TNT’s broadcast without play-by-play man makes for interesting television

Assigning the trio the game was not as radical an experiment as Turner would have you believe. All three broadcasters have plenty of reps at onsite, but there was something unique about ceding the traditional play-by-play role to three analysts. Turner Sports executives explained their pregame philosophy to USA Today on Tuesday, and no doubt the executives and public relations practitioners for the company were high-fiving over the pre-publicity.

The experiment had an immediate hiccup: The game was joined in progress after the conclusion of the Knicks-Bulls, which did not conclude so quickly. That game went into overtime so TNT ended up joining the Thunder-Warriors with 2:55 remaining in the first quarter. Knicks-Bulls announcer Marv Albert tossed to Kerr and, after a commercial, Kerr returned by introducing his colleagues. (“I’m Marv Albert, this is Dick Stockton and Kevin Harlan,” Kerr joked.)

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