The 2020 NBA playoff TV schedule on ESPN, ABC, TNT and NBA TV. The postseason began Monday, August 17 and the NBA Finals is scheduled to begin Wednesday, September 30, with all games at Walt Disney World in Florida.

2020 NBA playoff TV schedule

* Additional game windows will be added as the playoffs progress.

Conference finals

Sunday, September 20

Time ET Game TV 7:30p Nuggets–Lakers

West Finals Game 2 TNT

Tuesday, September 22

Time ET Game TV 9:00p Lakers–Nuggets

West Finals Game 3 TNT

Wednesday, September 23

Time ET Game TV 8:30p Celtics–Heat

East Finals Game 4 ESPN

Thursday, September 24

Time ET Game TV 9:00p Lakers–Nuggets

West Finals Game 4 TNT

Friday, September 25

Time ET Game TV 8:30p Heat–Celtics

East Finals Game 5 ESPN

Saturday, September 26

Time ET Game TV 9:00p Nuggets–Lakers

West Finals Game 5* TNT

Sunday, September 27

Time ET Game TV 7:30p Celtics–Heat

East Finals Game 6* ESPN

Monday, September 28

Time ET Game TV 9:00p Lakers–Nuggets

West Finals Game 6* TNT

to be determined

Time ET Game TV tbd Heat–Celtics

East Finals Game 7* tbd

Wednesday, September 30

Time ET Game TV 9:00p Nuggets–Lakers

West Finals Game 7* TNT

2020 NBA Finals TV schedule

The 2020 NBA Finals is scheduled to begin Wednesday, September 30, with a potential Game 7 taking place on Tuesday, October 13.

Wednesday, September 30

Time ET Game TV 9:00p NBA Finals Game 1 ABC

Friday, October 2

Time ET Game TV 9:00p NBA Finals Game 2 ABC

Sunday, October 4

Time ET Game TV 7:30p NBA Finals Game 3 ABC

Tuesday, October 6

Time ET Game TV 9:00p NBA Finals Game 4 ABC

Friday, October 9

Time ET Game TV 9:00p NBA Finals Game 5* ABC

Sunday, October 11

Time ET Game TV 7:30p NBA Finals Game 6* ABC

Tuesday, October 13

Time ET Game TV 9:00p NBA Finals Game 7* ABC

How to stream the NBA Playoffs If you do not have a traditional cable/satellite subscription, you can still stream the complete NBA playoff schedule through streaming providers YouTube TV, Sling, YouTube TV and AT&T TV Now. Each of those platforms has ESPN, TNT and NBA TV. Hulu has ESPN and TNT but not NBA TV; Fubo TV has ESPN and NBA TV but not TNT. If you do not receive NBA TV as part of your cable/streaming/satellite package, you can now purchase the network standalone for $7/month or $59/year. If you subscribe to ESPN or TNT through a cable, satellite or streaming provider, you can watch games through the ESPN app (ESPN and ABC) or the WatchTNT app (TNT). Authentication is required. For a full NBA playoffs streaming guide, see the following guest post.

For reference, last year’s NBA playoff schedule is on page two, the 2018 playoff schedule is on page three.

Completed games

Play-in game

Saturday, August 15

Time ET Game TV 2:30p Grizzlies–Blazers ABC

Sunday, August 16

Time ET Game TV 4:30p Grizzlies–Blazers (not needed) ESPN

Monday, August 17

Time ET Game TV 1:30p Jazz–Nuggets

Round 1, Game 1 ESPN 4:00p Nets–Raptors

Round 1, Game 1 ESPN 6:30p Sixers–Celtics

Round 1, Game 1 ESPN 9:00p Mavericks–Clippers

Round 1, Game 1 ESPN

Tuesday, August 18

Time ET Game TV 1:30p Magic–Bucks

Round 1, Game 1 TNT 4:00p Heat–Pacers

Round 1, Game 1 TNT 6:30p Thunder–Rockets

Round 1, Game 1 TNT 9:00p Blazers–Lakers

Round 1, Game 1 TNT

Wednesday, August 19

Time ET Game TV 1:30p Nets–Raptors

Round 1, Game 2 NBA TV 4:00p Jazz–Nuggets

Round 1, Game 2 TNT 6:30p Sixers–Celtics

Round 1, Game 2 TNT 9:00p Mavericks–Clippers

Round 1, Game 2 TNT

Thursday, August 20

Time ET Game TV 1:00p Heat–Pacers

Round 1, Game 2 ESPN 3:30p Thunder–Rockets

Round 1, Game 2 ESPN 6:00p Magic–Bucks

Round 1, Game 2 ESPN 8:30p NBA Draft Lottery ESPN 9:00p Blazers–Lakers

Round 1, Game 2 ESPN

Friday, August 21

Time ET Game TV 1:30p Raptors–Nets

Round 1, Game 3 NBA TV 4:00p Nuggets–Jazz

Round 1, Game 3 TNT 6:30p Celtics–Sixers

Round 1, Game 3 TNT 9:00p Clippers–Mavericks

Round 1, Game 3 TNT

Saturday, August 22

Time ET Game TV 1:00p Bucks–Magic

Round 1, Game 3 TNT 3:30p Pacers–Heat

Round 1, Game 3 TNT 6:00p Rockets–Thunder

Round 1, Game 3 ESPN 8:30p Lakers–Blazers

Round 1, Game 3 ABC

Sunday, August 23

Time ET Game TV 1:00p Celtics–Sixers

Round 1, Game 4 ABC 3:30p Clippers–Mavericks

Round 1, Game 4 ABC 6:30p Raptors–Nets

Round 1, Game 4 TNT 9:00p Nuggets–Jazz

Round 1, Game 4 TNT

Monday, August 24

Time ET Game TV 1:30p Bucks–Magic

Round 1, Game 4 NBA TV 4:00p Rockets–Thunder

Round 1, Game 4 TNT 6:30p Pacers–Heat

Round 1, Game 4 TNT 9:00p Lakers–Blazers

Round 1, Game 4 TNT

Tuesday, August 25

Time ET Game TV 6:30p Jazz–Nuggets

Round 1, Game 5 TNT 9:00p Mavericks–Clippers

Round 1, Game 5 TNT

Saturday, August 29

Time ET Game TV 3:30p Magic–Bucks

Round 1, Game 5 ESPN 6:30p Thunder–Rockets

Round 1, Game 5 TNT 9:00p Blazers–Lakers

Round 1, Game 5 TNT

Sunday, August 30

Time ET Game TV 1:00p Celtics–Raptors

Round 2, Game 1 ESPN 3:30p Clippers–Mavericks

Round 1, Game 6 ESPN 8:30p Nuggets–Jazz

Round 1, Game 6 TNT

Monday, August 31

Time ET Game TV 6:30p Heat–Bucks

Round 2, Game 1 TNT 9:00p Rockets–Thunder

Round 1, Game 6 TNT

Tuesday, September 1

Time ET Game TV 5:30p Celtics–Raptors

Round 2, Game 2 ESPN 8:30p Jazz–Nuggets

Round 1, Game 7 ABC

Wednesday, September 2

Time ET Game TV 6:30p Heat–Bucks

Round 2, Game 2 ESPN 9:00p Thunder–Rockets

Round 1, Game 7 ESPN

Thursday, September 3

Time ET Game TV 6:30p Raptors–Celtics

Round 2, Game 3 TNT 9:00p Nuggets–Clippers

Round 2, Game 1 TNT

Friday, September 4

Time ET Game TV 6:30p Bucks–Heat

Round 2, Game 3 TNT 9:00p Rockets–Lakers

Round 2, Game 1 ESPN

Saturday, September 5

Time ET Game TV 6:30p Raptors–Celtics

Round 2, Game 4 TNT 9:00p Nuggets–Clippers

Round 2, Game 2 TNT

Sunday, September 6

Time ET Game TV 3:30p Bucks–Heat

Round 2, Game 4 ABC 8:30p Rockets–Lakers

Round 2, Game 2 ABC

Monday, September 7

Time ET Game TV 6:30p Raptors–Celtics

Round 2, Game 5 TNT 9:00p Clippers–Nuggets

Round 2, Game 3 TNT

Tuesday, September 8

Time ET Game TV 6:30p Heat–Bucks

Round 2, Game 5 TNT 9:00p Lakers–Rockets

Round 2, Game 3 TNT

Wednesday, September 9

Time ET Game TV 6:30p Raptors–Celtics

Round 2, Game 6 ESPN 9:00p Clippers–Nuggets

Round 2, Game 4 ESPN

Thursday, September 10

Time ET Game TV 7:00p Lakers–Rockets

Round 2, Game 4 TNT

Friday, September 11

Time ET Game TV 6:30p Nuggets–Clippers

Round 2, Game 5 TNT 9:00p Celtics–Raptors

Round 2, Game 7 TNT

Saturday, September 12

Time ET Game TV 8:00p Rockets–Lakers

Round 2, Game 5 ESPN

Tuesday, September 15

Time ET Game TV 6:30p Heat–Celtics

East Finals Game 1 ESPN 9:00p Nuggets–Clippers

Round 2, Game 7 ESPN

Thursday, September 17

Time ET Game TV 7:00p Heat–Celtics

East Finals Game 2 ESPN

Friday, September 18

Time ET Game TV 9:00p Nuggets–Lakers

West Finals Game 1 TNT

Saturday, September 19