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How to watch the 2024 NBA Playoffs with Hulu + Live TV
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The 2024 NBA Playoffs are almost here and conference leaderboards are looking very different than in years past. There’s a new class of NBA stars, led by Dallas Mavericks star Luca Doncic and Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum, looking to dethrone league legends like LeBron James and Steph Curry. Judging by this season’s standings, the 2024 NBA Playoffs are going to be rich with drama fans won’t want to miss.
Hulu + Live TV is one of the few live TV streaming apps on which you can watch every game of the 2024 NBA Playoffs. That’s big for NBA fans who are looking for a single platform to cover all their sports viewing needs. You don’t want to sit out a game because your live TV streaming app benched one of the networks carrying the playoffs.
Keep reading for more on how to watch the NBA Playoffs for less with Hulu + Live TV.
When are the 2024 NBA Playoffs?
The 2024 NBA Playoffs will be played from April 20, 2024 through May 22, 2024.
What channel will air the NBA Playoffs?
The NBA Playoffs will air on ABC, ESPN, TNT and NBA TV. The games will stream on Hulu + Live TV.
What channel will air the NBA Finals?
The 2024 NBA Finals will air on ABC and stream on Hulu + Live TV.
Key dates for the NBA Playoffs
- April 16-19: NBA Play-In Tournament
- April 20: NBA Playoffs begin
- May 6-7: NBA Conference Semifinals begin (possible move up to May 4-5)
- May 21-22: NBA Conference Finals begin (possible move up to May 19-20)
- June 6: NBA Finals 2024 Game 1
- June 9: NBA Finals 2024 Game 2
- June 12: NBA Finals 2024 Game 3
- June 14: NBA Finals 2024 Game 4
- June 17-20: NBA Finals 2024 Games 5-7 (if necessary)
Hulu + Live TV: Watch every NBA playoff game and the NBA Finals without cable
You can watch every NBA playoff game and the NBA Finals with a subscription to Hulu + Live TV, which comes bundled with ESPN+ and Disney+. The live TV streamer features 95 channels, including ABC, TNT and ESPN, so you’ll be able to watch every game of the playoffs and finals without a cable subscription.
A subscription to Hulu + Live TV is $77 per month.
Top features of Hulu + Live TV:
- Unlike other streaming apps that don’t carry TNT, Hulu + Live TV carries every channel you’ll need to watch the playoffs, all on one streaming platform.
- The streamer offers unlimited DVR storage, perfect for recording the biggest games of the 2024 NBA Playoffs.
- No cable box is needed (though you will need an internet connection).
- There are no contracts. You can cancel or upgrade anytime.
- A Hulu + Live TV subscription is less expensive than a cable subscription but delivers the same access to NBA basketball.
When is the NBA Play-In Tournament?
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The NBA Play-In Tournament will be played April 16-19, 2024.
Prior to the official start of the NBA Playoffs, the NBA Play-In Tournament will be played to determine which teams will fill the seventh and eighth playoff seeds in each conference going into the playoffs.
The NBA Play-in Tournament will broadcast on TNT and stream in Hulu + Live TV.
What teams are the top seeds going into the 2024 NBA Playoffs?
As of this article’s writing, the Boston Celtics hold the top seed in the Eastern Conference, while the Minnesota Timberwolves sit at No.1 in the West. For the most current NBA standings, check out our sister site, CBS Sports.
Who won the 2023 NBA Championship?
Despite tough competition from the Miami Heat, the Denver Nuggets won the 2023 NBA Championship, beating the Heat in five games.
NEW YORK — Former New York Gov. David Paterson and his stepson were attacked in New York City on Friday night, authorities said.
The incident occurred just before 9 p.m. on Second Avenue near East 96th Street on the Upper East Side, according to the New York City Police Department.
Police said officers were sent to the scene after an assault was reported. When officers arrived, police say they found a 20-year-old man suffering from facial injuries and a 70-year-old man who had head pain. Both victims were taken to a local hospital in stable condition.
In a statement, a spokesperson for the former governor said the two were attacked while “taking a walk around the block near their home by some individuals that had a previous interaction with his stepson.”
The spokesperson said that they were injured “but were able to fight off their attackers.”
Both were taken to Cornell Hospital “as a precaution,” he added.
Police said no arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing.
The 70-year-old Paterson, a Democrat, served as governor from 2008 to 2010, stepping into the post after the resignation of Eliot Spitzer following his prostitution scandal. He made history at the time as the state’s first-ever Black and legally blind governor.
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A 17-year-old boy was critically injured and a person is in custody after a gunman opened fire on a SEPTA bus in North Philadelphia Friday evening, police said.
At around 6:15 p.m., Philadelphia police were notified about a shooting on a SEPTA bus traveling on Allegheny Avenue near 3rd and 4th streets in North Philadelphia, Inspector D F Pace told CBS News Philadelphia.
There were an estimated 30 people on the bus at the time of the shooting, Pace said, but only the 17-year-old boy was believed to have been shot. Investigators said they believe it was a targeted attack on the teenager and that he was shot in the back of the bus at close range.
According to Pace, the SEPTA bus driver alerted a control center about the shooting, which then relayed the message to Philadelphia police, who responded to the scene shortly.
Officers arrived at the scene and found at least one spent shell casing and blood on the bus, but no shooting victim, Pace said. Investigators later discovered the 17-year-old had been taken to Temple University Hospital where he is said to be in critical condition, according to police.
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Through their preliminary investigation, police learned those involved in the SEPTA shooting may have fled in a silver-colored Kia.
Authorities then found a car matching the description of the Kia speeding in the area and a pursuit began, Pace said. Police got help from a PPD helicopter as they followed the Kia, which ended up crashing at 5th and Greenwood streets in East Mount Airy. Pace said the Kia crashed into a parked car.
The driver of the crashed car ran away but police were still able to take them into custody, Pace said.
Investigators believe there was a second person involved in the shooting who ran from the car before it crashed. Police said they believe this person escaped near Allegheny Avenue and 4th Street, leaving a coat behind.
According to Pace, police also found a gun and a group of spent shell casings believed to be involved in the shooting in the same area.
“It’s very possible that there may have been a shooting inside the bus and also shots fired from outside of the bus toward the bus,” Pace said, “We’re still trying to piece all that together at this time.”
This is an active investigation and police are reviewing surveillance footage from the SEPTA bus.