How to Watch the 2018 NBA Finals Game 4 Online for Free
Game 4 of the 2018 NBA Finals takes place tonight, with tipoff scheduled for just after 9 p.m. ET.
If the Golden State Warriors beat the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Warriors will win the 2018 NBA championship and the best-of-seven series will be over. The Warriors, led by Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry, went into the 2018 NBA Finals as heavy favorites and are now up 3-0. Another win by the Warriors on Friday and they would sweep LeBron James and the Cavaliers.
Here's all the info you need for how to watch the 2018 NBA Finals for free on TV or stream the game online. We also have all the details on how to listen to radio broadcasts of the NBA Finals no matter where you are in the country.
What channel is the 2018 NBA Finals on?
To watch the NBA Finals for free on TV, simply find your local ABC station. ABC is broadcasting all of the games in the 2018 NBA Finals.
You don't need cable to watch the NBA Finals. Money recently published a guide to buying a digital TV antenna, which in most of the country will give you access to free, over-the-air broadcast channels including ABC. After buying a digital antenna — which costs only $25 to $40 or so — you can watch local broadcast stations without paying a monthly bill.
What time is Game 4 of the 2018 NBA Finals?
The ABC broadcast of the 2018 NBA Finals Game 4 starts on Friday, June 8, at 9 p.m. ET, with tipoff soon after. The game is being played in Cleveland at Quicken Loans Arena.
For those interested, before the game an early shortened version of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" will air at 8 p.m. ET tonight featuring special guest Ryan Gosling. After that, an "NBA Pregame" program is being broadcast on ABC starting at 8:31 p.m. ET.
If Game 5 of the 2018 NBA Finals is necessary, the ABC broadcast will start at 9 p.m. ET on Monday, June 11. Here is the full 2018 NBA Finals schedule.
How to live stream the 2018 NBA Finals
As Money reported previously, you can live stream the 2018 NBA Finals Game 4 for free in several different ways:
You can live stream all 2018 NBA Finals games on the ABC app, but ABC will require you to log in with a participating pay TV provider account.
You can also stream the NBA Finals by using a live-streaming TV service such as Hulu Live, DirecTV Now, Playstation Vue, Sling TV, or YouTube TV. In many markets around the country, streaming packages from these services include free broadcast channels like ABC.
The prices of these streaming services start at $20 to $40 per month, but all come with free trial periods for new subscribers. In other words, you can live stream the 2018 NBA Finals for free on one or more of these services while testing them out. Just remember to cancel before the free trial period ends if you don't want to become a paying subscriber.
How to listen to the 2018 NBA Finals on radio or online
To listen to the NBA Finals on the radio, just follow the instructions from our previous story:
There are many ways to listen to the 2018 NBA Finals audio broadcasts. ESPN Radio is broadcasting the game on local ESPN stations around the country. You can listen to play-by-plays of the NBA Finals games on a variety of AM and FM channels based in the greater Ohio region, for Cavaliers broadcasts, and throughout northern California and the West Coast, for Warriors broadcasts. SiriusXM also has 2018 NBA Finals audio broadcasts, if you're a subscriber to the satellite radio service or are trying it out during a free trial period. All of the above options have broadcasts available in English or Spanish.
As for listening to the 2018 NBA Finals radio broadcasts online, you've got a choice of options there as well. You can listen to ESPN Radio and other channels live in your browser, and there are apps available for most radio stations, including ESPN Radio. Fans in the San Francisco Bay Area can download the free Warriors mobile app if they want to listen to Golden State's home announcers call the game.