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NBA TV to televise Nets' home-opener at Barclays Center

From Official release
Posted Nov 2, 2012 6:04 PM

NBA TV to Televise Brooklyn Nets Hosting Toronto Raptors in First NBA Regular-Season Game from Barclays Center on Saturday, Nov. 3, at 7:30 p.m. ET

NBA TV will televise the Brooklyn Nets hosting the Toronto Raptors in the first NBA regular-season game held at Barclays Center on Saturday, Nov. 3, at 7:30 p.m. ET. The game has been added to the NBA TV lineup following the postponement of the Nets' originally-scheduled home opener on Thursday, Nov. 1. NBA TV's Saturday night lineup will also include the Los Angeles Clippers visiting the Golden State Warriors at 10:30 p.m.

The Autotrader.com Pre-game Show, hosted by Matt Winer with analysts Dennis Scott and Mitch Richmond, will preview the night's action at 7 p.m. The studio team will also wrap up Saturday's coverage with NBA GameTime presented by Hyundai post-game show following the Clippers/Warriors telecast.

NBA TV's opening night doubleheader featuring the Los Angeles Lakers and Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday, Oct. 31, at 10:30 p.m. generated an average of 868,000 total viewers to become the network's most-viewed telecast ever. The doubleheader -- San Antonio Spurs vs. New Orleans Hornets at 8 p.m., with an average of 638,000 total viewers leading into the Lakers/Trail Blazers game -- averaged 758,000 total viewers to net NBA TV's most-viewed opening night ever.

NBA TV is part of NBA Digital, the NBA's extensive cross-platform portfolio of digital assets jointly managed by the NBA and Turner Sports including NBA TV, NBA.com , NBA LEAGUE PASS, NBA LEAGUE PASS Broadband, NBA Mobile, NBA DLEAGUE.com, and WNBA.com.

Visit the Turner Sports online pressroom for additional press materials; follow Turner Sports on Twitter at @TurnerSportsPR. Follow NBA TV on Twitter at @NBATV.

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