How to Watch 2026 NBA Finals Online Free

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The New York Knicks head home to Madison Square Garden this week as the 2026 NBA Finals head into Games 3 and 4. The Knicks are facing off against the San Antonio Spurs in a bid to hoist the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy for the first time since 1973.

Tipoff for Game 3 tonight at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT and the basketball game is the hottest ticket in town, with seats for the Knicks vs. Spurs matchups this week starting from $10,000 online.

A number of celebrities and athletes have also been spotted at the playoff games, including New York fans Timothée Chalamet, Spike Lee and Ben Stiller, as well as San Antonio fans Selena Gomez, Shane Gillis, George Strait and others.

Want to watch the Knicks vs. Spurs game? The NBA Finals broadcast live on ABC and livestreams simultaneously on ESPN Unlimited. Cord-cutters can watch the game with any web-based live TV streaming service that carries ABC, such as DirecTV, Hulu + Live TV and Sling TV.

How to Watch 2026 NBA Finals Online: Livestream Without Cable

Here are the best ways to stream the NBA Finals online, including ways to livestream the Knicks games for free.

DirecTV’s “Entertainment” Package is one of the best ways for cable-cutters to access live sports and TV from home. Priced at $59.99 for the first month of service ($89.99/month afterwards), you get access to more than 90 channels including access to ABC for the NBA Finals.

The cheapest way to get ABC through DirecTV is the streamer’s “MyNews” Genre Pack, which is discounted to $34.99/month right now. You’ll get 10+ news-focused channels including a live ABC feed that’ll let you watch the Knicks vs. Spurs games online. Don’t want to commit? Get a five-day free trial to DirecTV here.

ESPN Unlimited includes everything ESPN has to offer, such as ESPN, ESPN on ABC, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, ESPNEWS and much more. It includes the NBA Finals, as part of its service. You’ll also get access to other sports leagues, like NHL, UFC, F1, MLB, La Liga and others. ESPN Unlimited goes for $29.99/month.

While the service doesn’t offer a free trial, you can still get access to ESPN Unlimited for free with a free trial to DirecTV, Fubo and Hulu + Live TV.

Sling is one of the best options for affordable live streaming with the Sling Blue package, which goes for $45.99/month. The package includes ABC. NBA fans can add the Sports Extra package to their plan to get NBA TV for an additional $11/month. Please note: Pricing and channel availability are subject to your local TV market.

For $48.99 for the first month ($73.99/month afterwards), Fubo is one of the best options for streaming the NBA Finals, with access to ABC for the TV broadcast of the series, plus ESPN for post-game coverage. Fubo’s package has more than 220 live TV channels for cable-free streaming. The streamer offers a five-day free trial to try out the service before you commit.

Starting at $89.99/month, Hulu + Live TV is a great option for live channel streaming the NBA Finals with access to ABC, along with more than 90 other channels, as well as access to hit originals on Disney+, Hulu and ESPN Unlimited.

The NBA Playoffs have also been a ratings win across the league’s network partners. The Western Conference Finals drew in an average of 9.62 million viewers over the course of the seven-game series for NBC, per Nielsen, while the Eastern Conference Finals brought in an average of 7.4 million viewers for ABC and ESPN. Overall, postseason games have been the most-watched for the NBA in nearly 30 years.

Below, you’ll find a complete NBA Finals schedule:

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