--- title: How to Watch the 2019 NBA Playoffs Online for Free description: The 2019 NBA playoffs include Pacers vs Celtics and Warriors vs. Clippers. Here's how to watch the NBA playoffs for free online, or on TV. authors: - name: Brad Tuttle role: Senior Editor url: https://money.com/author/brad-tuttle/ bio: Brad Tuttle is a former senior editor at Money with over 10 years’ experience covering a vast number of personal finance topics, including careers, cars, travel, budgeting, investing, insurance, credit cards, consumer psychology, real estate, banking, and shopping and deals. education: Columbia University School of Journalism, MS at_money_since: 2014 articles: 366 covers: - Lifestyle - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Pets - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://twitter.com/bradrtuttle - https://linkedin.com/in/brad-tuttle-834b225 former_staff: true published: '2019-04-15T21:30:34.000Z' modified: '2024-05-17T04:01:58.000Z' section: Lifestyle tags: - NBA - Sports - TV word_count: 957 canonical: https://money.com/how-to-watch-nba-playoffs-online-free/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Los Angeles Clippers v Golden State Warriors - Game One](https://img.money.com/2019/04/watch-2019-nba-playoffs-free-1142667567.jpg) *Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors drives on Lou Williams of the LA Clippers during Game One of their 2019 NBA playoff series, on April 13, 2019.* The 2019 NBA playoffs are still grinding away, with the conference finals tipping off this week. The Western Conference Finals Portland Trail Blazers vs. Golden State Warriors series starts Tuesday, and the Eastern Conference Finals Toronto Raptors vs. Milwaukee Bucks series begins on Wednesday. Here's the full [2019 NBA playoff schedule](https://stats.nba.com/schedule/), or at least what we know about it for the time being. The Trail Blazers and Raptors won their round two series in game 7 matchups on Sunday, May 12 — with the [Raptors' Kawhi Leonard](https://www.si.com/nba/2019/05/13/kawhi-leonard-toronto-raptors-sixers-buzzer-beater-nba-playoffs) hitting a buzzer beater that won the game and series against the Philadelphia 76ers. And there are more weeks of NBA drama on the court ahead. Here's everything you need to know to watch the 2019 NBA playoffs — online or on TV, for free. ## What Channel Are the NBA Playoffs on? The NBA playoff games are being shown on a variety of channels — including TNT, ESPN, and ABC, plus regional cable sports channels with broadcast rights to the local pro basketball teams. It can be confusing, because no single channel is broadcasting the entirety of any series. So we've listed the 2019 NBA playoff schedule for the near future below. In addition to the national channels broadcasting the NBA playoffs, your local team's playoff games may be airing on a regional sports channel in your area that's probably included with basic cable or satellite TV packages and live-streaming TV bundles. **Tuesday, May 14** • Portland Trail Blazers vs. Golden State Warriors, 9 p.m. ET on ESPN **Wednesday, May 15** • Toronto Raptors vs. Milwaukee Bucks, 8:30 p.m. ET on TNT **Thursday, May 16** • Portland Trail Blazers vs. Golden State Warriors, 9 p.m. ET on ESPN **Friday, May 17** • Toronto Raptors vs. Milwaukee Bucks, 8:30 p.m. ET on TNT **Saturday, May 18** • Golden State Warriors vs. Portland Trail Blazers, 9 p.m. ET on ESPN **Sunday, May 19** • Milwaukee Bucks vs. Toronto Raptors, 7 p.m. ET on TNT **Monday, May 20** • Golden State Warriors vs. Portland Trail Blazers, 9 p.m. ET on ESPN **Tuesday, May 21** • Milwaukee Bucks vs. Toronto Raptors, 8:30 p.m. ET on TNT **Thursday, May 23** • Toronto Raptors vs. Milwaukee Bucks, 8:30 p.m. ET on TNT **Saturday, May 25** • Milwaukee Bucks vs. Toronto Raptors, 8:30 p.m. ET on TNT ## How to Watch the NBA Playoffs for Free If you have a satellite or cable TV subscription, it probably comes with most or all of the channels broadcasting NBA playoff games. Simply tune in to the corresponding channel to watch the Bucks vs. Celtics, Warriors vs. Rockets, or any other matchups you want. If you don't have cable and want to watch the 2019 NBA playoffs, it's a little more complicated but still possible in several different ways — online and on TV. Let's start with the NBA playoff games you can easily watch for free without cable, because they are being broadcast on ABC — like the entirety of the 2019 NBA Finals, which will start after the conference finals winners are determined. You can buy a decent digital TV antenna for $25 to $40, and once it's connected to your TV it will provide unlimited free broadcasts of free, over-the-air networks like ABC, NBC, Fox, and CBS. An HDTV antenna works similarly to an old-fashioned "rabbit ears" antenna, only the broadcasts come through in hi-def and you often get to tune in far more channels for free. The channels you can watch for free with a digital antenna may vary, though, based on where you live, the strength of your antenna, and where the antenna is positioned in your home. But people in most of the country should be able to watch all the major broadcast networks for free with a digital antenna — and that includes many games in the 2019 NBA playoffs on ABC. ## How to Live Stream NBA Playoff Games for Free If you're hoping to watch the NBA playoffs for free when they are airing on ESPN, TNT, or another pay channel, consider signing up for a free trial of live-streaming TV service that includes these channels in its bundle. Here are the live-streaming TV options that will let you watch the NBA playoffs online for free, at least for a week or so, by way of free trials lasting five to seven days: **• [DirecTV Now:](https://www.directvnow.com/thegoodstuff2#the-full-lineup)** From $50 per month for 60+ channels, including TNT and ESPN (but not NBA TV) **• [Fubo TV:](https://www.fubo.tv/lp/football/?irad=356362&irmp=249354&utm_source=Time&utm_campaign=Time_NFL&utm_content=Money&sharedID=Money)** From $40 per month for around 75 channels, including TNT and NBA TV (but not ESPN) **• [Hulu Live:](https://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=93xLBvPhAeE&offerid=532303.52&type=3&subid=MYTECMondayNightFootballBTSept18)** From $45 per month for 50+ channels, including ESPN and TNT (but not NBA TV) **• [PlayStation Vue:](https://www.playstation.com/en-us/network/vue/channels/)** From $50 per month for 50+ channels, including ESPN, TNT, and NBA TV **• [Sling TV](https://www.sling.com/)** From $15 per month for over 30 channels, including ESPN, TNT, and NBA TV **• [YouTube TV:](https://tv.youtube.com/welcome/)** From $50 per month for 60+ channels, including ESPN, TNT, and NBA TV In addition to the channels highlighted above, many of these services include regional sports channels in their live-streaming TV packages. You can plug in your zip code at each service's site to see the exact list of channels available with streaming packages in your area. All of these live-streaming TV packages come with free trials, thereby allowing you to watch the NBA playoffs online for free for about a week — or longer, if you sign up for a free trial with more than one service. Just remember that you will be charged in full for the first month if you do not cancel before the free trial ends. *We’ve included affiliate links into this article. 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