NBA Finals 2012 Schedule: Game 1 Set For Tuesday Night

The NBA Finals get underway on Tuesday, when the Oklahoma City Thunder host the winner of the Eastern Conference Finals.

If the Miami Heat managed to force a Game 7 against the Boston Celtics with a win on Thursday night, the Oklahoma City Thunder are going to have a significant amount of extra time off over their NBA Finals opponent. The schedule for the 2012 NBA Finals was released on Thursday, and the Finals will get underway on Tuesday in Oklahoma City. The Thunder will host Games 1, 2, 6 and 7, and every game will be televised nationally on ABC.

Here's the full NBA Finals schedule from NBA.com. All times listed are ET.

Game 1	Tues., June 12	at Oklahoma City	9 p.m.	ABC
Game 2	Thurs., June 14	at Oklahoma City	9 p.m.	ABC
Game 3	Sun., June 17	at Miami OR Boston	8 p.m.	ABC
Game 4	Tues., June 19	at Miami OR Boston	9 p.m.	ABC
Game 5*	Thurs., June 21	at Miami OR Boston	9 p.m.	ABC
Game 6*	Sun., June 24	at Oklahoma City	8 p.m.	ABC
Game 7*	Tues., June 26	at Oklahoma City	9 p.m.	ABC

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