- List of NBA Western Conference Final broadcasters
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The following is a list of the television networks and announcers that have aired NBA Western Conference Finals games.
Contents
2010s
Year Network(s) Play-by-play Color commentator(s) 2011 ESPN Mike Breen Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy 2010 TNT Marv Albert Doug Collins - Expected announcer, subject to change.
2000s
1990s
Year Network(s) Play-by-play Color commentator(s) 1999 NBC Bob Costas Doug Collins 1998 NBC (Games 1 and 4)
TNT (Games 2 and 3)Tom Hammond
Kevin Harlan (Game 2) and Dick Stockton (Game 3)Bill Walton and Steve Jones
Doc Rivers (Game 2) and Hubie Brown (Game 3)1997 TNT (Games 1, 2 and 3)
NBC (Games 4, 5 and 6)Dick Stockton (Games 1, 2 and 3)
Greg Gumbel (Games 4, 5 and 6)Hubie Brown
Bill Walton and Steve Jones1996 NBC (Games 1, 4, 5, 6 and 7)
TNT (Games 2 and 3)Tom Hammond (Game 1) and Greg Gumbel (Games 4, 5, 6 and 7)
Dick StocktonBill Walton and Steve Jones (Game 4, 5, 6 and 7)
Hubie Brown1995 TNT (Games 1, 2 and 3)
NBC (Games 4, 5 and 6)Bob Neal
Greg GumbelJack Givens (Game 1) and Doug Collins (Games 2 and 3)
Bill Walton and Steve Jones1994 TNT (Games 1, 2 and 3)
NBC (Games 4 and 5)Bob Neal
Dick EnbergDoug Collins
Bill Walton and Steve Jones1993 TNT (Games 1, 2 and 3)
NBC (Games 4, 5, 6 and 7)Bob Neal (Games 1 and 2) and Gary Bender (Game 3)
Dick EnbergDoug Collins
Magic Johnson (Games 4, 5 and 6) and Steve Jones (Game 7)1992 NBC (Games 1, 4, 5 and 6)
TNT (Games 2 and 3)Dick Enberg
Ron ThulinSteve Jones (Games 1, 4, 5 and 6), Magic Johnson (Games 1 and 6) and Cotton Fitzsimmons (Games 4 and 5)
Doug Collins1991 NBC (Games 1, 4, 5 and 6)
TNT (Games 2 and 3)Dick Enberg
Bob NealSteve Jones
Doug Collins1990 TNT (Games 1, 2 and 3)
CBS (Games 4, 5 and 6)Bob Neal (Games 1 and 2) and Skip Caray (Game 3)
Verne Lundquist (Games 4 and 5) and Dick Stockton (Game 6)Rick Barry
Len Elmore (Games 4 and 5) and Hubie Brown (Game 6)1980s
Year Network(s) Play-by-play Color commentator(s) 1989 CBS (Games 1 and 4)
TBS (Games 2 and 3)Dick Stockton (Game 1) and Brent Musburger (Game 4)
Bob NealHubie Brown (Game 1) and Bill Raftery (Game 4)
Steve Jones1988 TBS (Games 1, 2 and 3)
CBS (Games 4, 5, 6 and 7)Skip Caray (Game 1) and Bob Neal (Games 2 and 3)
Brent MusburgerSteve Jones
Tom Heinsohn1987 CBS (Games 1 and 4)
TBS (Games 2 and 3)Dick Stockton (Game 1) and Brent Musburger (Game 4)
Mel Proctor (Game 2) and Bob Neal (Game 3)Tom Heinsohn (Game 1) and Billy Cunningham (Game 4)
Bill Russell (Game 2) and Doug Collins (Game 3)1986 CBS (Games 1, 3 (tape delay), 4 (regional) and 5)
TBS (Game 2)Dick Stockton
Rick BarryTom Heinsohn
Bill Russell1985 CBS (Games 1, 3 (tape delay), 4 (regional) and 5)
TBS (Game 2)Brent Musburger
Rick BarryHubie Brown
Bill Russell1984 CBS (Games 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6) Brent Musburger Kevin Loughery 1983 CBS (Games 3 and 6 are aired on tape delay; Game 4 is aired regionally) Brent Musburger (Games 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Dick Stockton (Games 5 and 6)Kevin Loughery (Games 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Bill Russell (Games 5 and 6)1982 CBS (Games 1 and 3)
USA (Game 2)Frank Glieber
Eddie DoucetteHubie Brown
Steve Jones1981 CBS (Games 1, 2, 3 and 5 are aired on tape delay; Game 5 is also aired regionally) Gary Bender Rick Barry and Bill Russell 1980 CBS (Games 2, 3, 4 and 5) Brent Musburger Bill Russell and Rod Hundley 1970s
Year Network(s) Play-by-play Color commentator(s) 1979 (Games 2 and 5) CBS (Games 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7) Brent Musburger Rick Barry (Games 2, 6 and 7)
Rod Hundley (Games 2, 3, 5 and 7)1978 CBS (Games 1, 3, 4 and 5) Brent Musburger Rick Barry 1977 CBS (Games 1, 2 and 4) Brent Musburger Rick Barry and Mendy Rudolph 1976 CBS (Games 1 (joined-in-progress), 4, 6 (regional) and 7 (regional)) Don Criqui (Games 1, 4 and 7)
Brent Musburger (Game 6)Jerry West (Games 1, 4 and 7)
Mendy Rudolph (Game 6)1975 CBS (Games 3, 6 (regional) and 7) Brent Musburger (Games 3 and 7)
Don Criqui (Game 6)Oscar Robertson (Games 3 and 7)
Jerry West (Game 6)1974 CBS (Games 1 and 3) Pat Summerall (Game 1) and Don Criqui (Game 3) Rick Barry (Game 1) and Rod Hundley 1973 No national coverage 1972 ABC Keith Jackson (Games 1, 2, 4 and 6) and Chris Schenkel (Games 3 and 5) Bill Russell 1971 ABC (Games 1 and 5 (regional)) Keith Jackson Jerry West 1970 ABC (Game 1) Chris Schenkel Jack Twyman 1960s
Year Network(s) Play-by-play Color commentator(s) 1969 ABC (Game 5) Jerry Gross Jack Twyman 1968 No national coverage 1967 ABC (Game 3) Curt Gowdy Jack Twyman 1966 No national coverage 1965 No national coverage Sources
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