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 took the East. It’s a fun matchup that pits the Knicks, led by 6-foot, 2-inch guard Jalen Brunson, against the Spurs, who are centered around the 7-foot, 4-inch Victor Wembanyama.
The Knicks are trying to end a few generations worth 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.
Game 1 between the Knicks and Spurs tips off Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. ET (5:30 p.m. PT) on ABC. Keep reading to see the best ways to watch or stream every game.
Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs plays defense against Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks on March 29, 2024, at the 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 a live TV streaming 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.
NBA Finals 2026 schedule
The Spurs have home-court advantage and will host the first two games of the Finals as well as games 5 and 7, if needed. Here is the TV schedule for the 2026 NBA Finals. All times ET.
- Game 1: Wednesday, June 3, 8:30 p.m. on ABC
- Game 2: Friday, June 5, 8:30 p.m. on ABC
- Game 3: Monday, June 8, 8:30 p.m. on ABC
- Game 4: Wednesday, June 10, 8:30 p.m. on ABC
- Game 5*: Saturday, June 13, 8:30 p.m. on ABC
- Game 6*: Tuesday, June 16, 8:30 p.m. on ABC
- Game 7*: Friday, June 19, 8:30 p.m. on ABC
*If necessary
With ESPN Unlimited, you can watch the NBA Finals on ABC.
The ESPN Unlimited plan costs $30 a month (or $300 a year) and lets you stream all of ESPN’s linear networks: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews, ESPN Deportes, SEC Network and ACC Network. You also get access to programming on ESPN on ABC, ESPN Plus, ESPN3, SECN Plus and ACCNX. Read our ESPN Unlimited review.
(There’s also a $13-a-month ESPN Select plan, which is basically a rebranding of ESPN Plus. With it, you’ll have access to thousands of live games — think small college conferences, whose games you can’t watch anywhere else — but not the NBA.)
Best live TV streaming service for the NBA Finals
Two of the major live TV streaming services — DirecTV and YouTube TV — offer sports-focused skinny bundles with ABC that cost less per month than their full package. These plans put them on par with Sling’s monthly cost.
YouTube TV’s sports plans costs $55 a month for the first year (before rising to $65 a month) and includes ABC. Plug in your ZIP code on YouTube TV’s welcome page to see which local networks are available in your area.
Live TV streaming services allow you to cancel anytime and require a solid internet connection. Looking for more information? Check out our live TV streaming services guide and our picks for the best sports streaming services.
Stephan is the sports journalist for the Maple Grove Report.
