The Timberwolves' showdown at the Mavericks at Target Center in Minneapolis will be televised nationally on TNT on Tuesday night, and the broadcast team will feature Ian Eagle on play-by-play with analyst Stan Van Gundy and sideline reporter Stephanie Ready.

The game begins at 6:40 p.m. CT. There will be a brief pregame show on TNT starting at 6:30 p.m. CT, but the most fulfilling and interesting comments from players like Shaquille O'Neal, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith will likely come at halftime or at the end of the second half game of the doubleheader game the network on which the Warriors and Pelicans will appear.

Overall, the game will be the first meeting between the two since Dallas beat Minnesota four games to one in the best-of-seven Western Conference finals last season. The Mavericks were defeated by the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals.

“Yes, of course we’re looking forward to it,” Minnesota head coach Chris Finch said Monday. “Get tested against a great team right at the start of the season. That's what you want. …

“They deserve to win this series. They have surpassed us. But much of this series was up for grabs. Last year we were well equipped to handle things and didn't shoot particularly well. This is a new team, a new season, so we'll see.

For fans who want to watch their hometown broadcast on FanDuel Sports Network (formerly Bally Sports North), it will be available and will feature Michael Grady alongside Jim Petersen. Alan Horton will take over the local radio call for Wolves.