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Boston Celtics Postseason Coverage

April 15th, 2008 by Ian · 1 Comment ·

Here is a press release from Comcast SportsNet regarding their coverage of the Boston Celtics in the postseason.

COMCAST SPORTSNET THE HOME FOR BOSTON CELTICS PLAYOFF COVERAGE

CSN To Host First Round Telecasts

Pre and Post Game Coverage for All Celtics Post Season Games

Drive for 17 Specials Before Each Series

BURLINGTON, MA – The Boston Celtics’ best season in 22 years has fans dreaming of banner 17 and Comcast SportsNet, the 27-year-home to the Green, will have the region’s most comprehensive coverage of the Celtics’ pursuit of a 17th NBA Championship.

Comcast SportsNet’s coverage, featuring Mike Gorman, Tommy Heinsohn, Greg Dickerson, Gary Tanguay, Donny Marshall and Laura Behnke, could reach an estimated 50 hours should the Celtics advance to the NBA Finals. Comcast SportsNet Celtics playoff coverage is presented by GMC.

Comcast SportsNet’s coverage will feature:

First Round Coverage
Comcast SportsNet will provide coverage for every home and away playoff game during the first round, except for weekend games televised exclusively by ABC. Legendary telecast tandem Gorman (play-by-play) and Heinsohn (color) will call the action at home, and Gorman will be joined by Marshall on the road. Greg Dickerson will provide courtside reports home and away. Actual games, dates and times are TBD.

Before and after each game, Tanguay will host Celtics Pre-Game Live and Post Game Live with Marshall providing expert analysis for home games and Heinsohn for road games.

Second Round Coverage
Comcast SportsNet expects to telecast some second round playoff action. Games, dates and times are TBD.

Celtics Pre-Game Live and Post Game Live
While some Celtics playoff games will air exclusively on the NBA’s national broadcast partners, Celtics fans can catch Celtics Pre-Game Live and Celtics Post Game Live on Comcast SportsNet before and after every Celtics playoff game. The pre and post game shows will feature Tanguay, Heinsohn and Marshall, from our Celtics studios. Dickerson and Gorman will provide live reports from the arena throughout the playoffs.

Drive for 17 Specials
Comcast SportsNet will premier its Drive for 17 specials on Thursday, April 17, at 8 p.m. to preview the Celtics-Hawks first round match-up. Tanguay will anchor Drive for 17 with Heinsohn, Gorman, Dickerson and Marshall contributing to the coverage. The one-hour Drive for 17 specials are presented by Mohegan Sun.

Drive for 17 will include player and coach interviews, reports from Atlanta; round tables with beat writers and Boston sports personalities; and a look around the NBA. The Drive for 17 premier will also include a very special feature with Tommy Heinsohn and Celtics big men Glen “Big Baby” Davis and Leon Powe.

Should the Celtics advance deeper into the playoffs, Comcast SportsNet will host Drive for 17 specials before every new series commences.

Celtics Now – Playoff Edition
Behnke and Marshall will host Celtics Now throughout the playoffs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays. Celtics Now will continue to feature player profiles; feature stories and recaps on the week.

Comcast SportsNet reaches more than 4 million households in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. Comcast SportsNet’s programming includes the Boston Celtics, Mohegan Sun Sports Tonight, Celtics Now, Twin River New England Tailgate, and Net Impact. Comcast SportsNet’s partnership with the 16-time NBA Champion Boston Celtics is the longest team-regional sports network relationship in New England and the fourth longest in professional sports. Comcast SportsNet New England is owned and managed by Comcast SportsNet. Visit www.comcastsportsnet.com for more information.

Comcast SportsNet operates 10 sports networks that cover more than 2,400 live sporting events annually and deliver comprehensive sports news and analysis to nearly 40 million cable and satellite homes. Comcast SportsNet’s networks are: Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, Comcast SportsNet Chicago, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, Comcast SportsNet New England, Comcast SportsNet Northwest, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, Comcast SportsNet West, SNY, The Mtn. – MountainWest Sports Network, and CSS. These networks provide live game coverage of 18 professional teams as well as college, minor league and other sports. For more information see ComcastSportsNet.com.

Category: Boston Celtics · NBA · Playoffs


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