NBA TV gives the fans a voice, they pick Denver - Chicago

November 10, 8:22 AMSports Media ExaminerJim Williams

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Tonight the Nuggets face the Bulls on NBA-TV (NBA) 

NBA-TV - Fan Night

Pregame at 7:30pm

8pm Denver Nuggets at Chicago Bulls.

The team at Turner  Sports always seem to come up with clever ways stay in touch with the fans.

When the gang at Tuner took over the running of NBA-TV they came up with the idea of Fans Night which gives viewers a chance to go to NBA.com and vote for what game they want to see. This week Fan Night will feature the Denver Nuggets at the Chicago Bulls match-up, which received 31% of the vote, edging out the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Sacramento Kings game, which received 28% of the vote on NBA.com. The pregame will be hosted Ernie Johnson with analysts Chris Webber and Kevin McHale on-hand for studio coverage beginning at 7:30 p.m. (ET). Fan Night voting will continue on NBA.com from Tues., Nov. 10 (8 a.m. ET) – Thurs., Nov. 12 (Midnight ET) as fans select the match-up for Tues., Nov. 17 between eight games:

· Golden State Warriors @ Cleveland Cavaliers

· Oklahoma City Thunder @ Miami Heat

· Indiana Pacers @ New Jersey Nets

· L.A. Clippers @ New Orleans Hornets

· Phoenix Suns @ Houston Rockets

· Toronto Raptors @ Denver Nuggets

· Chicago Bulls @ Sacramento Kings

· Detroit Pistons @ L.A. Lakers   

There are a number of things of interest this week on NBA TV so here is a quick overview.

Tipping off Tuesday night is The Jump on NBA.com, a live, interactive show that allows fans to submit questions and comments to NBA.com’s Kyle Montgomery, Dennis Scott and Brent Barry via NBA.com, Facebook or Twitter. The show will stream live each week at 1 p.m. ET.

Every Wednesday NBA TV features an NBA Special; this Wednesday at 8 p.m. (ET) the network will air “NBA Special: Basketball without Borders 2009.” The 30-min special follows NBA All-Stars Dwight Howard, Chris Bosh and Dirk Nowitzki, among others, as they make the journey Beijing, Mexico City and Johannesburg, respectively, to help grow the game of basketball and bring attention to important social issues.

In addition to the Fan Night game, NBA TV will also feature live games on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. (ET) with the Portland Trail Blazers @ Charlotte Bobcats and on Sunday, Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. (ET) with the L.A. Clippers @ Oklahoma City Thunder.

Check out TNT and NBA TV Insider David Aldridge’s new NBA.com column The Morning Tip that recaps NBA action and includes analysis and musings on players, teams, games, news and everything NBA-related. 

Our video feature on Nuggets center Nene