After a brief walk-out due to the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha Wisconsin, NBA players have returned to the court. TNT will begin NBA Playoffs Second Round game coverage with Game 1 between the No. 1 seed in the East – the Milwaukee Bucks and Giannis Antetokounmpo – and the Miami Heat with Jimmy Butler, tonight Monday, Aug. 31, at 6:30 p.m. ET.
The Houston Rockets and James Harden will then take on the Oklahoma City Thunder and Chris Paul in Game 6 of their First Round series, tomorrow at 9 p.m.
Tonight’s doubleheader follows last night’s Round One presentation of Game 6 of the Denver Nuggets/Utah Jazz series at 8:30 p.m. The Nuggets won 119-107, tying the series at three.
TNT’s NBA Playoffs coverage will showcase the Sports Emmy Award-winning studio team of host Ernie Johnson alongside Hall of Famers Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal and two-time NBA Champion Kenny Smith providing analysis during the TNT NBA Tip-Off Presented by Autotrader pregame show and the American Express Halftime Report, with extensive Inside the NBA Presented by Kia postgame commentary.
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TNT will also present exclusive coverage of the 2020 NBA Western Conference Finals presented by AT&T 5G.
2020 NBA on TNT Playoffs Schedule
| Date | Time (ET) | Game/Commentators (Play-by-Play, Analyst, Reporter) |
| Sun., Aug. 30 | 8:30 p.m. | TNT NBA Tip-Off presented by Autotrader Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith & Shaquille O’Neal |
| Denver Nuggets vs. Utah Jazz, Game 6 Brian Anderson, Chris Webber & Jared Greenberg | ||
| Postgame | Inside the NBA presented by Kia Johnson, Barkley, Smith & O’Neal | |
| Mon., Aug. 31 | 6:30 p.m. | TNT NBA Tip-Off presented by Autotrader Johnson, Barkley, Smith & O’Neal |
| Miami Heat vs. Milwaukee Bucks, Game 1 Spero Dedes, Stan Van Gundy & Allie LaForce | ||
| 9 p.m. | Houston Rockets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder, Game 6 Anderson, Webber & Greenberg | |
| Postgame | Inside the NBA presented by Kia Johnson, Barkley, Smith & O’Neal |
Live streaming coverage of all NBA on TNT playoff games will also be available via http://www.tntdrama.com/watchtnt and the Watch TNT App, with opening round coverage sponsored by AT&T, Quicken Loans and Apple Music. Fans can access the games whenever and wherever they desire by logging in with the username and password provided by their TV service provider.
SOURCE: Warner Media Group
