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MAIN As the basketball season winds down, the excitement heats up as another NBA Playoff season kicks off in the battle to win the national championship. This year, watch as the regular season ends on April 12 followed by the NBA playoffs beginning thereafter, wrapping up in June with the championship final. Wild card play-in matches are set for April 14 - 17 with the the semifinals beginning May 5, and the conference finals beginning May 20. When available, check out the complete NBA playoffs TV schedule for the Play-In games, the Playoffs, FInals and Championship game plus keep it here as we fill in the blanks with complete game matchups, dates and times.
New this year, Amazon Prime and NBC join the NBA playoffs broadcast roster, with Amazon Prime ESPN/ABC, and NBC/Peacock airing the first two rounds. The NBA conference finals will be split between ESPN and ABC which will air the Eastern Conference finals, and NBC/Peacock will broadcast the Western Conference finals -- all ,leading up to the ultimate championship showdown between the two top teams from each conference in a best-of-severn finale from Juee 3 to June 19 airing, as usual, on ABC. Meanwhile, keep it here for 2026 NBA Playoff dates, times and TV channels as they are announced: April 14-17: NBA play-in tournament April 18: NBA playoffs begin May 5-6: NBA conference semifinals begin May 20: NBA conference finals begin NBA Championship Finals June 3: Game 1 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET June 5: Game 2 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET June 8: Game 3 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET June 10: Game 4 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET June 13: Game 5 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET (if necessary) June 16: Game 6 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET (if necessary) June 19: Game 7 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET (if necessary)
2025 NBA playoffs rewind
• In 1969, Lakers owner Jack Kent Cooke though it was fate. He was so confident of the Lakers' win over the Celtics that he had the LA Forum rafters filled with thousands of balloons with "World Champion Lakers" printed on them to celebrate when they won. They didn't. • Michael Jordan’s jump shot against Utah’s Byron Russell in Game 6 at the 1998 finals gave Chicago a razor thin 87-86 victory, and the championship. It was Jordan's last NBA finals of his career • The Golden State Warriors were heavily favored to repeat as NBA champs in 2016, but they ultimately lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers led by LeBron James. It was the first NBA title for the Cavs, and the first for LeBron James. • The Unlucky 13 teams which still haven't won a championship? They include the Brooklyn Nets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Memphis Grizzlies, Charlotte Hornets, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz, Phoenix Suns, LA Clippers, Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, Orlando Magic, Minnesota Timberwolves, and the New Orleans Pelicans.
Around the Web, get complete reports on stats, scores, and who was in and who was out of the running leading up to the finals championship. NBA - The official site with a complete look at the playoffs including a bracket, latest scores, feature stories, photos and video. NBA Playoffs - SB Nation - Check out the complete TV schedule, the latest scores, stats, breaking news and photos.
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ESPN, ESPN2,,and NBA TV are the traditonal TV stations to watch in primetime on weeknights, while ABC airs select games on the weekend as well as the championship final in June.. 
