The 2022 NBA Finals Presented By YouTubeTV will air exclusively on ABC, beginning with Game 2 on Sunday, June 5, at 9 p.m. ET as the Golden State Warriors and three-time NBA Champion Stephen Curry host the Boston Celtics and Jayson Tatum. This marks the 20th consecutive year ESPN will produce the NBA Finals on ABC, dating back to the 2002-03 event. All NBA Finals games will air on ABC, ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes and the ESPN App and Game 1 will include an ESPN2 alternate presentation called NBA Finals: Celebrating 75.
ESPN’s prolific NBA Finals broadcast team will continue its record-setting run this year as Curt Gowdy Media Award-winning play-by-play voice Mike Breen calls the action on ABC. Breen will be joined by analysts Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson, with Lisa Salters reporting and officiating expert Steve Javie available from the NBA Replay Center. The trio of Breen, Van Gundy and Jackson will call their 14th NBA Finals together, expanding upon the record for the most in NBA history as a trio. Salters returns to the NBA Finals as sideline reporter for the second time, having previously held the role in 2006.
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How to Stream NBA Games with YouTube TV
Most National Basketball Association (NBA) telecasts will air on your Regional Sports Network (RSN). If you follow your hometown team, more than 80% of their games will air on your local RSN. Whether
Nationally televised games that don’t air on your team’s RSN may air on ESPN, TNT, ABC, or NBA TV. You can get these channels on the lowest tier of almost every Live TV Streaming Service.
During the NBA playoffs games may be exclusively available on ESPN, TNT, or ABC, including the Eastern Conference Finals, Western Conference Finals, and NBA Finals.
To watch your ESPN, TNT, ABC, and NBA TV online without cable, you will need a subscription to one of the major Live TV Streaming Services.
Which NBA Games Can I Stream with YouTube TV?
With YouTube TV, you’ll get all the games on ABC, ESPN, TNT, and NBA TV. This means you’ll get NBA on ESPN, NBA on ABC, NBA on TNT, Inside The NBA, and more.
If you want to watch your local team, YouTube TV offers NBC Sports Bay Area, NBC Sports Boston, NBC Sports California, NBC Sports Chicago, NBC Sports Northwest, NBC Sports Philadelphia, and NBC Sports Washington.
They don’t offer streaming of Altitude, AT&T SportsNet Southwest, Fox Sports Arizona, Fox Sports Detroit, Fox Sports Florida, Fox Sports Indiana, Fox Sports New Orleans, Fox Sports North, Fox Sports Ohio, Fox Sports Oklahoma, Fox Sports Prime Ticket, Fox Sports Southeast, Fox Sports Southwest, Fox Sports Sun, Fox Sports Wisconsin, MSG, Spectrum SportsNet LA, and YES Network.
Once you subscribe to YouTube TV, you will be able to stream your local NBA games on Apple TV, Roku, Amazon, Fire TV, Android TV, Chromecast, iOS, and Android.
Stream NBA Games with YouTube TV
While YouTube TV has regional sports networks in many markets, it does not offer regional sports in every market. The list below shows every NBA team and if they offer the majority of their games on your local regional sports network.
| “YouTube TV” | |
|---|---|
| Sign Up | |
| $64.99 | |
| Atlanta Hawks Bally Sports Southeast |
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| Boston Celtics ABC |
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| Brooklyn Nets TNT |
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| Charlotte Hornets | – |
| Chicago Bulls NBC Sports Chicago |
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| Cleveland Cavaliers | – |
| Dallas Mavericks TNT |
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| Denver Nuggets Altitude |
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| Detroit Pistons | – |
| Golden State Warriors ABC |
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| Houston Rockets | – |
| Indiana Pacers | – |
| LA Clippers | – |
| Los Angeles Lakers | – |
| Memphis Grizzlies Bally Sports Southeast |
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| Miami Heat ESPN |
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| Milwaukee Bucks TNT |
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| Minnesota Timberwolves Bally Sports North |
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| New Orleans Pelicans Bally Sports New Orleans |
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| New York Knicks | – |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | – |
| Orlando Magic | – |
| Philadelphia 76ers NBC Sports Philadelphia |
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| Phoenix Suns TNT |
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| Portland Trail Blazers | – |
| Sacramento Kings | – |
| San Antonio Spurs | – |
| Utah Jazz AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain |
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| Washington Wizards | – |
| Toronto Raptors NBC Sports Philadelphia |
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Stream NBA Games with YouTube TV
More broadcast records:
- Mike Breen will call his 17th NBA Finals, the most for play-by-play commentator;
- Jeff Van Gundy will call his 16th as analyst, the most for a television analyst;
- Mark Jackson will call his 14th as analyst, the most for a Black game analyst in any major sports championship event.
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Platform(s) |
| Thu, June 2 | 9 p.m. | Game 1: Boston Celtics vs. Golden State Warriors | ABC, ESPN2, ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes, ESPN App |
| Sun, June 5 | 8 p.m. | Game 2: Boston Celtics vs. Golden State Warriors | ABC, ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes, ESPN App |
| Wed, June 8 | 9 p.m. | Game 3: Golden State Warriors vs. Boston Celtics | ABC, ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes, ESPN App |
| Fri, June 10 | 9 p.m. | Game 4: Golden State Warriors vs. Boston Celtics | ABC, ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes, ESPN App |
| Mon, June 13 | 9 p.m. | *Game 5: Boston Celtics vs. Golden State Warriors | ABC, ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes, ESPN App |
| Thu, June 16 | 9 p.m. | *Game 6: Golden State Warriors vs. Boston Celtics | ABC, ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes, ESPN App |
| Sun, June 19 | 8 p.m. | *Game 7: Boston Celtics vs. Golden State Warriors | ABC, ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes, ESPN App |
*if necessary
Tim Corrigan, ESPN Vice President of Production, will continue to lead game production for the NBA Finals on ABC. Corrigan has been a part of all 20 of ESPN’s NBA Finals productions.
