The Eastern Conference Finals Game 5 tips off today, Thursday, as the Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers Game 5 will be a possible turning point in this 2-2 series. The winner will be just one victory away from the NBA Finals where they can face the San Antonio Spurs. Here's the channel and where you can watch Game 5 of the NBA Playoffs.
Game Time: 8:30 p.m. ET
Channel- Where to Watch: TNT
It's the same schedule as usual with the time and channel as Shaq, Kenny, Ernie and Charles Barkley will bring you the pregame, halftime and postgame shows. If you want to watch the pregame with these guys, tune in at 8 p.m. ET as the telecast will be broadcasting coverage minutes before the beginning of Game 5.
Lance Stephenson will likely be a name mentioned a couple of times after his dominant Game 4 performance that saw him finish with 20 points. After being a non-factor in the first three games of the series, Stephenson stepped up his game and filling a void the Pacers truly lacked in the first three games of this series. After scoring just 24 points combined from Games 1-3, Stephenson almost matched his production in one game.
A surprise performance from Mario Chalmers kept the Heat in the chase as they were trying to rally comebacks throughout the game. He finished with 20 points and he has come to life in the last two games of the series. Chris Bosh only made one field goal and finished with seven points. They will need his production if they expect to have a chance to repeat as champions in 2013.
Remember to tune into TNT for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals as the most entertaining NBA analysts will do their best to seriously break down the results.
