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Down to just four teams, the NBA conference finals have arrived. If you’ve bid your cable company a fond farewell — or you’re considering cutting the cable cord — not only can you save money every month by ditching cable and subscribing to a live TV streaming platform, you can watch tonight’s 2024 NBA Conference finals game for free.
If you like saving money as much as you like watching NBA basketball, NHL hockey, MLB baseball, NASCAR, awards shows and your favorite network programming, you’ll want to keep reading. Not only can you catch all the amazing basketball being played in the postseason for free, you can watch so much more.
The conference finals are scheduled to begin Tuesday, May 21, 2024 when the Indiana Pacers face the Boston Celtics for Game 1 of the teams’ playoffs series. Eastern Conference games will be broadcast on ESPN and ABC, while Western Conference games will air on TNT. You can stream the NBA conference finals for free on Fubo (Eastern Conference only), Hulu + Live TV (both conferences) and Max with the B/R add-on (Western Conference only).
You can catch the Indiana Pacers vs. Boston Celtics series on Fubo for free tonight by taking advantage of the streamer’s seven-day free trial. Fubo is a sports-centric streaming service that offers access to ABC and ESPN, in addition to almost every NFL game next season.
To watch the NBA Eastern Conference finals without cable, start a seven-day free trial of Fubo. You can begin watching immediately on your TV, phone, tablet or computer. In addition to NBA basketball, you’ll have access to NFL football, MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS and international soccer games. Fubo’s Pro Tier is priced at $80 per month after your free seven-day trial.
Sports fans will want to consider adding on the $8 per month Fubo Extra package, which includes MLB Network, NBA TV, NHL Network, Tennis Channel, SEC Network and more channels with live games. Or upgrade to the Fubo Elite tier and get all the Fubo Extra channels, plus the ability to stream in 4K, starting at $90 per month ($70 for the first month).
Top features of FuboTV Pro Tier:
Max, formerly known as HBO Max, is known for streaming top-tier HBO content like “Succession” and “House of the Dragon”. Now, NBA fans can enjoy NBA Playoffs games airing on TNT (Western Conference finals) on the streamer with the B/R Sports add-on. You’ll need a Max subscription to access B/R sports content like the NBA Playoffs and the NHL Playoffs. Some blackouts do apply.
Note that a subscription to Max starts at $10 per month. Only the B/R Sports add-on is currently free.
You can watch the Eastern Conference finals and the Western Conference finals with the Hulu + Live TV/ESPN+ bundle. The bundle features 95 channels, including ABC, TNT, local network affiliates and ESPN. It also includes the ESPN+ streaming service. Unlimited DVR storage is also included. Watch the 2024 NBA playoffs, MLB this season and network-aired NFL games next season with Hulu + Live TV/ESPN+ bundle.
Hulu + Live TV comes bundled with ESPN+ and Disney+. It’s priced at $77 per month after a three-day free trial.
This season’s conference finals promise two terrific matchups from four teams hungry for a win. In the East, the Boston Celtics face the Indiana Pacers, who haven’t been in the conference finals since 2014 when they lost to the Miami Heat. In the Western Conference, it’s the Minnesota Timberwolves vs. the Dallas Mavericks. It’s been 20 years since the Wolves last made an appearance in the Western Conference finals, while the Mavericks made the cut in 2022.
The conference finals are scheduled to begin on May 21, 2024.
Below is the schedule for the NBA conference finals. All times Eastern.
Eastern Conference
(1) Boston vs. (6) Indiana
• Game 1: Pacers vs. Celtics, Tuesday, May 21 (8:00 ET, ESPN)
• Game 2: Pacers vs. Celtics, Thursday, May 23 (8:00 ET, ESPN)
• Game 3: Celtics vs. Pacers, Saturday, May 25 (8:30 ET, ABC)
• Game 4: Celtics vs. Pacers, Monday, May 27 (8:00 ET, ESPN)
• Game 5: Pacers vs. Celtics, Wednesday, May 29 (8:00 ET, ESPN)*
• Game 6: Celtics vs. Pacers, Friday, May 31 (8:00 ET, ESPN)*
• Game 7: Pacers vs. Celtics, Sunday, June 2 (8:00 ET, ESPN)*
* = if necessary
Western Conference
3) Minnesota vs. (5) Dallas
• Game 1: Mavericks vs. Timberwolves, Wednesday, May 22 (8:30 ET, TNT)
• Game 2: Mavericks vs. Timberwolves, Friday, May 24 (8:30 ET, TNT)
• Game 3: Timberwolves vs. Mavericks, Sunday, May 26 (8:00 ET, TNT)
• Game 4: Timberwolves vs. Mavericks, Tuesday, May 28 (8:30 ET, TNT)
• Game 5: Mavericks vs. Timberwolves, Thursday, May 30 (8:30 ET, TNT)*
• Game 6: Timberwolves vs. Mavericks, Saturday, June 1 (8:30 ET, TNT)*
• Game 7: Mavericks vs. Timberwolves, Monday, June 3 (8:30 ET, TNT)*
* = if necessary
The 2024 NBA Finals will begin June 6, airing on ABC.
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