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NBA Playoffs on TNT Conference Semifinals Coverage to Continue with Game 5 Doubleheader - Jazz/Rockets & Pelicans/Warriors - Tonight, Tuesday, May 8, at 8 p.m. ET

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Tuesday, May 8, 2018
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NBA Playoffs on TNT Conference Semifinals Coverage to Continue with
Game 5 Doubleheader - Jazz/Rockets & Pelicans/Warriors -
Tonight, Tuesday, May 8, at 8 p.m. ET

Network to Showcase 76ers/Celtics Game 5, Tomorrow, Wednesday, May 9, at 8 p.m.

NBA Playoffs on TNT Conference Semifinal coverage presented by Hulu will continue tonight, Tuesday, May 8, with a pair of Game 5s - Utah Jazz vs. Houston Rockets at 8 p.m. ET, followed by New Orleans Pelicans vs. Golden State Warriors at 10:30 p.m. Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller and reporter Kristen Ledlow will call Jazz/Rockets, with Marv Albert, Chris Webber and David Aldridge providing commentary for Pelicans/Warriors.

The network will also feature Game 5 between the Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics, tomorrow, Wednesday, May 9, at 8 p.m. Brian Anderson, Kevin McHale and Ros Gold-Onwude will call the action.

Host Casey Stern will join Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O'Neal to provide studio analysis throughout tonight's coverage.

Segments from Area 21 – with TNT analyst Kevin Garnett and special guests Dominique Wilkins and LaDainian Tomlinson – will be incorporated into tonight's studio coverage, with additional Area 21 content available exclusively across KG Area 21 social handles. Tuesday will mark the final Area 21 of the 2017-18 NBA season.

The network's live game schedule scenarios and telecast notes follow.
L I V E   G A M E S
NBA Schedule
 
A D D I T I O N A L   N O T E S
• Tuesday, May 8

8 p.m. - Utah Jazz vs. Houston Rockets (Game 5)
Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller & Kristen Ledlow

10:30 p.m. - New Orleans Pelicans vs. Golden State Warriors (Game 5)
Marv Albert, Chris Webber & David Aldridge

Postgame - Inside the NBA presented by KIA
Casey Stern, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith & Shaquille O'Neal

Area 21
Kevin Garnett with Dominique Wilkins & LaDainian Tomlinson
• Wednesday, May 9

8 p.m. - TNT NBA Tip-Off presented by Autotrader
Ernie Johnson, Barkley, Smith & O'Neal

8 p.m. - Philadelphia 76ers vs. Boston Celtics (Game 5)
Brian Anderson, Kevin McHale & Ros Gold-Onwude

Postgame - Inside the NBA presented by KIA
Johnson, Barkley, Smith & O'Neal
• TNT is home to more than 40 NBA Playoff games – the most of any network – including First Round and Conference Semifinals action and the exclusive presentation of the 2018 NBA Western Conference Finals.
• TNT’s NBA Playoffs coverage features the Sports Emmy Award-winning studio team of host Johnson alongside Hall of Famers Barkley and O’Neal and two-time NBA Champion Smith providing analysis during the TNT NBA Tip-Off presented by Autotrader pregame show and the American Express Halftime Report, with extensive postgame coverage on Inside the NBA presented by Kia.
• TNT Overtime on NBA.com and via the NBA App will deliver enhanced coverage for more than 30 playoff games with exclusive content and analysis from TNT commentators. The unique companion experience allows fans to watch the game via one of four alternate camera angles (action, backboard, home and away) or all four angles at once. TNT Overtime’s highlights, stats and play–by–play integrations will be available alongside the live game experience.
• Live streaming coverage of all NBA on TNT playoff games is available via http://www.tntdrama.com/watchtnt and the Watch TNT app. Fans are able to access the games whenever and wherever they desire by logging in with the user name and password provided by their TV service provider.
 
 
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