List of NBA Eastern Conference Final broadcasters

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The following is a list of the television networks and announcers that have aired NBA Eastern Conference Finals games.

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[edit] 2000s

Year Network(s) Play-by-play Color commentator(s)
2008 ESPN (Games 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6)
ABC (Game 3)
Mike Breen Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy
2007 TNT Marv Albert Steve Kerr and Doug Collins
2006 ESPN (Games 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6)
ABC (Game 4)
Mike Breen Hubie Brown
2005 TNT Marv Albert Steve Kerr and Doug Collins
2004 ESPN Brad Nessler Doc Rivers
2003 ABC (Games 1 and 3)
ESPN (Games 2 and 4)
Brad Nessler Bill Walton and Tom Tolbert
2002 NBC (Games 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6)
TNT (Game 2)
Marv Albert (Game 1) and Mike Breen (Games 3, 4, 5, and 6)
Dick Stockton (Game 2)
P. J. Carlesimo
Hubie Brown and Mike Fratello
2001 TNT (Games 1 and 2)
NBC (Games 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7)
Marv Albert (Game 1) and Dick Stockton (Game 2)
Mike Breen
Mike Fratello (Game 1) and Hubie Brown (Game 2)
Steve Jones and Bill Walton
2000 TNT (Games 1 and 2)
NBC (Games 3, 4, 5 and 6)
Dick Stockton
Tom Hammond
Hubie Brown
Steve Jones and Bill Walton
     Expected announcer, subject to change.

[edit] 1990s

Year Network(s) Play-by-play Color commentator(s)
1999 NBC (Games 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6)
TNT (Game 2)
Tom Hammond
Kevin Harlan
Steve Jones and Bill Walton
Doc Rivers and Hubie Brown
1998 NBC (Games 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7)
TNT (Game 2)
Bob Costas
Dick Stockton
Doug Collins and Isiah Thomas
Hubie Brown
1997 TNT (Games 1 and 2)
NBC (Games 3 and 4)
Verne Lundquist
Marv Albert
Doc Rivers
Matt Guokas
1996 NBC (Games 1, 3 and 4)
TNT (Game 2)
Greg Gumbel (Game 1) and Marv Albert (Games 3 and 4)
Verne Lundquist
Matt Guokas and Bill Walton (Game 1)
Danny Ainge
1995 TNT (Games 1 and 2)
NBC (Games 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7)
Ron Thulin
Marv Albert
Hubie Brown
Matt Guokas and Bill Walton (Game 7)
1994 TNT (Games 1 and 2)
NBC (Games 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7)
Ron Thulin
Marv Albert
Hubie Brown
Matt Guokas
1993 NBC (Games 1, 3, 4, 5 and 5)
TNT (Game 2)
Marv Albert
Ron Thulin
Mike Fratello
Hubie Brown
1992 TNT (Games 1 and 2)
NBC (Games 3, 4, 5 and 6)
Bob Neal
Marv Albert
Hubie Brown
Mike Fratello
1991 NBC (Games 1, 3 and 4)
TNT (Game 2)
Marv Albert
Ron Thulin
Mike Fratello (Games 1 and 3) and Cotton Fitzsimmons (Game 4)
Hubie Brown (Game 2)
1990 CBS (Games 1, 3, 4, 6 and 7)
TNT (Games 2 and 5)
Verne Lundquist (Games 1, 6 and 7) and Dick Stockton (Games 3 and 4)
Skip Caray (Game 2) and Bob Neal (Game 5)
Len Elmore (Games 1, 6 and 7) and Hubie Brown (Games 3 and 4)
Doug Collins

[edit] 1980s

Year Network(s) Play-by-play Color commentator(s)
1989 CBS (Games 1, 3, 4 and 6)
TBS (Games 2 and 5)
Brent Musburger (Game 1) and Dick Stockton (Games 3, 4 and 6)
Skip Caray
Bill Raftery (Game 1) and Hubie Brown (Games 3, 4 and 6)
Rick Barry (Game 2) and Steve Jones (Game 5)
1988 CBS (Games 3, 4 and 6)
TBS (Game 5)
Dick Stockton
Bob Neal
Billy Cunningham
Rick Barry
1987 TBS (Games 1, 2 and 5)
CBS (Games 3, 4, 6 and 7)
Bob Neal
Dick Stockton
Doug Collins
Tom Heinsohn
1986 TBS (Games 2)
CBS (Games 3 and 4 (regional))
Skip Caray
Brent Musburger
John Andariese
Billy Cunningham
1985 CBS (Games 1, 3 and 4 (regional))
TBS (Games 2 and 5)
Dick Stockton
Skip Caray (Game 2) and Rick Barry (Game 5)
Tom Heinsohn
John Andariese (Game 2) and Bill Russell (Game 5)
1984 ESPN (Games 1 and 2)
CBS (Game 3)
USA (Games 4 and 5)
Roger Twibell
Dick Stockton
Al Albert
Dick Vitale
Tom Heinsohn
Jon McGlocklin
1983 CBS (Games 1, 3 and 4 (regional))
ESPN (Game 2)
Dick Stockton
Roger Twibell
Bill Russell
Dick Vitale
1982 CBS (Games 1, 3, 4, 6 and 7)
USA (Games 2 and 5)
Dick Stockton
Al Albert
Bill Russell
Hubie Brown
1981 CBS (Games 3, 5 (regional; tape delay), 6 (tape delay) and 7) Dick Stockton Kevin Loughery
1980 CBS (Games 2 and 5) Gary Bender Rick Barry

[edit] 1970s

Year Network(s) Play-by-play Color commentator(s)
1979 (Games 2 and 5) CBS Gary Bender (Game 2)
Don Criqui (Game 5)
Rick Barry (Game 2)
Rod Hundley (Game 5)
1978 CBS (Games 1 and 4) Brent Musburger (Game 1)
Don Criqui (Game 4)
John Havlicek (Game 1)
Keith Erickson and Gus Johnson (Game 4)
1977 CBS (Games 2 and 5) Don Criqui (Game 2)
Brent Musburger (Game 5)
Billy Cunningham and Pete Maravich (Game 2)
Rick Barry and Mendy Rudolph (Game 5)
1976 CBS (Games 2, 4 (regional) and 5) Brent Musburger (Games 2 and 5)
Don Criqui (Game 4)
Mendy Rudolph
Jerry West
1975 CBS (Games 1, 3 and 6 (regional)) Brent Musburger (Games 1 and 6)
Don Criqui (Game 3)
Oscar Robertson (Games 1 and 6)
Jerry West (Game 3)
1974 CBS (Games 1, 3 and 4) Don Criqui (Game 1) and Pat Summerall (Games 3 and 4) Rick Barry and Rod Hundley (Game 1)
1973 ABC (Games 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7) Keith Jackson (Games 3, 4, 6 and 7) and Chris Schenkel (Games 1 and 5) Bill Russell
1972 ABC (Games 1, 4 and 5) Keith Jackson Bill Russell
1971 ABC (Games 3, 5, 6 (regional) and 7) Chris Schenkel Jack Twyman
1970 ABC (Game 1) Chris Schenkel Jack Twyman

[edit] 1960s

Year Network(s) Play-by-play Color commentator(s)
1969 ABC (Games 1 and 4) Chris Schenkel (Game 1) and Jim Gordon (Game 4) Jack Twyman
1968 ABC (Game 5; alternating coverage) Chris Schenkel Jack Twyman
1967 ABC (Games 2 and 4) Chet Forte Chuck Howard
1966 ABC (Games 1 and 4) Chris Schenkel Bob Cousy
1965 ABC (Games 1 and 5) Chris Schenkel Bob Cousy

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