--- title: How to Watch the NBA Finals Without Cable description: Watch Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors face off against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2016 NBA Finals. authors: - name: Alicia Adamczyk url: https://money.com/author/alicia-adamczyk/ at_money_since: 2015 articles: 201 covers: - Lifestyle - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Loans - Personal Finance - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://x.com/aliciaadamczyk former_staff: true published: '2016-06-01T16:32:53.000Z' modified: '2024-05-16T11:15:29.000Z' section: Lifestyle tags: - how to watch - nba finals - pubdesk word_count: 327 canonical: https://money.com/nba-finals-2016-watch-online/ 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/). ![2015 NBA Finals - Game Five](https://img.money.com/2016/06/gettyimages-477183760.jpg) *LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers handles the basketball against Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors during Game Five of the 2015 NBA Finals.* *This post has been updated with information on Sling TV's new deal.* The first game of the 2016 NBA Finals tips off Thursday, June 2 at 9 p.m. ET on [ABC](http://abc.go.com/watch-live) and ESPN3. And if you don't want to miss the [rematch](https://money.com/how-to-watch-nba-playoffs-online/) between Stephen Curry's Golden State Warriors and LeBron James' Cleveland Cavaliers, here's how you can catch the games online. If you have a cable login (which we assume you're paying for), you can login in abc.com, or watch via ABC's iOS or Android app. Did you shell out $9.99 for the NBA League Pass? Sorry, due to broadcasting restrictions you can't watch the Finals via the service. But there are [other options](https://money.com/cut-the-cord/) if you [don't have cable](https://money.com/cable-tv-without-paying-bill/): - **Antenna:** If you are in range, you may be able to pick up ABC's broadcast using an indoor antenna. Here are five reasonably-priced options. - **Sling TV:** Another option is the $20-per-month Sling TV, which offers a $5 add-on for broadcast channels including ABC. It also offers a seven day free trial (if you haven't used it for your other streaming needs). For new customers, Sling is including the [Broadcast Extra](http://slng.tv/BroadcastExtra) package (which includes ABC) in the free trial for the duration of the NBA Finals in select markets (Chicago, Fresno-Visalia, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Raleigh-Durham and San Francisco.) - **WatchESPN App:** Use your Sling (or Playstation Vue) credentials to login to the WatchESPN app. For more info, check out [Cut Cable Today's full guide](http://www.cutcabletoday.com/legal-nba-finals-live-stream/). And here are five live streaming sports services every sports fan needs to know about. **Full NBA Finals 2016 Schedule:** **Game 1:** Thursday, June 2, 9 p.m. on ABC/ESPN3 **Game 2:** Sunday, June 5, 8 p.m. on ABC/ESPN3 **Game 3:** Wednesday, June 8, 9 p.m. on ABC/ESPN3 **Game 4:** Friday, June 10, 9 p.m. on ABC/ESPN3 **Game 5:** Monday, June 13, 9 p.m. on ABC/ESPN3 **Game 6:** Thursday, June 16, 9 p.m. on ABC/ESPN3 **Game 7:** Sunday, June 19, 8 p.m. on ABC/ESPN3 ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://money.com/nba-finals-2016-watch-online/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://money.com" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Lifestyle", "item": "https://money.com/lifestyle/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Sports", "item": "https://money.com/sports/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "How to Watch the NBA Finals Without Cable" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://money.com/#website", "url": "https://money.com", "name": "Money", "publisher": { "@id": "https://money.com/#organization" } }, { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://money.com/nba-finals-2016-watch-online/#webpage", "url": "https://money.com/nba-finals-2016-watch-online/", "name": "How to Watch the NBA Finals Without Cable", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://money.com/#website" }, "datePublished": "2016-06-01T16:32:53.000Z", "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://money.com/nba-finals-2016-watch-online/" }, "inLanguage": "en-US", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://money.com/nba-finals-2016-watch-online/#breadcrumb" }, "dateModified": "2024-05-16T11:15:29.000Z" }, { "@type": "Article", "headline": "How to Watch the NBA Finals Without Cable", "articleSection": "Lifestyle", "image": [ { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://img.money.com/2016/06/gettyimages-477183760.jpg", "width": 3941, "height": 2623, "caption": "nba-finals-watch-online" } ], "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Alicia Adamczyk", "url": "https://money.com/author/alicia-adamczyk/", "@id": "https://money.com/author/alicia-adamczyk/#author", "image": "https://img.money.com/2016/01/alicia-headshot-2.jpg?quality=85&w=640&h=640&crop=1", "email": "alicia.adamczyk@moneymail.com", "sameAs": [ "https://x.com/aliciaadamczyk" ] } ], "publisher": "https://money.com/#organization", "datePublished": "2016-06-01T16:32:53.000Z", "description": "Watch Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors face off against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2016 NBA Finals.", "abstract": "Watch Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors face off against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2016 NBA Finals.", "@id": "https://money.com/nba-finals-2016-watch-online/", "inLanguage": "en-US", "dateModified": "2024-05-16T11:15:29.000Z", "wordCount": 327, "keywords": [ "how to watch", "nba finals", "pubdesk" ], "about": [ { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Lifestyle", "sameAs": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifestyle" ] }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Sport", "sameAs": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport" ] } ] } ] } ```