CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Chris Webber and Kenny Smith will be paying close attention to how the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics defend each other as the NBA's Eastern Conference Finals open Wednesday at TD Garden.
Weber will be part of the broadcast crew on TNT for each of the Eastern Conference Finals games. He joins veteran play-by-play man Marv Albert and Hall of Fame forward Reggie Miller, while David Aldridge and Kristen Ledlow report from the sidelines.
Smith will provide analysis from his usual perch along with the rest of the Inside the NBA crew.
Webber and Smith talked Tuesday about the unique challenges both teams pose defensively during a conference call ahead of the series opener.