NBA Finals 2024 on TV: UK coverage and live stream
Your complete guide on how to watch the NBA Finals live on TV.
After a gruelling regular season and three rounds of NBA play-off action, the Finals are here, as the Boston Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks go head to head for the title.
The Celtics finished the regular season with the best record in the league as they clinched 64 victories from 82 games.
They've taken that form into the play-offs, with Boston winning 12 and losing just two of their post-season outings leading up to the Finals.
Boston stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown are hoping to win their first NBA championship - however, they'll have to get past the Mavericks in the last best-of-seven series.
Dallas, who are led by potential next face of the league Luka Dončić and former Celtics guard Kyrie Irving, beat the LA Clippers, the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Minnesota Timberwolves on their way to the Finals.
Dončić is also eyeing his first championship, but Irving won it all in 2016 with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Celtics, who are hoping to win their record 18th NBA title, won the Eastern Conference Finals, with the Mavericks winning the Western Conference Finals to set up an iconic showdown for all the marbles.
RadioTimes.com brings you all the details on how to watch the NBA Finals in the UK.
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When do the NBA Finals start and end?
The NBA Finals commence on Thursday 6th June 2024, with the last possible game taking place on Sunday 23rd June 2024, although all matches technically take place in the early hours of the next morning in UK time.
As the Finals are a best-of-seven series, the first team to win four games will be crowned NBA champions.
NBA Finals 2024 schedule
All UK times and dates. * – if necessary.
- 7th June: Game 1 (1:30am) BBC One / TNT Sports / discovery+
- 10th June: Game 2 (1am) TNT Sports / discovery+
- 13th June: Game 3 (1:30am) TNT Sports / discovery+
- 15th June: Game 4 (1:30am) TNT Sports / discovery+
- 18th June: Game 5* (1:30am) TNT Sports / discovery+
- 21st June: Game 6* (1:30am) TNT Sports / discovery+
- 24th June: Game 7* (1am) TNT Sports / discovery+
How to watch NBA Finals on TV in the UK
The NBA Finals will be shown on BBC, with game one taking place on BBC One from Friday 1:30am.
The games will also be shown live on TNT Sports in 2024.
There are multiple ways to get TNT Sports. If you already have BT Broadband, you can add TNT Sports to your existing contract from just £18 per month. You can add the ‘Big Sport’ package for £40 per month which includes all TNT Sports and 11 Sky Sports channels via a NOW pass.
Watch NBA Finals live stream online
You can watch the NBA Finals on iPlayer and on the BBC Sport website.
You can also watch the games on TNT Sports via discovery+ Premium monthly pass without signing up to a contract.
Regular subscribers can also stream matches on a variety of devices including laptops, smartphones and tablets via the discovery+ app.
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