Coverage of the 2025 NBA Playoffs is spread out across ESPN, ABC, and TNT, with a handful of games on NBA TV. If you don’t have cable, you’ll need to get a live TV streaming service that carries all of those channels to watch the NBA Playoffs online. Here are two of the best options, including a quick review of each:

The Boston Celtics are back in the playoffs and will try to defend their title in 2025. Up first for the reigning champs is a first-round series against the Orlando Magic and Boston took care of business at home to kick things off by winning Game 1 103-86 on Sunday and following that up with a 109-100 victory in Game 2 on Wednesday.