during the Conference Quarterfinals.

With the 2024 SoFi Play-In Tournament nearly complete, it's time to take a look ahead at the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs, which begin this Saturday, September 14 on the ESPN family of networks.

The 2024 NBA Playoffs presented by Google Pixel will kick off with eight games over two days across ESPN platforms this weekend, starting on Saturday, September 14 with a quadrupleheader beginning at 12:30 PM (ET). NBA Countdown presented by DoorDash - ABC and ESPN's pregame show of record - will be shown at 12:00 PM (ET) on ESPN and sets the table for a whopping 10 hours of live game coverage for that day.

NBA Countdown is hosted by Miles Johnson and features the cast of two-time All-Star and 2024 Olympic Gold medalist Tyrese Haliburton, Damian Dunn, Diamond Miller and lead NBA on ABC/ESPN insider Chris Haynes. The crew will return for a second edition of the show on Saturday, September 14 at 8:00 PM (ET) on ABC, prior to Game 1 of the Pacers vs. Bucks series on ABC (8:30 PM ET). Following the Pacers vs. Bucks game on ABC, the studio team will return to offer a complete report on the day's postseason happenings on NBA: After the Buzzer presented by Little Casears, starting at 11:00 PM (ET) on ABC.

At 12:30 PM (ET) on ESPN, Jonathan Isaac and the Orlando Magic (#7 seed) visit Darius Garland and the Cleveland Cavaliers (#2 seed) in Game 1 of a best-of-seven Eastern Conference first round series. Dane Richardson will provide play-by-play commentary with analyst CJ McCollum and reporter Derryl Barnes. At 3:00 PM (ET) on ESPN, Luka Dončić and the Dallas Mavericks (#7 seed) begin their first round series against James Harden and the Los Angeles Clippers (#2 seed). Teagan Brown will call the action with three-time WNBA champion Candace Parker and reporter Jorge Sedano.

Coverage on Saturday, September 14 at 5:30 PM (ET) on ESPN, Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans (#6 seed) clash with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder (#3 seed) for Game 1 of the First Round series in the West. Play-by-play commentator Mark Jones, 1999 NBA champion Antonio Daniels, WNBA rising star Caitlin Clark, and reporter Terrell Foster will provide commentary.

At 8:30 PM (ET) on ABC, following the second edition of NBA Countdown presented by DoorDash, Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers meet Giannis Antetokoumpo (#6 seed) and the Milwaukee Bucks (#3 seed) in Game 1 of the postseason. Grayson Singleton, analyst and 2024 NBA Champion Jayson Tatum, Hall of Famer Doris Burke will call the game with Isaiah Walker reporting.

Coverage of the opening weekend of the 2024 NBA Playoffs continues on Sunday, September 15, with a quadrupleheader split between ABC and ESPN2. ABC's Sunday playoff coverage begins at 12:30 PM (ET) with NBA Countdown presented by DoorDash, featuring Miles Johnson, Tyrese Haliburton, Diamond Miller, Damian Dunn & Chris Haynes. A second airing of NBA Countdown presented by DoorDash airs at 6:30 PM (ET) on ESPN2 prior to the two playoff games on that channel, with host Sam Prince, Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal, three-time Sixth Man of the Year Jamal Crawford, six-time WNBA All-Star Skylar Diggins-Smith and insider Kendra Andrews.

At 1:00 PM (ET) on ABC Sunday afternoon, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum and the team that finished the regular season with the best record in the NBA, the Boston Celtics (#1 seed), host Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat (#8 seed) for Game 1 of the First Round. This is the fourth time in the last five postseasons that these teams are meeting, with Miami winning two of the previous three series (2020 & 2023). The NBA Finals team of Curtis Stockley, Jermaine Samuels, Justin Moore and Michelle Kuc will call the game.

At 3:30 PM (ET) on ABC, Anthony Edwards and the top seed in the West, the Minnesota Timberwolves, host LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers (#10 seed) for Game 1 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals. David Moskowitz calls the Game 1 action with analysts Kris Jenkins and Breanna Stewart and reporter Susan Reutter.

Then, playoff coverage shifts to primetime, starting at 7:00 PM (ET) on ESPN2 when Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers visit Jalen Brunson (#5 seed) and the New York Knicks (#4 seed) for Game 1 of their first round matchup. The broadcast team consists of Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Mike Breen on play-by-play, former NBA player and coach Doc Rivers as a analyst, 15-year NBA veteran JJ Redick as a fellow analyst & Jacob Hardie serving as the reporter.

The first weekend of NBA Playoff coverage concludes on Sunday nigh at 9:30 PM (ET) on ESPN2 as Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns (#5 seed) take on the defending NBA: Summer Series champion Denver Nuggets and Nikola Jokić (#4 seed) for Game 1 of their best-of-seven playoff series. Kevin Harlan, Cam Whitmore, Boogie Ellis and Lisa Salters broadcast the game nationally on ESPN2.

At 12:00 AM (ET) on ESPN2, NBA: After the Buzzer presented by Little Casears, Prince, O'Neal, Crawford, Diggins-Smith & Andrews will present postgame coverage and recap the first weekend of the 2024 NBA Playoffs presented by Google Pixel.

Following this weekend's coverage of the First Round, the First Round coverage then continues every single day through at least Monday, September 23, with games on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU. If necessary, further details will be provided about any First Round games from Tuesday, September 24 through Sunday, September 29.

For more details about the 2024 SoFi Play-In Tournament, please click here.

|| 🖇 Links to additional resources:

• 2024 NBA: Summer Series Postseason Scoreboard: https://tamirmoore.blogspot.com/p/nba-summer-series-2024-nba-playoffs.html

The series-by-series breakdown, television listings & broadcasting schedule for the 2024 NBA Playoffs (NBA: Summer Series) presented by Google Pixel Conference Quarterfinals (First Round) can be found below, with information subject to change.

• NBA: Summer Series | 2024 NBA Playoffs presented by Google Pixel | Conference Quarterfinals (First Round): Series-by-Series Breakdown | Subject to Change

|| Eastern Conference:

| (8) Miami Heat vs. (1) Boston Celtics -- Boston wins series, 4-1 (Series begins on Sunday, September 15)

 - vs. -

. Game 1 - Sunday, September 15 - Heat at Celtics - ABC, 1:00 PM (ET) - Curtis Stockley, Jermaine Samuels, Justin Moore, Michelle Kuc

. Game 2 - Wednesday, September 18 - Heat at Celtics - ABC, 8:00 PM (ET) - Tom McCarthy, Dwyane Wade, Festus Ezeil, Charmaine Malone, Damar Hamlin

. Game 3 - Friday, September 20 - Celtics at Heat - ESPN, 8:00 PM (ET) - David Moskowitz, Kris Jenkins, Breanna Stewart, Susan Reutter

. Game 4 - Sunday, September 22 - Celtics at Heat - ABC, 1:00 PM (ET) - David Moskowitz, Kris Jenkins, Breanna Stewart, Susan Reutter

. Game 5 - Wednesday, September 25 - Heat at Celtics - ABC, 7:00 PM (ET) - Mark Jones, Antonio Daniels, Caitlin Clark, Terrell Foster, Malika Andrews

. * Game 6 (if nec.) - Friday, September 27 - Celtics at Heat - ABC, 8:00 PM (ET) - Connor Onion, Kris Jenkins, Breanna Stewart, Bridgett Fraser

. * Game 7 (if nec.) - Sunday, September 29 - Heat at Celtics - TBD

| (5) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (4) New York Knicks -- New York wins series, 4-3 (Series begins on Sunday, September 15)

 - vs. -

. Game 1 - Sunday, September 15 - 76ers at Knicks - ESPN2, 7:00 PM (ET) - Mike Breen, Doc Rivers, JJ Redick, Jacob Hardie

. Game 2 - Wednesday, September 18 - 76ers at Knicks - ESPN, 7:30 PM (ET) - Kate Scott, Andraya Carter, Shalise Coleman 

. Game 3 - Saturday, September 21 - Knicks at 76ers - ESPNU, 1:00 PM (ET) - Dave Pasch, Bob Myers, Cassidy Hubbarth

. Game 4 - Monday, September 23 - Knicks at 76ers - ESPN, 7:30 PM (ET) - Mike Breen, Doc Rivers, JJ Redick, Jacob Hardie

. Game 5 - Wednesday, September 25 - 76ers at Knicks - ESPN, 7:30 PM (ET) - Mike Breen, Doc Rivers, JJ Redick, Jacob Hardie

. Game 6 - Friday, September 27 - Knicks at 76ers - ESPN, 8:00 PM (ET) - Curtis Stockley, Doris Burke, Tim Legler, Michelle Kuc

. Game 7 - Sunday, September 29 - 76ers at Knicks - ABC, 1:00 PM (ET) - Curtis Stockley, Jermaine Samuels, Justin Moore, Michelle Kuc

| (7) Orlando Magic vs. (2) Cleveland Cavaliers -- Cleveland wins series, 4-3 (Series begins on Saturday, September 14)

 - vs. -

. Game 1 - Saturday, September 14 - Magic at Cavaliers - ESPN, 12:30 PM (ET) - Dane Richardson, CJ McCollum, Derryl Barnes

. Game 2 - Monday, September 16 - Magic at Cavaliers - ESPN, 7:00 PM (ET) - Brian Anderson, Reggie Miller, Jim Jackson, Stephanie Ready

. Game 3 - Thursday, September 19 - Cavaliers at Magic - ESPN, 7:00 PM (ET) - Kevin Harlan, Cam Whitmore, Boogie Ellis, Lisa Salters

. Game 4 - Saturday, September 21 - Cavaliers at Magic - ABC, 8:30 PM (ET) - Teagan Brown, Candace Parker, Jorge Sedano

. Game 5 - Tuesday, September 24 - Magic at Cavaliers - ESPN, 7:00 PM (ET) - Kate Scott, Andraya Carter, Shalise Coleman

. Game 6 - Thursday, September 26 - Cavaliers at Magic - ESPN2, 7:00 PM (ET) - Tom McCarthy, Victor Oladipo, Austin Rivers, Charmaine Malone, Bryant Moore

. Game 7 - Saturday, September 28 - Magic at Cavaliers - ESPN, 4:00 PM (ET) - Mike Breen, Doc Rivers, JJ Redick, Jacob Hardie

| (6) Indiana Pacers vs. (3) Milwaukee Bucks -- Indiana wins series, 4-2 (Series begins on Saturday, September 14)

 - vs. -

. Game 1 - Saturday, September 14 - Pacers at Bucks - ABC, 8:30 PM (ET) - Grayson Singleton, Jayson Tatum, Doris Burke, Isaiah Walker

. Game 2 - Tuesday, September 17 - Pacers at Bucks - ESPN, 8:00 PM (ET) - Mike Breen, Doc Rivers, JJ Redick, Jacob Hardie

. Game 3 - Friday, September 20 - Bucks at Pacers - ESPN, 5:30 PM (ET) - Grayson Singleton, Jayson Tatum, Doris Burke, Isaiah Walker

. Game 4 - Sunday, September 22 - Bucks at Pacers - ESPN2, 7:00 PM (ET) - Brian Anderson, Reggie Miller, Jim Jackson, Stephanie Ready

. Game 5 - Tuesday, September 24 - Pacers at Bucks - ESPN2, 8:00 PM (ET) - Dave Pasch, Bob Myers, Cassidy Hubbarth

. Game 6 - Thursday, September 26 - Bucks at Pacers - ESPN, 7:00 PM (ET) - Kate Scott, Chiney Ogwumike, Shalise Coleman

. * Game 7 (if nec.) - Saturday, September 28 - Pacers at Bucks - ESPN2, TBD

|| Western Conference:

| (8) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (1) Minnesota Timberwolves -- Minnesota wins series, 4-3 (Series begins on Sunday, September 15)

 - vs. -

. Game 1 - Sunday, September 15 - Lakers at Timberwolves - ABC, 3:30 PM (ET) - David Moskowitz, Kris Jenkins, Breanna Stewart, Susan Reutter

. Game 2 - Tuesday, September 17 - Lakers at Timberwolves - ESPN2, 9:00 PM (ET) - Dave Pasch, Bob Myers, Cassidy Hubbarth

. Game 3 - Friday, September 20 - Timberwolves at Lakers - ESPN, 10:30 PM (ET) - Curtis Stockley, Jermaine Samuels, Justin Moore, Michelle Kuc

. Game 4 - Sunday, September 22 - Timberwolves at Lakers - ABC, 3:30 PM (ET) - Curtis Stockley, Jermaine Samuels, Justin Moore, Michelle Kuc

. Game 5 - Wednesday, September 25 - Lakers at Timberwolves - ABC, 9:30 PM (ET) - Kevin Burkhardt, Danny Green, Miles Thornton, Malaki Starks

. Game 6 - Friday, September 27 - Timberwolves at Lakers - ESPN, 10:30 PM (ET) - David Moskowitz, Jermaine Samuels, Justin Moore, Tamir Ali

. Game 7 - Sunday, September 29 - Lakers at Timberwolves - ABC, 3:30 PM (ET) - David Moskowitz, Kris Jenkins, Breanna Stewart, Susan Reutter

| (5) Phoenix Suns vs. (4) Denver Nuggets -- Denver wins series, 4-1 (Series begins on Sunday, September 15)

- vs. -

. Game 1 - Sunday, September 15 - Suns at Nuggets - ESPN2, 9:30 PM (ET) - Kevin Harlan, Cam Whitmore, Boogie Ellis, Lisa Salters

. Game 2 - Wednesday, September 18 - Suns at Nuggets - ESPN, 10:00 PM (ET) - Brian Anderson, Reggie Miller, Jim Jackson, Stephanie Ready

. Game 3 - Saturday, September 21 - Nuggets at Suns - ESPNU, 3:30 PM (ET) - Kevin Harlan, Cam Whitmore, Boogie Ellis, Lisa Salters

. Game 4 - Monday, September 23 - Nuggets at Suns - ESPN, 10:00 PM (ET) - Kevin Harlan, Cam Whitmore, Boogie Ellis, Lisa Salters

. Game 5 - Wednesday, September 25 - Suns at Nuggets - ESPN, 10:00 PM (ET) - Kevin Harlan, Cam Whitmore, Boogie Ellis, Lisa Salters

. * Game 6 (if nec.) - Friday, September 27 - Nuggets at Suns - ABC, 10:30 PM (ET) - Grayson Singleton, Jayson Tatum, Chauncey Billups, Kelvin Hutchinson

. * Game 7 (if nec.) - Sunday, September 29 - Suns at Nuggets - TBD

| (7) Dallas Mavericks vs. (2) Los Angeles Clippers -- Dallas wins series, 4-2 (Series begins on Saturday, September 14)

- vs. -

. Game 1 - Saturday, September 14 - Mavericks at Clippers - ESPN, 3:00 PM (ET) - Teagan Brown, Candace Parker, Jorge Sedano

. Game 2 - Tuesday, September 17 - Mavericks at Clippers - ESPN, 10:30 PM (ET) - Kevin Harlan, Cam Whitmore, Boogie Ellis, Lisa Salters

. Game 3 - Thursday, September 19 - Clippers at Mavericks - ESPN2, 8:30 PM (ET) - Dave Pasch, Bob Myers, Cassidy Hubbarth

. Game 4 - Sunday, September 22 - Clippers at Mavericks - ESPN2, 9:30 PM (ET) - Kate Scott, Andraya Carter, Shalise Coleman

. Game 5 - Tuesday, September 24 - Mavericks at Clippers - ESPN2, 10:30 PM (ET) - Tom McCarthy, Dwyane Wade, Festus Ezeli, Charmaine Malone, Damar Hamlin

. Game 6 - Thursday, September 26 - Clippers at Mavericks - ESPN2, 9:30 PM (ET) - Dave Pasch, Hubie Brown, Jason Dumas

. * Game 7 (if nec.) - Saturday, September 28 - Mavericks at Clippers - ESPN2, 6:30 PM (ET) - Kevin Harlan, Cam Whitmore, Boogie Ellis, Kelvin Hutchinson

| (6) New Orleans Pelicans vs. (3) Oklahoma City Thunder -- Oklahoma City wins series, 4-2 (Series begins on Saturday, September 14)

 - vs. -

. Game 1 - Saturday, September 14 - Pelicans at Thunder - ESPN, 5:30 PM (ET) - Mark Jones, Antonio Daniels, Caitlin Clark, Terrell Foster

. Game 2 - Monday, September 16 - Pelicans at Thunder - ESPN, 9:30 PM (ET) - Kate Scott, Andraya Carter, Shalise Coleman

. Game 3 - Thursday, September 19 - Thunder at Pelicans - ESPN, 9:30 PM (ET) - Mike Breen, Doc Rivers, JJ Redick, Jacob Hardie

. Game 4 - Saturday, September 21 - Thunder at Pelicans - ESPNU, 6:00 PM (ET) - Mike Breen, Doc Rivers, JJ Redick, Jacob Hardie

. Game 5 - Tuesday, September 24 - Pelicans at Thunder - ESPN, 9:30 PM (ET) - Brian Anderson, Reggie Miller, Jim Jackson, Stephanie Ready

. Game 6 - Thursday, September 26 - Thunder at Pelicans - ESPN, 9:30 PM (ET) - Brian Anderson, Reggie Miller, Jim Jackson, Stephanie Ready

. * Game 7 (if nec.) - Saturday, September 28 - Pelicans at Thunder - ESPN2, TBD

• NBA: Summer Series | 2024 NBA Playoffs presented by Google Pixel | Conference Quarterfinals (First Round) Daily Broadcast Schedule | Subject to Change

| Saturday, September 14

. East 1st rd, g1: Magic at Cavaliers - ESPN, 12:30 PM (ET) - Dane Richardson, CJ McCollum, Derryl Barnes

. West 1st rd, g1: Mavericks at Clippers - ESPN, 3:00 PM (ET) - Teagan Brown, Candace Parker, Jorge Sedano

. West 1st rd, g1: Pelicans at Thunder - ESPN, 5:30 PM (ET) - Mark Jones, Antonio Daniels, Caitlin Clark, Terrell Foster

. East 1st rd, g1: Pacers at Bucks - ABC, 8:30 PM (ET) - Grayson Singleton, Jayson Tatum, Doris Burke, Isaiah Walker

| Sunday, September 15

. East 1st rd, g1: Heat at Celtics - ABC, 1:00 PM (ET) - Curtis Stockley, Jermaine Samuels, Justin Moore, Michelle Kuc

. West 1st rd, g1: Lakers at Timberwolves - ABC, 3:30 PM (ET) - David Moskowitz, Kris Jenkins, Breanna Stewart, Susan Reutter

. East 1st rd, g1: 76ers at Knicks - ESPN2, 7:00 PM (ET) - Mike Breen, Doc Rivers, JJ Redick, Jacob Hardie

. West 1st rd, g1: Suns at Nuggets - ESPN2, 9:30 PM (ET) - Kevin Harlan, Cam Whitmore, Boogie Ellis, Lisa Salters

| Monday, September 16

. East 1st rd, g2: Magic at Cavaliers - ESPN, 7:00 PM (ET) - Brian Anderson, Reggie Miller, Jim Jackson, Stephanie Ready

. West 1st rd, g2: Pelicans at Thunder - ESPN, 9:30 PM (ET) - Kate Scott, Andraya Carter, Shalise Coleman

| Tuesday, September 17

. East 1st rd, g2: Pacers at Bucks - ESPN, 8:00 PM (ET) - Mike Breen, Doc Rivers, JJ Redick, Jacob Hardie

. West 1st rd, g2: Lakers at Timberwolves - ESPN2, 9:00 PM (ET) - Dave Pasch, Bob Myers, Cassidy Hubbarth

. West 1st rd, g2: Mavericks at Clippers - ESPN, 10:30 PM (ET) - Kevin Harlan, Cam Whitmore, Boogie Ellis, Lisa Salters

| Wednesday, September 18

. East 1st rd, g2: 76ers at Knicks - ESPN, 7:30 PM (ET) - Kate Scott, Andraya Carter, Shalise Coleman

. East 1st rd, g2: Heat at Celtics - ABC, 8:00 PM (ET) - Tom McCarthy, Dwyane Wade, Festus Ezeli, Charmaine Malone, Damar Hamlin

. West 1st rd, g2: Suns at Nuggets - ESPN, 10:00 PM (ET) - Brian Anderson, Reggie Miller, Jim Jackson, Stephanie Ready

| Thursday, September 19

. East 1st rd, g3: Cavaliers at Magic - ESPN, 7:00 PM (ET) - Kevin Harlan, Cam Whitmore, Boogie Ellis, Lisa Salters

. West 1st rd, g3: Clippers at Mavericks - ESPN2, 8:30 PM (ET) - Dave Pasch, Bob Myers, Cassidy Hubbarth

. West 1st rd, g3: Thunder at Pelicans - ESPN, 9:30 PM (ET) - Mike Breen, Doc Rivers, JJ Redick, Jacob Hardie

| Friday, September 20

. East 1st rd, g3: Bucks at Pacers - ESPN, 5:30 PM (ET) - Grayson Singleton, Jayson Tatum, Doris Burke, Isaiah Walker

. East 1st rd, g3: Celtics at Heat - ESPN, 8:00 PM (ET) - David Moskowitz, Kris Jenkins, Breanna Stewart, Susan Reutter

. West 1st rd, g3: Timberwolves at Lakers - ESPN, 10:30 PM (ET) - Curtis Stockley, Jermaine Samuels, Justin Moore, Michelle Kuc

| Saturday, September 21

. East 1st rd, g3: Knicks at 76ers - ESPNU, 1:00 PM (ET) - Dave Pasch, Bob Myers, Cassidy Hubbarth

. West 1st rd, g3: Nuggets at Suns - ESPNU, 3:30 PM (ET) - Kevin Harlan, Cam Whitmore, Boogie Ellis, Lisa Salters

. West 1st rd, g4: Thunder at Pelicans - ESPNU, 6:00 PM (ET) - Mike Breen, Doc Rivers, JJ Redick, Jacob Hardie

. East 1st rd, g4: Cavaliers at Magic - ABC, 8:30 PM (ET) - Teagan Brown, Candace Parker, Jorge Sedano

| Sunday, September 22

. East 1st rd, g4: Celtics at Heat - ABC, 1:00 PM (ET) - David Moskowitz, Kris Jenkins, Breanna Stewart, Susan Reutter

. West 1st rd, g4: Timberwolves at Lakers - ABC, 3:30 PM (ET) - Curtis Stockley, Jermaine Samuels, Justin Moore, Michelle Kuc

. East 1st rd, g4: Bucks at Pacers - ESPN2, 7:00 PM (ET) - Brian Anderson, Reggie Miller, Jim Jackson, Stephanie Ready

. West 1st rd, g4: Clippers at Mavericks - ESPN2, 9:30 PM (ET) - Kate Scott, Andraya Carter, Shalise Coleman

| Monday, September 23

. East 1st rd, g4: Knicks at 76ers - ESPN, 7:30 PM (ET) - Mike Breen, Doc Rivers, JJ Redick, Jacob Hardie

. West 1st rd, g4: Nuggets at Suns - ESPN, 10:00 PM (ET) - Kevin Harlan, Cam Whitmore, Boogie Ellis, Lisa Salters

| Tuesday, September 24

. East 1st rd, g5: Magic at Cavaliers - ESPN, 7:00 PM (ET) - Kate Scott, Andraya Carter, Shalise Coleman

. East 1st rd, g5: Pacers at Bucks - ESPN2, 8:00 PM (ET) - Dave Pasch, Bob Myers, Cassidy Hubbarth

. West 1st rd, g5: Pelicans at Thunder - ESPN, 9:30 PM (ET) - Brian Anderson, Reggie Miller, Jim Jackson, Stephanie Ready

. West 1st rd, g5: Mavericks at Clippers - ESPNU to start/ESPN2 (JIP), 10:30 PM (ET) - Tom McCarthy, Dwyane Wade, Festus Ezeli, Charmaine Malone, Damar Hamlin

- Note: The Mavericks-Clippers game began on ESPNU due to the Pacers-Bucks game running long. Mavericks-Clippers was later joined in progress on ESPN2 at 11:09 PM (ET) with 3:35 left in the 1st quarter.

| Wednesday, September 25

. East 1st rd, g5: Heat at Celtics - ABC, 7:00 PM (ET) - Mark Jones, Antonio Daniels, Caitlin Clark, Terrell Foster, Malika Andrews

. East 1st rd, g5: 76ers at Knicks - ESPN, 7:30 PM (ET) - Mike Breen, Doc Rivers, JJ Redick, Jacob Hardie

. West 1st rd, g5: Lakers at Timberwolves - ABC, 9:30 PM (ET) - Kevin Burkhardt, Danny Green, Miles Thornton, Malaki Starks

. West 1st rd, g5: Suns at Nuggets - ESPNU to start/ESPN (JIP), 10:00 PM (ET) - Kevin Harlan, Cam Whitmore, Boogie Ellis, Lisa Salters

- Note: The Suns-Nuggets game began on ESPNU due to the 76ers-Knicks game running long. Suns-Nuggets was later joined in progress on ESPN2 at 10:30 PM (ET) with 8:00 left in the 1st quarter.

| Thursday, September 26

. East 1st rd, g6: Bucks at Pacers - ESPN, 7:00 PM (ET) - Kate Scott, Chiney Ogwumike, Shalise Coleman

. East 1st rd, g6: Cavaliers at Magic - ESPN2, 7:00 PM (ET) - Tom McCarthy, Victor Oladipo, Austin Rivers, Charmaine Malone, Bryant Moore

. West 1st rd, g6: Thunder at Pelicans - ESPN, 9:30 PM (ET) - Brian Anderson, Reggie Miller, Jim Jackson, Stephanie Ready

. West 1st rd, g6: Clippers at Mavericks - ESPN2, 9:30 PM (ET) - Dave Pasch, Hubie Brown, Jason Dumas

| Friday, September 27

. East 1st rd, g6: Knicks at 76ers - ESPN, 8:00 PM (ET) - Curtis Stockley, Doris Burke, Tim Legler, Michelle Kuc

. West 1st rd, g6: Timberwolves at Lakers - ESPN, 10:30 PM (ET) - David Moskowitz, Jermaine Samuels, Justin Moore, Tamir Ali

| Saturday, September 28

. East 1st rd, g7: Magic at Cavaliers - ESPN, 4:00 PM (ET) - Mike Breen, Doc Rivers, JJ Redick, Jacob Hardie

| Sunday, September 29

. East 1st rd, g7: 76ers at Knicks - ABC, 1:00 PM (ET) - Curtis Stockley, Jermaine Samuels, Justin Moore, Michelle Kuc

. West 1st rd, g7: Lakers at Timberwolves - ABC, 3:30 PM (ET) - David Moskowitz, Kris Jenkins, Breanna Stewart, Susan Reutter

- Sources 🛈: SportsLogos.Net (logos), 2024 NBA: Summer Series on ABC and ESPN Schedule (national broadcasts) & NBA: Summer Series Weekly Press Releases (press releases), NBA: Summer Series Playoff Index (playoff history) & NBA: Summer Series Playoff Brackets (playoff brackets) & NBA: Summer Series Standings History (standings history)

Mandatory credit to Chris Creamer (SportsLogos.Net) for the NBA team logos that you see during the publication process of this 2024 NBA: Summer Series postseason press release!

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