Have your pencils and scorecards ready. SHARK has learned who will be working TNT, ABC & ESPN's games on Christmas Day.

It all begins on TNT, whose Atlanta-based studio crew of host Ernie Johnson, Jr., Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley and newcomer Shaquille O'Neal will get fans ready for the 66-game season with "NBA Tip-Off" starting at 10a on Christmas morning. Then, Marv Albert, Steve Kerr & sideline reporter Craig Sager tip off the 2011-12 season with the exclusive call of the Celtics/Knicks' game from New York's Madison Square Garden at 11a. The game will also be carried nationally on ESPN Radio with Marc Kestecher & Jim Spanarkel painting the picture on the sports radio network.

It's the first of 2 games on ESPN Radio nationally, as Jim Durham & Will Perdue provide the descriptions from Dallas' American Airlines Center for the second game of the doubleheader, the rematch of last June's Heat/Mavericks' NBA Finals matchup, at 1:30p Christmas afternoon. The Miami/Dallas game is also the first game of an NBA/ABC twinbill starting at 1p with "Kia NBA Countdown", and the first of 2 games for the network's #1 NBA team. Mike Breen & Jeff Van Gundy will call the game with sideline reporter Lisa Salters on ABC, but it's only the beginning of a long day's journey into night for Mike & Jeff.

While Chuck Swirsky & Bill Wennington have the hometown call on ESPN Radio 1000 & the Bulls Radio Network, Mike Tirico, Hubie Brown & Heather Cox will call the second game of the NBA/ABC twinbill at 4p between last year's MVP Derrick Rose and the Bulls & Kobe Bryant's Lakers from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles Christmas afternoon.

But wait...there's more. ESPN has assigned Dave Pasch & Doris Burke to Oklahoma City to work the Magic/Thunder game at 7p Christmas night. Then, Breen & Van Gundy work the nightcap of a big day and night on the ESPN family of networks. Terry Gannon will be on the sidelines as he joins Mike & Jeff for the call of Clippers/Warriors in Oakland at around 9:30p. The game features last year's Rookie of the Year in Clipper Blake Griffin and the head coaching debut of ex-ESPN analyst Mark Jackson with the Warriors. Got all that?

That's the plan...

I forgot to mention one name. Former Warrior Chris Mullin will also join Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy & sideline reporter Terry Gannon for the call of the Clippers/Warriors' game on ESPN Christmas night.

Chris Mullin and his accent, whose origin is hard to pinpoint.

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Well, he went to St. John's long before he went to Golden State and now ESPN...