NBA Playoffs 2025: How to see Celtics against Knick's game 6 tonight

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The champions are not yet dead. After the Celtics Jayson Tatum had lost in their defeat in game 4 against the defeat against the Knicks, they found a way to win game 5 on their home place to extend the series and send them back to New York. Game 6 is in Madison Square Garden this evening with the Knicks only one victory before the final of the Eastern Conference for the first time in 25 years. A Celtics victory this evening would set up a game 7 in Boston on Monday.

Today's Celtics-Knicks games taps 8 a.m. ET (17 PM PT) on ESPN. Here is everything you need to know to see or stream the NBA playoffs.

Alen Brunson #11 of the New York Knicks in the second quarter of the second NBA playoffs of the Eastern Conference on May 7th, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts, against Derrick White #9 of the Boston Celtics. — Although Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks game 5 have lost, they have a 3-2 series against the Boston Celtics.

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What is the schedule for the NBA playoffs for today?

Here is the schedule for today and in the next few days (all times et):

Friday, May 16

Game 6: Celtics at Knicks, 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Sunday, May 18th

Game 7: Nuggets at Thunder, 3:30 p.m. (ABC)

Monday, May 19th

Game 7*: Knicks at Celtics, 8 p.m. (TNT, Trutv, Max)

*If necessary.

What does the NBA playoff look like?

Since the Pacers and Timberwolves occur to their respective conference finals, six teams remain in search of the Larry O'Brien Trophy. Here are the matchups and the current property for round 2:

Eastern Conference

No. 1 Cleveland Cavaliers against No. 4 Indiana Pacers (Pacers won series 4-1)
No. 2 Boston Celtics against No. 3 New York Knicks (Knicks Lead Series 3-2)

Western Conference

No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder against No. 4 Denver Nuggets (series 3-3)
No. 6 Minnesota Timberwolves against No. 7 Golden State Warriors (Timberwolves won series 4-1)

How to watch the NBA playoffs

The NBA playoffs are shown in ABC, ESPN and TNT/Trutv. You can watch the games with a cable subscription or a live TV streaming service.

Three of the five main services offer all four channels. Fubo is missing TNT, which shows a large part of the NBA playoffs what makes Fubo a bad choice for Hoops fans. You can also watch the TNT/Trutv programs from Playoff games with Max.

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YouTube TV costs 83 US dollars a month and contains all four channels that are needed to see every game of the NBA playoffs. Insert your postcode on his welcome page to determine which local networks are available in your region.

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Hulu with live TV costs 83 US dollars a month and includes ABC, ESPN, TNT and Trutv. On the “Show channels” link, click on his welcome page to determine which local channels are offered in your postcode.

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The orange blue plan from Sling TV for $ 61 per month includes ABC, ESPN, TNT and Trutv. For games on ABC, however, you have to live in one of the few markets where Sling offers ABC. And the NBA final is broadcast on ABC, so you don't want to remain without it if June rolls around.

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Max/Warner Bros. Discovery

You need the standard plan for $ 17 per month to see live sports on Max. (Either the or the 21 dollar-month premium plan that adds 4K streaming.) Max shows the TNT/Trutv programs for the NBA playoffs. With only Max you will miss games on ABC and ESPN.

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With all the above live TV streaming services, you can cancel at any time and need a solid internet connection. Are you looking for further information? Take a look at our live TV streaming service guide.