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The New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs will play for the Larry O’Brien Trophy. The No. 2 Spurs won the West, and the No. 3 Knicks won the East. It’s an interesting matchup pitting the Knicks, led by 6-foot-2 guard Jalen Brunson, against the Spurs, centered around 7-foot-4 Victor Wembanyama.
The Knicks are trying to end a few generations of futility and win their first championship since 1973. The Spurs have enjoyed more recent success, winning five titles since 1999 but none since 2014.
The first match between the Knicks and the Spurs Wednesdays at 8:30 PM ET (5:30 PM PT) on ABC. Keep reading to learn the best ways to watch or stream each match.
Victor Wimbanyama of the San Antonio Spurs plays defense against Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks on March 29, 2024, at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas.
How to watch the NBA Finals
The NBA Finals will be shown on ABC. You can get networks like ABC with their live TV service, but not every service carries every local network in every area, so check the links below to see which services offer ABC where you live. You can also stream the NBA Finals with ESPN Unlimited.
2026 nba finals schedule
The Spurs have home advantage and will host the first two games of the Finals as well as Games 5 and 7, if necessary. Here is the TV schedule for the 2026 NBA Finals. All times are ET.
- Game 1: Wednesday, June 3, at 8:30 PM on ABC
- Game 2: Friday, June 5, at 8:30 pm on ABC
- Game 3: Monday, June 8, at 8:30 pm on ABC
- Game 4: Wednesday, June 10, at 8:30 pm on ABC
- Game 5*: Saturday, June 13, 8:30pm on ABC
- Game 6*: Tuesday, June 16, 8:30pm on ABC
- Game 7*: Friday, June 19, 8:30pm on ABC
*If necessary
With ESPN Unlimited, you can watch the NBA Finals on ABC.
The ESPN Unlimited plan costs $30 per month (or $300 per year) and lets you stream all of ESPN’s linear networks: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNNews, ESPN Deportes, SEC Network, and ACC Network. You can also access programming on ESPN on ABC, ESPN Plus, ESPN3, SECN Plus and ACCNX. Read our ESPN Unlimited review.
(There’s also a $13-per-month ESPN Select plan, which is basically a rebranding of ESPN Plus. With it, you’ll get access to thousands of live games — think small college conferences, whose games you can’t watch anywhere else — but not the NBA.)
The best live TV streaming service for the NBA Finals
Two of the major live TV services — DirecTV and YouTube TV — offer skinny, sports-focused packages with ABC at a lower cost per month than the full package. These plans put it on par with Sling’s monthly cost.
YouTube TV’s sports plans cost $55 per month for the first year (before rising to $65 per month) and include ABC. Connect your YouTube TV zip code Welcome page To know the local networks available in your area.
Live TV services allow you to cancel at any time and require a strong internet connection. Looking for more information? Check out our lives TV streaming services guide And our choices for The best sports streaming services.
