TNT’s Exclusive Coverage of the Western Conference Finals Tips Off Sunday, May 27

TNT will provide exclusive coverage of the 2012 NBA Western Conference Finals featuring the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder beginning Sunday, May 27, at 8 p.m. ET.  TNT’s Marv Albert will call the Western Conference Finals with analysts Steve Kerrand Reggie Miller and reporter Craig Sager. The first two games of the best-of-seven series between the Spurs and Thunder – the two teams with the best records in the Western Conference during the regular season – will be televised live from AT&T Center in San Antonio.  The Spurs have swept its first and second round playoff opponents and haven’t lost a game since April 11.

NBA Tip-Off presented by AutoTrader.com, with host Ernie Johnson and analysts Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal andKenny Smith, will be on site to preview each Western Conference Finals game.  Johnson, Barkley, O’Neal and Smith will return following each game for the Sports Emmy® Award-winning Inside the NBA presented by Hyundai.  Additionally, TNT’sCheryl Miller will provide reports from the Eastern Conference Finals.

TNT OverTime on NBA.com will provide multiple camera angle coverage including an “Action Cam” and a “Backboard Cam” throughout the Western Conference Finals.  Fans will have the ability to vote for the player they would like the “Home Player Cam” and “Away Player Cam” to follow each quarter. Fans can also watch each camera individually, with picture-in-picture or the mosaic view. They can also participate in “Ask The Expert” Cover It Live chats where they can direct questions to NBA insiders questions during the games.

2012 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS ON TNT (All Times ET)