3/19 – TNT’s Special Monday Doubleheader, March 19

The NBA on TNT will continue Monday, March 19, with doubleheader action beginning at 8 p.m. ET as Chicago Bulls and Derrick Rose visit the Orlando Magic and Dwight Howard. Matt Devlin (play-by-play) will be courtside along with analyst Chris Webber and reporter David Aldridge. The second game of the night at 10:30 p.m. will feature the defending NBA Champion Dallas Mavericks and Dirk Nowitzki visiting the Denver Nuggets and Ty Lawson as both Western Conference teams fight to get the upper hand in the playoff picture. Dick Stockton (play-by-play) will call the game with analyst Mike Fratello and reporter Cheryl Miller. Following the second game, Inside the NBA with host Matt Winer and analysts Shaquille O’Neal and Dennis Scott will recap the night’s action. Through 29 games, TNT’s NBA coverage continues to deliver double-digit gains vs. last year’s corresponding coverage. The NBA on TNT is averaging a 1.8 U.S. HH rating (+20% vs. 1.5 U.S. HH rating); 2,660,000 total viewers (+13% vs. 2,364,000 total viewers) and 2,010,000 households (+13% vs. 1,776,000 households) over last year’s corresponding coverage. Through the first half of the season, the Top 5 NBA regular-season games on cable have all aired on TNT.