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Two Game 2s are on tap for tonight. First up, the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat play. The Celtics are the top seed in the East and cruised to a 114-94 win in Game 1 behind Jayson Tatum's first career playoff triple-double. The Celtics will look to go up 2-0 in the series on their home court tonight before the series shifts to Miami for Games 3 and 4.
In tonight's second game, the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder host the New Orleans Pelicans in Game 2 of their series. Game 1 went to the Thunder when the Pelicans' CJ McCollum missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 28 points to lead the Thunder to the94-92 victory, with Chet Holmgren contributing 15 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks.
Here's everything you need to know to watch or stream tonight's games on TNT and the rest of the NBA playoffs.
How to watch the NBA playoffs
The NBA playoffs are being shown across four channels: ABC, ESPN, TNT and NBA TV. You can watch the games with a cable subscription or a live TV streaming service.
Three of the five major services offer all four channels. Hulu with Live TV lacks NBA TV, which will show only a handful of playoff games. Fubo lacks TNT, which shows a big portion of the NBA playoffs, making Fubo a poor choice for hoops fans. You can also watch TNT broadcasts of playoff games with Max.
What is the playoff schedule for today?
Here's the schedule for today's games, and for the next few days (all times ET):
Wednesday, April 24
- Heat vs. Celtics, 7 p.m. on TNT
- Pelicans vs. Thunder, 9:30 p.m. on TNT
Thursday, April 25
- Cavaliers vs. Magic, 7 p.m. on NBA TV
- Knicks vs. 76ers, 7:30 p.m. on TNT
- Nuggets vs. Lakers, 10 p.m. on TNT
Friday, April 26
- Bucks vs. Pacers, 5:30 p.m. on ESPN
- Clippers vs. Mavericks, 8 p.m. on ESPN
- Timberwolves vs. Suns, 10:30 p.m. on ESPN
What does the NBA playoff bracket look like?
The Boston Celtics earned the top spot in the East, and the Oklahoma City Thunder edged the defending champion Denver Nuggets for the top seed in the West. Here's what the matchups look like for the first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs:
Eastern Conference
- No. 1 Boston Celtics vs. No. 8 Miami Heat (Celtics lead series 1-0)
- No. 2 New York Knicks vs. No. 7 Philadelphia 76ers (Knicks lead series 2-0)
- No. 3 Milwaukee Bucks vs. No. 6 Indiana Pacers (series tied 1-1)
- No. 4 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. No. 5 Orlando Magic (Cavaliers lead series 2-0)
Western Conference
- No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs. No. 8 New Orleans Pelicans (Thunder lead series 1-0)
- No. 2 Denver Nuggets vs. No. 7 Los Angeles Lakers (Nuggets lead series 2-0)
- No. 3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs. No. 6 Phoenix Suns (Timberwolves lead series 2-0)
- No. 4 Los Angeles Clippers vs. No. 5 Dallas Mavericks (series tied 1-1)
YouTube TV costs $73 per month and includes all four channels needed to watch every game of the NBA playoffs. Plug in your ZIP code on itswelcome pageto see which local networks are available in your area.
Read our YouTube TV review.
Sling TV's Orange-and-Blue plan for $55 a month includes ABC, ESPN and TNT. The $15-a-month Sports Extra add-on package adds NBA TV. For games on ABC, you'll need to live in one of the few markets where Sling offers ABC.
Read our Sling TV review.
DirecTV Stream's $109-per-month Choice plan includes ABC, ESPN, TNT and NBA TV. You can use itschannel lookup toolto see if ABC is available where you live. If you're willing to skip the handful of games on NBA TV, you can get the other three channels with DirecTV Stream's basic $80-per-month Entertainment package.
Read our DirecTV Stream review.
Hulu Plus Live TV costs $77 per month and includes ABC, ESPN and TNT. It's the only service that doesn't offer NBA TV, even as part of an add-on package. Click the "View channels in your area" link on itswelcome pageto see which local channels are offered in your ZIP code.
Read our Hulu Plus Live TV review.
The ad-supported plan for Max costs $10 per month and will show TNT broadcasts of NBA playoff games. With just Max, you'll miss games on ESPN, ABC and NBA TV.
Live sports on Max will soon require the $10-per-month B/R Sports add-on, but you won't need to shell out for it just yet. Warner Bros. Discovery is delaying charging customers for the add-on for now and includes it in the standard subscription.
Read our Max review.
All the live TV streaming services above offer free trials, allow you to cancel anytime and require a solid internet connection. Looking for more information? Check out our live TV streaming services guide.
