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You are here: Home / TV / Watching Sports and Special Events / How To Watch The NBA Playoffs without Cable

How To Watch The NBA Playoffs without Cable

Published 2022-05-17 By Dennis Restauro

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The NBA Postseason has reached the Conference Finals, and I’ll explain all you need to watch every game of the NBA playoffs

  • Channels you Need: To watch the NBA Postseason, you will need access to TNT, ESPN, and ABC.
  • How To Stream: All those Channels can be streamed using DIRECTV STREAM (5-day free trial)
Table of Contents
  • NBA Playoff Schedule
    • EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS
      • Boston Celtics Vs. Miami Heat
    • WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS
      • Golden State Warriors Vs. Dallas Mavericks
  • Streaming Services with NBA Playoffs
    • DIRECTV STREAM
    • Hulu Live TV
    • YouTubeTV

NBA Playoff Schedule

The NBA Playoffs Conference Finals are listed in the tables below.

EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS

Boston Celtics Vs. Miami Heat

GameDateMatchupTime (ET)Channel
1Tuesday, May 17Celtics vs. Heat8:40 p.m.ESPN
2Thursday, May 19Celtics vs. Heat8:40 p.m.ESPN
3Saturday, May 21Heat vs. Celtics8:30 p.m.ABC
4Monday, May 23Heat vs. Celtics8:30 p.m.ABC
5*Wednesday, May 25Celtics vs. Heat8:30 p.m.ESPN
6*Friday, May 27Heat vs. Celtics8:30 p.m.ESPN
7*Sunday, May 29Celtics vs. Heat8:30 p.m.ESPN
*if needed

WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS

Golden State Warriors Vs. Dallas Mavericks

GameDateMatchupTime (ET)Channel
1Wednesday, May 18Mavericks vs. Warriors9:00 p.m.TNT
2Friday, May 20Mavericks vs. Warriors9:00 p.m.TNT
3Sunday, May 22Warriors vs. Mavericks9:00 p.m.TNT
4Tuesday, May 24Warriors vs. Mavericks9:00 p.m.TNT
5*Thursday, May 26Mavericks vs. Warriors9:00 p.m.TNT
6*Saturday, May 28Warriors vs. Mavericks9:00 p.m.TNT
7*Monday, May 30Mavericks vs. Warriors8:00 p.m.TNT
*if needed

Streaming Services with NBA Playoffs

The live streaming services below carry all the channels you need to watch the NBA postseason.

DIRECTV STREAM

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DIRECTV STREAM is another way you can watch TNT, ABC, ESPN, and NBA TV. The Entertainment Channel packages with TNT, ESPN, and ABC cost $69.99 per month. While NBA TV is available in their “choice plan” for $69.99 per month. A subscription to DIRECTV STREAM includes the following:

  • watch 20 streams simultaneously per subscription 
  • a cloud-based DVR
  • channels like TNT and more
  • supported on AppleTV, Android TV, Roku, Amazon FireTV, and more

You can check out this streaming service through this online offer or read about it in our DIRECTV STREAM review. The service provides a 5-day free trial when signing up.

Hulu Live TV

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Hulu Live TV has TNT, ABC, and ESPN. A Subscription to Hulu + Live TV includes:

  • The basic package comes with 50 hours of cloud DVR storage. (Upgrades available)
  • Includes Hulu Streaming Library, Disney+ and ESPN+
  • Watch on 2 screens at once. (Upgrades available)
  • It comes with 6 customizable profiles
  • Includes entire Hulu streaming library

Hulu + Live TV is supported on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, iOS, Android, and more. You can read more about Hulu in our review of Hulu. There isn’t a month-to-month contract so you can sign up to test the service without fear of a long-term commitment. You can sign up for Hulu Live TV using this link: Sign up for Hulu + Live TV. The base package starts at $69.99 per month.

YouTubeTV

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YouTubeTV also offers live TNT, ESPN, ABC, and NBA TV streaming for $64.99/month along with the following features:

  • access to TNT, ESPN, Local Network Channels, and over 70 other channels
  • unlimited cloud DVR storage
  • stream on three devices at once
  • Youtube TV supports Android, iOS, Apple TV, Fire TV, Chromecast, and more. The YouTube TV app has also returned to Roku devices after settling a dispute between the two companies. 
  • Includes Youtube TV on-demand

See our YouTube TV review for more details.

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Filed Under: Watching Sports and Special Events Last Updated 2022-05-25

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