DETROIT, Mich. (April 17, 2025) – The Detroit Pistons today announced the television and radio broadcast schedule for their first-round playoff series vs. New York, which begins Saturday, April 19 at 6 p.m.
Games 1-3 of the opening round series are scheduled to be televised on FanDuel Sports Network Detroit. Television play-by-play voice of the Pistons George Blaha, former Piston and analyst Greg Kelser and sideline reporter Johnny Kane will have the call for each game televised locally. Each game will be preceded by a half-hour Pistons Live pregame show and followed by a half-hour Pistons Live postgame show.
Game 4 in Detroit on Sunday, April 27 at 1 p.m. will be a stand-alone broadcast on ABC.
All games can also be heard locally on 97.1 FM The Ticket, WWJ 950 AM or the Audacy app, the Pistons’ flagship radio stations. Radio play-by-play voice Mark Champion will handle broadcast duties along with Pistons Legend Rick Mahorn.
The Pistons’ schedule for the first round is as follows (all times are Eastern):
Game Date Teams Time National/Local TV Radio
Game 1 Sat., April 19 Detroit at New York 6 p.m. ESPN/FanDuel Sports Detroit 97.1 FM
Game 2 Mon., April 21 Detroit at New York 7:30 p.m. TNT/FanDuel Sports Detroit 950 AM
Game 3 Thur., April 24 New York at Detroit 7 p.m. TNT/FanDuel Sports Detroit 97.1 FM
Game 4 Sun., April 27 New York at Detroit 1 p.m. ABC ESPN/950 AM
Game 5* Tue., April 29 Detroit at New York TBD TBD 950 AM
Game 6* Thur., May 1 New York at Detroit TBD TBD 950 AM
Game 7* Sat., May 3 Detroit at New York TBD TBD TBD
*if necessary
Individual game tickets are available for purchase at pistons.com/playoffs or ticketmaster.com, or by calling the ticket office at 313-PISTONS. The Xfinity Box Office at Little Caesars Arena is closed on Sundays, but tickets will be available at the Xfinity Box Office during normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m.).
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