Where to Watch NBA Games Live So You Don’t Miss a Single Match

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Swish swish! With basketball season in full swing, you may be wondering where to watch NBA games live to see who scores and who misses. The National Basketball Association—also known as the NBA—is a professional basketball league in North America compsoed of 30 teams: 29 in the United States and one in Canada.

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The NBA, which is considered one of the premiere professional basketball leagues in the world, was founded in 1946. The regular NBA season runs from October to April, with each team playing 82 games. Following the regular season is the NBA’s playoff tournament, which to June. As of 2023, the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers are tied for the most NBA championship wins with 17 each. The current champions are the Denver Nuggets, who defeated the Miami Heat in the 2023 NBA Finals in June 2023.

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So how can sports fan stream NBA games? Read on for where to watch NBA games live so you don’t miss a single match this season.

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Where to watch NBA games live

One of the best and most affordable services to watch NBA games live is Sling TV, which offers the best price to watch all NBA regular season games, including both nationally televised and out-of-market games.

To watch every NBA game live, fans will need a base plan of Sling Orange and two add-ons: Sports Extra and NBA League Pass. There are a total of 1,230 regular season games during the 2023 NBA season. Nationally televised games air on five networks—ESPN, TNT, ABC/ESPN 3 and NBA TV—while out-of-market games stream on NBA League Pass. Sling Orange—which offers 32 channels including ESPN, TNT, and ESPN 3—airs 163 of those games. (84 games air on ESPN; 63 games air on TNT; and 16 games air on ESPN 3.) Sports Extra—which offers 13 channels including NBA TV—airs 104 games. And NBA League pass streams the rest.

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If you’re looking at various packages, here’s the DL: With an Orange package, you get half off your first month with $20, and Orange and Blue is $27.50 to $30. The monthly Orange and League Pass starts at $50/month. The 5-month prepay option (Orange and League Pass) starts at $199. And the 6-month prepay option (Orange and League Pass) starts at $270.

Read on for step-by-step instructions on how to watch NBA games live with Sling.

  1. Visit Sling.com and click “Try Us Today

  2. Select “Sling Orange” and click add for “NBA League Pass” and “Sports Extra”

  3. Enter your information and payment method

  4. Log into your account and search for the channel of your choice

  5. Watch NBA games live

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What is the NBA games 2023 schedule?

The full NBA game schedule for the 2023 to 2024 season is available on NBA.com.

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