NBA Playoffs 2024: How to Watch Knicks vs. 76ers and Tonight’s Other Games – CNET

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Jalen Brunson poured in 47 points in Philadelphia to lead the Knicks to a 97-92 win in Game 4 and a 3-1 series lead against the 76ers. The Knicks can eliminate the Sixers Tuesday night in front of what should be an electric home crowd at Madison Square Garden. The Indiana Pacers also find themselves up 3-1 in their first-round series against the Milwaukee Bucks and can clinch the series on the road tonight. Also in action tonight are the Cleveland Cavaliers and Orlando Magic, with the series tied 2-2 and returning to Cleveland for Game 5.

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 the next few days (all times ET):

Tuesday, April 30

• Game 5: 76ers vs. Knicks, 7 p.m. on TNT
• Game 5: Magic vs. Cavaliers, 8 p.m. on NBA TV
• Game 5: Pacers vs. Bucks, 9:30 p.m. on TNT

Wednesday, May 1

• Game 5: Heat vs. Celtics, 7:30 p.m. on TNT
• Game 5: Mavericks vs. Clippers, 10 p.m. on TNT

Thursday, May 2

• Game 6*: Knicks vs. 76ers, TBD on TNT
• Game 6*: Bucks vs. Pacers, TBD on TNT 

Friday, May 3

• Game 5: Cavaliers vs. Magic, TBD
• Game 6*: Celtics vs. Heat, 7 p.m. on ESPN
• Game 6: Clippers vs. Mavericks, 9:30 p.m. on ESPN

*If necessary.

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 3-1)
• No. 2 New York Knicks vs. No. 7 Philadelphia 76ers (Knicks lead series 3-1)
• No. 3 Milwaukee Bucks vs. No. 6 Indiana Pacers (Pacers lead series 3-1)
• No. 4 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. No. 5 Orlando Magic (series ties 2-2)

Western Conference

• No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs. No. 8 New Orleans Pelicans (Thunder won series 4-0)
• No. 2 Denver Nuggets vs. No. 7 Los Angeles Lakers (Nuggets won series 4-1)
• No. 3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs. No. 6 Phoenix Suns (Timberwolves won series 4-0)
• No. 4 Los Angeles Clippers vs. No. 5 Dallas Mavericks (series tied 2-2)