List of NBA Eastern Conference Final broadcasters

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

2000s

Brad Nessler and Doc Rivers were the broadcast team for ESPN's coverage of the 2004 Eastern Conference Final.

Year	Network(s)	Play-by-play	Color Commentator(s)
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) [...] 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 [...] Stockton (Game 2) Mike Breen (Games 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7)	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)	[...] Stockton Tom Hammond	Hubie Brown Steve Jones and Bill Walton

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 [...] Stockton	Doug Collins and Isiah Thomas Hubie Brown
1997	TNT (Games 1 and 2) NBC (Games 3 and 4)	Verne Lundquist (Games 1 and 2) Marv Albert (Games 3 and 4)	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 [...] 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

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 [...] 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)	[...] Stockton Bob Neal	Billy Cunningham Rick Barry
1987	TBS (Games 1, 2 and 5) CBS (Games 3, 4, 6 and 7)	Bob Neal [...] 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)	[...] 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 [...] Stockton Al Albert	[...] Vitale Tom Heinsohn Jon McGlocklin
1983	CBS (Games 1, 3 and 4 (regional)) ESPN (Game 2)	[...] Stockton Roger Twibell	Bill Russell [...] Vitale
1982	CBS (Games 1, 3, 4, 6 and 7) USA (Games 2 and 5)	[...] Stockton Al Albert	Bill Russell Hubie Brown
1981	CBS (Games 3, 5 (regional; tape delay), 6 (tape delay) and 7)	[...] Stockton	Kevin Loughery
1980	CBS (Games 2 and 5)	Gary Bender	Rick Barry

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

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

See also

List of NBA Western Conference Final broadcasters
List of NBA Finals broadcasters
NBA on NBC
NBA on TNT
NBA on ABC
NBA on ESPN
- NBA Wednesday
- NBA Friday
NBA on CBS

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